The 10 best visual effects breakdowns of 2016
Watch our pick of the best movie, TV and commercials breakdown videos created in the past year.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
compositing
cebas ships psd-manager 4.0 for 3ds Max
Major update to multi-layer PSD exporter adds support for adjustment layers, PSB files, export from Corona.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2016
Adobe releases Project Felix in beta
Simple rendering and compositing app is free to anyone with a current paid Creative Cloud subscription.
Friday, December 23rd, 2016
Get Allan McKay's new free 18-hour VFX training course
Create a complete reverse-gravity destruction FX shot in 3ds Max and Nuke. Includes source footage and project files.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
Check out cool new roto and compositing system Flowbox
Now shipping: New tool promises intuitive stroke-based workflow and some neat time-saving features.
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 2017 and Ignite Pro 2017
All-in-one editing, compositing and VFX app gets 32-bit workflow, 8K res, new editing and grading tools.
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
Red Giant releases Magic Bullet Suite 13
Suite of colour correction tools gets extended GPU support, new Renoiser plugin. Price up $100.
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
VFX techniques: how to build a photorealistic 3D city
Past Rodeo FX environment lead Jeremy Boissinot breaks down his workflow on Jack the Giant Slayer.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
RandomControl ships ArionFX for After Effects, Nuke
Formerly Photoshop-only 32-bit HDR image-editing tool now available for compositing software.
Monday, September 26th, 2016
Boris FX acquires GenArts
Buyout will put the competing Boris Continuum Complete and Sapphire collections of compositing and editorial plugins under a single roof.
Friday, September 9th, 2016
Autodesk unveils Flame 2017 Extension 1
Compositing and finishing tool to get 'Maya-inspired' scene navigation, plus better workflows for editing Batch schematics.
Friday, September 9th, 2016
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion on Linux
Fusion 8.2 makes the compositor available on Linux as well as Windows and Mac. Free and $995 editions available.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Isotropix releases Clarisse iFX 3.0
Major update to the hybrid 2D/3D rendering software adds new PBR render engine and UV baking tools.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016