U-Render releases U-Render 2021.9 for Cinema 4D
Physically based 'really real-time' renderer gets new Sheen effect to mimic the look of real-world fabrics.
Thursday, September 16th, 2021
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Maxon ships Cinema 4D R25
3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Maxon releases Trapcode Suite 17.1 for After Effects
See the new features in the latest update to Maxon's suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Maxon releases public beta of Redshift RT
New hybrid rasterisation/ray tracing mode provides a high-quality real-time preview of Redshift scenes.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
hdRstr ray traces thousands of area lights in real time
Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Check out neat free 2D animation package VPaint
Open-source tool creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms. Help Kickstart its successor apps.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Alexey Vanzhula releases Soft Boolean for Houdini
Real-time Boolean modelling toolkit can also be used inside apps that support Houdini Engine, like Maya.
Friday, September 3rd, 2021
Unity Technologies cuts price of ArtEngine by 80%
Cost of a basic subscription to the AI-based material-processing app falls from $1,140 to $228 per year.
Friday, September 3rd, 2021
Anastasiy ships MixColors 4.0
Physically accurate Photoshop colour-mixing plugin now extracts entire colour palettes from images, and names swatches automatically.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
Redshift goes subscription-only
Perpetual licences of the GPU renderer discontinued in favour of subscription plans. See the prices for individuals and teams here.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
UnPLUG tools ships TopoWrap
New $45 Maya retopology plugin transfers the proportions of a raw 3D scan to a low-poly mesh suitable for use in animation work.
Sunday, August 29th, 2021
Weta Digital unveils WetaH
New cloud service to provide studios of all sizes with access to the Academy Award-winning VFX facility's in-house Houdini tools.
Saturday, August 28th, 2021
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.27
See our pick of UE4's new features, from more in-camera visual effects tools to multi-GPU lightmap baking.
Monday, August 23rd, 2021