Freebie: After Effects: Script: Free After Effects Panorama Script Download
August 25, 2017
Aaron at VFX Bro has a free Panorama script for After Effects. There’s even a vfx breakdown video that shows the script in action so you can see how it works.
Freebie: Cinema 4D/Octane: Neon Sign Generator for Cinema 4D Octane
August 25, 2017
Here’s a cool neon sign generator for Cinema 4D Octane. This Xpresso rig was created by Aaron Covrett, who is offering it for free on Gumroad.
Freebie: Maya: Free Female Character Rig, Jasmine Rose
August 25, 2017
Jasmine Rose is a free character rig for Maya with flexible facial controls, elbow and knee pinning and more.
Freebie: Substance: Free Camo Pack
August 18, 2017
Here’s a free pack of 12 procedural camouflage pattern generators that can be used in Substance Designer or Painter. Created by Environment Artist Jeff Kleinzweig.
Audio Review: IK Multimedia Syntronik in-depth review by Making Music
August 17, 2017
Making Music took a good long look at IK Multimedia Syntronik, a collection of 17 classic vintage synths, and was intrigued and impressed with what they saw. Read an excerpt here and follow the link to the full review.
News: More Details on Maxon Cinema 4D Release 19
July 31, 2017
Cinema 4D R19 is going to be a great release and here are some in depth features, recommended system requirements, and more videos. Cinema 4D Release 19 is scheduled to ship September 2017.
Freebie: Free Mask Generator for Substance Painter
July 21, 2017
Artist Forest Telfordi has created a simple mask generator for Substance Painter that he is offering for free.
New: Greyscalegorilla Pro Studios Metal HDRI Expansion Pack for HDRI Link and HDRI Studio Rig
July 18, 2017
Greyscalegorilla Releases 45 HDRIs That Make Metal Shine.
Free: Instagram Export Presets for Premiere Pro
July 14, 2017
Lately I’ve been rendering quick clips for Instagram and now there are presets to make this go even faster. These presets come from Boone Loves Video. Thanks, Boone!!
Freebie: Over 90 Plug-ins in FxHome Ignite Express 2017
June 23, 2017
FxHome Ignite Express 2017 is first-of-its-kind, a collection of more than 90 professional-quality FREE plugins to drive your film edits into high gear. They are for Mac OSX 10.9+ and Windows 7+. 64-bit only.
Free: EFX Keying-Alpha Free plugin
June 23, 2017
This is a download for 3 free keying and alpha matte plugins for Adobe After Effects from the full EFX Keying/Alpha Plugin Suite.
Freebie: Interactive Universal Renamer for 3ds Max
June 23, 2017
Christoph Bülter 3D, the author of this script says, “A useful tool for maintaining name conventions in a complex Rig or scene, as well as quick file renaming, e.g. for numbering image sequences for import to Adobe Flash etc. Hope you like it!”
Update: Allegorithmic Substance Painter 2017.1 – Numberless Release with Lots of New Content
June 21, 2017
This release brings Substance Source and Substance Painter closer together and 300 new customizable alphas and patterns have been added to the Shelf, along with new and improved filters, new fonts and more!
Freebie: 3ds Max: Ultimate Unwrap UV Mapping Tool
June 9, 2017
Ultimate Unwrap 3D is a UV mapping tool for unfolding and unwrapping 3D models. It has recently been updated with some new features and import/export plugins for 3DS Max 2018. Plus, it’s free!
Review: Choosing The Right Lens Flare Effect For The Job
June 5, 2017
Kevin P. McAuliffe talks about the 4 different lens flare effects he uses on a regular (almost daily) basis and why he likes them. Software reviewed: Red Giant Knoll Light Factory, Boris Continuum Complete Lens Flare 3D, Video Copilot Optical Flares and GenArts Sapphire Lens Flare.