Autodesk ships Flame 2019
Effects and compositing software to get new grading and look dev features, HDR Waveform scope, and improved real-time playback.
Friday, April 6th, 2018
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Boris FX announces Boris FX Suite 2018
New suite to make FX and tracking tools Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha Pro available via a single licence.
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Richard Rosenman releases Image Light Leaks Vol. 3
Hi-res texture overlays add realistic photographic effects to 3D renders. Download 20 sample files for free.
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
Nuke and Houdini developers win technical Oscars
Four Scientific and Technology Awards in total, including an Oscar statuette for SideFX's Mark Elendt.
Friday, January 5th, 2018
Foundry ships Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio 11.1
Compositing apps get new visual tools for troubleshooting scripts, more control over file localisation.
Friday, December 8th, 2017
Foundry ships Cara VR 2.0
Nuke plugin toolset for streamlining common tasks on VR projects gets new stereo tools based on Ocula, plus support for 3D match-moving.
Monday, December 4th, 2017
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 6.0
All-in-one compositing and effects tool gets new editing and 2D animation options. Price down $50, but you no longer get Ignite Pro.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
Weeds: the story of an indie short made by Disney artists
Discover how artists working in their personal time created a 3D short using the same tech as a Disney feature.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
Pixel Splincher releases Bricolage 2.0 for iOS
Node-based compositing system for iPads gets new colour grading tools, including support for LUTs.
Saturday, November 18th, 2017
Red Giant ships Universe 2.2
Library of add-ons for editing and compositing software gets updated VHS and Retrograde effects, plus 11 new, mainly retro-style transitions.
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
Autodesk ships Flame 2018.3
Fourth update to Flame this year adds 360° viewing mode for VR, new Motion Warp tracking system, improved waveform monitoring.
Friday, October 27th, 2017
Adobe ships Dimension CC
Videos: Check out this intuitive new V-Ray powered rendering and compositing tool, targeted at 'graphic designers, not 3D experts'.
Thursday, October 19th, 2017
Boris FX releases Continuum 11 and Sapphire 11
Now shipping. See videos of the new tracking, keying and VR tools in the popular effects plugin suites.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017