visual effects

Autodesk releases Flame 2025

Compositing and effects software gets new tools for matching film grain and managing lens distortion. See all the new features here.

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.4

Check out the new features in the animation and motion graphics software, including a complete new particle simulation toolset.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

Pixar releases RenderMan 26

Check out the changes to the heavyweight production renderer, including updates to XPU, and interactive AI denoising in Blender.

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024

Free resource: The Best 3D Turntable

Create professional-quality turntable renders of your 3D models for your portfolio with VFX artist Cristian Spagnuolo's handy Maya template.

Sunday, April 7th, 2024

Chaos unveils Project Arena

Upcoming virtual production toolset will let studios use existing V-Ray assets on LED walls with full ray tracing "without any preprocessing".

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Adobe releases Substance 3D Connector

Open-source framework should help devs write plugins to send files between Substance 3D apps and tools like Blender and Maya.

Friday, April 5th, 2024