Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2.2
Neat new material layering system lets users visualise complex composite materials accurately within the software.
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
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Next Limit releases RealFlow | Cinema 4D
Now shipping: New $795 edition of the fluid simulator is 'fully integrated' inside C4D, though it lacks some advanced tools.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
Otoy releases OctaneRender 3.0
Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Eos Systems releases PhotoModeler 2016 line-up
Pro photogrammetry tool gets performance boost designed to help in processing drone photography.
Friday, January 29th, 2016
KeyShot 6 HD, KeyShot 6 Pro for ZBrush now shipping
Lower-priced, unlimited-res editions of renderer for ZBrush users now available, including new Pro edition.
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Gnomon releases Scripting Fundamentals, Volume 1
Master the core principles of custom tool development with ex-Disney TD Mike Harris's five-hour video guide.
Monday, August 31st, 2015
Polygonal Design releases Unfold3D Generation 9
Big update to UV unwrapping tool adds neat brush-based workflows for optimising UVs; UDIM support and Lua scripting.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
The Foundry releases Katana 2
Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance.
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5
Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Watch Allan McKay's videos on building custom FX tools
VFX supervisor's three-part training series includes five hours of video, plus all the MAX files and scripts.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
Ambiera releases CopperCube 5
3D authoring tool for WebGL, Flash and mobile games gets terrain generator, new physics options.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Eyeon ships Fusion 7
First full update to the compositing package in five years throws in the $995 Dimension stereo tools for free.
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
Otoy releases OctaneRender 1.5
Updated: Renderer gets Alembic support and real-time animation scrubbing with motion blur. Neat.
Friday, March 21st, 2014