Autodesk unveils retooled Smoke 2013 for Mac
Price of radically reworked all-in-one editing and visual effects 'super app' slashed from $15k to just $3,495.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
visual effects
The making of the VFX of Wrath of the Titans
The setting may be mythological, but the movie's approach to previz and performance capture is entirely new.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
The making of John Carter's epic digital environments
Forget the box-office takings: the settings are stunning. Cinesite explains how the VFX were created.
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Gnomon ships Creating Highly Realistic Composites
New Rob Nederhorst masterclass DVD reveals the secrets of movie VFX compositing workflows.
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
The Foundry ships Hiero
Hard-to-pigeonhole VFX shot management and review tool is "******* brilliant", say beta testers.
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Watch the making of ILM's visual effects for Red Tails
See three videos on the studio's work on the George Lucas-produced World War II air combat flick.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Indie animations beat Pixar to 2012 Oscar shortlist
A Cat in Paris and Chico and Rita squeeze out Cars 2 and Tintin from the best animated feature line-up.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Blu-ray review: Real Steel
The Digital Domain-enhanced boxing flick is much more than Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: The Movie.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The making of Origami Digital's VFX for Bunraku
The LA studio discusses its inventive visuals for the Eastern-inspired Josh Hartnett crime thriller.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Peregrine Labs ships Yeti: new fur plugin for Maya
Powerful new tool offers topology and texture UV-independent grooming for use in VFX pipelines.
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Eye candy: Chaos Group's four new V-Ray demo reels
Count 'em and weep. Then wipe away the tears, before they obscure your view of the beautiful images.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Red Giant ships Trapcode Suite 11 for After Effects
Particle tool Trapcode Form gets a major upgrade in the latest update to Peder Norrby's VFX plug-ins.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Video: BlueBolt's visual effects for Game of Thrones
Check out this cool breakdown reel for the VFX from Series 1 of HBO's hit fantasy TV series.
Monday, August 1st, 2011