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02/21/2025

Adobe has unveiled Substance 3D Sampler 5.0. Check out the changes to the material authoring and 3D capture software, including path tracing in the 3D View and support for HP's Z Captis material scanner.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/adobe-releases-substance-3d-sampler-5-0/

02/21/2025

Adobe is raising the price of the Substance 3D tools. Prices for Substance 3D Texturing, Substance 3D Collection and Teams subscriptions will rise between 9% and 25% when the change comes into effect in March 2025. Read our FAQs: https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/adobe-to-raise-the-price-of-substance-3d-subscriptions/

02/21/2025

Check out Refuge's VFX breakdown for Season 4 of Superman and Lois, posted by Compositing Supervisor Stephen Lauser

Watch the full video on the Graphical Ninja YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpVmk7ZnuOA

02/20/2025

Chaos has acquired architectural AI tools developer EvolveLAB. See how Chaos plans to integrate Veras, EvolveLAB's AI ideation and visualization app, with its own products, and what the buyout means for the firms' other tools.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/chaos-acquires-architectural-ai-tools-developer-evolvelab/

02/20/2025

Check out DNEG's VFX breakdown of the spacecraft landing from Star Wars coming-of-age series Skeleton Crew.

Watch the full video on DNEG's website (also shows CG environments and head replacements): https://www.dneg.com/our-work/skeleton-crew

02/19/2025

See Scanline VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects from Western miniseries American Primeval.

Watch the full video on the ScanlineVFX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYxohuqUec

02/19/2025

Epic Games has released Twinmotion 2025.1. It's a sizeable update to the real-time visualization tool, adding a new volumetric clouds system, automatic LOD generation and support for Virtual Shadow Maps.

See the other new features: https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/epic-games-releases-twinmotion-2025-1/

02/19/2025

Check out Rodeo FX's VFX breakdown of its environments from Christmas-themed action comedy Red One.

Watch the full video on the Rodeo FX YouTube channel (also shows Garcia the CG polar bear agent): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclvoCHsLBE

02/18/2025

Check out Assetify 2 for Blender. The time-saving add-on for processing Blender assets for use in games and real-time apps now supports animation, including the option to convert Geometry Nodes setups to shape keys for export in glTF format.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/assetify-2-converts-blender-animations-to-game-ready-formats/

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02/18/2025

Check out Wētā FX's breakdown of its fire, destruction and fluid simulations for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, including this 1km stretch of river rapids

Watch the full video on the Wētā FX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxpuKymcG_s

02/17/2025

SuperSplat 2.0 is out. The free online tool for viewing and editing 3D Gaussian Splats can now create animated flythroughs of existing 3DGS scans.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/supersplat-2-0-lets-you-create-flythroughs-of-3dgs-scans/

02/17/2025

Discover 5 key changes in Blender 4.4. Read our pick of the new features in the next major version of the open-source 3D software, including big under-the-hood changes to animation, the Vulkan backend and the CPU Compositor.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/5-key-features-in-blender-4-4/

02/17/2025

Check out Wētā FX's VFX breakdown for Alien: Romulus, ranging from creature effects to some truly massive simulations

Watch the full video on the Wētā FX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qQotLG5hU

02/15/2025

Don't miss Gnomon's exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Halon Entertainment's previs and postvis work on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The event takes place next Thursday, 20 February at the CG school's Hollywood campus, and will not be livestreamed.

Register for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visualizing-kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-with-halon-entertainment-tickets-1246546126019

02/15/2025

Review: Huion Kamvas 22 Plus pen display

Huion's 22-inch pen display is an affordable input device for beginners and CG pros on a budget. See how it handled both 2D and 3D workflows in our tests

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/review-huion-kamvas-22-plus-pen-display/

02/15/2025

See 'Good-zilla' go from concept art to final animation in Show Off Films' VFX breakdown of an ad for insurance firm Segura Directo

Watch the full video on the Showoff Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1052311030

02/14/2025

FaceTracker 2025.1 and GeoTracker 2025.1 are out. Check out the new features in the facial and object tracking plugins for Blender and Nuke: https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/keentools-releases-keentools-2025-1-for-blender-and-nuke/

02/14/2025

Check out Redchilliesvfx's varied VFX breakdown for Indian sports biodrama Chandu Champion, from war sequences to the Paralympics.

