OptiTrack ships Motive 3.0
In beta: optical mocap software's new 'Quantum Solver' can track 10 actors simultaneously. See all of its new features and new pricing.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
price change
Shotgun is now ShotGrid
Autodesk's cloud-based VFX production tracking system gets new name, new licensing system, and new $40/month subscription.
Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0
Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R21
Release scraps the four lower-end editions of the software and introduces new subscription plans. See all of the new features here.
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
InnoBright ships Altus Studio 2.4 and Altus ServerPro 2.4
Updated: Standalone render denoising tools get new integration plugins for Houdini and Clarisse.
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Wysilab introduces perpetual licences for Instant Terra
Promising landscape-generation tool now costs $149 for 8K terrain export, or $199 for unlimited res.
Monday, March 18th, 2019
Abvent ships Artlantis 2019
Architectural rendering software gets new site insertion tool and exposure slider. Old Render and Studio editions unified into one.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
Isotropix shakes up pricing for Clarisse
Floating licences of the 2D/3D renderer down $299. Command line edition CRender discontinued.
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 6.0
All-in-one compositing and effects tool gets new editing and 2D animation options. Price down $50, but you no longer get Ignite Pro.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
Autodesk to discontinue perpetual licences of Arnold
Firm reverses its policy on acquiring the renderer from Solid Angle last April, moves to rental-only pricing.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
NewTek announces new LightWave pricing
Cost of new licences up, upgrades from the current version down. Also: new volumetric and PBR engine due in LightWave 2016.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
The Foundry cuts prices of Nuke and Hiero
Down 15% to $4,155 in the case of Nuke; down 30% to $5,065 for Hiero. Maintenance fees up slightly.
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013