The making of the Star Wars short film E-11
Robert Hranitzky explains at the International Broadcast Convention how his unboxing video-turned-love letter to Star Wars came about.
Midea Group | VFX-Breakdown
What are HVAC systems? And why does Worldwide FX cool down when Charles Darwin comes round the corner with his Survival of the Fittest?
RRR | VFX-Breakdown
Four fists for a triple-R: Digital Domain dominates in Bollywood blockbuster - and the Bollywood blockbuster dominates British colonial powers.
The glTF Scene Toolkit on Otoys Marketplace?
The Americans around Otoy join forces with the Germans from UX3D. Otoy's ecosystem now offers 100 per cent glTF support!
A user-friendly 3D scanning app?
Qlone offers low-threshold photogrammetry: according to the developer, it's child's play to use. A mobile app for Apple and Android devices.
What can 3ds Max 2023.2 do?
The new array modifiers promise improvements in terms of modelling and motion graphics. What else is in the latest version of the 3D modelling and rendering tool?
A new Maya for occasional users?
Maya Creative is aimed at the on-and-off user of Autodesk Maya - with a wide range of functions. Payment is processed via Autodesk Flex.
Texturing ad nauseam dank Stable Diffusion
Using the image synthesis tool to create infinitely reproducible textures? Developer Travis Hoppe is working on the AI-supported texturing tool.
Where to with all the Photoshop brushes?
Version 6.0 of MagicSquire promises added value for image editors who love organisation. A brush filing system for Windows and Mac.
Three new Hero11 action cams from GoPro: power dwarves or dice?
Hero11 Black, Hero11 Black Creator Edition & Hero11 Black Mini: larger sensors, extremely wide field of view, video stabilisation with horizontal lock - and high-performance battery. Are the technical specs convincing?
Blender 3.3 LTS with hair-monic function!
The open-source 3D software rolls out its next full-fledged release. We brush, comb and pluck our way through the new flagship function - curve-based grooming!
Hawkeye | VFX-Breakdown
Are digital dogs the new cat content? Pizza dog Lucky blinks through the Marvel series Hawkeye - sometimes one-eyed, sometimes two-eyed. Fluffy VFXs with Image Engine!
Off to the cloud with Blackmagic raw files?
Transcode BMD raw footage natively with Alteon.io - saving creative professionals many hours of work. Alteon.io promises to support other important file formats.
NotchLC is now natively supported in Assimilate!
Assimilate and Notch deepen their relationship: Virtual Production Workflows now even more efficient - especially with regard to encoding and decoding?
Environments with C4D and Unreal: But how?
At the 3D and Motion Design Show, Jonathan Windbush demonstrates his workflow for creating eye-catching 3D environments like those from Legend of Zelda or Borderlands 3. A two-part tutorial with Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.
Star Trek: Discovery | VFX-Breakdown
A decade before Kirk, Spock & Bones meandered through the Milky Way: VFX house The Outpost is switching its pipeline to warp drive for the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery!
Film University Potsdam Konrad Wolf is looking for Professor:in!
The renowned film university is inviting applications for an artistic professorship. The specialism: Visual Effects Technologies/Virtual Production. Salary according to grade W3.
What can Adobe’s Substance 3D Sampler 3.4 do?
The king function is: the SBSAR files. Version 3.4 of the 2D-to-3D software is also designed to make working on creative projects more efficient and easier.
Sony presents PTZ full-format camera
The FR7 is a pan-tilt-zoom camera. Such recording devices are primarily used for surveillance - but the new one from Sony can also produce feature films. A product news item.
Resident Evil | VFX-Breakdown
Can the first live-action film series in the Resident Evil universe convince? The visual effects from the artists at MPC definitely will!
Release: V-Ray 6 for Maya
Chaos Group is back with the latest version of the renderer - and with new functions such as geometric tiling, procedurally generated clouds and new shader profiles. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Photogrammetry app for Apple & Android handsets released!
Kiri Innovation is making a smartphone app available that turns real-world objects into 3D objects fairly quickly. Available free of charge and for a fee.
Cinema 4D 2023: What can artists look forward to?
All-round innovations for the Maxon product family: Cinema 4D, Redshift, Forger and Co. are being expanded with key functions - including: features that the community has been longing for! And a new naming convention!
Image Engine | Studio Reel
A showcase of the most eye-catching visual effects - with the robots from Lost in Space, the dinosaurs from Jurassic World, the superheroes from the MCU and many more monsters.
At the IBC 2022: MRMC with motion control robots
Mark Robert Motion Control is looking forward to welcoming visitors to stand C30 in hall 11. On show will be: motion-controlled camera robots - and: associated control software and suitable broadcasting technologies.
