IDV ships SpeedTree Cinema 8
Update to the tree-generation tool adds PBR support; new modelling, animation and export options. Price of a perpetual licence down $500.
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
visual effects
See how the epic Shadow of War trailer was created
See director Neil Huxley and MPC's Victoria Osborn discuss their work at Gnomon in LA this Thursday. Watch free online.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Adobe ships After Effects CC (October 2017)
Videos: see the new tools for editing 360-degree VR video and creating data-driven animation.
Thursday, October 19th, 2017
Eye candy: the Marvelous Designer 7 showreel
A refreshingly diverse set of work created with the clothing design tool, including some amazing one-person VFX shorts.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
Rookies 2017 rankings reveal the world's best CG schools
Gnomon rated best animation school at the CG student awards; Filmakademie tops list for VFX.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free Composure Sample for UE4
Master Unreal Engine 4.17's new Composure real-time compositing system with these free project files.
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2017 V-Ray Showreel
See amazing new work created using the renderer, from Rogue One to kaleidoscopic commercials.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Esri ships CityEngine 2017.0
Powerful 3D city-generation software used on Independence Day 2 gets new measurement and building customisation toolsets.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 14 for After Effects
New version of the motion graphics and VFX plugin suite includes big updates to Particular and Form.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Isotropix releases Clarisse 3.5
Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.
Monday, July 31st, 2017
Eye candy: SideFX's 2017 Houdini reel
See the best Houdini animation and VFX, from Alien: Covenant to mind-bending new J-pop promos.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Watch the best CG shorts from Siggraph 2017
Watch highlights of 15 of the year's best animated and VFX shorts, with accompanying tech breakdowns.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Santhosh Koneru: a visual effects director's progress
The Blur Studio artist discusses his award-winning short, The Legion, and new CG project The Vikings.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017