Watch the full video on the redchilliesvfx YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AyfvMcYi0

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250221_RefugeVFXSupermanLoisBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out Refuge's VFX breakdown for Season 4 of Superman and Lois, posted by Compositing Supervisor Stephen Lauser Watch the full video on the Graphical Ninja YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpVmk7ZnuOA #VFX #VFXbreakdown @refuge_studio

250720_DNEGSkeletonCrewBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out DNEG's VFX breakdown of the spacecraft landing from Star Wars coming-of-age series Skeleton Crew. Watch the full video on DNEG's website (also shows CG environments and head replacements): https://www.dneg.com/our-work/skeleton-crew

250219_ScanlineVFXAmericanPrimevalBreakdown_tw.mp4

See Scanline VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects from Western miniseries American Primeval. Watch the full video on the ScanlineVFX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYxohuqUec

250219_Twinmotion20251_tw.mp4

Epic Games has released Twinmotion 2025.1. It's a sizeable update to the real-time visualization tool, adding a new volumetric clouds system, automatic LOD generation and support for Virtual Shadow Maps. See the other new features: https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/epic-games-releases-twinmotion-2025-1/

250219_RodeoFXRedOneBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out Rodeo FX's VFX breakdown of its environments from Christmas-themed action comedy Red One. Watch the full video on the Rodeo FX YouTube channel (also shows Garcia the CG polar bear agent): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclvoCHsLBE

250218_Assetify2_Blender_tw.mp4

Check out Assetify 2 for Blender. The time-saving add-on for processing Blender assets for use in games and real-time apps now supports animation, including the option to convert Geometry Nodes setups to shape keys for export in glTF format. https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/assetify-2-converts-blender-animations-to-game-ready-formats/ #Blender #B3D #Assetify #gamedev #AR #VR @DefoNino @defo.q

250219_WetaFXKingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApesSimulationBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out Wētā FX's breakdown of its fire, destruction and fluid simulations for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, including this 1km stretch of river rapids Watch the full video on the Wētā FX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxpuKymcG_s

250217_FreeTool_SuperSplat2_tw.mp4

SuperSplat 2.0 is out. The free online tool for viewing and editing 3D Gaussian Splats can now create animated flythroughs of existing 3DGS scans. https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/02/supersplat-2-0-lets-you-create-flythroughs-of-3dgs-scans/

250217_WetaFXAlienRomulusBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out Wētā FX's VFX breakdown for Alien: Romulus, ranging from creature effects to some truly massive simulations Watch the full video on the Wētā FX YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qQotLG5hU

250202_ShowoffGoodzillaBreakdown_tw.mp4

See 'Good-zilla' go from concept art to final animation in Show Off Films' VFX breakdown of an ad for insurance firm Segura Directo Watch the full video on the Showoff Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1052311030

250214_KeenTools20251_Blender_Nuke_tw.mp4

250214_RedchilliesvfxChanduChampionBreakdown_tw.mp4

Check out Redchilliesvfx's varied VFX breakdown for Indian sports biodrama Chandu Champion, from war sequences to the Paralympics. Watch the full video on the redchilliesvfx YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AyfvMcYi0

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250219_ScanlineVFXAmericanPrimevalBreakdown_tw.mp4

250219_Twinmotion20251_tw.mp4

250219_RodeoFXRedOneBreakdown_tw.mp4

250218_Assetify2_Blender_tw.mp4

250219_WetaFXKingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApesSimulationBreakdown_tw.mp4

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250217_WetaFXAlienRomulusBreakdown_tw.mp4

250202_ShowoffGoodzillaBreakdown_tw.mp4

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