Visual Effects

  • Render Colorful, Life-Like Results With Updates to Arnold

    Autodesk is focused on helping you deliver highest-quality production values and improve pipeline flexibility and scalability. With Arnold 7.2 and 7.2.1, you can enjoy native support for Apple silicon in Maya as well as stregthened USD and MaterialX support. Plus, a new distance shader and enhancements to color management workflows in 3ds Max empower you…

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    New Flame Capabilities Help Centralize Cloud-Enabled Finishing and VFX Workflows

    As demand for high-quality content continues to rise, post-production houses are adopting cloud infrastructure and workflows to connect globally dispersed talent and scale for new creative and logistical challenges. As projects grow, lead artists have more stakeholders, tools, and data to juggle than ever before — accentuating the need for a connected, collaborative, and creative…

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  • Flame 2023.3 Taki Summer slide Image courtesy of Gizmo Rivera

    More reference monitoring possibilities with AWS CDI

    The latest update to Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, and Autodesk Flame Assist provides you with AWS Cloud Digital Interface (CDI) support for reference monitoring. With AWS CDI, achieve creative excellence and operational efficiency with improved collaboration and accelerated creative reviews and approvals. Solutions in the Flame 2023.3 Update AWS Cloud Digital Interface (CDI) Flame now…

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  • Maya 2023.3 Update - Baby Stingray image courtesy of Olga Dannik

    Supercharge your workflow with Maya

    Maya brings enhanced tools so you can focus on your most important tasks and devote time on being creative. New options for controlling Proximity Wrap driver behaviour enable you to stay productive, while new settings for manipulating left-drag behaviour help reduce friction points in your workflow. Maya also comes with latest version of the USD…

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  • Arnold 7.1.4 Update Muffloise image courtesy of Nicolas Morel

    Solutions in the Arnold 7.1.4 Update

    Optimize Your Rendering with Arnold In this update, Arnold brings new and improved volume rendering controls, support for more features in Hydra and USD, and a slew of enhancements to help you render high-quality 3D images faster. Native Support for Apple CPUs Arnold now natively supports running on Apple M-series CPUs, such as the M1…

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  • Flame 2023.2 Dog Image courtesy of Gizmo Rivera

    Achieve true-to-life results with Flame

    Autodesk Flame Family products now offer the latest support for high-end camera formats, enabling you to natively import & edit with performance and colour accuracy for true-to-life results. Furthermore, we pushed Flame’s animation capabilities forward with a new Edit Box and implemented more than 30 Flame feedback requests. Solutions in the Flame 2023.2 Update ARRIRAW…

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  • Defender of Slow loris image courtesy of Olga Dannik

    Power your creative vision with Maya

    Maya brings new ways for you to channel your creativity with enhanced tools and integrations. New Boolean operations increase workflow productivity, and Vertex Color enhancements give you better visual feedback for objects. Maya also continues to build on its USD integration for a more seamless experience across teams. Solutions in the Maya 2023.2 Update Animation…

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  • Arnold 7.1.3 Update Clouds image courtesy of Lee Griggs

    Solutions in the Arnold 7.1.3 Update

    In this update, Arnold continues to provide you with the latest rendering support and capabilities. This update brings new and improved rendering controls and support for more features in Hydra and USD. Arnold also provides an updated scene converted for 3ds Max as well as optimization and bug fixes, giving you a more seamless experience…

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  • Maya 2023.1 Rascal Image courtesy of Kevin Beckers. Original design by Michaela Martin.

    Channel your creativity with enhanced tools in Maya

    Maya brings new ways for you to channel your creativity with enhanced tools and integrations. New Boolean operations increase workflow productivity, and Vertex Color enhancements give you better visual feedback for objects. Maya also continues to build on its USD integration for a more seamless experience across teams. Solutions in the Maya 2023.1 Update New…

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  • New Input Validation Capabilities in Flow Production Tracking (Formerly ShotGrid)

    Flow Production Tracking’s (formerly ShotGrid) latest update introduces new Input Validation capabilities for system-created entity name fields such as Shot Code, Sequence Name, Asset Name, and more. Admins can now produce more accurate production data with these new functionalities while continuing to have a single source of truth when setting up best practices for studios…

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