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3DQuakers has posted a new video showing an animation created with its upcoming Forester plugin for Cinema 4D that procedurally generates natural elements like trees, grass and forests, with animation capabilities. The Cinema 4D version of the plugin is expected to be released soon. Watch the video on Vimeo and find out more on 3DQuakers.

Cebas has has released Subscription Drop 2, a new update to its rule-based particle system for procedural creation of visual effects. New features include smoke operators that allow to explore new ways of handling compressible fluid effects like smoke and gas, as well as rule-based interaction between the fluid bodies (smoke/fumes) and rigid bodies. (more...)

Paris-based Sketchfab, the company dedicated to online model publishing and sharing, has added the ability to display animated models. Only FBX format is supported at this time. The system is currently in beta and artists are invited to join testing. Check out some sample animated models and find out more on Sketchfab's website.

New features in Planetside's landscape creation and rendering software include: (more...)

Luxion, developers of KeyShot interactive rendering and animation software, announced new free plugins for Maya 2016 and Cinema 4D that add export of Maya and Cinema 4D files directly to KeyShot. Additionally, users have full LiveLinking support to update model changes in KeyShot and may export KeyShot .bip files without the need to have KeyShot installed. More on Luxion's website.

RE:Vision Effects has announced DE:Flicker for Premiere Pro, with support now included when purchasing DE:Flicker for After Effects. DE:Flicker is designed to smooth out those annoying flicker and artifacts when shooting high frame rate or timelapse video. It not only fixes flicker from artificial light sources but also fixes flicker on multiple objects, even when those objects flicker at different rates. (more...)

New features in Corel’s natural media painting software include: (more...)

New features in Torabi Architect's parametric modeling script include: (more...)

Shotgun Software announced the upcoming release of v6.3 of their production tracking and review software. Improvements include new review and approval features and an updated Client Review Site to streamline collaboration and communication within teams, across sites and with clients. Shotgun's Pipeline Toolkit incorporates the Shotgun Panel, which will let artists communicate directly with other artists and see only the information relevant to their tasks directly inside their tools, along with a refreshed Workfiles tool to find and navigate to relevant files more quickly. (more...)

DesignWorks is a set of software tools, libraries and technologies designed for developers creating professional graphics and advanced rendering applications. The idea of DesignWorks is to give developers a way to take advantage of NVidia's work in both physically based rendering (PBR) and physically based materials. (more...)