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Chaos Group has released service pack 3 for V-Ray for 3DS Max, bringing a long list of new features and improvements: (more...)

A number of shorts with a focus on special effects have been created by students from French school Gobelins, as an exercise for their Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking program. Watch the shorts on Filmnosis.

Allegorithmic, the company that came up with the artist-friendly "rent-to-own" licensing system, has released the latest version of its 3D painting software. New features include: (more...)

RandomControl has posted a video showing performance improvements achieved with the upcoming v3.0 of its renderer. More on RandomControl's website.

FX artist Kei Yoneoka has posted a video showing VrayVolumeGrid working as a light source using FumeFX fire. It's not GI but direct lighting from fire. Watch it on Vimeo.

Blender Institute has released a trailer for the new episode of the Caminandes animated series, just in time for the holidays. In this episode it's winter in Patagonia, Koro the llama meets Oti the pesky baby penguin. Both are going after the last tasty berry. The short is being produced independently by the Blender Institute thanks to the subscribers on Blender Cloud. Watch the trailer and find out more on Blender Cloud's website.

The hard surface modeling toolkit add-on for Blender has received a significant update. Check out a new features video, read the documentation and find the add-on on Gumroad.

Autodesk has made available video recordings (and other materials) from the presentations given at this year's Autodesk University, which cover topics related to software such as 3DS Max, Maya, Autocad, Revit, etc., as well as more generic subjects. More on Autodesk's website.

US-based Laika, the successor of Will Vinton Studios, has posted a video to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Watch the video on YouTube.

(Updated) The developers of AutoModeller have informed us that they have changed prices and now the cheapest option is available at 249€ (instead of 469€). Check out the software licensing options for more. (more...)