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Pilgway publishes 3DCoatPrint!
Free modelling for the 3D printer: Does 3DCoatPrint come with many of the same functions that the regular 3DCoat already offers?
Create escalators in 3ds Max with Easy Escalator Pro!
For versions 2016 to 2023 of 3ds Max: With this procedural tool you can generate customised escalators.
Adobe releases Character Animator 22.5!
The convenient software for anyone who wants to enhance their content with animated cartoon characters. The latest version of the real-time tool for motion capturing and character animation.
Attend the free webinar on U-Render!
On 07.07. you will learn everything about Previz and Final Frame Rendering in real time - together with Glenn Frey, the U-Render evangelist! And it's free of charge.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2022.35!
Software update with bite force? The latest version of the 3D modelling tool is packed with sharp features - including: Improved hotkey mechanics, API with support for coloured voxels and other feature delights.
Learn all about the VFXs from Dune!
These six know (almost) everything you always wanted to know about the visual effects of "Dune" but were afraid to ask the sandworm. A round table with professionals from Double Negative!
Blender Artist releases tricky tracking tool!
What Blender 3.3 users are craving: "Tracking: Image from Plane Marker Operators" by Blender Artist Sebastian König?
Maxon releases the “Surprise June Updates”!
A flood of features for users of Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant. Which functions pass the practical test - and which ones turn out to be a pipeline killer?
Adobe releases After Effects 22.5!
Speakers of Korean and Hebrew, prick up your ears: The latest version of the compositing software now recognises the Unicode area correctly! But also: Now you can finally animate left-hand fonts without errors!
Blackmagic Design releases the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2!
What can the new camera do - apart from taking pretty pictures? And what can users expect with the release of firmware 7.9?
Rebuild this picturesque medieval village in Blender!
The Settlers" will be amazed: Another awesome tutorial from "All the Works", this time with a low poly dream castle. Only for fantasy fetishists - or for normal house builders too?
A Monstrous Family | VFX Breakdown
Count Dracula parla italiano: Anyone who previously thought that the prince of blood adulteration was at home in Transylvania should be convinced by the biting power of this Mediterranean goth grandpa. Bloody drinking pleasure!
Creates this wave effect in Blender 3.1
How do you use geometry nodes to create a fresh, wet wave effect? Bbbn19, 3D artist from the USA, is your (expert) man when it comes to dazzling further education.
Create VJ loops with Cinema 4D!
Insider tips from the content creator pope for musicians: Will Harvey, aka Revilo, teaches you how to create stylish VJ loops with C4D and After Effects. Not only does it look good, it sounds good too!
And here comes the new DP!
To infinity - and much... louder? Our audio tools overview makes a lot of noise! Earplugs, speakers and microphones set the tone. And the VFX artists give Buzz Lightyear a jump-start for his first solo adventure. Successful landing?
Rebuild this beach with Geometry Nodes!
For users of Blender 3.1: With this video tutorial you can create a coastal beach - populated with rocks, bushes and palm trees. The highlight: The assets continue endlessly. To infinity and beyond?
Studio Validations from Nvidia | Kostenloser Artikel
Brought to you by notebooksbilliger.de: In this in-depth interview with Senior Technical Product Manager Rick Napier we talked about Nvidia Studio. What is it and how does it work?
Supermoine Holypop | Animago Afternoon
Fasten your seatbelts! Here come the Randale Vikings - and slaughter their way through the monastery. Their goal: the secret ingredient for sugar sherbet! Marvel at the nominee in the "Best Advertising Production" category from 2015.
Party Time: The Renderman Showreel 2022 is released!
What unites Pixar, DNEG, Rise and Mr X? They all take to the starting line in the latest Renderman showdown: Is your favourite production among them?
Create this Iron Man suit with Blender!
Known from Avengers: Infinity War: Bbbn19, 3D artist from the USA, shows you how to create the shiny nano-tech effect for Tony Stark's superhero exoskeleton. Suit up - and shiny!
XStudio: New reviewing software from DNEG is coming!
An open-source multifunctional tool flutters towards VFXers? The playback-slash-reviewing-slash-editing-slash-grading prodigy from Double Negative will be released this year. What can it do (and what can't it do)?
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2023.1!
The latest version of the popular software for 3D modelling and rendering: extended spline segments, higher-performance modifiers and more. Can the new version convince users?
The Wheel of Time | VFX Breakdown
It keeps on turning - the wheel of time? Shadow minions, trollocs and other fantasy creatures swing sabres (teeth) at series fans. Scary show values!
How to texturise eyeballs with Mari?
