Blender 3.5 will introduce a Metal GPU-powered viewport on macOS builds. This will accelerate computing for cycles as well as improve EEVEE viewport and UI performance. read the announcement on the Blender code blog. 

DNEG had released an open source beta version of xSTUDIO via the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) GitHub repository. (more...)

Academy Software Foundation has announced that Autodesk has released Open RV on its GitHub repository. (more...)

MPC has released a breakdown reel for its work on Wednesday. Watch it on YouTube. 

Chaos has announced a new release of its fluid simulation plugin Phoenix. New features in version 5 update 1 include: (more...)

Getty Images has launched legal proceedings against Stability AI for infringing intellectual property by training its AI on images without obtaining an appropriate license. Read the statement on the Getty Images website. 

iToo Software has published an article linking to more than 80 questions about Forest Pack or RailClone answered during their livestreams in 2022. Read it on the iToo Software website. 

HDRmaps has released a free tool called Batch Tonemapper that allows users to create thumbnails for multiple HDRI files. Find out more on the HDRmaps website