Lightmap adds new Lumi-Curve system to HDR Light Studio 9
Interesting new feature in the real-time lighting design tool lets artists use freeform curves as light sources to create artistic streaks and trails.
Friday, July 18th, 2025
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5 key features in Blender 4.4
Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in development
Long-awaited update to the open-source image editor adds non-destructive layer effects and better interoperability with Photoshop.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Sketchsoft releases Feather 1.0
First paid version of the nifty 3D sketching app for iPad is a major update, adding new 3D liquify, lighting and post effects toolsets.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Tutorial: Cinematic Lighting Shot Production
Master professional CG lighting workflows in Maya, Arnold, Katana and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Boris FX ships Optics 2022.5
Cinematic effects plugin for Photoshop can now render particle animations over still images to create looping cinemagraphs.
Monday, October 10th, 2022
Check out neat real-time Godot rendering demo Myra
Android tech demo shows what can be achieved in mobile games using the open-source engine.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
Maxon ships VFX Suite 2.1
See what's new in this performance-focused update to Maxon's suite of After Effects plugins for common VFX tasks.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 17.3
Free grading and editing software is now 'up to 3x' faster on Macs with Apple's new M1 processors.
Friday, August 20th, 2021
Red Giant ships Universe 3.3
Online library of effects plugins gets new Quantum tool for light trails, plus better layer blending, glow and chromatic aberration.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
Boris FX's new Optics app gives 'VFX for photographers'
New Photoshop plugin and standalone image-editing app includes key filters from Sapphire.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Red Giant ships VFX Suite 1.5
Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here.
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Download version 2.0 of Spin VFX's free Nuke Gizmos
Get the VFX studio's popular - and newly updated - open-source collection of compositing tools.
Monday, January 6th, 2020