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Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

UV unwrapping software gets new UV packing workflow better suited to current UDIM-based pipelines.

Thursday, November 25th, 2021

Online library of add-ons for editing and compositing tools gets six new effects: from heat distortion to 1980s-style titles.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

Nice update to render toolkit adds area lights, curves-based colour grading, new set of post effects.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Open-source Maya rigging and animation framework gets a new blueprint system - and a Softimage-inspired alternative to Maya's Outliner.

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, including better support for tablets and pen displays.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the image-editing software, including two new adjustment layer types and updates to the generative AI tools.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Read our pick of the key changes to rendering, animation and physics in the open-source game engine - plus five neat quality-of-life updates.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

New add-on adds DaVinci Resolve-inspired controls for cinematic color grades, film grain and lens effects in Blender's compositor. Free edition.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026