CG Channel

visual effects

Updated: Neat tool automatically creates clean background plates from video footage. Now available for After Effects as well as Nuke.

Monday, October 12th, 2015

Create complex CG tools without coding with Fabric's long-awaited new visual programming system.

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

VFX-friendly online service now available on Google Cloud Platform. Sign up to get $800 in free credits.

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

See nearly four minutes of gorgeous work created using the renderer, from Guardians of the Galaxy to game cinematics.

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

See the world's best new work created using the software, from Inside Out to Japanese animation.

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

Matthias Buehler's seven-hour video explores how to create digital film sets with Esri's powerful procedural city-generation tool.

Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

See the best CG work produced throughout the world this year: from indie shorts to medical animations.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

Get a neat free edition of the editing, compositing and VFX tool. Limited to 1080p export, but licensed for commercial use.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

Updated: Free plugin to make Houdini's VFX tools accessible inside C4D now out in public beta.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Download the VES Award-winning VFX studio's in-house image viewing, shot review and editing tool.

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance.

Friday, May 15th, 2015

Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

See some huge crowd sims created with Golaem Crowd by the likes of Framestore, Platige Image and Milk.

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015