Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.2
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including better AI inbetweening and 3Dconnexion support.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
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Dimension 5 releases D5 Render 2.11
Wide-ranging update to the architectural renderer adds AI PBR material generation, plus new scene layout, camera and lighting tools.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Autodesk adds AI animation tool MotionMaker to Maya 2026.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation software, including AI animation and modular character rigging in Bifrost.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2025
Check out the new features in the roto and paint app, including new AI tools for refining masks, generating depth maps, and fixing glitches.
Friday, May 30th, 2025
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 20.0
Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Boris FX adds new AI tools to Continuum 2025.5
Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.1 with AI-based Inbetweening
Innovative animation app gets new AI system for generating realistic motion connecting two poses. Check out the other new features.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026
3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Check out neat AI-trained hand mocap tool HandCraft Pro
Animator Tal Minks' promising Maya plugin extracts hand animation from a standard webcam and bakes it to any five-fingered Maya character.
Monday, March 10th, 2025
AMD launches FSR 4, AFMF 2.1 and RIS 2.0
Check out the new versions of AMD's AI-based image upscaling, sharpening and frame-generation tech, available via its GPU drivers.
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
D5 Render 2.10 adds real-time path tracing
Major update to Dimension 5's real-time visualization software adds experimental path tracing system. Check out the other new features.
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
Boris FX releases Optics 2025
Photoshop plugin and standalone app for applying cinematic looks to still images gets AI mask generation, Looks and new Particle Brushes.
Friday, January 31st, 2025