When animation first started, it was naturally in 2D. This is when there is an illusion of movement in a two-dimensional environment (like on a screen) by piecing together single individual drawings ...

Since 2020, Google has been delighting Google Photos users by turning select photos into 3D "Cinematic Photos." It’s a neat trick that enables you to relive the moment a picture was captured by ...

The 2D to 3D photo conversion feature coming to Vision Pro in VisionOS 2.0 makes a novel capability meaningful for the first time. Cue “Apple didn’t even do it first!” in the comments. You’re not ...

Blender is shaping modern creative pipelines as 3D animation software becomes faster and more specialized. In 2026, many tools deliver stronger viewport performance optimization, handling massive ...

If you are interested in using the new Stable Video 3D, a tool released by Stability AI, for creating 3D looking videos from a single image and would like to run it locally on your home network or PC.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Wonder Dynamics, the AI-driven animation, CGI, and VFX tech company ...

Digital art has evolved rapidly and artificial intelligence has changed the way we create images, videos and creative illustrations. One of the most popular trends today is transforming normal ...

But it’s not just filmmakers driving this shift. Indie game developers want to prototype characters and worlds in hours, not weeks. TikTok and social media creators are looking to animate original ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Cartwheel, a new 3D animation company founded by OpenAI scientist Andrew ...

Claude Code and Nano Banana 2 are AI-driven frameworks designed to simplify the creation of 3D scrolling animations for websites. Nano Banana 2 focuses on generating consistent key frames, while ...