Reels
V-Ray release new architecture showreel
Chaos Group has released a new showreel of architectural work rendered with V-Ray. Watch it on YouTube.
Reels
Chaos Group has released a new showreel of architectural work rendered with V-Ray. Watch it on YouTube.
Houdini
SideFX has published several hours of Houdini conferences that took place at this years GDC. Watch them on Vimeo or embedded below. (more...)
Industry News
Vizrt, the creators of visual story telling tools for the broadcast sector has announced the acquisition of NewTek. NewTek are probably best known to readers of this site as the developers of Lightwave 3D, but they also publish several video products including live production systems, cameras, video replay systems, media distribution, control panels and more. With its video and broadcast focus, it is not clear at this point what this means for Lightwave 3D in the long term, but according to a post on the Lightwave blog "the most immediate change users of NewTek products can expect is that our development and marketing of NewTek products (including LightWave 3D) is not changed by this". You can read the full press release on Newtek's site.
Unreal
Epic Games has announced the release of Unreal Engine 4.22 bringing a long list of improvement, most eye-catching of which is early access to real-time raytracing. In this release you are able to test raytracing to generate soft shadows, reflections, translucency, AO, and GI. (more...)
Software
FTrack has released Ftrack Review, a new cloud-based collaborative media review and approval tool that allows users to upload media and share it anywhere in the world using a secure review link. Features include: (more...)
Software - 3DS Max
It's not an April Fool's day prank, Tyson Ibele today announced the open beta of TyFlow, his eagerly awaited unofficial PFlow replacement that aims to "bring Max back to the 21st century". (more...)
Resources
Dave Baker has recompiled most of the freeware plugins hosted on Maxplugins.de for 3DS Max 2020 - a total of over 160 free tools! Dave performs this formidable task annually in his spare time, so feel free to visit Maxplugins.de to see what's available and if you appreciate his effort, consider donating using the Paypal button on the bottom left of the site to help support the continuation of this indispensable resource.
Breakdowns
Pixomondo has released a new breakdown of its VFX and previz work for Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race. Watch it on YouTube.
Breakdowns
Mr X has released a reel of its invisible effects for Alfonso Cuarón's Roma. Watch it on YouTube.
Software - 3DS Max
KM-3D has released Smooth Boolean , a new commercial plugin for 3DS Max that enables the user to create smooth transitions between ProBoolean operands. Smooth Boolean is compatible with Max 2013 and above, it costs $99 and a free demo is available. Find out more on KM-3D's website.
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