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See the best new animations, visual effects movies and TV series created using the veteran renderer.

New Epic Games plugin turns facial scans and sculpts into next-gen MetaHuman characters for use in Maya or UE5.

[Sponsored] Discover how iClone 8 and Character Creator 4 simplify character design and animation.

Free physically based renderer gets new Atmosphere and Fog system, shadow override controls.

Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.

Texture painting app gets support for ICC colour profiles, physical size in materials, new texture bakers.

Latest update to the material authoring software adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

Discover how the first second-gen Apple Silicon processor performs in CG software like Photoshop, Affinity Photo and Final Cut Pro.

Updated: get five new free tools from SideFX's Houdini-to-UE5 tech demo, plus its Houdini Engine for UE5 plugin.

Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files.

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create a futuristic city using the open-source 3D app.

Get five practical FX clips of falling snow for VFX work. ProRes 422 LT format, full HD, for commercial use.

Suite of effects plugins gets more lens flares and light leaks; multi-GPU support in DaVinci Resolve.

Firm aims to bring the cloud-based mocap system to new professional visual effects and animation users.

Standalone granular fluid, liquid and smoke simulation tool now supports cloth and soft bodies.

New 'open-source atlas' of human anatomy is available as a custom Blender file and an Android app.

Updated with new video: check out the new features in this big update to the character creation software.

Updated with new video: check out the new features in this major update to the real-time animation software, along with its new pricing.

Master current character design tools and workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

AI-based tool upscales images up to 600% without losing detail, including 3D renders. Includes new dedicated facial upscaling system.