Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2
Now shipping: update to After Effects 3D rendering plugin adds PBR, SSS, raytraced shadows, and more.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
After Effects
OLM Digital releases Color Key and Distance Gradation
Free After Effects plugins speed up keying and creation of glow effects, particularly for 2D animation work.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.3
Library of editing and compositing effects gets 13 new tools, six free; plus support for DaVinci Resolve.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
The extraordinary making of David Levy's PLUG
Updated: The Prometheus concept artist's VFX short turns Terminator's story on its head. Watch it here.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
Adobe unveils After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2014.1
AE to get improved C4D workflow; Premiere gets new search and transcoding tools. Both get new UIs.
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.2
Update adds nine new After Effects and Premiere effects & transitions to the online library, three of them free.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Download 75 free C4D models from The Pixel Lab
Everything from creatures to ray guns, licensed for commercial use. Good for Unity & After Effects, too.
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
Cool tech demo: create clouds with Elementacular
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Flex 5 for After Effects
Morphing and warping plugin gets GPU acceleration. It's OpenCL-based, so you can use most cards.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
Imagineer Systems launches mocha Plus
The product formerly known as mocha AE now also brings tracking and roto tools to Premiere Pro users.
Friday, July 11th, 2014
Eye candy: Auroras
Niles Heckman tells us how he made his labour-of-love FX short, rendered over three years on a single PC.
Monday, July 7th, 2014
Adobe rolls out update to After Effects CC
Updated: New Key Cleaner and Advanced Spill Suppressor to rescue bad greenscreen; better mask workflow.
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2.0
Update to GPU-based renderer adds displacement, per-object motion blur; speeds up hair renders 20 times.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014