Alexandra Kaschny
292 posts
fröbus Is Hiring!
For its Cologne location, fröbus is looking for a 3D artist (m/f) to strengthen the team!
Kandao Raw+
Stacking RAW files is not exactly anything new. After all, we have all been doing it in Photoshop for years.
Preview Houdini Engine Plug-in
What can the plug-in for the well-known 3ds Max software offer?
Clarisse BUiLDER
No, there is no capitalisation error in the title; the thing is actually written that way.
Kungfujackrabbit HDRIs
... also known as the man behind it, Garry Lewis, has made Studio Lighting Set 05, a set of 25 synthetic HDRIs, available free of charge.
Avid Media Composer 2018.7
Avid does not care whether cameras can even keep up yet: The new version of Media Composer already handles 16K and is getting a head start on the future.
Bubble, Bubble, X-Particles
David Torno has struck again with X-Particles. This time it is about... bubbles.
Cinec 2018
The trade fair for moving images invites you to the beautiful city of Munich from 22.9. to 24.9.!
Stories with Flix 5.4
Foundry’s story-development and 2D-storyboarding tool has received a new version.
VFX Tool: Storm
Sebastian Schäfer (VFX artist, Scanline) has developed a new standalone tool.
CaraVR 2.1 Overview
For anyone who has not yet informed themselves: Here is a video with the most important new features in CaraVR.
The Struggle with Eyes
Creating believable eyes for characters has always been an art in itself. Now, however, the Blender community can rejoice: This task can now be taken over with this.
macXvideo
Anyone who can no longer see the forest for the trees, aka is overwhelmed by the endless features of a pro program for a simple task such as video conversion, can take a closer look at macXvideo.
Kandao QooCam
Kandao has already picked up more than one award with its innovative VR technology.
A Little Clarification: C4D MoGraph Shaders
To untangle the whole world of Cinema 4D MoGraph shaders a little and make it clearer, here are three tutorials intended to provide clarity.
Simlab Composer 9 Ready to Go!
Simlab also offers a free Lite version that can be used for commercial purposes.
animago AWARD: Deadline in 9 Days!
It is time to really step on the gas once again! Push down the pedals and get going! The deadline for this year’s submissions to the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE 2018 is July 20!
SynthEyes 1806 Update
The latest version of the 3D camera-tracking app comes with tools to process long shots better in one piece.
Directed Erosion Possible in Gaea
The new Early Access build now also has this practical tool.
Mobile Solution: Adobe Project Rush
No matter where, Project Rush enables mobile, location-independent video editing.
Eisklotz HDRIs Available Free!
Adrian Kubasa has made his HDRIs available free of charge. 29 of them, and most at 16K resolution. Varying in location and time of day.
Blender Tutorial: Light It Up!
Does your scene need more realism? Steve Lund shows you how!
Closed Caption Creator
Fresh out of beta: The free web-based application has officially been released.
Disney Gets Generous
Anyone who has always been interested in the creation processes at Disney can now take a closer look at some of the production assets. They have been released for research and education purposes and can be downloaded free of charge from the Disney page.
Maxon: Change at the Very Top
Nemetschek is making a clean sweep: The software developer is expanding its stake in Maxon to 100 percent and appointing a new CEO.
MODO 12.1
Foundry has released Modo’s new version. This is therefore the second of three planned updates.
Blender “Everything Node”
Jacques Lucke, known for his Blender add-on “Animation Nodes”, is now on board the development team.
Texture Haven
Completely crowd-funded, completely free. Texture Haven includes a texture website that makes high-quality textures available entirely free of charge. Also for commercial use!
Webinar: Cineware for Illustrator
Maxon recently made an approximately one-hour webinar in German available for its new Cineware plug-in.
Substance Painter 2018.1.2
Allegorithmic has given the popular texturing tool a new update.
Book of the Dead Assets Released!
