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A dual-screen setup showcasing a humanoid robot in a running pose. The left screen displays a realistic, urban background with the robot in shiny white and gray armor. The right screen shows the same robot model in the animation workspace, highlighted in black, with grid lines to assist in movement visualization.

3 min

Cascadeur 2026.1 adds Unreal Live Link, Filament rendering and AI root motion.

Cascadeur 2026.1 ships with a rebuilt Unreal Engine Live Link, full adoption of the Filament rendering engine and a new generative Root Motion tool. The release also adds collision penetration cleanup, point constraints in physics workflows and further work on quadruped posing.

09.04.2026

A cartoonish pink pig with a cheerful expression, floating among white clouds against a light blue sky. The pig has a small balloon tied to its body, adding a whimsical touch to the scene.

3 min

Animate re-animated

The King is dead, long live the King: Adobe caves, and Animate remains available with support and fixes, but no new features.

04.02.2026

A sleek, futuristic robot in a dynamic running pose, with a shiny silver surface that reflects light. Its single arm stretches forward while the other is positioned at its side, creating a sense of speed and motion against a dark background.

2 min

Cascadeur 2025.3: Inbetweening De Luxe

Cascadeur 2025.3 adds Filament rendering, new inbetweening controls, quadruped rigs and twist bones, Windows-only for now, experimental but promising.

28.11.2025

A 3D model of a stylized gorilla with exaggerated features, displayed in Blender software. The gorilla has a surprised expression, featuring large eyes, a pronounced jaw, and a fur coat. The user interface of Blender shows various tools and options beside the model.

3 min

Moho 14.4 Goes on a Side Quest: 2D Meets Game Engines

Lost Marble’s Moho 14.4 “Side Quest” links 2D animation with game engines via glTF export, plus Smart Bones in 360°, smarter particles, and smoother strokes.

14.11.2025

3 min

Cavalry 2.5 Adds Referencing, Tracking, Luminance Blur, and More

Cavalry 2.5 brings scene referencing, planar tracking, new filters (like luminance blur), layout wrapping and API upgrades, useful for animation teams.

13.10.2025

An artistic background of dark water droplets on a black surface, with the text "Houdini 21" prominently displayed in a modern font.

4 min

Houdini 21 Finally Lands: The Buzz Is Over, Time to Actually Use It

SideFX has released Houdini 21, adding rigging, CFX, VFX, lookdev, terrain, and Copernicus updates. The hype is over; time to test in production.

26.08.2025

A blue animated character stands on a grid in a 3D modeling software interface. An options panel is visible on the left, displaying settings. The workspace includes multiple tools and panels for animation and design.

2 min

MotionBuilder 2026: A little Leap

Autodesk's MotionBuilder 2026 enhances USD workflows, introduces animation retention, and adds new selection shortcuts for improved motion capture editing.

28.03.2025

2 min

Moho 14.3: Mantis Shrimp Packs a Colorful Punch

Moho 14.3, the Mantis Shrimp update, introduces advanced brush features like Color Drift and Opacity, enhancing 2D animation with natural media effects.

27.12.2024

2 min

From Sketch to Scene: Clay Pencil Turns 2D into 3D in Real Time

Clay Pencil transforms 2D sketches into 3D animations in real-time, leveraging Blender’s node-based Geometry Nodes system.

13.12.2024

2 min

Autodesk Opens USD for 3ds Max

Autodesk has released the USD plugin for 3ds Max as open-source on Github,

10.12.2024

2 min

Nevercenter Updates Silo and Milo for 2025: Refining 3D Modeling and Rendering

Nevercenter launches Silo 2025 and Milo 2025, enhancing quick and lightweight 3D modeling and real-time rendering tools.

26.11.2024

17 min

Moho 14 – the most advanced 2D animation

"Unlock your creativity and discover that the future is 2D!" This is what Lost Marble LCC, the company that developed Moho (and is now marketing it again), proudly claims on its website announcing the new version of Moho 14.

07.11.2023

1 min

Blender’s animation toolbox is about to get a makeover!

Doctor Sybren Stüvel & team announce: Blender's animation tools will be significantly improved by the end of 2025.

06.12.2022

1 min

The Cascadeur animation software is available as a full version!

The beta tests have been successfully completed - now the full version is being released. A five-minute video shows which new functions are coming.

