Boris FX releases Optics 2026.5 with AI-powered facial masking
Standalone app and plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images also now works with non-Adobe software, including Affinity.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
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Get the free MetaHuman Animator Markerless Motion Capture plugin
Epic Games' free mocap plugin extracts full-body and finger motion from phone or camera footage to transfer to MetaHuman characters.
Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Unreal Engine 5.8 is here: discover its 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
NeXus for Blender is now free in beta
New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Nevercenter releases Silo 2026.1
Lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping software gets a 100x boost in viewport rendering speed, plus full glTF support.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2026.5
Check out the changes to the set of effects plugins for compositing and video editing software, including a new real-world lens defocus effect.
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
World Machine 4059 'Dragontail Peak' is out
Big update to the veteran terrain generation software adds support for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain, and overhauls the 3D viewport.
Monday, May 18th, 2026
Polygonflow releases free Dash asset manager for Unreal Engine
New free add-on based on the Dash world-building toolset provides a more powerful alternative to UE5's native content browser.
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
World Machine will support VDM-based terrain, not just heightmaps
Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Material authoring software InstaMAT gets native Linux edition
Linux-based VFX and games studios get new alternatives to the Substance 3D tools. Includes the Blender and Maya integrations.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
World Creator 2026.4 is out with a new free Community Edition
Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, and its new free introductory edition.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Reallusion releases Headshot 3.0
Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Maxon releases Red Giant 2026.4
Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including support for free motion graphics software Autograph.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2026