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compositing

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Master common real-world production workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's essential new visual effects tutorial.

Saturday, August 15th, 2026

Motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative is now out of beta - and features new tracking, instancing and shading systems.

Monday, August 3rd, 2026

Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

New features in the compositing, finishing and effects software include Isolate and Pixel Expression nodes, and ProRes RAW support.

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Create an energy effect suitable for a games cinematic using UE5's Niagara and Sequencer with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, July 26th, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including zoom and aspherical lens support in Real Lens Flares.

Saturday, July 25th, 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

Inexpensive cross-platform Photoshop alternative gets new 32-bit pipeline, Crytomatte support and new compositing nodes.

Sunday, July 19th, 2026

Check out the latest features in Houdini, from a complete new 3D Gaussian Splatting toolset to major updates to KineFX and Copernicus.

Thursday, July 16th, 2026

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2026

Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2026