RenderMan 27.2 adds USD and XPU updates
RenderMan 27.2 ships with USD, XPU and workflow updates aimed at production use.
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Redshift 2026.3 fixes displacement headaches
Redshift 2026.3 is a stability release focused on texture displacement, Hydra USD updates and host bug fixes.
Katana 9 deepens USD and previews Hydra 2
Katana introduces UsdSuperLayer, new USD lighting and material nodes, and alpha Hydra 2 viewer support.
Rays Behaving Badly No More: MoonRay 2.34.0.1 Fixes the Path
MoonRay 2.34.0.1 lands with a light path visualiser, better macOS and Linux builds, smarter lightsets, and fewer crashes for your next render night.
USD-Hydra-Plugin 1.1 for Blender released!
Can you trust these four killer features - or is it just window dressing?
Music of the future at Nvidia’s GTC conference
VFX triad at the GTC: "Adobe Substance 3D enters into marriage with Nvidia's Omniverse", "Artist collaborations worldwide with Omniverse Cloud" and "Improved rendering on Nvidia's online platforms".
AMD Updates USD Hydra for Blender 3.0
AMD's USD Hydra plugin adds Blender 3.0 support, while a separate Maya plugin provides viewport rendering.
AMD Releases Open-Source USD Hydra Add-on for Blender
AMD’s beta USD Hydra add-on enabled USD import, scene creation, Hydra rendering and USD export from Blender, with MaterialX support.
Nuke 13 | Release
Features with a nuclear punch? Machine learning, Hydra 3D viewport renderer and more.
Katana 3.0 Revisited: Hydra and 3Delight Integration
A detailed look back at Katana 3.0, including its Hydra viewport, integrated 3Delight renderer and improvements to lighting workflows.
OctaneRender 2021 Preview Adds Hydra Support and Ampere Improvements
OTOY previewed OctaneRender 2021 with a revised AOV system, improved Nvidia Ampere performance, Hydra rendering and an RNDR+ bundle.
Foundry Releases Katana 4.0
Katana 4.0 introduces Foresight rendering, artist-focused lighting tools and an updated Hydra bridge for USD workflows.
Multiverse USD 6.5 Adds Maya Auto-Sync and Redshift Support
J Cube Multiverse USD 6.5 added procedural USD import with Maya auto-sync, Redshift rendering and a Hydra path-tracing viewport.
Expanded Analysis Applications with Hydra
Autodesk Labs presents Project Hydra, a free set of advanced analysis methods for Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics 2013 and Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 2013.
NAB 2009: Scalable Broadcast Mixing Console
Calrec's Apollo digital console and Hydra-2 router provide up to 1,020 channels with full signal processing.
