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
Tweak Software
Autodesk releases RV 7.8
Image viewer and playback tool provided with Shotgun gets new prorgressive loading system to speed up work on long playlists.
Saturday, July 18th, 2020
Mari and RV's creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards
Other 'tech Oscars' go to in-house teams at Laika, ILM, DreamWorks, Rhythm & Hues and Imageworks.
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Shotgun pricing down; will soon also include RV
Industry-standard asset manager now available from $30/month, if you only want online support.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Autodesk acquires Tweak Software
Developers of the RV image viewer will join Autodesk's Shotgun team: tools may be integrated in future.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
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
Tweak Software unveils RV 4.0
Image viewer and playback tool gets hardware-accelerated architecture, option to author GLSL shaders.
Monday, July 22nd, 2013
Shotgun Software announces Revolver
Upcoming all-in-one shot review toolset pitched as 'personal screening room' for VFX artists.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Siggraph 2011: Tweak Software to preview RV 3.12
Industry-standard shot review and playback tool gains support for ARRI and RED RAW data.
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011