Eye candy: Side Effects' Houdini 2014 demo reel
Watch things fall down, blow up and wash away in the latest showcase of the cutting edge of simulation.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Expert advice: Oz animator In-Ah Roediger
The VES Award nominee runs through her favourite tools in Maya, and her tips for young animators.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Solid Angle releases trial version of Arnold
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day.
Friday, January 17th, 2014
The best new software from Siggraph 2013
Updated: We round up the main new products from the show - including five more we missed first time round.
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Eye candy: the new Arnold demo reel
Latest client reel lifts the lid on the number of smaller studios using Solid Angle's speedy raytrace renderer.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
Foundry to develop Sony Pictures Imageworks' Flix
Hybrid web-based storyboarding, previz and layout tool manages shots all the way from 2D boards to final animation.
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Eye candy: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 trailer hits the web!
Get ready for seconds as Sony releases the first trailer for the sequel to the deliciously surprise hit!
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Katana and mocha creators win technical Oscars
Other Sci-Tech Academy Awards go to Weta, DreamWorks and the tech behind Blender's smoke system.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.65
New fire and smoke tools, plus support for Imageworks' Open Shading Language.
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
10 key tips for lighting and look development
Improve the realism of your work with these expert tips from Sony Pictures Imageworks' Cosku Turhan
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
The Foundry releases Katana 1.0
Former Imageworks in-house technology ships as commercial look dev tool: ILM among first users.
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
fmx 2011: Wednesday news
Our latest show report rises from the murk of industry politics to discover why the future is bright for open-source production tools.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The Foundry releases public update on Katana
Digital Domain and MPC using it in alpha, but few other details on the new look-dev tool yet.
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011