Unite Berlin 2018 is over, but during it Unity Technologies announced quite a few interesting things. And here we are not talking only about future updates to the Unity Engine.
3dsmaxSeuratExportScript
We have already heard about Seurat. Now there is a new script for 3ds Max from Rune Spaans.
ZBrush 2018.1
This patch is also a free update and is only very warmly recommended by Pixologic. After all, it primarily contains many fixes for crashes that may have given one or another person grey hairs until now.
Entrance of the Brothers: Kyno 1.5 & Kyno Premium
Kyno 1.5 includes not only many updates and features. This time, the pleasant organiser also brings along its big brother: Kyno Premium. This is intended primarily for the special needs of large customers.
3 CG Tree Models Ready for the Game Engine
Already optimised for Unreal Engine, here are three CG tree models.
Chaos Group Keynote Speech
Anyone who missed the speech at the Total CHaos event can now catch up with it online.
HitFilm 8.0 Free
The editing, compositing and effects tool is available free of charge in version 8.0.
Allegorithmic – Interview with developers
Allegorithmic is known for its material authoring tools. We met the team at FMX and talked about current and future developments, with information on Project Alchemist, UDIMs, UV tools, the new PBR Guide and more!
Maya Cable Script
Romain Chauliac adds more dynamics and a dockable panel to Cable Script.
Kitbash DELUXE
Bored? Then treat yourself to the new kitbash packet with more than 300 free individual parts and start tinkering!
Making-of Total War: Three Kingdoms Cinematic
A small insight into the creation of the cinematic. And fresh from E3, a first gameplay video.
Dara 2017 Kit for MODO
The popular Modo Dara Kit, loaded with utility plug-ins, has now been declared open source.
Ornatrix Maya V2 Available
The powerful specialist for hair, fur and feathers has received its update.
Cinema 4D Presentation from NAB 2018
Anyone who did not have the opportunity to follow the C4D presentations at this year's NAB can now catch up.
Time for Overtime
An option for all those who want to track their overtime precisely and get it paid out.
Verge3D 2.4 for 3ds Max and Blender Scenes
The latest version of the tool that can turn scenes into WebGL-based 3D web applications.
Meduc Award 2018
To all youngsters, young talents, newcomers, hidden talents and many more...
Hamburg Animation Conference
The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is once again inviting people to its beautiful city this year!
Let’s Go Crazy!
Even without extensive background knowledge in animation, quite a lot can be achieved with CrazyTalk Animator.
Mari Clear Coat Tutorial
Aversten has another tutorial in which he specifically goes into a clear coat.
Katana 3.0 Ready to Go!
Above all, the major viewport update in Katana 3.0 should be noticeable to everyone.
20 Free Spell Hit Effects
10 frontal shots and 10 side shots on a RED Weapon Helium camera.
Alembic Particles Without X-Particles
A tutorial on how Alembic Particles can be read out in Redshift C4D.
Making Of Follow the Rabbit 2
In the sequel to the O2 campaign “Follow the Rabbit,” the rabbits have multiplied like rabbits!
Showreel: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
RISE FX provides an insight into how they contributed to the feature film.
Free Music for YouTube
For all private, non-commercial projects AND also the monetize option on YouTube.
SIGGRAPH Art Gallery
With the 45th Edition at this year's SIGGRAPH, the presentation of an Art Gallery is also on the programme.
Appleseed Version 1.9
An update for both the standalone version and the available plug-ins.
Premature Panasonic Firmware Update
A small slip of the tongue at the other end of the world leads to an early announcement.
VFX Breakdown by Rodeo FX
The visual effects studio from Montreal shows its work through its scenes from “Game of Thrones.”
Exclusive Material at Unite Berlin 2018
Unity Technologies will present worldwide exclusive material at its Unite Berlin keynote (June 19, 6 p.m.). Included are GTFO, Oddworld Soulstorm, Harold Halibut & Shadowgun Legends.