In a stark reminder of the importance of data backup, an interior design tools startup has sued Google in an effort to restore data after an employee accidentally deleted the company’s G Suite account.

INSYDIUM has announced the public release of the X-Particles 2019 plugin for Cinema 4D. The new release of this particle engine contains several new features.

In addition to major pro hardware announcements at WWDC, Apple also introduced the next generation of its macOS operating system. Dubbed ‘Catalina’, macOS 10.15 features iPad app support, a new native Sidecar app to connect your iPad as a display or input tablet to your Mac system, voice control, and the retirement of the long-running iTunes app.

Adobe cautioned that users “are no longer licensed to use certain older versions of the applications or deploy packages containing these older versions.” Adobe went on to warn “if you continue to use or deploy these unauthorized versions of Creative Cloud, you may be at risk of potential claims of infringement by third parties.”

One of the best bargains highlighted at NAB 2019 was Blackmagic’s new version of Davinci Resolve. Currently available as a public beta, Resolve 16 comes packed with a slew of new tools aimed at making basic editing faster and more intuitive, particularly on jobs with tight deadlines.

MAXON has released Cinebench R20, the first update to the application in 5 years. It’s a long-awaited improvement, as Cinebench has been a staple testing tool for professional reviewers and users looking to test their systems’ capabilities.

Autodesk has announced that Arnold Render 5.3 is now available for download. This release will include the beta version of Arnold GPU and will give users the flexibility to switch between CPU and GPU rendering without having to change renderers.

MAXON has released its second Service Pack for the R20 version of Cinema 4D. This release brings several performance improvements and bug fixes to the program.

Autodesk has released a new version of Maya with hundreds of bug fixes and exciting new features.

Even to people in the creative industry, video codecs can be an intimidating topic. In the realm of video delivery and digital content creation it’s an important subject to master, as improper codec use can result in huge files, visual artifacts, difficulties during edit, and playback issues.

We’ve tried out a lot of cloud backup solutions, and Backblaze is the best. Here’s why.

Nodal’s look at macOS 10.14 Mojave discussed that the newest version of Apple’s flagship OS requires Apple Metal graphics API support. What does this mean, and how will Metal affect the creative production pipeline?