Maxon ZBrush digital sculpting software is now available in a new 2024 version. It includes updates to brushes and strokes, new mesh controls and changes to masking.
das element VFX asset library software is now released in version 2.0, a major upgrade with automated features designed to make digital asset management smoother and simpler.
Foundryās Katana 7.0 makes it possible to work with USD native scenes and workflows while using Katanaās lookdev and lighting tools, helping it to fit more smoothly into pipelines.
Visual effects studio Framestore has appointed production supervisor Gary Brozenich after 22 years at MPC and having established his reputation on numerous box office blockbusters.
Updates to Nuke 15.0 help artists iterate faster and more efficiently, due to native Apple silicon support, faster training in Nukeās CopyCat ML tool and on-going development of the USD-based 3D system.
Streamland Media announced a unification of leadership for Ghost VFX and Ingenuity Studios. David Lebensfeld, founder of Ingenuity Studios, will serve as president of both companies.
Maxonās 2024 Release extends updates across Cinema 4D, Red Giant and Redshift with optimised Cinema 4D core, art directable Pyro sims, new Real Lens Flares and colour correction.
Cinebench 2024 now uses Redshift, the default renderer in Cinema 4D, and returns to GPU benchmarking for an accurate, relevant representation of hardware capabilities.
UE 5.3 updates the softwareās core rendering, developer iteration and virtual production tools, with functionality to test workflows inside UE5 without round-tripping with DCC applications.
Framestore welcomes two VFX Supervisors - Francois Lambert and Jeremy Robert to its Montreal studio where the team are celebrating their tenth anniversary.
Dimension and MRMC put their skills together to bring intriguing holographic effects to life in Season 2 of HBOās Avenue 5, starting with volumetric capture inside MRMCās Polymotion Stage.
Electric Sheep, an AI VFX startup, has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round toward developing a system that automates precise background removal for TV and film.
CoreWeaveās integration with Conductor cloud rendering gives access to CoreWeave compute resources for rendering VFX and animation including large-scale projects with GPU acceleration
AWS Thinkbox Deadline 10.3 now includes direct render support inside Unreal Engine 5, plus updates for the new versions of After Effects, Maya, 3ds Max, VRED and Cinema 4D.
Redshift rendering enhances randomisation and stylised materials, Trapcode workflows add parent-child particle options and gradient interpolation, Forger has a new Sketch Sculpt brush.
The ASF welcomes three new members - Bolt Graphics, CoreWeave and OTOY, each with complementary products and services to accelerate VFX and other content creation workflows.
Vantage 2.0 upgrades Chaos Groupās real-time visualisation tool with about 20 new features, opening access to photorealistic animations, previs and scene explorations at high speed.
Corona 10 gives artists more control over individual material channels for decals, rendering inside volumes for simulation fly-throughs and highlight blurring when editing depth of field.
CG artist Saul Freed talks about using Conductor cloud rendering services to complete his teamās fantasy short film, a hybrid CG/live action documentation of a river salmonās lifecycle.
AOMedia members are encouraged to submit entries to initiate the creation of compression tools that optimise 3D graphic performance in games and application.
V-Ray 6 update 1 for Maya and Cinema 4D adds new tools to help insert millions of objects into imagery, fine-tune and control the behaviour of scene lighting and produce photorealistic scenes much faster.
Redshift (3.5.15) is now compatible with some of AMDās Radeon PRO GPUs, the Cineware bridge for Unreal takes direct imports from Redshift, and Cinema 4D has new Capsules.