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Pixar has announced the release of Renderman 24 introducing a new rendering architecture called RenderMan XPU. (more...)

Important Looking Pirates has published a breakdown for its work on The Stand. Watch it on Vimeo. 

Chaos has announced the release of V-Ray 5 Update 1 for Cinema 4D. (more...)

Polyhertz has released a number of macros that replicate the view switching features of the 3DS Max viewcube that can be used using only hotkeys. It is also possible to snap a viewport to the closest 90 degree angle similar to shift drag in ZBrush. Find out more on Gumroad. 

Unity Technologies has announced the acquisition of Pixyz Software, creators of tools for 3D data preparation and optimisation, especially for CAD applications. Read the announcement in full on the Unity website. 

Wysilab has announced a new plugin that allows the user to import terrains created with Intant Terra in Unreal Engine.  Find out more on the Wysilab website. 

NVIDIA's GauGan software which is able to turn simple paintings turned into more accomplished artwork is now available as a desktop app called Canvas. (more...)

Youtuber pwnisher has published a video edit of the best 100 best entries to his Alternate Realities CG competition, chosen from over 2400 entries. To enter the competition, artists were provided with a bare-bones scene and walking animation to interpret however they saw fit. The results show a great deal of imagination as well as a high level of skill. Watch it on YouTube. 

Adobe has announced an overhaul of its Substance suite of tools, aligning the branding and subscription offering with the rest of its products. (more...)

Maurycy Liebner has announced the release of Enve, a new open-source 2D animation software for Linux and Windows. (more...)