Lighting in Unreal Engine 5: More than just lumens!
Gnomon Workshop with Digital Content Developer Charleston Silverman: Learn the most important lighting techniques of the game engine. A further training programme.
SideFX Labs releases how-to video for Remesh SOP!
For Houdini users: Speed up remeshing? This two-minute video shows how it works. Plus: Many more Houdini tutorials!
Behind-the-scenes video for The Book of Boba Fett released!
Spaghetti westerns in space: ILM uses traditional animation techniques to create bounty hunters Cad Bane and Wookie Black Krrsantan for the Star Wars streaming series. Nevertheless, the LED Volume Stage also features high-tech.
How does the simulation work with Cinema 4D?
The lecturer with the Maxon nose: Athanasios "Noseman" Pozantzis presented his latest explainer video live at Siggraph - as part of The 3D and Motion Design Show.
The Batman | VFX-Breakdown
The avenger with the cape: Scanline VFX has reached into its bag of tricks for the remake of the self-made superhero - and Batman into his Bat-tool belt.
Book generator for Unreal Engine 4 & 5 released!
For 37.29 US dollars, you can equip entire walls of shelves with the Book Generator from Meshingun Studio. Build your own library of Babel!
How do the Geometry Nodes work in Blender?
For beginners: The YouTube channel SCR - 3D & VFX presents a video that helps users take their first steps with Geometry Nodes and the didactic path to get there.
FumeFX simulation software available as a free beta!
Version 6 of the VFX software from developer Sitni Sati enters the beta phase. The trick: FumeFX 6 Beta is also free to use for commercial projects up to and including 21 December 2022!
MPC Episodic | VFX Breakdown
In a land before our time: ruling lizards, lordly Vikings and a marvellous 80 days around the world - a showcase of the latest visual effects.
Zombie hordes tunnel through London!
The YouTube channel All the Works shows where the zombies from 28 Days Later really come from: All freshly slipped from the Blender pipeline. Get your own zombie army on track now!
Wet and humid concept trailer for The Last Whale Singer!
Telescope Animation releases the concept trailer for its tricky triad: The Last Whale Singer is a film, series and game all in one - thanks to Unreal Engine. Readers of DP 05 : 2022 can find out more!
Maxons 3D and Motion Design Show auf der IBC 2022!
From the NAB, over to Siggraph, straight to the IBC: Maxon will be presenting its products and expertise at the International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam!
How do Fluid Nodes work in Houdini 19.5?
Technology artist and Houdini user Simon Verstraete shows how it's done: His tutorial video provides an introduction to Houdini's Fluid Nodes - using a lively practical example with plastic toys.
Title sequence for the action comedy Bullet Train!
Motion graphics with a bite: Picturemill has reached into its bag of tricks for the Brad Pitt action film Bullet Train - without the Black Mamba!
The Visual Effects Society adjusts its regulations
The revised Rules and Procedures of the VES Awards illustrate the changing VFX industry. Award categories have been merged, new ones have been created - submission deadline: 30.11.2022.
Live Assist 9.5 from Assimilate released
These eight functions are designed to further enhance the software for grading, comping and live streaming. A surprise awaits users at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC)!
Reallusion releases AccuRig!
A-Pose or T-Pose? The free rigging of bipedal 3D characters - together with the asset library ActorCore: Only suitable for low-poly models?
For Blender: Substance 3D add-on released
Upload materials to Blender 3.0 (or higher) - and edit them directly? The add-on from 3D artist Ymmanuel Flores makes it possible! Now available as beta.
Ms. Marvel | VFX Breakdown
The superhero guard of the Avengers is getting a new addition: for Ms Marvel, aka Kamala Khan, the super-duper hero duties straddle puberty.
City Generator mit Houdini und UE 5!
Tech artist and Houdini expert Simon Verstraete presents his procedural city generator. This was created with: Unreal Engine 5, Houdini - and Point Clouds & Curve Nodes.
Autodesk releases Maya Bonus Tools
"Hooray!", shout Maya users - because the new bonus tools for the popular DCC tool have been released. The free script & plugin collection includes tools for modelling, UV editing, character rigging and more.
MDL now open source!
Nvidia makes the Material Definition Language available as open source - now also freely accessible: MDL Distiller and GLSL Backend!
Unity releases tech demo with cats of prey!
"Virtual roar, lion!" The Lion technology demo shows what's possible when artists put their heads together - and Unity brings its array of tools to bear.
How does grooming work with Ornatrix, gFur and Unreal Engine 4?
