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New features in the latest version of Corel's graphics suite include: (more...)

New features in F12 visuals' tree creation add-on for Blender include: more realistic tree branch growth, smoother blending of each branch with its parent, enhanced polygon reduction, 13 new bark textures, new presets (Eucalyptus, Lombardy Poplar, Elm), etc. (more...)

RE:Vision Effects has released RE:Lens, an After Effects plugin that provides easy corrections and conversions for common projections and lens distortions. The plugin can unwarp curved footage, create panoramas from footage shot with super fisheye lenses and convert the video for 360 VR viewers. RE:Lens handles rectilinear, latitude longitude (equirectangular 360 panoramic VR), fisheye, super fisheye, super wide-angle zoom, mirror ball and parabolic lens-mirror projections. The plugin is being offered at an introductory price of $139.95 (regular price is $189.95) and supports AE CS5 and up. More on RE:Vision Effects' website.

New features in the latest version of the Large 3D Terrain Generator software for creating terrain maps and textures include: support for super-large heightmaps in the Sapphire 3D Viewer / Editor, preview the heightfield of a selected area, merge two or more heightmaps with seamless borders, ability to apply land types from mask images, etc. More on Bundysoft's website.

NVidia announced the upcoming release of a 24Gb version of its Quadro M6000 graphics card. More on NVidia's website.

French school ESMA has made available online some great graduation shorts from its students. Watch them on Filmnosis.

Google has made available its Nik Collection suite of plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom available for free. The Nik Collection is comprised of seven plugins that provide a range of photo editing features, from filters that improve color correction, to retouching, image sharpening that brings out hidden details, color and tonality adjustment, etc. The filters include Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro and Dfine. Those who purchased the Nik Collection in 2016 will receive a full refund. More on the official page.

NewTek has made available another preview video of the upcoming version of LightWave, showing performance improvements thanks to the implementation of a Unified Mesh System. Watch it on LightWave's blog.

The latest work by Spanish artist Daniel Martínez Lara, this time he created an animation based on an illustration by Mayumi. He used Blender's Grease Pencil tool and Krita. Watch the video on Vimeo.

A nice effect created by Hakim Harrouche using Houdini, as part of RnD for a project. Watch it on Vimeo.