Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 21.0
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
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Boris FX releases Silhouette 2026
Sizeable update to the roto and paint tool adds new AI-based head, object and point tracking systems. See all the new features.
Friday, May 29th, 2026
Autodesk releases Maya 2027.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation app, like OpenTimelineIO support and updates to LookdevX and Bifrost.
Thursday, May 21st, 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
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.1
AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Boris FX acquires Vegas Pro, Sound Forge and Acid Pro
VFX and motion graphics tools firm buys Magix's pro video and audio editing software. New version of Vegas Pro already available.
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
AMD releases FSR SDK 2.2 with new AI denoiser Ray Regeneration
SDK for games and CG software developers now includes AMD's Redstone AI rendering technologies, including the new AI denoiser.
Saturday, March 28th, 2026
Maya 2027 is out: discover its new features
Read our rundown of the changes to the 3D modeling and animation app, from new AI features to Skin Tools and surface tension in Bifrost.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2026 with new Curves Brushes
See what's new in the promising alternative to the Substance tools for texture painting and material authoring. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Dimension 5 launches D5 Render 3.0 and D5 Lite
Check out the new features in this major update to the GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool and its new lightweight edition.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
Boris FX releases Optics 2026 with AI-powered facial masking
Check out the new AI technologies in the standalone app and Photoshop plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a new viewport renderer, and initial support for quadrupeds.
Thursday, November 27th, 2025
Pixar releases RenderMan 27
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Friday, November 14th, 2025