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Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2026

Next major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.

Friday, February 28th, 2025

Check out the new features in the story development tool, including support for proxy servers and more reliable native version control.

Saturday, May 20th, 2023

Image sequence viewer gets new Contacts Sheet system for viewing render elements and shot variants.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

Big update to the formerly Windows-only terrain software adds support for new platforms - and for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including zoom and aspherical lens support in Real Lens Flares.

Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a procedural Scratches shader and a high-altitude layer in the Clouds object.

Friday, July 24th, 2026

Discover how a shared Houdini timeline driving environmental FX powered the multi-million-year timelapses in the Netflix series.

Friday, July 24th, 2026

Check out the changes to the sculpting, retopology and painting tools - including a complete new node-based texturing system.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

Production renderer gets new BSDF nodes for toon shading and new Accelerated Viewport mode for Maya users. See all the changes.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026