Open eye surgery: This video tutorial by Michael Cauchi, Look Developmet Artist at MPC Episodic, demonstrates how to do Aufapfel-Texutring with the non-commercial Mari. Eyes closed - and through (rendered)?
Cinema 4D tutorial for sci-fi nerds!
Video tutorial with added multimedia value: C4D expert Michael Rosen shows you how to strap a futuristic clock from the novel "2052 - Time and Salvation" around the pipeline. More punctual than an atomic clock?
Balsa wood for the soul: a poem for the eyes!
Where there's planing, there's chipping - is perfectionism splintering? Or is this contemplative short film simply nature porn? The talented motion designer will catch you up!
Marvel at Boba Fett’s digital stuntman!
Riding the Rancor: Texture Artist from ILM releases the Digital Double - from the streaming series "The Book of Boba Fett". But that's not all from a galaxy far, far away..
Junge Helden | Animago Afternoon
The decision is crucial: How does an organ donor card work? Graduates of the University of Art and Design Halle explain it to you - with the Animago-nominated short film "Young Heroes". Ready for the organ donor card?
Back in Dinoland
Review: In DP 01 : 2016, "Jurassic World" celebrated its opening. We asked VFX supervisor Martyn Culpitt from Image Engine for a chat - about impressive CG environments and even more impressive CG dinosaurs. Who is the biggest pipeline eater?
Create this 3D character with Cinema 4D!
Video tutorial for sci-fi fans: Mehdi Hadi, concept artist from Paris, shows you how to realise this futuristic 3D character. No similarities with Morpheus from The Matrix?
Radeon ProRender 3.4 – These are the new functions
AMD releases version 3.4 of its free GPU renderer - for Blender and Maya. Are the new functions convincing?
Download now: V-Ray to Blender PBR/FBX
A handy function: Transfer PBR materials from V-Ray to Blender as an FBX file - with this script from a clever 3D designer. Is the script worth it?
Hawkeye | VFX Breakdown
The superheroes with a licence to shoot a bow: These VFXs shoot faster than Jeremy Renner can draw a compound bow.
Microsoft 3D Movie Maker now open source!
Filmmaking like it's 1995: Microsoft makes the source code of 3D Movie Maker freely accessible. Out of time, or timeless retro charm?
Flip Fluids 1.4.0 is released!
More than just a coffee party: Simulate liquids with the new Flip Fluids - already with Blender 3.2. Simulation makes coffee a pleasure!
Blender 3.2 is released!
Five fingers for five minutes - and you know all the new Blender features? Can this Blenderian (with Lurchi on his shoulder) keep his promise, given the flood of features?
Substance 3D Painter 8.1 released!
These boots are made for walking: New colour management with Adobe Color Engine - unlocking profiles with International Color Consortium! How else does the latest version of the 3D texturing tool work?
A Single Life | Animago Afternoon
Shellac record with time travel function: This Dutch animated short film expands your record player - with the time hopping feature. More than just Broken Record Structure?
USD-Hydra-Plugin 1.1 for Blender released!
Can you trust these four killer features - or is it just window dressing?
Dashed spline plugin for 3ds Max available!
Are you the straight-lined type? Then draw dashed lines with this cost-conscious plugin! Another marvellous plugin for 3ds-Max from Joker Martini!
V-Ray 6 goes into open beta!
Healthier than beta-carotene? Pump the open beta of V-Ray 6 into the pipeline now - and discover what 3ds Max users can expect.
Chaos releases Phoenix 5.0!
Better than the replicator from Star Trek? The latest version of the liquid simulation software for 3ds Max and Maya will get you wet. But: frustrated by unfinished features?
Blackmagic Design goes on summer tour!
Black magic in the world capital of beer: Blackmagic Design on 22 June in Munich. Including: programme items on digital filmmaking, live production cameras, collaboration with DaVinci Resolve - and more.
Character Creator 4 & iClone 8 released!
Count Zahl rejoices: 3D characters in version 4, 3D animation in version 8. Also suck it up: The training programme for the Reallusion tools on Virtual Production Dojo!
Around the world in 80 days | VFX Breakdown
Live the nomadic lifestyle - together with enfant terrible Phileas Fogg and his entourage? Or just watch MPC's world-spanning VFXs!
400 MPH | Animago Afternoon
To infinity - until the sound barrier shatters? This primate is a speed junkie. Does human ever-moreism suit the chimpanzee?
Water still wet (and refreshing)!
What etiquette doesn't tell you: How does water behave correctly - and physically? This 2D artist has stirred a glass of water for you.
“Honeycomp Plane” plugin available for 3ds Max!
