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Glowing gold crown with blue gems in a neon data-center backdrop, celebrating 25 years

37 min

The Royal Way to Render

In 2001, render farms were local, internet connections still screamed through telephone lines, and launching jobs across several machines could consume an entire evening. Holger Schoenberger founded Binary Alchemy to remove some of that administrative misery

Bela Beier

25.09.2026

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A vibrant mural illuminates the side of a modern building in the evening twilight. Colorful geometric patterns dance across its facade, blending hues of red, blue, and yellow. Street lamps cast a warm glow on the surrounding trees and empty benches, adding to the serene ambiance.

3 min

Chaos puts Veras everywhere

Veras lands inside V-Ray, Corona, and Enscape, powered by Chaos Credits. Corona 15 adds faster animation parsing and 3D streaming.

Bela Beier

29.05.2026

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A three-dimensional number "3" stands prominently against a gradient teal background. Delicate, glowing blue strands of light swirl and flow around it, creating a dynamic, almost ethereal effect, conveying a sense of motion and energy.

4 min

Autodesk updates 3ds Max to 2027.1

3ds Max 2027.1 is a small update: cleaner Smart Bevel results, new Data Channel converters, and an Arnold refresh with cloud render experiments.

Bela Beier

25.05.2026

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A surreal urban scene bursting with vibrant colors, featuring bright green and blue checkered buildings. A whimsical store with a red striped awning stands on a checkered street, alongside a bright red scooter. The kaleidoscopic environment creates a dreamlike effect.

2 min

Blender 5.2 LTS targets texture-heavy renders

Blender 5.2 LTS adds a Cycles texture cache that builds .tx tiles and loads only what the render needs. Less VRAM waste, more scene headroom.

Bela Beier

12.05.2026

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A dynamic explosion cloud billowing upwards, featuring thick white smoke interspersed with bright orange flames, against a stark black background.

3 min

Arnold 7.5.1 comes with Flow Render Tech, Volume AOVs, and MIKKTSpace

Autodesk has released Arnold 7.5.1. The update adds the Flow Render tech preview with 2,400 free cloud render minutes per month, alongside custom AOVs for volume shaders, MIKKTSpace normal mapping support, Windows CPU rendering optimizations, and a range of shading, USD, and API changes.

Bela Beier

27.03.2026

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An abstract design featuring wooden sticks arranged in a wave-like pattern with metal balls positioned between them, creating a dynamic visual effect against a light gradient background.

9 min

Next-Gen Cloud Rendering for Blender? Meet Praxilla!

Praxilla offers Blender cloud rendering with Cycles and Eevee, starting at 2.50 € per GPU hour. Secure, fast, and aiming for collaborative rendering.

Bela Beier

03.09.2025

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A collage of various digital artworks showcasing abstract designs, an explosion, a colorful sweater, a futuristic car, and organic shapes on different backgrounds.

11 min

The easy Cloudrendering?

There are many, many companies offering cloudrendering services – and most tell you how you can tweak everything, you have all the control – and therefor you also need a TD and DEEP pockets, because the first time the bill from the cloud infrastructure arrives, it’s going to be massive.

Bela Beier

21.08.2023

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