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Check out this procedural bird generator for Blender
Blenderesse's neat add-on generates animated 3D birds for use in the backgrounds of animations or motion graphics. Now free in beta.
VFX breakdown | Barbie | UPP
Check out the Czech VFX studio's making-of for its (largely) invisible effects from the live-action Barbie movie.
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2023.1
Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, and the current state of the Octane 2023 product roadmap.
Autodesk ships Flame 2024.2
Check out the new features in the compositing and effects software, including a new workflow for subtitles and H.264 export.
Free tool: HeliumX AI for After Effects
Free generative AI plugin creates images and textures inside After Effects from text prompts, or even frames of a composition.
VFX breakdown | Strays | MPC
Check out the CG dogs MPC created for the canine comedy, with the help of Houdini/USD-based fur grooming toolset LOMA.
Grump in the Night | Kris Theorin
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2023.2
Real-time visualization software gets Lumen real-time GI system, plus support for animated meshes and Substance materials. Price up $250.
VFX breakdown | The Witcher Season 3 | Pit Monster | Rodeo FX
Discover how Rodeo FX created the gigantic, scorpion-like CG Pit Monster from Season 3 of the fantasy series.
VFX breakdown | The Wheel of Time Season 2 | Framestore
Check out Framestore's VFX breakdown of some of its 520 VFX shots from Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series.
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.20
Latest update to the production renderer improves performance in real-time render engine Redshift RT.
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.2
Sizeable update to the AI-assisted character animation software adds audio capabilities, plus support for USD files and quad meshes.
Krita 5.2 has been released
Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.
Tutorial: High-Fidelity Environment Design
Create professional environment concepts in 3DCoat, Blender and Photoshop with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide.
Birth | Twistedpoly
Sneak peek: Houdini 20
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.1
Latest update to the 3D design and animation app is mainly a bugfix release, but there are performance improvements to MoGraph.
You’re Good to Pogo’ – Transforming Glucose Monitoring Anywhere, Anytime
What do nude pickleball players and nosy bathroom neighbors have to do with managing diabetes? Intuity Medical, Inc., a medical technology company with the mission to simplify diabetes management, and creative and media agency of record, Cutwater, with offices in San Francisco and New York City, have collaborated together to launch an all-new brand platform... Read more »
JangaFX ships EmberGen 1.0.7
Popular real-time smoke and fire simulator gets support for ground plane shadows, and initial support for importing skinned meshes.
Blender’s new Vulkan rendering backend has gone live
'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.