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ShaderMap

Texture map generation tool gets new low-cost student and personal licences for non-commercial work.

Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Inexpensive texture map creation tool gets new baking options, image filters, support for 32-bit workflow.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

Update to $40 normal map creation tool adds real-time 3D preview, multi-core support, PSD export.

Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Master key workflows for integrating character animation into interactive gameplay in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Saturday, January 25th, 2025

Check out the new features in the sub-$100 image editing app, including support for Cryptomatte data when retouching 3D renders.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Promising Unreal Engine 5 world building toolset gets new options for creating terrain and layering effects. Cost of subscriptions down, too.

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Check out the latest beta features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including the option to preview HLG and PQ video.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Kiri Engine 3.13 improves the quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting in the app, sharpening scans and reducing 3DGS file sizes 'approximately 50%'.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

GPU-accelerated, AI-powered video retiming tool can now be used without a host app, for under half the price of a regular plugin license.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025