Master natural environment creation for visual effects
Create detailed environments in Houdini and Clarisse iFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Monday, July 27th, 2020
compositing
Boris FX's new Optics app gives 'VFX for photographers'
New Photoshop plugin and standalone image-editing app includes key filters from Sapphire.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Foundry ships Nuke 12.2, NukeX 12.2, Nuke Studio 12.2
Compositing and editorial tools get USD import, licence roaming, new synchronous shot review system.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Foundry releases Nuke Indie
'Lightly restricted' new $499/year edition of Nuke Studio is aimed at freelance compositors. Find out how it compares to the full version.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
Autodesk ships Flame 2021.1
See what's new in the compositing and finishing application, including workflow improvements and support for DNxUncompressed.
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Master professional V-Ray product rendering workflows
Discover how to create compelling marketing images in The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Saturday, June 27th, 2020
Apple ditches Intel CPUs in Macs in favour of its own chips
See what the move to Apple Silicon will mean for CG tools like Maya, Photoshop, Blender and Octane X.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Sneak peek: After Effects' upcoming Roto Brush 2.0 tool
New AI-driven tool generates fast, accurate roto masks - even for things hidden by other objects.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 5
The next generation of V-Ray is now out of beta, and available to buy. Check out the new features in Chaos Group's powerful renderer.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Boris FX ships Sapphire 2020.5
Check out the new features in the popular suite of effects plugins for editing and composing software.
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
Discover how to create a detailed exterior scene in Maya
Master core workflows with Digital Domain look dev lead Adrien Vallecilla's new Gnomon tutorial.
Sunday, May 17th, 2020
Red Giant ships VFX Suite 1.5
Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here.
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Download five free ActionVFX Star Wars-style blaster effects
Get free CG effects clips for use in compositing. ProRes 422 format, 2K resolution, for commercial use.
Thursday, May 7th, 2020