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compositing

See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, from updates to Copernicus to tools to train, relight and rig Gaussian Splats.

Monday, June 8th, 2026

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

Now out of beta: 3D compositing app gets new motion graphics tools and updates to deep compositing, USD and lens correction workflows.

Thursday, June 4th, 2026

Check out the changes to the set of effects plugins for compositing and video editing software, including a new real-world lens defocus effect.

Friday, May 22nd, 2026

New features in the effects plugins include AI-powered video deinterlacing and updates to AI facial matte generation.

Friday, May 15th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the free image editing and vector design software, including a new integration with DaVinci Resolve.

Monday, April 27th, 2026

Discover how to animate and render a demo sequence in Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's free intermediate-level video training.

Saturday, April 25th, 2026

Compositing and motion graphics software gets AI-powered Object Matte tool to isolate moving subjects in video with one click.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds professional-quality gobos for visual effects, motion graphics and general CG work.

Monday, April 6th, 2026

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

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

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

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