New motion graphics tool Caddis puts a node graph in every layer
Updated: check out motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative, currently free in beta - and now available for Windows.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
After Effects
Adobe releases After Effects 26.3
New features in the compositing and motion graphics app include DoF in the Advanced 3D renderer and a new Curl Noise effect.
Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2026.5
Planar and 3D tracking software gets AI-based point tracking tech for tracking previously impossible shots. See the other new features.
Friday, June 12th, 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
Boris FX releases Continuum 2026.5
New features in the effects plugins include AI-powered video deinterlacing and updates to AI facial matte generation.
Friday, May 15th, 2026
Motion design tool Autograph is now free to studios
Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
KeenTools releases GeoTracker for Houdini in free open beta
Intuitive object and camera tracking tool for VFX and motion graphics is now available as a Houdini SOP, as well as a Blender and Nuke add-on.
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Free tutorial: Race Vehicle Concept Design - Cinematic Rendering
Discover how to animate and render a demo sequence in Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's free intermediate-level video training.
Saturday, April 25th, 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
Maxon releases motion graphics software Autograph for free
USD-based, responsive-design-friendly motion graphics and VFX tool is publicly available again - and is free to individual artists.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Adobe releases After Effects 26.2
Compositing and motion graphics software gets AI-powered Object Matte tool to isolate moving subjects in video with one click.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Adobe to pay $75 million to settle US subscription terms lawsuit
Adobe reaches settlement with US Department of Justice over early termination fees - but now faces similar investigation in the UK.
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Pikimov 5 is a free alternative to After Effects and CapCut
Promising browser-based app gets a new Classic editor for video editing, as well as editors for 2D and 3D motion design.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026