ActionVFX halves price of all stock effects clips
VFX library's 2K practical effects clips now cost as little as $5; 4K to 6K fire and smoke cost $15-20.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018
price cut
Deep FX releases Deep Rising FX 2.0
LightWave fluid simulatior gets new granular and viscous jet solvers, plus support for GPU acceleration.
Monday, March 5th, 2018
3Dflow ships 3DF Zephyr 3.7
Photogrammetry tool now supports multitextures, including the UDIM format, and multiband images. Price of the Pro edition down $500.
Monday, February 26th, 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
IDV ships SpeedTree Cinema 8
Update to the tree-generation tool adds PBR support; new modelling, animation and export options. Price of a perpetual licence down $500.
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
AAA Studio cuts price of FurryBall RT again
New licences of the GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Maya and C4D now cost €259. Version 1.5 now out.
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017
Blackmagic Design ships DaVinci Resolve 14
Now shipping: Grading app gets Fairlight audio mixing, 20 new effects filters, collaboration tools. Price cut to $299.
Friday, September 8th, 2017
Autodesk makes Arnold free to schools and colleges
Free educational licences now available. Price of commercial subscriptions halved when renting in blocks of five.
Friday, August 18th, 2017
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion 9 Studio
Major update cuts the price of the compositor to $299, adds unlimited network rendering, new tracking, VR and review tools.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
Wacom unveils new Cintiq Pro 24 and 32 pen displays
New 4K 24-inch and 32-inch pen displays expected in 2018. Price of Cintiq 27QHD Touch down $400.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
3Dflow ships 3DF Zephyr 3.3
Image-based modelling software gets new system for generating crisper, more detailed meshes. Now with new filtering options.
Tuesday, July 4th, 2017
SideFX cuts price of Houdini Engine
Cost of monthly rentals down from $195/month to $100/month; new $35/week option added.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
DGDM releases SLiB Leuchtkraft 1.6 for Maya
Updated: Nifty Maya lighting design plugin gets support for dome lights, option to import custom HDRIs.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017