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Pixar ships RenderMan 19
Featuring the new RIS raytracing architecture and costing just $495. Free version now due early 2015.
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Alexandra Institute releases Elementacular 1.2
Turn any model into an relightable cloud and render it as a 32-bit HDR with this neat Maya plugin.
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Download Viz-People’s HDRi v1 collection for free
Get ten 12,000px x 5,800px spherical HDRs taken at different times of day, each with its own tonemapped PNG.
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Videos: Pixologic unveils ZBrush 4R7
Updated: new high-speed demo shows the ZModeler poly modelling toolset and the KeyShot bridge.
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GenArts releases free public beta of Sapphire 8
New node-based Builder lets users create custom effects & transitions for editing and compositing tools.
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FXhome announces HitFilm 3 Pro
Now shipping. Low-cost editing and VFX app gets camera projection, plus over 130 bundled plugins.
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Gnomon releases Making Frankenstein’s Monster
Recreate the creature in Mudbox and Maya with Treyarch character artist Peter Zoppi's full five-hour guide.
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NewTek ships LightWave 2015: price cut to $995
New Bullet constraints, new Match Perspective tool, new version numbering - and new lower price.
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Gnomon to host free Making of Sunset Overdrive event
Hang out in Hollywood with key Insomniac art staff at a free two-hour session on Thursday 4 December.
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ButterflyNetRender 5.15 ships
Updated: Versatile network render controller gets new render wizards, supports OS X as well as Windows.
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OLM Digital releases Color Key and Distance Gradation
Free After Effects plugins speed up keying and creation of glow effects, particularly for 2D animation work.
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Unity 4.6 ships
Create UIs with in-world interactions with the engine's much-anticipated new interface creation system.
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Sketchfab’s models of the month: November 2014
See the best real-time 3D models uploaded to the website this month: from Salarians to Sherman tanks.
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The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts
Save money on everything from Adobe Creative Cloud to HDRIs with these 15 top offers for CG artists.
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Sunset Overdrive: turning mayhem into art
Art director Jacinda Chew reveals how Insomniac fused its dayglo influences into a winning shooter.
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Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.7
Free app for mashing up 3D models gets new tools for analysing meshes before 3D printing them.
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See mental ray render a million mechs on the GPU
Check out an neat video of Nvidia's upcoming GPU-based progressive ambient occlusion system.
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Get Ahmed Shalaby’s free Shiko 3ds Max character rig
Download this stretchy, stylised rig from the Egyptian character TD. Comes with face and body controls.
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Download 33 tree models free for commercial use
Updated: Get a range of tree models in MAX and/or OBJ formats from artist Krzysztof Czerwiński's blog.
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Next Limit unveils Maxwell Render 3.1
VFX-friendly release to add support for OpenVDB, Mari's UDIM textures, improved skin rendering system.
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