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Adobe releases After Effects 24.2

Overhaul of the compositing app's 3D toolset continues, with the option to import 3D models in OBJ format and environment maps as EXR files.

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

Blockade Labs rolls out Skybox AI 0.9

Online tool for generating 360° environments from text prompts or sketches now generates 3D world meshes as well as 2D skyboxes.

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

Adobe releases After Effects 24.1

Significant update moves native 3D file import and the Advanced 3D renderer out of beta and into the stable release of the software.

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023

Planetside Software updates Terragen Sky

Streamlined tool for generating skies for use in matte paintings or as environment maps gets 32K HDR export, better live sync with UE5.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.7

Update makes the full Professional edition of the lanscape generator available to indie artists for just $199. Check out the new features here.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

Krita 5.2 has been released

Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

ASWF adopts OpenImageIO

Ubiquitous tech for reading and writing images becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023