CamTrackAR exports camera tracks to Blender for free
FXhome's iOS camera tracking app also exports to HitFilm; the paid version exports to After Effects.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
After Effects
Superluminal ships Stardust 1.6 for After Effects
Versatile 3D particle system now supports volumetric rendering for effects like smoke, fire and dust.
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
RE:Vision Effects releases DEFlicker 2
Compositing plugins to deflicker high-speed footage get new tool to fix banding due to rolling shutters.
Monday, June 22nd, 2020
Sneak peek: After Effects' upcoming Roto Brush 2.0 tool
New AI-driven tool generates fast, accurate roto masks - even for things hidden by other objects.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
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
Boris FX ships Sapphire 2020.5
Check out the new features in the popular suite of effects plugins for editing and composing software.
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
Review: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
See how AMD's flagship 64-core workstation CPU performs in Jason Lewis's real-world CG benchmarks.
Thursday, May 28th, 2020
Adobe ships After Effects 17.1
Compositing app gets new motion-graphics-friendly options for working with shape layers, plus support for ProRes RAW import.
Tuesday, May 19th, 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
Boris FX ships Continuum 2020.5
Check out the new particle effects and 3D titling features in the suite of effects plugins for compositing and editing apps.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
BorisFX releases Mocha Pro 2020.5
Workflow-focused update to planar tracking tool improves performance on deep and wide-angle shots.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Maxon ships Cinema 4D S22
First subscriber-only update to Cinema 4D overhauls the UV unwrapping tools and rolls out Maxon's new viewport architecture.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Boris FX ships Silhouette Paint
New touch-up and rig removal plugin makes Silhouette's paint tools available inside compositing apps like Nuke and After Effects.
Thursday, April 16th, 2020