Spark of Life, created by Something’s Awry Productions, is a beautiful animated short, featuring new features in Maxon One. The artists used Cinema 4D‘s new unified particle system, new in the Maxon One Spring Release. Spark of Life The team created textures with Substance 3D Painter and rendered in Redshift. The particle simulation, rigging, and animation happened with Cinema 4D. I love the section with the Motion Capture, with the help of Perception Neuron mocap software. The whimsical single scene in Spark of Life is not enough! It could be a full-length feature film! Maxon One Cinema ..read more

3d-io has updated Flatiron, Unwrella, the free UV-Packer, and BonesPro with support for 3ds Max 2025.  Try a free demo today.   What’s new in Flatiron v3.04, Unwrella v4.06, UV-Packer v3.04, and BonesPro v4.85? Added support for 3ds Max 2025 Add support for Maya 2025 (Unwrella) Customers can download the latest free update from Customer Download Area.   3d-io Flatiron for 3ds Max Full Scene Texture Baking for 3ds Max Flatiron is a unique render-to-texture plugin for Autodesk’s 3ds Max. It is capable of baking full scenes or selections of objects into a single UV Map with a f ..read more

Watch a sneak peek of Project Arena, a virtual production innovation lab based in Sofia, Bulgaria, with real-time ray-traced rendering for LED walls. Chris Nichols gives some history of in-camera production, from early rear projection to virtual production with ray-tracing, used in Project Arena. Chaos Vantage, the real-time ray tracer, is the technology used in this virtual production. Then, Chaos’ Head of Innovation Vladimir “Vlado” Koylazov and Chief Technology Officer Mihail Sergeev for a tour of the high-tech lab in Sofia, Bulgaria. They talk about some of the issues they’ve had to solve ..read more

Several NAB sales are ending today, April 17, 2024.  This is your last chance to get big discounts from the Pixel Lab, Rocket Lasso, timeinpixels, and NUGEN audio. There are also plenty of sales still going on.  Click the Shop All button below to browse. Shop All NAB Sales   NUGEN Audio 40% Off Paragon – Ends Today, April 17, 2024 Paragon Boundless reverb Paragon is a true convolution reverb with the flexibility and control of a classic algorithmic reverb, giving you the sound of real spaces, now with unprecedented tweakability. Via re-synthesis, Paragon offers full control ..read more

Battle Axe Rubberhose v3.2 adds a new simple bend tool that can speed up render time by upwards of 50%, and a new Multi Hose option for creating multiple hoses with the same settings. What’s new in Rubberhose v3.2? Simple bend If you don’t need some of the more complex rigging features for a character, or are animating a single limb, the new Simple bend option throws out all the new stuff from the v3 update and can speed up render time by upwards of 50%. New Simple bend simplified rigging for increased render time: The bend point is always at 50%. The Slide property of a bend point won’t do a ..read more

The latest update (11.11.14138) to Grass Valley EDIUS once again enhances the UI (User Interface) speed for operations like working in the EDIUS timeline or multifile operations in Mync.  In addition, there are updates regarding the Sony BURANO support, broader MXF support, and more. The update also includes bug fixes. What’s new in EDIUS 11.11.14138? This update to EDIUS 11 version 11. 11.14138 enhances the UI (User Interface) speed significantly, making the workflow on the EDIUS timeline and processes with multiple clips in Mync even faster. In addition, there are updates regarding the ..read more

This small routine update to 3d-io’s popular BonesPro adds support for 3ds Max 2025 and a few small improvements designed for a more seamless and efficient experience for users. What’s new in BonesPro v4.85? 3D-IO is pleased to announce the release of a regular update to its popular BonesPro. This new update includes the compatibility to Autodesk 3ds Max 2025 and several improvements, providing an even more seamless and efficient experience for users. Full support for Autodesk 3ds Max 2025 All registered customers can download free updates from:  https://licensing.3d-plugin.com 3d-i ..read more

Lightmap has released HDR Light Studio 8.2.1.  This update adds support for Rhino 8 and Modo 17.  It also has a few fixes for 3ds Max and Omniverse. What’s new in Light Studio 8.2.1? This new build of HDR Light Studio does not add any new features to the main application but is required to work correctly with plug-in updates, including plug-ins for MODO 17 and Rhino 8. Modo 17 added Rhino 8 added 3ds Max bug fixes Omniverse bug fixes Customers with active Subscriptions or Maintenance can download and install the updated Plug-in Connections today. To download the new builds, pl ..read more

BOOM Library Casual UI is a collection of expertly created UI sound effects that are designed to capture your audience’s attention and make your UI sound design quick and easy. Available as a Construction Kit, Designed, or a Bundle. BOOM Library Casual UI Capture your audience’s attention with BOOM Library’s expertly created UI sound effects, designed to delight and engage. This library is crafted for menu navigation, gameplay, rewards, and more to cover the core aspects of any casual game, video, or mobile experience. This collection is set to be a go-to pool of sounds and will make your user ..read more

In honor of NAB week, Boris FX is offering 25% off all their products, both annual and perpetual licenses, through April 21, 2024.  It’s a good time to get great deals on Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha, and more.  Limit one per customer. Boris FX NAB Sale 25% Off All Products Includes Annual Subscriptions, Perpetual Licenses, Units, Premium Filters, and Bundles Limited one per customer Sale Dates: April 15-21, 2024 Below is just a sample of what’s on sale.  Click the Shop Now button to browse all the Boris FX products. Shop Now     Sapphire Stylize Footage Fast With Bori ..read more