Free tool: Open Light generates procedural HDR light textures
Lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds professional-quality gobos for visual effects, motion graphics and general CG work.
Monday, April 6th, 2026
compositing
Beeble launches AI roto service Background Remover
New online service automatically generates alpha mattes for image sequences or videos. See how it compares to other AI roto tools.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Free tool VDBRender adds native OpenVDB rendering to Nuke
VFX artist Marty Blumen's neat free add-on renders volumes like clouds and fire in Nuke without round-tripping to an external renderer.
Monday, March 30th, 2026
Canva releases first major update to its free Affinity software
Check out the new features in Affinity 3.1, including Live Tone Blend Groups and a new Tone Brush for compositing and retouching images.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Blender 5.1 is here: discover its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from the Raycast node to rendering and animation improvements.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Photoshop's Rotate Object lets you rotate 2D images in 3D
Intuitive new AI-powered feature in the Photoshop beta turns cutout 2D objects into 'rotatable 3D images' to speed up composites.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Foundry releases Nuke 17.0, NukeX 17.0 and Nuke Studio 17.0
Check out the new features in this major update to the compositing software, like support for Gaussian splats and an updated 3D system.
Friday, February 27th, 2026
Pikimov 5 is a free alternative to After Effects and CapCut
Promising browser-based app gets a new Classic editor for video editing, as well as editors for 2D and 3D motion design.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
See the 2026 Blender development roadmap
Check out the major features now in development for the open-source 3D software and due for release in Blender 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and beyond.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Adobe releases After Effects 26.0 with native Substance support
Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Download 30 free flamethrower effects from ActionVFX
Get stock VFX footage of real-world flamethrowers as 5K 96fps RED files or pre-keyed 4K ProRes footage. Normally sold for over $200.
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Download cool free After Effects plugin Crate's Black Hole
ProductionCrate's free After Effects plugin adds beautiful Interstellar-inspired black holes to your VFX and motion graphics projects.
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2026
Check out the changes to the planar and 3D tracking software, including a new AI-powered system for refining tricky edges on mattes.
Monday, December 15th, 2025