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New After Effects edition brings the popular Photoshop motion blur tool to VFX and motion graphics work.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

Get free blood spots, spatters and trails, for use in VFX work. 32-bit PNG files, for commercial use.

Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Latest beta focuses on editing tools like the new 'Boring Detector', but there are grading and FX updates.

Friday, August 9th, 2019

Updated: Handy free plugin lets PS load or save multi-layer EXR files. Now supports batch processing.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

Unusual particle field painting tool adds new modifier system, option to export animations as well as stills.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

See the key features in the game engine and real-time renderer, from better 3D water to Variable Rate Shading and Deferred+ rendering.

Friday, April 25th, 2025

Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including nifty new Select Details options in the AI-based Object Selection tool.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Update to the renderer adds over 3,100 Chaos Scans materials to the Cosmos library, and improves DoF and volumetric effects.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Get JustB Studios' 1850s Post Office Environment pack of 3D assets for free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace. For commercial use.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

Lightweight Procedural Clouds Shader generates realistic clouds in production conditions, and works with the Cycles or Eevee renderers.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

Real-time physics framework used in game engines and offline simulation tools for 3ds Max and Maya is now fully open-source.

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025