Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.0
Now out of beta: discover the key features for VFX artists in the free grading and editing software and its $295 Studio edition.
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
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Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.5
Big update to the grading, editing and VFX software adds USD support, AI-based relighting tools.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Blender 3.2 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
Chaos ships V-Ray 5 for Unreal Update 1
Plugin for importing V-Ray scenes into Unreal Engine gets support for render relighting, skeletal meshes.
Monday, January 31st, 2022
Chaos releases V-Ray 5 for Houdini Update 2
Update to the Houdini edition of the renderer extends V-Ray for Solaris, improves the hair material.
Saturday, December 11th, 2021
Chaos ships V-Ray 5 for SketchUp Update 2
SketchUp renderer gets new scattering and decal systems, big update to real-time render mode V-Ray Vision.
Friday, November 5th, 2021
Adobe ships Photoshop 23.0
Wide-ranging update adds one-click object masking, AI filters for concept art and matte painting, and new anti-image-theft features.
Friday, October 29th, 2021
Next Limit ships Maxwell 5.2
Physically based renderer gets GPU support for Multilight, including Nvidia's Ampere GPUs. Now loads Substance .sbsar files.
Friday, March 12th, 2021
Chaos releases V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max Update 1
Update adds support for masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer, better caustics and translucent materials.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
e-on software ships Vue and PlantFactory 2021.1
Digital nature tools get USD export, support for native Arnold materials, revamped Cinema 4D integrations.
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Autodesk ships Arnold 6.2
VFX production renderer gets new V-Ray-style light mixer, improved GPU rendering and USD support, and support for OpenColorIO 2.0.
Saturday, January 30th, 2021
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Houdini
See all the new features in the Houdini edition of renderer, from ACEScg to updates to VRayDirt.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D
Long-awaited rewrite of the C4D renderer adds built-in compositing and new GPU rendering features.
Friday, December 11th, 2020