Adobe ships After Effects 24.0
Check out the new features in the compositing software, including the AI-powered Next-Gen Roto Brush and expanded OCIO support.
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
OpenColorIO
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.4
Check out the latest changes to renderer, including better toon shading and faster rendering of mesh lights.
Thursday, October 5th, 2023
Serif releases Affinity Photo 2.2
Check out the new features in the latest free update to the image-editing software, including support for OCIO 2 color management.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Unreal Engine 5.3: five key features for CG artists
Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.
Wednesday, September 6th, 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
Check out xStudio, DNEG's open-source playback tool
Updated: Epic Games has ported the high-performance shot review tool to Windows as well as Linux.
Monday, July 31st, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D Update 1
C4D edition of the renderer gets V-Ray Toon material, Chaos Scatter, and improved MoGraph support.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2024.1
3D modelling and rendering app gets improvements to the Boolean modifier and to animation workflow.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2024
3D modelling and rendering app gets new Boolean modifier, new material nodes, enhanced animation tools, and OCIO support.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Left Angle launches Autograph Creator
Indie artists and small studios get new lower-cost edition of the next-gen motion design and VFX tool.
Monday, March 27th, 2023
Adobe releases After Effects 23.2
Compositing app gets support for OCIO and ACES colour managment for VFX and movie editing projects.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Autograph: a next-gen tool for motion design and VFX
Left Angle's unusual USD-based app is pitched as the world's first 'responsive design video software'.
Friday, January 20th, 2023
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2022.5
Roto and paint tool gets support for industry-standard ID matte generation system Cryptomatte.
Saturday, December 10th, 2022