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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
visual effects
The Foundry releases Katana 2
Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance.
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5
Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Eye candy: three great new Golaem crowd sim reels
See some huge crowd sims created with Golaem Crowd by the likes of Framestore, Platige Image and Milk.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
Eye candy: Blender's 2015 Cycles demo reel
See the best new work created with Blender's raytracing engine, from photorealistic visualisation to charming CG shorts.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Fabric Software unveils Fabric Engine for Modo
VFX tools development platform to be integrated with Modo. Houdini, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine also in the works.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Back xxArray's Kickstarter; get a 3D scan of yourself
$350 gets you the chance to play with 'cinema-quality' data from the high-end full-body capture system.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
The best new software from NAB 2015
We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2015 showreel
See a cool three-minute compilation of work created with Nuke, Mari et al, plus brief breakdowns of key shots.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
BUF to release complete in-house set of VFX tools
Bcreative and Bpipeline product suites cover the studio's full range of tools, from 3D and compositing to asset management.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
VFX breakdowns of the month: February 2015
Check out the month's best tech demos, including some stunning work from The Mill and Blur Studio.
Saturday, February 28th, 2015
Allan McKay launches free VFX careers podcasts
Updated: Get free careers advice from the VFX supervisor - including how to succeed at job interviews.
Friday, November 14th, 2014
Atomic Fiction to launch cloud rendering service
VFX firm's Conductor platform will support users' own custom scripts, plugins and software.
Thursday, November 6th, 2014