French director Pierre Michel-Estival has made available a visceral proof of concept video for a feature film project set in the near future where reality is obsolete. Watch it on Vimeo. (Note: mature content)

Planetside Software has released v4 of its landscape creation and rendering software. The company has updated its website with a detailed description of the changes brought by the new version, which include a realtime ray-traced preview, realistic cloud shading model, enhanced atmosphere model, lens effects, improved render times, animation features for all versions, new and improved shaders, object sequence capabilities, etc. (more...)

Render Legion has released Corona 1.5 for 3DS Max, introducing a number of significant improvements and new features including: (more...)

(Updated) Effex 2.8 incorporates a sound node and corresponding constraints to control other nodes via sound amplitude and sound frequency. Watch the video on Vimeo.
Navié is making available preview videos of an APIC solver implementation for fluid simulation that they are incorporating into the upcoming v2.8 of the Cinema 4D plugin for creating physics-based simulations. Watch the videos on Vimeo.

Chaos Group has posted a blog entry that discusses V-Ray’s implementation of the Anders Langlands’ uber-shader, also known as the Arnold alSurface shader. This shader allows users to recreate most surfaces including, solids, metal, transparent, reflective, and even Sub Surface Scattering such as skin. You can visit the Chaos Group website to read the full article and to download the V-Ray version of the shader.

New features in the latest version of Creative Dimension Software's image-based modeling tool include: (more...)

(Updated) Vue 2016 will bring a new terrain modeling technology called "Heightfield Terrains", which allows to add effects such as hydrological and thermal simulations. Heighfield terrains are significantly faster to render, manually sculptable and their parameters can be animated (it's possible to simulate terrain erosion over time, for example). More on E-on Software's website. (more...)

Wacom has announced the MobileStudio Pro 13 and 16, the newest members in its line of touch-enabled pen displays. The portable displays run on Windows 10, include 3d scanning cameras, and can run full desktop versions of graphics software, like Photoshop and ZBrush, at up to 4K display resolution. For more information on the MobileStudio Pro you can visit the Wacom website.