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Nadav Brill releases free shader manager for Maya
Use ShaderMonger to preview and back up custom shader libraries, then share them on its website.
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Q&A: Victoria Alonso, Marvel’s visual effects chief
The comics giant's head of effects reveals how to weld 13 studios into an international VFX fighting force.
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Render Rocket launches new rent-a-server program
Need a bit of extra oomph for your next job? Rent a dedicated render server from the LA-based provider.
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DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro editions
High-end editions of the figure-posing tool add advanced render options, new rigging and skinning tools.
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Winners of international CG Awards announced
Sculptris and Lagoa Multiphysics take the tech categories; Inception, Rango and Crysis 2 win art awards.
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Eye candy: Dark Souls complete prologue movie
Four minutes of Gothic gloom, punctuated by lovely-looking CG work. One to watch on fast forward.
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Video Copilot releases 15 free HD stock particle clips
Use them to give commercial projects a little zing with the accompanying After Effects tutorial.
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Sony, Panasonic announce sub-$2,000 4K camcorders
Sony Handycam FDR-AX100 and new Panasonic GH model to record 4K footage at consumer prices.
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Tutorial: creature design in ZBrush and Photoshop
Hobbit concept artist Ben Mauro's free one-hour Yukon Pit Crew video shows the process from end to end.
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Gnomon to host free exhibition of student work
See CG art from rising stars of the games and VFX industries in Hollywood from 8 February to 8 April.
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Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt release TrackX
Sub-$100 plugin puts Academy Award-winning mocha planar tracking technology inside Final Cut Pro X.
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Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 9.1
VFX-friendly paint app adds support for GPU-accelerated rendering, compositing-focused new Crop tool.
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Science.D.Visions releases €499 version of 3DEqualizer4
Foundation edition makes high-end matchmover accessible to students. Full version gets an update, too.
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Cool tech video: muscle-based locomotion for bipeds
New experimental simulation system automatically animates men, monsters - and even ostriches.
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Adobe adds 3D printing support to Photoshop CC
New Creative Cloud update also adds useful-looking Perspective Warp tool and support for linked Smart Objects.
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Watch the nominees for the 2014 VES Awards
A lot of them, at least. See all 15 nominees for short-form work in their entirety here, along with making-ofs.
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Solid Angle releases trial version of Arnold
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day.
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Download three free HDRIs from Ten24′s 3D Scan Store
Two exteriors and one useful studio interior, all captured at 10,000 x 5,000 and licensed for commercial use.
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Download 11 free custom ZBrush wear and tear brushes
Add holes, wrinkles and tears when sculpting clothing with character artist Kaushik Saha's handy brushes.
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Christoph Kubisch releases Alles Im Fluss for 3ds Max
Intuitive suite of tools designed to speed up subdivision modelling now available as free open beta.
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