VFX Reference Platform

Pixar releases RenderMan 26.2

Check out the latest update to the production renderer, including a new advanced configuration for the denoiser, and EL9 Linux builds.

Saturday, August 24th, 2024

5 key features in Blender 4.1

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

Ynput releases Ayon 1.0

Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Left Angle releases Autograph 2023.11

'Biggest release yet' of the next-gen tool for motion design and VFX adds new options for working with vector shapes, text and audio.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Foundry releases Mari 7.0

3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes

Monday, December 4th, 2023

5 key features in Blender 4.0

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023