Kitty! Kitty! Miiiez! In this workshop report, lead character artist Glen Vancey shows which tricks and tips help with cat grooming. Spoiler Alert: It's not catnip!
Stream Maya animations directly in the Unreal Engine!
This video tutorial demonstrates how artists can transfer Maya animations to the game engine in real time thanks to the Live Link plugin!
The Man Who Fell to Earth | VFX Breakdown
What does VFX house Cinesite have to do with David "Starman" Bowie? This streaming series sees itself as a sequel to a sci-fi secret from 1976!
Nvidia announces: new toolset for Omniverse!
Perhaps the most impressive new feature is called Neural VDB - it is currently still in beta, but should result in significant data savings for 3D assets.
Winners of the Rookie Awards 2022 announced!
Over 4,400 artists from more than 90 countries took part with their entries - almost 150 jurors weighed up the entries. Exclusion criteria included: Creativity, complexity & technology.
Open-source playback & reviewing tools for creative professionals?
Academy Software Foundation is working on a standardised toolset for playback, reviewing and approval loops. Also involved are: Autodesk, DNEG and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
A Double Life | Animago Afternoon
The Animago winners from the "Special Jury Prize" category strike again: an animated short film that tackles the social issue of gender identity with black humour.
KeenTools version 2022.0 released!
Create even more lifelike 3D models with FaceBuilder - because: Integration with MetaHuman from Epic Games makes it possible!
Asus or Apple for Resolve on the move?
Presented by notebooksbilliger.de: Users looking for a desktop computer à la price-performance queen should go for a Windows or Linux computer with a powerful GPU, right? With one caveat: the availability and price of high-performance GPUs are currently problematic. So where can digital nomads and laptop enthusiasts find what they're looking for?
glTF 2.0 now internationally standardised!
ISO/IEC accepts Khronos Group's file format as the format standard for 3D assets! Maturity test for the JPEG format for CG artists?
Autodesk’s reviewing and playback tool RV becomes open source!
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has a soft spot for open source tools. More and more free DCC helpers thanks to more and more sandbox projects?
Maxon represented with many speakers at Siggraph 2022!
From Emmy winner EJ Hasssenfratz to C4D pope Athanasios "Noseman" Pozantzis: the "Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques" brings together experts in Maxon tools.
Moon Knight | VFX Breakdown
Do you pray to the moon god Khonshu? Then you should get this Marvel series under your retinas - moonbeam by moonbeam.
Esri releases new version of CityEngine!
Not just for architects and city planners: Version 2022.0 of the procedural city generator is now compatible with Twinmotion from Epic Games.
Create matte frames thanks to deep learning?
Vanishing Point wants to automate visual effects and virtual production - at least to some extent.
JangaFX introduces EmberGen 1.0!
Particle simulation is when it crashes and splashes: Feature delights of the new version presented. Which functions are on the roadmap?
The element appears in version 1.2!
VFX Library Software from Munich gets an upgrade. Further development focuses on user-friendliness and teamwork. Founder Jonas Kluger presents the new functions.
Add-on makes asset handling more convenient?
You are a subscriber:to The Poliigon asset library - but find selecting and uploading assets too cumbersome? Then discover this Blender add-on now!
AWS Thinkbox makes VFX tools available for free!
VFX powerhouses such as Framestore, Pixomondo and Scanline work with it - and now you do too? Amazon Web Services Thinkbox makes its plugins available for free download.
Preview of useful Blender add-on released!
Architecture artist Antoine Bagattini and his team invite you to a preview. Presets for compositing promise a streamlined workflow.
Autodesk organises the Virtual Vision Series!
From 3 August to 4 August: At the remote event, game developers and VFX houses will get the Autodesk toys out of the pipeline - and get going: Visions for the future, or regressions in love with the past?
CAD tool for concept artists?
In February, Nick Kallen went into open beta with his tool - version 0.6.6 has now been released. Anyone who works with Blender is in for a pleasant surprise!
Halo | VFX Breakdown
The Master Chief in Beast Mode: MPC not only plays Halo, but also means series streaming. Does John-117 pull the aliens' teeth?
New version of “Blender to Arnold” released!
BtoA is released in version 0.4.5. The Creative Director from Luna Digital makes it possible to bridge the gap between Blender and Autodesk's Arnold rendering tool.
Blender 3.3 enters the beta phase
From the roadmap to the pipeline: Version 3.3 is due to be released at the beginning of September. The splash screen is decorated with a panorama by artist Piotr Kryński.
Free download package for environment design released!
Can artists also use warehouses? With the ProductionCrate asset package, they can! Compatible with Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini and 3ds Max.