Not for people with trypophobia: With this plugin from Joker Martini, you can generate honeycombs! So: Are you already Maya the Bee, or are you still beekeeping?
Practical test of the Filmic Pro app with Frame.io!
Only for YouTubers? Master editor Oliver Peters gets behind the handset - and behind the editing suite and on-location camera. Can the Filmic Pro app inspire?
Flight Simulator | Workshop Report Wednesday
Aeroplanes in your stomach - and on the (virtual) runway? Alessandro Cucinotta guides you to where "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" and "Reallusion" tools provide lift!
Swabian metropolis with event character: the “KeyShot World 2022”!
Free of charge, but not for nothing: The hybrid event in Stuttgart - the topics: CGI, design and virtual reality! Including: Speakers, experts and industry insiders from the industry!
Geometry Nodes mit Blender | Tutorial Tuesday
"The back of the waterfall": How do you create a realistic flowing waterfall in Blender - and: Why do you need a bunch of geometry nodes?
Annette | VFX Breakdown
Scale of emotions: MPC can also do musicals - and shows Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard how to dance. The visual effects for the musical film "Annette"!
Spider-man saves Blender?
Everyone falls for his web - even Tobey Maguire's Spider-man: this Blender artist wraps the craziest hero in film history in a latex costume!
Substance 3D Sampler 3.3 released!
From Adobe: Version 3.3 of the 3D tool for surfaces. You can expect: new functions for working with materials and ambient lighting. Also: Tutorial for "Getting started with Lighting Environments" available!
Event quadro for blenders!
Four events attract the blender community: "Annecy Festival" in France, "Blender Day & Blender School" in Germany, "Siggraph" in Canada and "Blender Conference" in the Netherlands. Ergo: Blende(r)nde prospects!
“Blender 3D Summer School & Blender Day” are coming!
No confusion with Blend-a-met or dental hygiene: From 29 July to 31 July, the 14th Blender Day will be blending with perhaps the best freely available 3D tool!
Marvel at the 2022 reel from “Cinema 4d”!
Look more beautiful with Showreel: You won't believe the visually stunning eye candy these international artists & studios pull out of the pipeline - no, not just this baby blue monster cheek!
Free 3D anatomy atlas available!
For Blender & Android handsets: With "Z-Atanomy", human inner life is sabred. Who's the next Gunther von Hagen?
Animated feast for the eyes | Animago Afternoon
The salt of the earth: The winner in the "Best Visualisation" category: "Let's Talk about Soil" creates awareness for fertile soils - and why it should be number one on the agenda of decision-makers.
Resolve 10 on tour
Review: In DP 01 : 2014, Resolve 10 went into open beta. We spoke to London-based videographer James Tonkin, who was on tour with Resolve 10 and Robbie Willliams. The perfect topic for the festival season!
Open 3D Engine 22.05 is released!
Triple AAA developers are listening up: The latest version of the powerful game engine is launched. Lumberyard engine was yesterday!
Swan Song | VFX Breakdown
Goes down - like freshly chilled peach iced tea: Territory Studio enriches the sci-fi drama from Oscar director Benjamin Cleary with understated special effects.
Milestone for the Renderpeople!
As a community gift for the milestone reached: Download the free 4D people now! Pimp your creative project with these ingenious renderpeople!
Now comes the “Cable Basher” for 3ds Max!
Do you dislike social bashing? Then try the socially acceptable alternative now with Cable Bashing - and create cables along splines!
Gigapixel AI 6.0 released!
Four tropical birds for version 6.0: the latest release of Gigapixel AI. Increase image resolution now with the power of artificial intelligence! Polly wants a biscuit?
Creepy VFXs for the streaming series “Raising Dion”!
See now the ghosts called by FuseFX (from the pipeline): Get lost in the haunted house with this Netflix series!
Maxscript for everyone! | Tutorial Tuesday
You want to learn the scripting language for 3ds Max - but the adult education centre doesn't have the appropriate courses? Then click this YouTube channel now!
U-Render 2022.4 released!
What can the new U-Render do that the old U-Render couldn't? Well, NPR, SSGI and VFFM of course? So let's get to non-photorealistic rendering, screen space global illumination - and lots more feature joys!
BigBug | VFX Breakdown
Robot vs. Robot: In Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, hostile tin cans compete against each other. But how did the robots come about?
The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film – a mega-success?
Is the topic of depression socially acceptable? The animated short film "Mum is Pouring Rain" raises awareness of mental health - did it also convince the jurors? Discover this and other winners of the ITFS 2022!
The Hamburg Animation Club goes into the 2nd round!
This week Thursday in Hamburg's "Metropolis Kino": Animation artists present their creative projects!
