Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 9.2
Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design tool, including the option to LightPaint the sun into the sky.
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
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iCrowds is a Blender crowds system from the creators of iCity
Neat add-on lets you add animated crowds to 3D scenes - including by giving characters Sims-style needs to eat, sleep and use the toilet.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Boris FX releases Continuum 2026
Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Reallusion launches AI motion-capture service Video Mocap
New mocap solution for iClone users integrates directly into the animation app, extracting full-body and hand motion from source video.
Friday, October 31st, 2025
See Adobe's Project Surface Swap and Project Trace Erase
Check out two interesting new AI-based technologies for selecting - and magically removing all trace of - objects in images.
Friday, October 31st, 2025
Check out Canva's new, perpetually free Affinity software
New all-in-one application Affinity by Canva combines capabilities from Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher for pro graphics work.
Friday, October 31st, 2025
Free tool Clothy3D Studio auto-fits clothing to 3D characters
Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.0
Major update adds AI compositing system Harmonize, and an image upscaler powered by Topaz Labs' AI models. See all the new features.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
AWS to put Deadline into maintenance mode next month
Free renderfarm management software will still be supported, but will only get critical fixes. Users advised to 'explore Deadline Cloud'.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
Download 25 free ultra-high-resolution HDRIs from Open HDRI
Get ultra-high-resolution HDRIs for visualization, VFX and games projects from the new online asset library. EXR format, CC0 license.
Monday, October 27th, 2025
Check out free creature anatomy reference app Arthropods
Handy web app lets you compare 3D scans of real-world insects, spiders, scorpions and crabs for use as creature design references.
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Master hard-surface modeling for concept art in Autodesk Fusion
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial Introduction to Fusion provides a complete beginner's guide to using Fusion for concept design.
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.4
Check out the changes in the latest update to the GPU production renderer, including support for macOS Tahoe in Octane X.
Saturday, October 25th, 2025