Autodesk unveils Flame 2017 Extension 1
Compositing and finishing tool to get 'Maya-inspired' scene navigation, plus better workflows for editing Batch schematics.
Friday, September 9th, 2016
visual effects
Hear Aaron Sims discuss his work on Stranger Things
Discover how the creature from Netflix's hit series was created at a free talk at Gnomon this evening. Watch it free online.
Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R18
Major update adds neat MoGraph options, object tracking, real-time knife tools, and Substance support.
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Redshift devs announce Redshift for Katana
GPU-based production renderer to get native integration with The Foundry's look development tool.
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
Red Giant ships Trapcode Suite 13.1 for After Effects
Free update to plugin suite adds new options for path-based 3D geometry generator Trapcode Tao.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Go behind the scenes of Discworld film Troll Bridge
Discover how a team of volunteers made the fan film's 500+ VFX shots at Gnomon's free event next week. Watch free online.
Friday, August 5th, 2016
Eye candy: the 2016 SpeedTree VFX showreel
See amazing movie shots created with the digital vegetation tool, from Avatar to The Force Awakens.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Discover how to get a job at Industrial Light & Magic
Hear senior ILM recruiters give their VFX career tips at a free event at Gnomon in Hollywood this Thursday.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Thinkbox Software unveils Vero
Unique new cloud-based platform for budgeting VFX projects is based on system used on films like Avatar.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Eye candy: Maxon's 2016 Cinema 4D general reel
See the year's best motion design and movie UI work, from top studios like Territory and ManvsMachine.
Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Eye candy: Side Effects' 2016 Houdini showreel
See four minutes of the best VFX and animation created in Houdini, from San Andreas to Dawn of War III.
Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Massive Software ships Massive for Max
New 3ds Max edition of the Academy Award-winning crowd simulator is V-Ray ready; includes free $3,000 'Ambient Agent'.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.3
Cool 'Blocks' functionality makes CG tools development platform's visual programming even more accessible to non-coders.
Thursday, July 21st, 2016