Modo 16 released!
The Foundry releases the first Modo of the 16 series! Also: Version 16.1 will follow this year. Save money: Modo users can now get NPR 2 Kit for free.
Animated feast for the eyes | Animago Afternoon
The favoured scent therapy of city dwellers - carbon monoxide? The promotional short film by the Mexican environmental protection organisation puts its finger on where globalisation hurts.
What does this software synergy mean for Lightworks?
LWKS Software, the company behind the editing tool "Lightworks", is buying the file-sharing software "React" from ioGates. What does this mean for editors?
ZBrush x Seven | Tutorial Tuesday
Do you want to let the king of monsters rage from the pipeline? Then click into Flipped Normals now - or into one of six other top-class online educational programmes.
Kitz | VFX Breakdown
This Netflix series is a real (bluescreened) cowhide: A taste of the Tyrolean mountain air - with Scanline VFX.
Filmlight: Free event on the 25th of May!
Let's meet in Cologne: FilmLight's image processing specialists provide expert information on the latest in broadcast post-production!
Dune | Featurette
Down the wormy maw: the two VFX supervisors from Digital Domain are about to land on Arakis. Have you got your intergalactic boarding pass?
Animated feast for the eyes | Animago Afternoon
Climate protectors like Beckham? The promotional short film "Adidas Climachill - A Cooling Revolution" conjures up a new ice age - and sells you a football shirt!
Free asset package with small parts
For the model makers among you: This asset library for Houdini 18.5 guarantees Greeble-like feelings!
This car specialist is releasing a free asset pack!
Lots of colourful cars: colour shaders for Corona-Renderer 8 and 3ds Max 2019, now available for download!
Zatopek | VFX Breakdown
Can the Czech locomotive Emil Zatopek win Olympic gold? The VFX studio PFX puts a stadium in the viewport of the legendary runner!
ITFS decision-makers comment on Germany as a centre for animation
Are German animated feature films still internationally competitive when it comes to adult themes? A plea from the people behind the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.
Dive into the microcosm of nanotechnology with Bond!
This making-of video by "Territory Studios" shows how motion designs can be put under the microscope - always in the service of their majesty!
Trailer for the somewhat different Star Wars fan film
After R2-D2, C-3PO and BB-8 now comes - E-11? This cinematic declaration of love to Star Wars celebrates its online premiere on 4 May!
Featurette about the visual effects for “The Adam Project”
This five-minute film lifts the curtain: How did the comedic Netflix sci-fi action film starring Ryan Raynolds and Zoe Saldana come about?
Light Tracer Renderer: Latest version released!
Rendering - faster than the speed of light? Version 2.3 of the rendering software entices with an "online library for materials", "export function for 360-degree videos" and other features.
Filmic camera app for Frame.io available!
An eye for an eye - with the cloud services of the amazing collaboration platform Frame.io.
The “Vision Series” rocks the FMX 2022!
Autodesk comes up trumps with online learning - on topics such as: "Current trends from the creative industry", "How to create a mech character in Maya", or "Modelling with 3ds Max"
Animated feast for the eyes | Animago Afternoon
With ski equipment to conquer the summit? The mountain is calling at the 2014 Winter Olympics - quite literally!
The Golaem Academy goes into the 2nd round!
The second edition for those who want to learn: Free educational offer for crowd simulation!
Bats, spiders and witches: FMX 2022!
New programme highlights of the Stuttgart "Film & Media Exchange" announced. Among them: "The Batman", "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "The Witcher"!
Todesfall in Celebration City
Review: In DP 07 : 2016, photo designer Jürgen Stein reported on his black and white work "Topview", which was created with Softimage and Arnold. More than just black and white painting?
Full load of Blender | Tutorial Tuesday
With these five video tutorials to the Blender championship? Or: Ready to finally learn what the geometry node from Blender 3.0 can do?
DaVinci Resolve 18 goes into open beta!
Blackmagic CEO announces at the "DaVinci Resolve Cloud Update" event: DaVinci Resolve 18 Open Beta - but also global collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud!
The Witcher | VFX Breakdown
Cinesite lets the tatzelworms off the leash: In the season finale, Geralt of Riva faces off against these scaly lapdogs. "Make way, deadly weakling!"
CineSync 5.0 is released!
The latest offshoot of the tool for remote film work is launched! But what's next for the tool now that developer Ftrack has been acquired by Backlight?
Access Flame, Flare & Flame Assist via the AWS cloud!
Autodesk is entering into a partnership with the Amazon Web Services cloud. This should make decentralised work more efficient. Also: Updates for Flame announced!