January 18, 2022
New high-performance image sequence viewer for VFX and visualization work is a 'successor' to the now-discontinued Pdplayer. Read More »
December 7, 2021
See what's new in this performance-focused update to Maxon's suite of After Effects plugins for common VFX tasks. Read More »
December 6, 2021
See what's new in the the sub-$100 image editor, including new image stitching and mesh gradient tools. Read More »
October 22, 2021
Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya. Read More »
June 29, 2021
Online library of source images for matte painters now available as 16-bit DNG RAW and 32-bit EXR files, along with 360-degree HDRI skies. Read More »
January 15, 2021
Tool for authoring Photoshop filters and converting images into PBR texture maps gets new projects system, and new lower pricing. Read More »
January 10, 2021
Download free 16,384 x 8,192px HDRIs of interior and exterior environments from iHDRI.com. Read More »
December 22, 2020
Sub-$100 image editor now supports the new Apple Silicon processors on current MacBooks on macOS. Read More »
December 4, 2020
Read our pick of the new features, from water and volumetric clouds to Booleans and GPU lightmapping. Read More »
July 22, 2020
Compositing and editorial tools get USD import, licence roaming, new synchronous shot review system. Read More »
July 3, 2020
Get HDRMAPS' series of 300 free 9,256 x 4,628px EXR sky images. Licensed for commercial projects. Read More »
May 15, 2020
Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here. Read More »
March 2, 2020
Nice workflow update gives the open-source image editor Photoshop-like tool groups, faster PSD import, new 3D Transform tool. Read More »
February 21, 2020
Controversial macOS Catalina update recommended for anyone wanting to use Cinema 4D R22. Read More »
January 13, 2020
Version 0.7 of the Substance Painter-like texture painting tool adds live links to UE4 and Unity. Read More »
November 17, 2019
Get free blood spots, spatters and trails, for use in VFX work. 32-bit PNG files, for commercial use. Read More »
November 5, 2019
Image-editing and painting tool gets neat AI-driven object selection tool; improved Content-Aware Fill, image warping and HDR editing. Read More »
July 7, 2019
Download five high-resolution synthetic HDRIs mimicking real-world studio lighting set-ups, for use in portfolio work. Read More »
June 20, 2019
Updated: mainly bugfixes this time, but there is also some very cool integration with new page layout tool Affinity Publisher. Read More »
June 19, 2019
Set of 9 GPU-based, VFX-focused After Effects plugins includes neat new tool Supercomp; updates to Primatte Keyer, Knoll Light Factory. Read More »
