Exr-IO 2.02: Free Photoshop Plugin Update with Cryptomatte Support
3d-io has released Exr-IO 2.02, a minor update to its free OpenEXR plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. This update introduces several enhancements, including support for decoding cryptomatte masks. The new release allows you to create Cryptomatte masks with transparency directly in the layers, replacing grayscale layers. It also includes updates to the script for automatically creating […]
Akeytsu 2019 Roadmap: New Features for Character Animation & Rigging
General news on how to edit, use and fix errors on 3Ds max, C4D, Maya, Blender, Houdini, Sketchup, Corona, Arnold, V-ray … Nukeygara has unveiled its 2019 roadmap for Akeytsu, their software designed to offer a new and intuitive approach to character animation and rigging. The main new features include: Native support for macOS Implementation […]
Twinmotion Update: Free SketchUp Link & Real-Time Rendering Enhancements
News on Real-Time Rendering Updates and insights on 3D software and rendering tools. Epic Games has released an update for Twinmotion, their real-time tool powered by UE4, which is tailored for the architectural sector. The latest features include a one-click direct link synchronization with SketchUp Pro, similar to the existing functionalities for Archicad and Revit. […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix VFX Breakdown Reveals Over 1700 Shots
According to the dedicated page for X-Men: Dark Phoenix: The primary facility on Dark Phoenix handled over 660 shots out of a total of over 1700 with visual effects. A team of over 1,500 artists created all of the X-Men digital doubles and provided them to other VFX vendors. The project was managed from Montreal, where filming took […]
Real-Time Ray Tracing: Chaos Group’s Project Lavina Preview
News from the world of 3D Chaos Group has unveiled a new preview of Project Lavina, showcasing innovative features for 100% real-time ray tracing. The video, originally presented at SIGGRAPH 2019, highlights several advancements. These include a new real-time Chaos denoiser, multi-GPU support, animation capabilities, improved camera controls and transitions, automated collision and stair/ramp detection, […]
Radeon ProRender 2.0 for Blender Released: New Features & Updates
AMD recently announced the stable release of Radeon ProRender for Blender 2.0 at SIGGRAPH. This version has been completely revamped to leverage the new features of Blender 2.80, including support for native Blender shader nodes, while also maintaining support for AMD’s Uber Shade node for more advanced shader setups. Hair rendering is also supported, along […]
E-On Releases Vue & PlantFactory Updates: VRay & New Features
E-On has announced the release of new versions of Vue and PlantFactory. New features include support for VRay Next, a new orthographic camera, 15 botanically accurate vegetation species, more than 300 new content assets, and over 60 additional feature, performance and user experience enhancements. For a comprehensive list of changes, refer to the E-On blog.
DaVinci Resolve 16.1: New Features & Updates for Editors
BlackMagic Design has announced the latest version of DaVinci Resolve. Version 16.1, now available as a public beta, features several updates to the Cut Page including the ability to place media in various folders and isolate clips from being used when viewing clips in the source tape, sync bin or sync window. Clips will be […]
Shotgun Create: New Desktop App Out of Beta for Artists’ Workflow
https://youtu.be/xzluKI3c9Wg?list=PLEOzU2tEw33o1clkJmsXxGx50BvOzIykU Update: Shotgun Create, the desktop app announced last year that combines many of the review tools in Shotgun into a single cloud-based desktop app aimed at artists, is now out of beta. Shotgun Create can play both local and remotely-stored videos and image sequences and has built-in annotation tools to add visual feedback on […]
Marvelous Designer 9: New Retopology, Symmetry & GPU Updates
CLO Virtual Fashion has revealed a preview of features in its upcoming release of Marvelous Designer 9. The video showcases new retopology and symmetry tools, as well as new subdivision features. Moreover, there’s GPU acceleration for enhanced performance during simulations. You can watch the video on YouTube.