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Breakdowns

Mackevision’s Foundation Season 1 VFX breakdown

Mackevision has released a breakdown reel for its work on Foundation Season 1. Watch it on Vimeo.

| Posted Wed Dec 22, 2021

Resources

AMD releases MaterialX Library

AMD has announced the release of a library of free MaterialX materials and textures. Find out more on the project's website.

Comments (1) | Posted Wed Dec 22, 2021

Blender

Intel signs up as Blender Fund Corporate Patron

Blender Foundation has announced that Intel has extended its support and upgraded its sponsorship to Corporate Patron, the highest tier available. Read the announcement in full on the Blender website.

Comments (11) | Posted Tue Dec 21, 2021

Software - 3DS Max

AqMesher 2.5 for 3ds Max released

Magic Pictures Software has released AqMesher 2.5 for 3ds Max with new features for simulating fire and smoke. The simulator supports CUDA GPU acceleration along with a new simplified node-based UI. Find out more on the Magic Pictures website.

Comments (3) | Posted Tue Dec 21, 2021

Software

UNIGINE Engine 2.15 released

UNIGINE Engine 2.15 has been released. New features include a new node based material editor, improvements to the water system, advanced data compression for landscape terrain, updates to the Sandworm terrain generation tool, support for Varjo XR-3 mixed reality headsets, SDK Browser integration to simplify tool creation, and much more. See a full list of what's new on the UNIGINE website.

| Posted Tue Dec 21, 2021

Short Films

3 Murs & Un Toit from Pôle 3D

French school Pôle 3D has made available a great short with a fantasy theme. 3 Murs & Un Toit (3 Walls & A Roof) was created by Hugo de Magalhaes, Mathilde Dugardin, Wassim El Hammami and Orane Laffra as their graduation film. Software used includes Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Guerilla Render and Nuke. Watch 3 Walls & A Roof short film on Filmnosis.

| Posted Mon Dec 20, 2021