Storm 0.2.5 released
EffectiveTDs has released Storm, its standalone granular simulation tool. Version 0.2.5 adds expressions for all float and boolean parameters, a Linux version, floating licensing option, the ability for caches and images to be written in the background for up to 2X speed increases, forces based on chunks, a new wind mode force, improved Alembic sequence export to include more data […]
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Fast Bokeh for After Effects
Rowbyte has released Fast Bokeh a free plugin for After Effects for generating DOF and bokeh effects using a depth map. Rowbyte promise improved speed, reduce edge issues when compared to similar plugins. Fast Bokeh is a plug-in for After Effects that creates a smooth Depth of Field bokeh blur using a Depth Map. It’s […]
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Method Studios’ VFX – “Men in Black: International”
Columbia Pictures’ Men in Black: International continues the original franchise’s inventive tone, pairing new recruit Agent M (Tessa Thompson) with veteran Agent H (Chris Hemsworth). Director F. Gary Gray blends comedy, sci-fi and adventure as the duo encounter eye-popping aliens and exotic locales to uncover a mole in the Men in Black organization. To help realize the film’s […]
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RayFire for Unity released
Mir Vadim has released Rayfire for Unity. His popular destruction kit plugin for 3DS Max. The Unity version allows you to infinitely demolish 3d objects at runtime and preshatter items in Edit mode. Like the Max version there are several fragmentation types including regular voronoi, wood splinters, slabs, radial, slicing using planes and tetrahedral. Using […]
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Thinking Particles Drop 8 released
Cebas Visual Technology has announced the release of Thinking Particles subscription Drop 8 which adds 35 new OpenVDB operators. The new release promises that users will be able to “easily import Volumetric data created in other applications to thinkingParticles for a much more easier and advanced Visual Effects treatment inside of 3DS Max”. Features include: Integration […]
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Lightbrush Cloud
Back in 2012 we announced that Tandent Vision Science had released Lightbrush, a tool designed to separate a photo into illumination and reflectance passes, essentially lighting and albedo, allowing for capturing texture maps from images and performing independent image manipulation on both textures and lighting. Since then the original tool disappeared, but it has now resurfaced as […]
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RizomUV 2019 released
Rizom-Lab has announced the release of Rizom UV 2019, its standalone UV mapping tool. New features include: A new script launcher panel similar to other applications, where users can load and store relevant scripts after using the LUA scripting tool A growing script library with a starter script that lets users select an edge and […]
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WATCH: Michelle Eisenreich Talks ‘First Man’ In-Camera VFX at FMX 2019
DNEG visual effects producer discusses unique processing of never-before-seen NASA footage on Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning drama about Neil Armstrong’s legendary Moon walk. With FMX 2019 just finishing up May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany, we’re pleased to present our latest set of exclusive interviews with some of the talented speakers who presented over the packed four-day conference, a […]
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Valkyrie Engine update, new tutorials, templates and more
TalanSoft has released an update to Valkyrie Engine, its tool for creating real-time applications aimed squarely at artists. The update for windows includes actionable templates available directly from the Valkyrie launcher including AR, Architecture, and Graphical User interface, the addition of tooltips to the editor without the need to hold down Ctrl, new Decal & Post processing […]
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“The Orville” – Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel
The Orville follows the adventures of the eponymous starship that, much in the same mold as Roddenberry’s Star Trek, has as its mission to explore lands and peoples not yet discovered. With such space-faring storylines comes the necessity for hugely ambitious visual effects, and international VFX studio Pixomondo was only too happy to lend their talents to the effort. […]
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