Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 16.0 for After Effects
Big update to the VFX and motion graphics plugins adds new physics and flocking controls in Particular 5.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
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Act-3D releases Lumion 11.0
Check out the new features in the real-time visualisation software, including this readymade animated phasing system in the Pro edition.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Luxion ships KeyShot 10.0
Renderer gets new Light Manager, better cloth and caustic effects. KeyShot Pro users get new animation and Smart Export tools.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Maxon releases Redshift for Blender and Metal in beta
Download the long-awaited Blender plugin and Metal edition of the GPU renderer for current Macs.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Foundry ships Modo 14.2
3D modelling and rendering app gets intuitive new Rig Clay system for posing characters, plus support for Cryptomatte and USD export.
Friday, November 13th, 2020
Boris FX ships Mocha Pro 2021
Big update to the planar tracking software makes it possible to track organic surfaces, for digital make-up, or replacing logos on clothing.
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Mercenaries Engineering releases Rumba 1.0
Neat next-gen animation tool aims to rethink character work for VFX and feature animation pipelines.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Esri ships CityEngine 2020.1
Procedural city generation tool can now import assets in USD format for VFX work, and generate LODs automatically for Unreal Engine.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
RandomControl updates Maverick Indie and Studio
Both GPU renderers get new options for rendering animations, plus a free GPU benchmarking tool.
Monday, November 9th, 2020
Autodesk ships RV 2021
Image viewer and shot playback tool for VFX and animation gets support for Python 3, new long-term Available Previous Versions.
Thursday, November 5th, 2020
Polycam turns your iPad Pro into a real-time LIDAR scanner
Updated - now on iPhone Pro too: neat $12 app builds up 3D scans of objects as you walk around them.
Thursday, November 5th, 2020
Pixar ships RenderMan 23.5
Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
Foundry ships Katana 4.0
Big update to the lighting and look dev tool adds new artist-focused lighting workflows and powerful new 'Foresight Rendering' system.
Friday, October 30th, 2020