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After Effects beta

Compositing tool gets improved layer and 3D workflows, plus new tools for troubleshooting crashes.

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

Compositing app gets support for OCIO and ACES colour managment for VFX and movie editing projects.

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Now shipping: neat plugin provides 'painless, almost real-time 3D object tracking' inside After Effects.

Monday, December 26th, 2022

Update to the compositing app makes it possible to use any layer as a track matte. 3D model import and OCIO support now in beta.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2022

Check out the popular GPU-accelerated UV packing and UV stacking tool, now available for Maya as well as Blender.

Friday, December 13th, 2024

Neat free Geometry Nodes setup lets you create 3D animation using 2D workflows in Blender's Grease Pencil toolset.

Friday, December 13th, 2024

Next major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.

Thursday, December 12th, 2024

SketchUp edition of the renderer gets support for 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for lighting, and new material override options.

Thursday, December 12th, 2024

Updated: Long-awaited new Blender integration for V-Ray based on the V-Ray 7 core is now available in free public beta.

Wednesday, December 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in the lighting and look development software, including support for USD export and USD roundtripping.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024