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UE5 to become a 'licensable piece of software like Maya and Photoshop' for non-games work like VFX, animation and visualization.

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Check out the latest changes to renderer, including better toon shading and faster rendering of mesh lights.

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Update to the USD integration plugin makes it possible to author, import or export MaterialX materials from 3ds Max.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Check out the upcoming features in the digital sculpting software, including a neat new Replay system, and integrated Cinema 4D noises.

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

But the firm 'continues to invest' in Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, Megascans, Twinmotion and RealityCapture, despite 830 job cuts.

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Students can now get one-year licences of Nuke, Katana, Mari and Modo for $99, if they don't already get them free as part of a course.

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Check out the library of 16K heightmaps for generating high-res terrains, and a new Blender tool for creating custom erosion effects.

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

Real-time ray tracing renderer becomes first DCC app to support NVIDIA's DLSS 3.5 and its AI-trained Ray Reconstruction denoiser.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

DNEG Animation's Ling Han reveals his expert tips for crafting a killer showreel, using examples from his own student reel.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Check out the new features in the latest free update to the image-editing software, including support for OCIO 2 color management.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Discover how to turn a character to ash with The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

Photoshop plugin and standalone app for applying cinematic effects to still images gets new filters from Sapphire and Continuum.

Monday, September 18th, 2023