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compositing

Motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative is now out of beta - and now available for Linux, as well as Windows and macOS.

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Create environments for VFX and game cinematics using Blender, Photoshop and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Saturday, August 22nd, 2026

Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Thursday, August 20th, 2026

New site shows real-world pay data for jobs in VFX, animation, games and motion graphics, submitted anonymously by other users.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Master common real-world production workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's essential new visual effects tutorial.

Saturday, August 15th, 2026

Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

New features in the compositing, finishing and effects software include Isolate and Pixel Expression nodes, and ProRes RAW support.

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Create an energy effect suitable for a games cinematic using UE5's Niagara and Sequencer with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, July 26th, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including zoom and aspherical lens support in Real Lens Flares.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

New AI-based plugin propagates roto splines across a shot, speeding up roto 'up to 4x'. See how it differs from AI matte-generation tools.

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026

Inexpensive cross-platform Photoshop alternative gets new 32-bit pipeline, Crytomatte support and new compositing nodes.

Sunday, July 19th, 2026