Red Giant launches VFX Suite
Set of 9 GPU-based, VFX-focused After Effects plugins includes neat new tool Supercomp; updates to Primatte Keyer, Knoll Light Factory.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
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Boris FX ships Mocha Pro, Continuum & Sapphire 2019.5
Continuum gets better integration with C4D and Primatte keying. Mocha Pro and Sapphire now available for Flame.
Thursday, June 13th, 2019
10bit FX ships Notch 0.9.22
Real-time VFX and motion graphics tools get new GPU-agnostic hybrid ray tracing system, plus native support for Substance materials.
Friday, June 7th, 2019
IDV ships SpeedTree 8.4
Games edition of the tree-generation tool gets new wind animation algorithm, better texture atlas generation. Smaller updates to the Cinema edition.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
Discover how DICE LA created Battlefield V's environments
See how the game's photorealistic environments were created at Gnomon this Thursday, or watch the talk free online.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Eye candy: Chaos Group's new V-Ray VFX showreel
See amazing work created with the renderer, then follow our links to the studios' technical breakdowns.
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Google Cloud launches Zync Render 2.0
Online rendering service now offers up to 48,000 CPU cores per user, new GPU rendering options.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
Discover how to create a CG superhero animation for VFX
Supergirl animation supervisor Elaina Scott's Gnomon tutorial takes you from previs to final shot.
Friday, April 26th, 2019
Discover how to make an indie short with over 200 VFX shots
Director Chris Staehler reveals how he created award-winning sci-fi film The Beacon at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
Autodesk ships Flame 2020
Now shipping: compositing software gets AI-driven depth and normal map generators, support for Cryptomatte and OFX plugins.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Discover how CoSA VFX created Lucifer's wings
See key artists break down their CG work on the drama at Gnomon's Hollywood campus next week. Watch free online.
Saturday, April 13th, 2019
Maxon buys Redshift
Cinema 4D developer acquires the well-regarded GPU production renderer. We assess what the buyout will mean for CG artists.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Eye candy: Autodesk's 2019 M&E showreel
See new work created in 3ds Max, Maya and Flame, from Fantastic Beasts to fabulous student shorts.
Monday, April 8th, 2019