06.12.2022

1 min

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!

04.07.2022

1 min

Unreal Engine Tutorial: Animating Fighting-Game Finishers

CodeLikeMe demonstrates how to animate coordinated hand-to-hand finishing moves for two characters in Unreal Engine.

03.08.2021

1 min

Akeytsu 2020.3.6 Refines Mirroring and Adds Unlit Rendering

Nukeygara’s Akeytsu 2020.3.6 improved rigging and animation mirroring and introduced an unlit display mode for clearer character silhouettes.

22.04.2021

1 min

Poser 12 Adds GPU Ray Tracing and Render Denoising

Poser 12 updates the SuperFly renderer with Nvidia GPU ray tracing, Intel Open Image Denoise and a revised material-management system.

09.02.2021

1 min

Cascadeur Research Explores Zero-Gravity Character Animation

Cascadeur’s team explains its research into weightless movement and physically plausible keyframe animation.

27.01.2021

1 min

Cascadeur Opens Its Free Beta

Cascadeur's open beta adds faster architecture and revised rigging tools to its physics-assisted keyframe animation workflow.

03.08.2020

1 min

Moho 12 – the new anime studio

Smith Micro Software is renewing its 2D animation range. The well-known anime studio is now being replaced by the Moho series.

30.11.2016

Softimage XSI 7 Announced

XSI 7 includes the new ICE platform (Interactive Creative Environment), a node-based programming environment for more intuitive work; shipping is planned for SIGGRAPH in August

07.07.2008

New Version of Morph-O-Matic

The morphing extension for 3ds Max can now also create pose presets.

19.05.2008

Try LightWave 3D 9.3.1

NewTek is allowing interested users to test the current version of its 3D package with full functionality for 30 days.

19.05.2008

Video: 3ds Max Modeling and Animation – New Features, Part 1

DP launches an English online video series on the new features of 3ds Max 2009, starting with modeling and animation.

15.05.2008

Fast Animation: Toon Boom Studio Express 4

The Latest Version of the Animation Program Is Available Now

07.04.2008

Digieffects Ships Universal Binary Betas

Universal Binary beta updates for Aurorix 3, Berserk 2 and all Delirium versions are available for After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

20.11.2007

2 min

SIGGRAPH 2007: Softimage XSI 6.5 and Face Robot 1.8 Presented

The Avid subsidiary announces new functions, prices and package composition for XSI 6.5 and an improved game-export pipeline for Face Robot 1.8

07.08.2007

1 min

SIGGRAPH 2007: Toon Boom Digital Pro presented

Just in time for SIGGRAPH, Toon Boom has relaesed its Digital Pro animation software.

07.08.2007

Release of Toon Boom Studio 4 Planned

Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced today that a release of the Emmy-winning animation software is expected shortly.

01.08.2007

Natural Motion Announces Availability of Morpheme 1.1

Animation solution for in-game graphics expanded / Will also be shown at the upcoming Siggraph

12.07.2007

Toon Boom Studio Refreshed

A revised user interface awaits the user after installing update 3.5 of the animation software

22.09.2006

Character Animation: LipSync MX Version 2

Di-O-Matics’ new version of its character-animation software for Flash supports MP3 files as well as an improved workflow

01.09.2006

DBS Takes Over Distribution and Support for Stop Motion Pro

Supports buyers of the animation solution for Win 2000/XP in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

05.04.2006

Blender 2.41 Released

Only one month after the last update, Blender is now available for download in version 2.41. This time, the internal game engine is the focus of the improvements.

27.01.2006

NaturalMotion Offers Endorphin Student Edition

Single licence costs $995 / Full feature set with no commercial use

08.12.2005

3ds max 8 Roadshow – “What is Real”

Autodesk and yello!, German distributor for Autodesk's 3ds max animation software, will present 3ds max 8 and its new features together with local partners in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Ludwigsburg, Munich and Vienna. Guest speakers from film, game development, design visualisation and industry will present their work. Demo artists will present the software in galleries or lofts in each city. The events start at 11.00 a.m. and end at around 5.00 p.m. with a get-together.