Sending HD content with a mobile phone app?
From the field: 3D expert Jamie Cardoso is developing an app for his client that can be used to send high-resolution Unreal Engine 5 renderings - via mobile phone!
How did the grooming in Pixar’s Lightyear come about?
Pixar's Technical Director publishes a paper explaining how the cornrow hairstyles of the film heroines Alisha and Izzy Hawthorne were created.
Eidos-Sherbrooke publishes OpenVDB
Edit OpenVDB and NanoVFB files in Unreal Engine 5? The Lead Graphics Programmer from Eidos-Sherbrooke is releasing version 0.5 of its plugin.
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18
Software update times two: New versions of Fusion Studio and DaVinci Studio released. Has DaVinci successfully outgrown the beta phase?
Software developer releases Material Maker 1.0
The free alternative to Substance 3D Designer and Substance 3D Painter? The source-free Material Maker appears in its first pre-decimal place!
3D Artist publishes Blender course
You want to create Nick Fury in Blender (the eye patch) - or Henry Cavill from the Pipeline Witcher(s)? Then this tutorial on Victory 3D could be worthwhile. Ideal for character artists!
SideFX releases Houdini 19.5
Atmosphere at the launch event in Canada: Version 19.5 of the important VFX software is presented! Which functions increase the usefulness of this great tool?
Netflix buys Animal Logic
The streaming Godzilla is getting its hands on Australians: Animated feature films by Wendy Rogers and Ron Howard now with the participation of 800 Australians?
Assimilate releases Live FX and Live FX Studio
The software of today - for the green screen and VP productions of tomorrow? Following the successful completion of the open beta, Assimilate is now releasing the elaborate software package.
Artists share expert knowledge at the 3D and Motion Design Show 2022!
On Wednesday, 20 July: motion designers, animators, 3D artists and other creative minds inspire with their expertise. Those interested can attend the event online - or watch the videos afterwards in the stream.
Moonfall | VFX Breakdown
Fallen on the moon? In the VFX breakdown for Roland Emmerich's latest disaster film, the world is coming to an end - unfortunately ours.
Tutorial series on USD with Bitfrost published
The Maya Learning Channel explains: With these three video tutorials, users learn USD with Bitfrost. How do variants, instancing and co. work?
Netflix releases featurette on Love, Death Robots
There are creepy-crawlies in the Bad Travelling episode - in XXL format! David Fincher and Tim Miller talk about the longest episode of the streaming series to date.
Pictofilmo releases Blender add-on for vehicles
This is what the car pearl can do: animate vehicles - without bones or rigging. So: place vehicles on lanes more efficiently!
Anastasiy Safari releases Magic Tints 3
As a standalone version, but also as a plugin for Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign: Can the new convenience functions convince users?
Computer scientists research human-scene contact
Important for motion capturing: how do people interact with the environment? With the Rich project, researchers want to decisively develop the HSC further.
Houdini publishes the Games Reel 2022
From triple-A to indie crown jewels: the latest Houdini Reel focussing on computer games brings them all together - the lead cars from Forza Horizon, the racing cars from Gran Turismo, and other gaming stars with injectors!
Avid releases Media Composer 2022.7
Now with keyboard shortcuts for Premiere Pro and Resolve. What else awaits users: fixed bugs, new functions - and what's on top?
Maxon involved in the Metaverse Standards Forum
The company behind Cinema 4D, Redshift and ZBrush is a founding member: using 3D, AR and VR to create an inclusive metaverse?
SideFX announces: Houdini 19.5
The launch event for the new Houdini - together with Game Workshops: Live and on site in Canada, or as a stream afterwards.
Available free of charge: Darktable 4 released!
The software for RAW image files: The latest version makes the image file workflow even more convenient? For Windows, Max and Linux!
Uncharted | VFX-Breakdown
Is that ghost pirate LeChuck with his crew? No, it's Nathan Drake inviting you to take a trip on his pirate ship. Splashy VFXs for the adventure film Uncharted!
Download over 1,200 free PBR textures!
Can also be used for commercial projects: Textures in a resolution of up to 8K - for subscribers even up to 16K!
Blender version 3.2.1 released!
The corrective to the previous version 3.2: Blender 3.2.1 improves many of the existing functions.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife | VFX Breakdown
The texture artists at MPC age Ghostbusters veteran Dr Egon Spengler - thanks to a skin-thin skin maps library. Mucousy feelings on Ghostbusters Day?
Create collision queries with this Blender tutorial!
How do you get the physically correct simulation of cables? Blender pope Jan van den Hemel continues to wire you up!