Pixar releases RenderMan 24 with RenderMan XPU
Long-awaited update includes new hybrid CPU/GPU rendering mode. See all the new features here.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
visual effects
Master environment design for virtual production in UE4
Discover Unreal Engine workflows for The Mandalorian-style virtual production with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
Check out MattePaint 4.0
Online library of source images for matte painters now available as 16-bit DNG RAW and 32-bit EXR files, along with 360-degree HDRI skies.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
Continuum 2021.5 ships
Effects plugin suite for compositing apps gets new tools for creating 3D particle systems, plus nine new GPU-acclerated cinematic effects.
Friday, June 25th, 2021
Maxon ships Universe 4.0
Set of effects plugins for editors and compositors adds electricity, stop motion and analog effects, plus Metal support for Mac users.
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Adobe launches the Substance 3D Collection
Adobe's Substance applications get new names, new logos, new products and new bundle pricing.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
Maxon ships Redshift 3.0.46
GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya gets new OCIO 2-based colour management system, including ACEScg support.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Cinema 4D plugin Ricochet fills your scenes with splines
Rocket Lasso's cool tool creates motion graphics effects ranging from cobwebs to energy bursts.
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Discover how to create sci-fi keyframe concept art
Create compelling concept art for games or movies with The Gnomon Workshop's new video training.
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2022.1
Check out the updates to Smart Extrude, modifiers and retopology in the latest version of the 3D modelling and rendering software.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Anastasiy ships MagicTints 2.1
One-click colour-matching app for concept art work and image-to-LUT tool now available as standalone software for Windows and macOS.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Andersson Techologies releases SynthEyes 2106
3D camera tracking software gets support for AprilTag tracking targets, new translation options.
Friday, June 11th, 2021
Use Faceware Studio for free for six months
New PLE licences of the real-time facial mocap software can be used with MetaHumans in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, June 10th, 2021