The Blender team has published an article that outlines the latest developments in its renderer Cycles X due for release with Blender 3.0. Read it on the Blender code site.

Nekki  has announced a new version of its character animation software Cascadeur. Early Access version 3 adds several changes and improvements to previously introduced features, but also adds two completely new features that allow the user to create animation cycles and secondary motion. Find out more on Nekki's website. 

Foundry has announced the release of Nuke 13.1 with a focus on improving user experience, timeline improvements and streamlining workflows. (more...)

Autodesk has released a 4o minute video exploring the latest features of Arnold renderer. Watch it on YouTube. 

CG Cookie has released its biggest ever Blender course called HUMAN. The course covers realistic portrait creation over 28 hours of video lessons. Watch a trailer on YouTube and find out more about the course on CG Cookie.

Maxon has announced that its Magic Bullet suite of colour correction tools now supports Unreal Engine where it can be used as a post-process volume or viewport effect. Find out more on the Maxon website. 

Netflix has announced that it is to acquire Scanline VFX. (more...)

Francisco Hermida has released a free script for 3ds Max that can be used in place of more elaborate plugins for simple object distribution tasks in 3ds Max. (more...)