Eye candy: V-Ray IRL
See Hollywood VFX stars swap GI for guns in this mini heist movie created for V-Ray's tenth birthday.
Monday, August 13th, 2012
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Eye candy: cool real-time raytracing in DirectX 11
See some nice real-time caustics and DoF, then download the Rigid Gems demo and try it for yourself.
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Find free HD stock video footage via Videezy
Find reference, effects and B-roll footage on this new web community from the folk behind Brusheezy.
Friday, July 20th, 2012
Autodesk to acquire social video developer Socialcam
Could the $60 million deal mean that you soon have an Autodesk effects app on your smartphone?
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Watch a man control 3D software with a Wiimote
See CG artist Micah Denn show off a very unusual control system for modelling in Blender.
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Watch three hours of 'ICE porn' from Psyop
See footage of sessions from the studio's recent workshop, hosted by the stars of the Softimage world.
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Gnomon releases five-hour DVD on making 'Archetype'
'Archetype' VFX Breakdown dissects a real shot from Aaron Sims' gritty science-fiction short stage by stage.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Video: create a volcano in Houdini with PyroFX
Tame the elements with Scott Keating's 35-minute video on using Houdini 12's new dynamics tools.
Monday, June 18th, 2012
Videos: watch Epic Games demo Unreal Engine 4
See footage of the new engine from E3 2012: viscous fluids, GPU particles and indirect lighting, oh my.
Friday, June 8th, 2012
Videos: the making of Pixar's Brave
Possibly-not-strictly-official tech featurettes have popped up on YouTube. Watch 'em while you can.
Monday, June 4th, 2012
Gnomon releases new DVD on HDRI capture for VFX
New two-hour video tutorial demystifies the art of High Dynamic Range Imaging for Live Action VFX.
Friday, June 1st, 2012
Video: 'we made Prometheus like an insect'
See production designer Arthur Max on building spacecraft for Ridley Scott's messy-but-fun Alien prequel.
Friday, June 1st, 2012
Video: see CryEngine 3's soft body physics in action
New teaser from open-source vehicle simulator Rigs of Rods pushes the limits of 100fps sims.
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012