New CG software you may have missed: 23 August 2026
The core functionality of AI-based VFX platform Slapshot, like automated rotoscoping and camera tracking, is now available as nodes within AI pipeline-building environment Comfy.
While CG Channel tries to write the major new versions of CG software released each week, sometimes there are smaller updates or useful plugins that we don’t manage to cover.
Rather then letting those releases slip past unnoticed, we’ve put together a round-up of updates to games, VFX and motion graphics tools that didn’t get full stories last week.
Below, you can find summaries of what’s new in 3D Gaussian Splatting app Postshot, generative modeling tool Meshy, and updates to Slapshot and Topaz Labs’ AI-based VFX tools.
Hyperion 2.5
Overview
Topaz Labs has updated its AI model for SDR-to-HDR video conversion, designed to convert 8-bit footage to 10- or 16-bit.
Hyperion is available in desktop app Topaz Video and web app Astra, but at the time of writing, Hyperion 2.5 has only been rolled out in Astra.
New features
- Improved color handling, tonal separation, highlight detail, and overall clarity
- Expands the available color and luminance range
Price
Astra subscriptions start at $39/month or $328/year.
System requirements
Astra is web-based. It should work with any major modern browser.
Read more about Hyperion 2.5 on the Topaz Labs website
Meshy 7
Overview
Meshy has rolled out Meshy 7, its latest generative AI model for creating 3D models from source images, improving the quality of the models generated by its web app.
New features
- Better overall proportions of the 3D model generated
- Better relative positioning of the parts of the model generated
- Better preservation of fine surface detail in the model generated
Price
Commercial Meshy subscriptions start at $20/month. Studio subscriptions cost $70/month. Free plans generate up to 10 models per month under a Creative Commons license.
System requirements
Meshy is web-based. It should work with any major modern browser.
Read more about Meshy 7 on Meshy’s blog
Postshot 1.1.69
Overview
A year after its commercial release, the standalone 3D scanning application for creating 3D Gaussian Splats from real-world still images or video, gets a number of workflow updates.
New features
- New option for HTML exports
- New quality option for SPZ exports
- Support for SPZ 4
- New option to apply GPS geolocation metadata to cameras and points
- Support for importing point clouds without color attributes
Price
Postshot is free for non-commercial use. Indie subscriptions cost €26/month or €204/year. Studio plans cost €59/month or €468/year, and add a CLI and support for more file formats.
System requirements
Postshot is compatible with Windows 10+ only.
Read a full list of new features in Postshot 1.169 in the online release notes
New Slapshot Comfy nodes
Overview
Slapshot has made the core functionality of its AI-based platform for generating VFX assets from source footage available within AI pipeline-building toolset Comfy.
Slapshot’s rotoscoping, camera tracking, motion vector and depth map-generation tools are now available as nodes within the popular interface for building generative AI workflows.
New features
- Slapshot features are now available as Comfy nodes, as well as via the Slapshot web app
Price
Free Slapshot plans are restricted to 2K source footage. Commercial subscriptions start at $9/month and raise the volume and resolution of footage that can be processed per month.
Use of the new Slapshot Comfy nodes costs $0.25 per frame of video processed.
Comfy Desktop is a free download. The source code is dual-licensed under an open-source GPLv3 license or a commercial license.
Comfy is also available as a paid cloud-hosted service. Subscriptions start at $20/month or $192/year.
System requirements
Comfy Desktop is compatible with Windows, Linux and macOS. The Windows and macOS editions are standalone installers; the Linux version has to be compiled from source.
Read more about the new Comfy nodes on Slapshot’s website
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