Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5
Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
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Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 5
Now shipping. Texturing app gets new procedural tools, better baking. Income cap relaxed on Indie licence.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes 1502
3D tracking tool gets improved export to Fusion, neat new system for overcoming lens distortion.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Get The Comprehensive PBR Guide for free
Updated: Master physically based rendering with Allegorithmic's concise PDF guide. Part 2 out now.
Friday, January 30th, 2015
Check out 2015's hottest Blender R&D projects
Blender Foundation chairman Ton Roosendaal previews the software's upcoming features: from stereo 3D to Alembic and Ptex support.
Monday, January 5th, 2015
Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2
Now shipping: update to After Effects 3D rendering plugin adds PBR, SSS, raytraced shadows, and more.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
Gnomon ships full guide to GI in Maya and mental ray
Master key techniques with Frederic Durand's Global Illumination and Caustics in Maya & mental ray.
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Adobe releases Photoshop CC 2014.2
New update adds option to interpret animation data in Collada format and export interactive 3D PDFs.
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
10 questions for... Naughty Dog's Aaron Limonick
The concept art star tells us about his session for Gnomon Workshop Live, and his tips for young artists.
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
Expert advice: environment artist Jeremy Boissinot
Rodeo FX's former environment lead on movies like Edge of Tomorrow discusses his workflow, and reveals his career tips.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
CoreCG halves price of MentalCore 1.7 for Maya
Cost of the new version of the mental ray rendering toolkit cut to $99 for a node-locked licence.
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Expert advice: Oz animator In-Ah Roediger
The VES Award nominee runs through her favourite tools in Maya, and her tips for young animators.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
The Foundry ships Ocula 4
'Complete overhaul' of Nuke stereo toolkit streamlines workflow and adds support for GPU acceleration.
Friday, June 6th, 2014