e-on software ships Vue 2014 product range
Updated: Entire Vue 2014 line-up now available. New features include physical sunlight, tone mapping.
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
visual effects
Gnomon announces Master Classes 2013 line-up
Learn from 14 of the world's leading games and VFX artists in the online classes, from 16-31 December.
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Southpaw updates Tactic asset-management system
Open-source tool gets better database and version-control integration. Source code on GitHub.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Eye candy: Rodeo FX's VFX breakdown for Pacific Rim
See highlights of the studio's 200 shots, including the making of Hong Kong Bay and the robot control rigs.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
QuadSpinner releases Helios SkyBuilder for Vue
Dax Pandhi's ambitious Vue add-on enables users to create ultra-detailed skies for visual effects work.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
Eye candy: Platige Image's Zero Hunger Challenge spots
Check out the stylish simulation and creature work in this brace of ads created for UN World Food Day.
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Eye candy: The Desolation of Smaug trailer
Weta's environments look lovely, but dragons are to be heard and not seen in the latest teaser for The Hobbit.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
See the Creation Real-Time Renderer running in 3ds Max
Updated: See Fabric Engine's VFX renderer power a custom per-pixel camera projection tool inside Max.
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
The Lone Ranger: the best VFX you never noticed?
Forget the plot: the backdrops are out of this world. ILM explains how it created the film's CG environments.
Monday, August 19th, 2013
Discover the 15 greatest effects shots of all time
As picked by a panel of leading VFX sups contacted by Empire magazine. Will you agree with their choices?
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Eye candy: Platige creates tiny talking tiger as energy drink ad
Cult Polish studio's new spot recasts Life of Pi as not-so-safe sex advice for twentysomething party animals.
Monday, August 5th, 2013
Eye candy: Atomic Fiction's new showreel
See nice breakdowns of shots from Star Trek Into Darkness from the rising stars of the VFX world.
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Massive Software unveils Massive 6.0, Massive for Maya
Crowd-simulation system to get new UI, support for Bullet physics - and a new dedicated Maya edition.
Friday, August 2nd, 2013