15.11.2005

3ds max 8 Roadshow – “What is Real”

Autodesk and yello!, German distributor for Autodesk's 3ds max animation software, will present 3ds max 8 and its new features together with local partners in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Ludwigsburg, Munich and Vienna. Guest speakers from film, game development, design visualisation and industry will present their work. Demo artists will present the software in galleries or lofts in each city. The events start at 11.00 a.m. and end at around 5.00 p.m. with a get-together.

10.11.2005

Flash Player 8.5 and Flex Builder 2 Available for Download

Macromedia Launches Developer Website "Macromedia Labs" / Company Acquisition by Adobe Approved in USA

17.10.2005

Macromedia Studio 8 Available in German

Complete Package and Individual Products Now Available in a Localized Version

29.09.2005

Toon Boom Studio 3 Available

Toon Boom Studio is now available in version 3; on the occasion of the Flashforward conference in New York, the manufacturer of the same name announced the immediate availability of the software.

07.07.2005

Avid Reports 25,000th Download of Softimage XSI Foundation

Acceptance of the entry-level version of the modelling and animation package also drives sales figures for the high-end versions upward

06.07.2005

NaturalMotion Introduces Endorphin 1.6

NaturalMotion presented version 1.6 of its Endorphin animation software, with camera-data and live-footage import.

01.09.2004

Plastic Animation Paper Arrives in Germany

Digital Broadcast Systems is taking over German distribution and support for Plastic Animation Paper.

15.07.2004

Cambridge Animation Systems Ships Animo 6.0

Animo 6.0 is shipping for Windows and Mac OS X with more than 50 additions requested by users.

20.06.2004

CTP Animation Software for Windows Updated to 1.53

CTP Pro 1.53 is available for 2D animation production on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP.

16.05.2003

Ferro Software Adds C2A and SLR Tools for Animo

C2A transferred exposure sheets from CTP to Animo, while SLR automated local batch rendering of multiple Animo scenes.

28.11.2002

Curious World Maps 3.5 Adds 3D Map Animation

World Maps 3.5 created layered 2D and 3D geographic animations for video, presentations and web delivery.

30.10.2002

Alias|Wavefront Announces Fourth Annual 3December Event

The free 2002 3December events connected 3D professionals and students in seven cities with Maya classes, speakers and technology demonstrations.

30.10.2002

ECTS 2002: LifeMode Demonstrates Head Facial Animation

LifeMode Interactive’s Head package provided character creation, automated lip sync and multilayer facial animation for games.

25.10.2002

Vicon iQ Motion-Capture System Begins Shipping

Vicon iQ unified motion-capture processing from marker detection through editing, skeleton fitting and export to Maya or MotionBuilder.

24.10.2002

Maxon Ships Cinema 4D Release 8

Cinema 4D R8 introduced a modular product structure, workflow and character-animation improvements, and seven optional production modules.

24.10.2002

TurboSquid and Maxon Create a Cinema 4D Marketplace

Maxon and TurboSquid made native Cinema 4D models easier to buy, sell and exchange online.

10.09.2002

Maxon Reaches Third Place in the US Content-Creation Market

The 2001 Roncarelli Report ranked Maxon third in the US content-creation software market after rapid growth for Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D.

19.06.2002

Lionhead Studios Selects NXN Alienbrain

Lionhead and its satellite studios adopted Alienbrain 5.0 to manage assets, projects, workflows and source-code versions across game productions.

11.04.2002

Animo 4.1 Animation System Released

Animo 4.1 combined traditional 2D techniques with 3D elements, modular production tools, Macromedia Flash output and floating licences.

10.04.2002

RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 Released for Maya

RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 added the Irma re-rendering system, multi-processor acceleration and support for PRMan Toolkit 10 features.

10.04.2002

Digital Broadcast Systems Takes Over Animo Distribution

DBS assumed German distribution and support for Cambridge Animation Systems’ Animo 2D animation software.

02.04.2002

GDC 2002: NXN Adds Project, Studio and Bug Management to Alienbrain

NXN announced PMX, SMX and BMX extensions for Alienbrain 5.0, covering project planning, studio reporting and integrated bug tracking.

07.03.2002

Animo supports Flash Output

Animo 4, which was presented at the NAB, supports Flash Ouput as well as numerous new features

16.02.2001

CTP is now compatible with Macromedia Flash

CTP, the complete solution for 2D cartoon animation productions for Windows, is now available in the new version 1.4. CTP 1.4 is now fully compatible with Macromedia's Flash.

06.02.2001