News & Features

Motion Weekly 44

May 21, 2020 at 10:17 pm by nickcharles

The Motion Weekly is a showcase of awe-inspiring short films, animation and motion graphic works from around the web. Some pieces featured have been created by professional st.... Read More

Embrace the Creative Mess

May 21, 2020 at 01:35 pm by Barbara Din

Sometimes (or many times), you have a perfect vision, an idea in your head so great, you have to try and make it a reality right now. And after a while, you start realizing th.... Read More

Low Poly Crowd Creation using Character Creator and InstaLOD

May 21, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

It was not my intention to do another article so soon involving InstaLOD but last week's article on using it to reduce a helicopter so it could be used in groups and formation.... Read More

Houdini HIVE Worldwide Starts Today!

May 18, 2020 at 01:10 pm by Press Release

Four days of learning. Today - May 18 - is Day One of Houdini HIVE Worldwide - four days of educational Houdini presentations.We're starting things off with a full-day Solari.... Read More

Complimentary Training: Connecting the Dots in Cinema 4D and Redshift.

May 17, 2020 at 10:00 am by Press Release

To celebrate our merger with Maxon earlier this year, we’re offering exclusive training, featuring professional techniques in 3D modeling, dynamics, rendering an.... Read More

Reallusion receives Epic MegaGrant Award

May 15, 2020 at 10:00 am by Press Release

Reallusion is passionately devoted to supporting the indie community with the MegaGrant, and will continue to evolve the pipeline into Unreal Engine, by establishing a fund fo.... Read More

Red Giant Releases VFX Suite 1.5 for Adobe After Effects

May 14, 2020 at 07:51 pm by Press Release

VFX Suite 1.5 introduces a brand-new Lens Distortion tool, plus upgrades to several existing visual effects tools Portland, OR – May 14, 2020 –Red Giant toda.... Read More

A second look InstaLOD Studio XL: This old hacker is impressed

May 14, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

I was proud of my last article on InstaLOD XL Studio. I was short on time and wanted to get something out that showcased the power of the tool without diving into the technica.... Read More

Foundry Announces Free Virtual Event Series

May 14, 2020 at 06:00 am by -gToon

Welcome to our NEW Foundry Virtual Events 2020. It is our goal to bring people together from around the world to showcase technology, career paths, and inspirational ta.... Read More

Frame.io Releases v3.6 Alongside a Beta of New Frame.io Transfer App to Help Remote Workflow Needs

May 13, 2020 at 09:47 pm by Press Release

Frame.io Transfer streamlines one-click downloads with EDL and XML support; updates to Frame.io v3.6 make efficiency and robust security a top priority for the remote workforc.... Read More

Call For Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Computer Animation Festival

May 13, 2020 at 02:00 pm by Press Release

The SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Computer Animation Festival (SACAF 2020) is now open for submissions. The festival invites creators from around the world to submit their projects and.... Read More

Epic Games unveils first look at Unreal Engine 5

May 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm by SchelleFire

Epic Games today announced a first look at Unreal Engine 5. One of Epic’s goals in this next generation is to achieve photorealism on par with movie CG and real life, an.... Read More

Epic Online Services launches with new tools for cross-play and more

May 13, 2020 at 12:13 pm by Press Release

Epic Games announced Wednesday, May 13 the launch of Epic Online Services, unlocking the ability to effortlessly scale games and unify player communities for all developers.&n.... Read More

Unity Announces Machine Learning-Agents Package v1.0!

May 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Press Release

-from the Unity Blog by Marwan Mattar, Jeffrey Shih, Vincent-Pierre Berges, Chris Elion and Chris Goy, May 12, 2020 On September 17, 2017, the.... Read More

Ziva Dynamics raises $7M in seed funding to expand R&D for 'Game of Thrones' character tech

May 12, 2020 at 11:18 am by Press Release

Ziva Dynamics, creators of Hollywood’s most advanced character simulation software, today announced the completion of a $7 million seed round led by Grishin Robotics, To.... Read More

Wish We Were There, a Create with Poser contest

How to win a copy of Poser 12 in the 'Wish You Were There,' a Create with Poser contest

May 07, 2020 at 12:00 pm by SchelleFire

The Poser community is overflowing with creativity right now, and we have another assignment for you. Over the last two weeks, you have shown us what we are doing during shel.... Read More

Affinity Launches Creative Sessions and Incredible Discounts on the Affinity Suite

May 07, 2020 at 12:11 am by nickcharles

During this time of social distancing and staying in due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an incredible outpouring of help and support from creatives of every type. Fr.... Read More

BioLite 620 - Solar Lighting and Device Charging Kit

Review BioLite 620 Solar Light is an expensive purchase at present, but worth the investment

May 06, 2020 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Being stuck at home means anything from long days in a small apartment to backyards or other private areas outside. For those lucky enough to have some room to roam outside an.... Read More

Unity Technologies acquires Bolt

May 05, 2020 at 12:46 pm by nemirc

This Monday, Ludiq and Unity Technologies have announced that Unity Technologies has been acquired Bolt, a visual scripting tool developed by Ludiq. I have never used Bolt in.... Read More

Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.25, Offering Next-Gen Platform Support

May 05, 2020 at 09:00 am by Press Release

Cary, NC (May 5, 2020) – Today Epic Games is releasing Unreal Engine 4.25, with next-gen platform support enabling developers to build and ship games for Sony PlayStatio.... Read More