Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 6
Big update adds new tools for recreating real-world materials via photogrammetry, 32-bit workflow, 8K texture baking.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
compositing
Cryptomatte automatically pulls ID mattes from renders
Updated: Psyop's open-source tech for pulling mattes from Arnold renders now works with Fusion as well as Nuke.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Natron 2.2 ships
Sizeable update to the open source compositor adds 16 new plugins, including keying, retiming, blur, denoise and colour correction.
Monday, January 16th, 2017
Adobe chooses V-Ray as core renderer for Project Felix
V-Ray chosen as render engine for new visualisation tool aimed at 'graphic designers, not 3D experts'.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
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
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