Autodesk has released a recording from SIGGRAPH 2019 in which they discuss the how the company is working with leading animation studios to "ensure a consistent yet modifiable way to use USD within Maya, while remaining fully open-source and used as a baseline going forward". Find out more on Autodesk's website. 

Allan McKay has published a video in which he deconstructs ILM's VFX on the 1999 version of The Mummy. Watch it on YouTube. 

Quixel's Adnan Chaumette has released a live stream recording that breaks down Blender's render engine Eevee, and offers tips and tricks to help get the most out of Eevee's features and Megascans assets. Watch it on YouTube 

Origami Digital Software has released a set of plugins that allow the user to copy and paste geometry between different DCC apps. (more...)

VRayGuide has released a tutorial for Phoenix FD that demonstrates how to simulate a ship sailing on a large body of water. Scene files are available. Watch it on YouTube. 

CLO Virtual Fashion has announced the release of Marvelous Designer 9. (more...)

CG Channel has posted a detailed group test of Nvidia Quadro, Titan and GeForce RTX graphics cards. Read it in full on CG Channel.

This tutorial by Southernshotty demonstrates how to create, texture, and paint a character from scratch. Watch it on YouTube.