Chaos Group launches the V-Ray Collection
$699/year subscription includes 11 editions of V-Ray, plus Phoenix FD, Project Lavina and VRScans assets.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
shot layout
Download free storyboarding tool Storyboarder 2.0
Try this versatile - and newly updated - free tool for creating 2D and 3D storyboards and animatics.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Golaem ships Golaem 7.3
Maya crowd simulation tool gets new USD procedural plugin, plus morphology variation for crowd characters, skinned animated fur.
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
Master environment building in Houdini and Clarisse iFX
Create, light and render large landscapes suitable for VFX work with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
Isotropix releases Clarisse iFX 4.0 SP5
Shot layout and look dev tool gets new firefly filtering system, better handling of Light Path Expressions.
Friday, December 27th, 2019
SideFX ships Houdini 18
Major update to Houdini adds new look dev and layout system Solaris, USD-native renderer Karma, new modelling and simulation tools.
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
Learn Clarisse iFX from DreamWorks' Danny Janevski
Get started with Isotropix's layout and look dev tool at a free event at Gnomon's LA campus next week, or watch on Twitch.
Saturday, October 5th, 2019
SideFX unveils Solaris
Check out the powerful look dev, lighting and shot layout system due in Houdini 18 later this year, and the accompanying Karma renderer.
Thursday, August 1st, 2019
Blender 2.80 ships
Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Check out 'cinematography simulator' Cine Tracer
Interesting UE4-based tool lets users plan shots using CG versions of real-world lights and cameras.
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
J Cube releases Multiverse Studio V5
Heavyweight VFX scene assembly tool gets support for Alembic and USD sequences, AR content in USDZ format.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
Isotropix releases Clarisse 3.5
Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.
Monday, July 31st, 2017