FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 6.0
All-in-one compositing and effects tool gets new editing and 2D animation options. Price down $50, but you no longer get Ignite Pro.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
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Black Friday and winter 2017 deals for CG artists
Updated with discounts valid until the New Year, including Affinity Photo and Marmoset Toolbag.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
Eye candy: Maxon's 2017 Cinema 4D demo reel
See amazing imagery created in Cinema 4D, from internal organs to Imaginary Forces' SXSW titles.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Master environment art with Gnomon's new training videos
Two detailed new video tutorials set out current environment design workflows for VFX and games.
Monday, October 30th, 2017
IDV ships SpeedTree Cinema 8
Update to the tree-generation tool adds PBR support; new modelling, animation and export options. Price of a perpetual licence down $500.
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
See how the epic Shadow of War trailer was created
See director Neil Huxley and MPC's Victoria Osborn discuss their work at Gnomon in LA this Thursday. Watch free online.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Adobe ships After Effects CC (October 2017)
Videos: see the new tools for editing 360-degree VR video and creating data-driven animation.
Thursday, October 19th, 2017
HP announces new 37.5-inch curved Z38c display
New Ultra-Wide 4K display is designed to replace dual-monitor set-ups. Six new G2 models in HP's Z Displays range, too.
Sunday, September 17th, 2017
HP announces 'world's most powerful' CG workstation
New Z8 G4 boasts up to 56 CPU cores, triple Quadro P6000 GPUs, 3TB RAM. New Z6 G4 and Z4 G4 models also due.
Sunday, September 17th, 2017
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2017 V-Ray Showreel
See amazing new work created using the renderer, from Rogue One to kaleidoscopic commercials.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Esri ships CityEngine 2017.0
Powerful 3D city-generation software used on Independence Day 2 gets new measurement and building customisation toolsets.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Fabric Software announces Fabric Engine 2.6
Platform for developing VFX and games tools gets support for USD, Autodesk's AnimX, new RBF solver.
Friday, August 4th, 2017
Isotropix releases Clarisse 3.5
Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.
Monday, July 31st, 2017