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Adobe releases After Effects 24.2
Overhaul of the compositing app's 3D toolset continues, with the option to import 3D models in OBJ format and environment maps as EXR files.
Download NVIDIA’s free da Vinci Workshop USD data set
Detailed interior scene provides a practical example of production-ready USD data structures for VFX or animation work.
Get 180+ free modular 3D assets for creating fantasy interiors
Get games art firm Laertes Studios' Fantasy Interior Environment kit for free this month. 182 assets, with LODs and 2,048 x 2.048px textures.
See Disney’s Moana island data set ray traced on a single AMD GPU
Multi-billion-primitive scene was rendered on a Radeon Pro W7900 via a fork of the pbrt renderer using AMD's HIP RT 2.2 ray tracing library.
JangaFX releases GeoGen 0.2
Intriguing 3D terrain and planet generator for real-time applications gets its second public release. Check out the latest features here.
Download free custom Houdini tools from Project Pegasus
Get the Flora plant-generation tools SideFX developed for its tech demo on creating open worlds with Houdini and Unreal Engine 5.
Tutorial: Creating Environment Art for Digital Production
Master current studio workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed six-hour guide to environment art.
Boris FX releases SynthEyes 2024.1
Check out the new features in the 3D tracking software, including better workflow with After Effects, Pricing also simplified.
Pikimov is a free motion design tool that runs in your browser
New online compositing and video editing app was created as an alternative to After Effects, and supports greenscreen removal.
JangaFX announces LiquiGen release date
Long-awaited real-time fluid simulation app enters alpha next month, with a wider release later this year. Find more details here.
Download the free Cascadeur Bridge for Blender
Áron Németh's open-source add-on speeds up workflow between the AI based animation app and Blender. Now includes batch import options.
See how Big Picture Studio de-aged Chow Yun-Fat for One More Chance
See how the studio created 3D facial replacements based on the Hong Kong action star's younger self for the 2023 comedy drama.
tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system
Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.
Adobe releases Photoshop 25.4
Check out the workflow improvements in the latest update to the image editing and digital painting software.
Get engon, polygoniq’s open-source Blender asset browser
Free add-on adds advanced filtering and scattering tools to Blender. You can get 80 free assets with it, including 3D plants and vehicles.
Polyqoniq releases botaniq 7.0 for Blender
Popular library of 3D plants updated to work with polygoniq's open-source engon asset browser. Download 38 of the assets for free.
Tutorial: Creating a Laser Sword for Games
Discover how to create AAA-quality assets for games with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to hard-surface modeling and texturing work.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.3
Material authoring and 3D capture tool gets new Texture Generators to add procedural noise to materials. Perpetual licenses discontinued.
InstaMAT Studio is now available
Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.
Check out Sébastien Garnier’s Sculpt & Fix toolbox for Blender
Movie character FX artist's $15 add-on helps users sculpt quick corrective fixes for common artifacts in character animations.
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