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Autodesk open-sources Bifrost USD
Toolset for authoring USD scenes with the graph editor from Maya's Bifrost plugin now free under an Apache 2.0 licence.
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.12
Sizeable update to the renderer adds support for Intel's OIDN for render denoising, plus multi-scattering in volumes like clouds.
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2022.5
Roto and paint tool gets support for industry-standard ID matte generation system Cryptomatte.
Autodesk ships Flame 2023.3
Compositing and effects software gets support for AWS CDI in the cloud. Old Sparks plugins to be deprecated in the next update.
Maxon releases Red Giant 2023.1 product updates
Updated: See what's new in Maxon's suites of effects plugins, now including Magic Bullet 2023.1.
Striking Distance Studios launches Live Action Trailer, “Rise, Dead Man” for The Callisto Protocol
Created and produced by Digital Kitchen, part of the Sid Lee creative community, in collaboration with Prettybird director Vellas and Rodeo FX, the spot combines live-action and VFX to explore the layers of fear that are infused throughout the video game.
Discover 5 key features for CG artists in Unity 2022.2
See the key changes to the game engine, like the new water system and dynamic volumetric clouds.
Reallusion ships AccuRig 1.1
Free tool automatically generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new time-saving symmetry options.
SixTwentySix Signs New Director, Arrad
Arrad will be exclusively repped by the studio for commercials and music videos.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.3
3D modelling and rendering app gets new OSL maps to create organic noise and randomise UVs.
JangaFX unveils GeoGen
EmberGen developer's upcoming real-time terrain generator is pitched as the Substance 3D Designer of planetary creation.
5 key features in Blender 3.4
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from path guiding in Cycles to a hidden bonus for motion designers.
Spillt Strikes Powerful Tone In Main Titles For HBO Max Docuseries ‘Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty’
The project, which also included custom, in-show editorial content, was delivered using the creative studio’s ‘beautiful mess’ methodology.
Autodesk releases Maya 2023.3
3D animation tool to get workflow improvements to Proximity Wrap, the Graph Editor and Time Editor.
Foundry releases Nuke 14.0
Major update to the compositing software adds complete new USD-based 3D system, plus free library of Nuke machine learning models.
Tutorial: Sculpting Miniatures for Boardgames Using ZBrush
Turn 2D concepts into printable 3D sculpts with The Gnomon Workshop's essential new tutorial.
Download free Unity ebooks for technical and VFX artists
Free PDF guides provide overviews of the game engine's key toolsets, with downloadable examples.
After Effects 23.1 announced
Compatibility update to the compositing software adds support for Cinema 4D 2023, plus 'several stability and performance fixes'.
Global Creative Consultant Joel Pilger Launches ‘The Fabulist Podcast’
The new podcast gets raw and honest about the work-life grind at the creative industry’s highest levels.
Am I a Leader? Are you also one?
A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #2
A series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa - together with Carlos El Asmar - explore what it means to “lead from the heart.”