Blender | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite that supports the entire 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging, animation,...
Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite that supports the entire 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking. It is developed by the Blender Foundation, an independent public benefit organization, and is used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, and interactive 3D applications. The software is available on multiple platforms including Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Website
Headquarters
Amsterdam, NL
Size
11-50 employees
Industry
Movies and Sound Recording
Specialities
Computer Animation and Software
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🛍️ Blender Product and Pricing News
- Blender released a new add-on featuring water effects from the animated film Flow.
- Blender released BlenderDMX Addon 1.8.1, which supports Blender 4.3 and includes improved GDTF and MVR imports, key-frame recording for #bdmx drivers, and a new option to remove DMX data from .blend files.
- Blender has introduced the Lens Sim add-on by Håvard Dalen, which uses path tracing and a new Ray Portal BSDF node to create highly realistic images.
- Blender has introduced several new Grease Pencil features, including GreasePencilv3, GreasePencilv3LayerGroup, and GreasePencilv3Layers, while removing older Grease Pencil elements like GPencilEditCurve and GPencilStrokePoints.
- Blender has updated its featured assets, adding new items like 'STYLE FRAME - BOAT SAILING' and 'BATTERY - MODELING 1' while removing several BCON24 related assets.
- Blender released version 4.3.0 with new features including EEVEE compositing, brush assets, faster sculpting, and a revolutionized Grease Pencil.
- Blender 4.3 introduces ray tracing support for Linux users with AMD hardware, enhancing photorealistic rendering and cross-platform capabilities.
- Blender tools developer Bproduction released Population 2, a crowd animation add-on for Blender, featuring new painting and distribution modes, compatible with Blender 3.5+.
👔 Blender CEO, Management and Leadership Team
⚔️ Blender Alternatives and Competitors
- Unity |
- 3ds Max |
- Cinema 4D |
- Maya |
- Modo |
- SketchUp |
- Adobe After Effects |
- Animaker |
- ZBrush |
- Houdini |
- SOLIDWORKS |
- KeyShot |
- Inkscape |
- Autodesk Fusion |
- Cesium |
- SimScale |
- FlatFrog Laboratories
💼 Blender Hiring and Layoffs
- Blender is advertising job openings for shader artists and senior technical artists on platforms like Blender Artists and ArtStation as of November 21, 2024.
- Rik Schutte, Lead Animator at Blender, is seeking feedback on improving blendshape/shapekey based facial rigging workflows.
- Robertson A. has started working at Blender as a character modeling and rigging specialist.
- Muhammad Dimi Alif has started a new position as a Design Intern at Blender.
🤖 Blender Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Qualcomm Technologies has joined The Blender Foundation to enhance Blender's 3D modeling software with native CPU support on Snapdragon, improving performance and battery life.
- Blender updated their contact platform from blender.chat to chat.blender.org for community submissions.
- Blender is being used by INDG to render product shots and turntables for their fashion clients, focusing on creating realistic fabric textures.
- BlenderNation, founded by Bart Veldhuizen, posted new Blender job listings on November 28, 2024, on platforms like Blender Artists and ArtStation.
- VisArc, a new architectural 3D visualization studio, is seeking a skilled 3D artist to collaborate on projects using Blender, with the potential to develop unique tools and workflows.
📈 Blender Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Blender's Development Fund activity page has increased from 2111 to 2295 pages, indicating a significant rise in user engagement and contributions.
- Blender's monthly contributions decreased to €193,073, but the number of individual and corporate supporters increased to 5435 and 37 respectively.
- Blender's Development Fund activity page increased from 2068 to 2219 pages, indicating a significant rise in donation and membership activities.
- Blender's Development Fund has seen a significant increase in monthly contributions from $95,014 to $201,764 and individual contributors from 3455 to 4786.
- Blender's Development Fund activity page has seen an increase in small donations and new Bronze memberships, with a notable shift from membership renewals to one-time contributions.
- Blender's monthly contribution decreased to €164,525 with 4444 individual contributors, and new members include Wire Wheels Club, cozythreads_8, and EvrBilt Limited.
- Blender shared an update from Francesco on their Development Fund donation campaign.
- Blender Foundation announced its 2024 fundraiser for the development fund.
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