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Asaf Ben Zur has released mnsAnnotate, a free tool for Maya that allows the user to visualise text information and data in the Maya viewports. Get it from GitHub and watch a demonstration on YouTube. 

John Martini has released Texture Set Mixer, a new standalone tool that can pack multiple textures into the channels of a single bitmap for use in real-time engines. (more...)

Chaos Group Czech has announced a new beta of Corona Renderer is available for testing. Release Candidate 2 includes the new sky model, new lens effects, the UVW randomiser map for hiding repeating textures, support for foam in Phoenix FD, a new adaptive environment sampler and more. See the announcement on the Corona forum. 

Pixomondo has released a VFX breakdown reel for its work on Westworld Season 3. Watch it on YouTube.

Fx Mode has release GrowInfinite, a collection of 37 HDAs for creating tree and plant growth simulations in Houdini. Features include the ability to grow plants from scratch with controls for: (more...)

Updated: All the recordings from Unreal Fest, over 50 in total,  are now available to view on demand. (more...)

Epic Games has announced the release of Twinmotion 2020.2, the latest version of its real-time tool dedicated to architectural visualisation. (more...)

ToolChefs has announced a new beta version of AtomsUnreal, its plugin for importing animated 3d characters to Unreal. (more...)

UPPERCUT visual technology has announced a new release of U-RENDER, its renderer for Cinema 4D that promises to "bring the latest advancements of realtime rendering to your established rendering pipeline". (more...)

RISE has released a reel of VFX work it completed for Doctor Sleep. Watch it on Vimeo.