You can now use V-Ray free for commercial work in Blender
See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
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Beeble launches AI roto service Background Remover
New online service automatically generates alpha mattes for image sequences or videos. See how it compares to other AI roto tools.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Beeble launches SwitchLight 2.0
Now out of early access: next-gen video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction.
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Maxon ships VFX Suite 2.1
See what's new in this performance-focused update to Maxon's suite of After Effects plugins for common VFX tasks.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Download free After Effects plugin Palette Mapper
Richard Rosenmann's neat plugin turns entire movies into colour strips for analysis - or just to create attractive images.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Red Giant ships VFX Suite 1.5
Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here.
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Red Giant launches VFX Suite
Set of 9 GPU-based, VFX-focused After Effects plugins includes neat new tool Supercomp; updates to Primatte Keyer, Knoll Light Factory.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
Download HitFilm Express 2017 for free
Free editing and compositing app gets new audio and 360 degree video tools; support for 4K footage.
Friday, May 19th, 2017