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Check out the new features in compositing and motion graphics app, including the new agentic AI Assistant in the current beta build.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

Free update to the 3D compositing app adds new Krokodove motion graphics tools, and updates to deep compositing and lens correction.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

Update brings prompt-based image editing to Photoshop, including a complete new AI Assisted Editor. See how it works here.

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

New 'Bring Your Own Data' feature lets studios train models for Maya's MotionMaker system using their own keyframe or mocap data.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

New AI-based plugin propagates roto splines across a shot, speeding up roto 'up to 4x'. See how it differs from AI matte-generation tools.

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026

Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026

SDK for games and CG software developers now supports FSR 4.1 AI upscaling on RDNA 3 GPUs like the Radeon RX 7000 Series.

Monday, June 29th, 2026

Standalone app and plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images also now works with non-Adobe software, including Affinity.

Friday, June 26th, 2026

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

Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Thursday, June 4th, 2026