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OptiTrack debuts two new sub-$2,500 mocap cameras
GDC 2014: Prime 13 and Prime 13W offer 1.3MP resolution, 240fps capture and Ethernet connectivity.
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Autodesk announces its 2015 product releases
We assess the feature lists of the upcoming Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2015.
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Unity Technologies announces Unity 5
'Massive update' to game engine to add physically based shaders, real-time GI, full 64-bit support.
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Videos: see the new features in Maya 2015
Major update adds new FX tools, new skinning system, lots of smaller features. See them all in action here.
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Quixel unveils Quixel Suite
Get games-texturing tools NDO and DDO, a PBR material viewer and 1,000 real-world materials for $499.
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Download DDO for free
Get the current version of Quixel's Photoshop games texturing toolset, once priced at $499, for nothing.
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Chaos Group launches V-Ray 3.0 for Maya in beta
Most of the same cool new features as the 3ds Max version, plus OpenVDB and OpenSubdiv support.
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Otoy releases OctaneRender 1.5
Updated: Renderer gets Alembic support and real-time animation scrubbing with motion blur. Neat.
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Blender 2.70 ships
Next big update to the open-source 3D app adds volumetrics in Cycles, first of the long-awaited UI changes.
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Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4
Priced higher than CryEngine, but with full source-code access. Watch videos showing off its features here.
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Download 55 free models of IKEA furniture from Proviz
Updated with 5 new models: get 3D furniture in OBJ, FBX and MAX format, licensed for commercial use.
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Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 3.0
Maya crowd simulation system gets better support for deforming terrain - and option to render out in 3ds Max.
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Download a free full-day timelapse HDRI sky dome
Hyperfocal's Jay Weston camped out in his car for days to capture this 586-frame EXR series. Get it here.
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Raylight Games releases XrayUnwrap for Maya
Formerly 3ds Max-only real-time UV mapping toolset now available to Maya users, too. It costs under $20.
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NASA researcher turned matte artist Nathalie Mathé
The Fast & Furious 6 veteran tells us how a chance meeting with Ralph McQuarrie led to a career in VFX.
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Otoy previews OctaneRender 2.0
Update to GPU-based renderer to add displacement, After Effects support, speed up hair renders 20x.
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Matte Painting Techniques for Concept Design ships
Francesco Corvino's five-hour masterclass sets out better ways to create photorealistic environments.
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Autodesk to release Toxik and MatchMover for free
Legacy compositor and camera tracker will be available without EULA via the Exchange Apps store.
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Marcus Nordenstam discusses Bifrost
Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows
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Cebas announces moskitoRender for 3ds Max
New GPU-based renderer will "transform", not replace, the long-awaited finalRender 4 GPU.
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