Side Effects Software unveils Houdini roadmap
New features in Houdini 16 likely to include guided fluid sims, new muscle system, 'ground-up rewrite' of the node networks.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
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AMD unveils Radeon Pro WX 7100, 5100 and 4100 GPUs
AMD rebrands its workstation cards from the old FirePro W-series; boosts GPU compute power and graphics RAM.
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
Nvidia announces Quadro P6000 and P5000 pro GPUs
New cards boost maximum GPU compute power of Nvidia's high-end line-up to a whopping 12 Tflops.
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
Allegorithmic launches new free student licence
Now available: Substance Education licence lets students and teachers use Substance Painter, Designer and B2M for free.
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
The Foundry releases Katana for Windows
Now shipping: Katana 2.5 makes powerful look dev tool available to non-Linux users for the first time.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Thinkbox Software unveils Vero
Unique new cloud-based platform for budgeting VFX projects is based on system used on films like Avatar.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Joe Alter previews Shave and a Haircut 10
Big update to Maya hair plugin to add full GPU support, powerful grooming and sculpting options.
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Pixar open-sources its Universal Scene Description
Updated: New 'super Alembic' system for exchanging VFX scene data released officially. Plugins for Maya and Katana.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Maya LT 2017
Videos: Games-focused edition of Maya gets animation Time Editor, UI and workflow enhancements.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Maya 2017
Update adds new clip-based Time Editor, more XGen and Bifrost simulation options. Arnold now installed by default, not mental ray.
Monday, July 25th, 2016
Come to Substance Days at Gnomon next week
See three days of 3D texturing masterclasses from firms like Naughty Dog at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Point Render recreates Dürer and Doré in Houdini
Now shipping: Chimney VFX artist Jan Białek's Houdini plugin renders 3D models in striking classical graphic styles.
Saturday, July 9th, 2016
The Foundry ships Cara VR
Updated: New plugin toolset for Nuke aims to tackle key problems of creating virtual reality content. See the full feature set and pricing here.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016