Blender

Blender

Blender Foundation
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About

Whether you’re looking to create whole three di­men­sional worlds or have a two di­men­sional project in mind, Hash Animation:Master is the 3D soft­ware you need to design and render amazing imagery and animation from the comfort of your kitchen table! It has been proven to be one of the most easy to use, affordable and powerful 3D programs available. A:M is as advanced as it is easy to learn. Our provided text and video tutorials will guide you through the steps to not only become an A:M professional, but to jump-start your career in the 3D industry as an animator. A:M experts from around the world are always available to help beginners with tutorials and answers on the A:M Forums. Our community is one of the most helpful, knowl­edge­a­ble and responsive anywhere. And if our users can’t help you, we surely can!

About

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline. Cycles is Blender’s built-in powerful unbiased path-tracer engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering. Blender’s comprehensive array of modeling tools make creating, transforming and editing your models a breeze. VFX professionals say: “Probably the best tracker in the market”. Blender includes production ready camera and object tracking. Allowing you to import raw footage, track the footage, mask areas and see the camera movements live in your 3D scene. Eliminating the need to switch between programs. Thanks to the high quality rigging and animation tools, Blender is being used for numerous short films, advertisements, TV series and feature films now.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Studios searching for a 3D software to render animation

Audience

Creators, 3D modelers, artists, animators, and more

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.0 / 5
ease 3.5 / 5
features 3.5 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 2.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 3.4 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 4.1 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Over the past 25+ years, I’ve worked with a wide range of 3D animation and modeling applications, but I consistently return to Animation:Master. Its intuitive interface and powerful character animation tools make it a standout choice, many of its features are still unmatched in high-end applications or require additional plugins. I particularly enjoy its spline-based patch modeling system, which offers a unique and efficient approach to creating detailed models. When I need to export assets, the resulting topology is clean and production ready, making it easy to integrate my work into other pipelines. Animation:Master continues to be a go-to tool in my workflow, especially when character animation is a priority.
  • Being able to move already created characters. Details on the internet. Tutorials to watch and learn.

Cons

  • It is a spline-based application, so it's not easy to import geometry for use when rendering in A:M. However, you can import props that are polygonal objects as well. Its renderer is not as up to date as those in newer applications, but it still gives excellent results once you learn its ins and outs. I have used it's renderer on many projects over the years, from animation to print for book illustrations and package design.
  • Not getting any support from the software's creator, not being able to download the product more than once, not being able to try it for free first.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • More than only 3D modelling Tools. Can also do Video Editing. Fluid and particle Simulation. 3D Printing. Architectural Design. Support many file formats. Great Texture Painting. Python Programming.
  • Great Marketing, No, excellent marketing. Wait, overwhelming marketing. Damn they expect a lot of Pros. Not sure why they assume that.
  • In this software you can do complete 3D work, rendering, video editing, sculpting, game design and more. In modeling and UV mapping node base support is really good in Blender. There are lot of keyboard shortcuts which help to speed up your work. Best realistic renderer as compared with other alternative software. There are lot of features which I've never seen in other alternative software, like Blender can create a 3D model automatically only by picture.
  • It offers excellent three-dimensional development and animation. It has lots of video tutorials to makes learning easy. The functions are well placed and easy to understand it's options.
  • Free & Open source Customizable interface 3D modelling and rendering Works great for building animations Simulation tools Inbuilt video editor Integration with many pipeline tools Great community Powerful API

Cons

  • Difficult to learn. Confusing UI for beginners. No parametric modelling Not suitable for 3D modelling of mechanical parts.
  • No, I need to be fair. Reading through their marketing articles and all the …’Consigned’ reviews (hey, watch your mouth, I didn’t say ‘Paid/), I was captivated. I ran off and downloaded Blender. Why? because I downloaded the latest version before and when Trying to install it I was told it can’t be installed on my current hardware. Nice one. Blender just wasted my data. Thank you Blender, for not telling me upfront. BTW, will Blender give me the money to buy a new Mac so I can use their latest version? Hey, we have to keep the economy going, right? But, fair is fair. I went to search for an older version and I found one, latest possible for my OS, the Blender 282a. Yay. Then came another hit. Trying to open it (After having it installed, of course (I know I have to mention this because Big Tech Gurus don’t know common sense), I got told that Blender was damaged and that I should move it to the BIN. Guess what? I did! But fair is fair, right? I gave it another go, I installed it once more and now could open it. Funny how Intelligent Tech doesn’t work. Right, but now I got another intelligent Tech Work not working. Can’t ‘Render’. I’ll stop here because otherwise I go on forever and that is enough to decide to DUMP Blender, for good. Enough time wasted on this piece of crap.
  • Every thing is great in Blender. There are no cons yet.
  • Its a time taking tool but gives your excellent animations.
  • For a free software, there is hardly any con that i can mention.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Hash
United States
www.hash.com/home-1-en

Company Information

Blender Foundation
Founded: 1994
www.blender.org

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Categories

Categories

Game Development Features

2D
3D
Analytics
Animation
Asset Management
Drag & Drop
eCommerce
IT Asset Management
Network Management
Physics
Player Management
Prototyping
Virtual Reality

Video Editing Features

3D Video Editing
Audio Tools
Brand Overlay
Collaboration
Media Library
Social Sharing
Speed Adjustment
Split / Merge
Supports HD Resolution
Text Overlay
Video Capture
Video Stabilization

Integrations

Asseter
Avaturn
Cartwheel
Copernicus Computing
CrowdRender
Edificius
ForRender
GradedBlue
OctaneRender
Poliigon
RebusFarm
Render Pool
Spark Cloud Studio
Spin 3D
Stable Diffusion
Store Visualizer
SummuS Render
VStitcher
Xsens
iRender

Integrations

Asseter
Avaturn
Cartwheel
Copernicus Computing
CrowdRender
Edificius
ForRender
GradedBlue
OctaneRender
Poliigon
RebusFarm
Render Pool
Spark Cloud Studio
Spin 3D
Stable Diffusion
Store Visualizer
SummuS Render
VStitcher
Xsens
iRender
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