Check out Mathematic's vein-popping, head-splatting VFX breakdown of the acid-blooded Burner zombies from The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonWatch the full video on Mathematic's website (expect gore): https://mathematic.tv/reel/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon/

Shapelab 2024 is now free to students worldwide. If you're studying at a middle or higher educational institution, discover how to get a free perpetual license of the VR and desktop digital sculpting software: https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/shapelab-2024-is-now-free-to-students-worldwide/

3ds Max 2025.2 is out. Check out the new features in Autodesk's 3D modeling and rendering software, including support for SVG files and Flow Retopology, a new plugin for processing complex retopology jobs in the cloud.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/autodesk-releases-3ds-max-2025-2/

The new ML Deformer in Maya 2025.2 uses machine learning to create lightweight, interactively poseable approximations of complex character rigs. Discover how it works, and see the other new features in Maya 2025.2, including updates to LookdevX and USD for Maya.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/maya-2025-2-adds-a-new-ml-deformer/

Autodesk has launched Flow Generative Scheduling. The time-saving AI tech - available with subscriptions to cloud-based production management system Flow Production Tracking, formerly known as ShotGrid - generates variant schedules for VFX and animation projects to help assess the impact of deadline and staffing changes.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/autodesk-launches-flow-generative-scheduling/

ZibraVDB for Unreal Engine is now free in alpha. ZIbra AI's plugin compresses smoke and fire effects exported from tools like Houdini and EmberGen in OpenVDB format by 'up to 100x' for real-time playback in UE5.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/zibraai-unveils-zibra-vdb-compression/

NVIDIA has unveiled fVDB, a new framework for 'building AI algorithms that scale to the size of reality'. Potential uses for the framework, which is built on OpenVDB, range from upresing existing simulations to creating city-scale generative AI models.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/nvidia-unveils-fvdb/

Check out DNEG's VFX breakdown of the Haunted Mansion movie, including talking portraits, impossible spaces and a CG alligatorWatch the full video on DNEG's website: https://www.dneg.com/show/haunted-mansion/

Mocha Pro 2024.5 is out. It's another sizeable update to Boris FX's tracking software, extending the new 3D tracking toolset and adding Alembic export and direct export to After Effects.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/boris-fx-releases-mocha-pro-2024/

Kiri Engine can now automatically rig the 3D scans it generates. Check out the other new features in the AI-enhanced Android and iOS 3D scanning app, including updates to free Basic accounts.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/3d-scanning-app-kiri-engine-3-9-now-auto-rigs-your-3d-models/