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First RDNA 4 GPUs get strong reviews in the gaming press. But how do they fare in CG apps like Blender and DaVinci Resolve?

Major update to Dimension 5's real-time visualization software adds experimental path tracing system. Check out the other new features.

So why is the Maya and 3ds Max developer culling 9% of its global workforce when revenue is actually going up across the business?

New standalone app from the maker of the Unwrella plugins for 3ds Max and Maya promises easy UV unwrapping and packing.

Discover five key new features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shading, lighting, animation and physics.

Check out the new features in the architectural modeling app, also used in concept art, including HDRI lighting and PBR materials.

Master character effects workflows for animation, cinematics and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed Houdini tutorial.

Promising open-source add-on lets you scatter plants and rocks in your scenes according to elevation, texture masks or guide curves.

Check out the new time-tracking tools in the cloud-based production management platform for VFX. Free for six months to startup studios.

Next major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.

3D tracking and match-moving software gets new multi-export system, AI-based roto masking, and 3D head mesh for head tracking.

Check out the changes to the intuitive NURBS modeler, including a revamped interface, and a new Section Analysis command.

Financial problems of the owner of Mikros Animation and VFX Oscar-winners MPC and The Mill threaten thousands of artists' jobs worldwide.

Get free volumetric 3D clouds for previs, motion graphics and VFX in CG apps and game engines like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.

Video editing, compositing and VFX app and still image editor had over 6 million users prior to buyout and switch to subscription pricing.

Master workflows used in cinematics and animation production with The Gnomon Workshop's improvers' guide.

Cost of Substance 3D Texturing, Collection and Teams subscriptions to rise from 9-25% in March 2025. Read our FAQs about the changes.

Check out the new features in the 3D capture software, including path tracing in the 3D View and support for HP's Z Captis scanner.

Chaos adds AI visualization and ideation app Veras to its product line. See what the buyout means for users of both firms' tools.

Sizeable update to the real-time visualization app adds volumetric clouds, Virtual Shadow Maps and automatic LOD generation.