Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3.6
Check out the new shot review toolset in ex-Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation.
Sunday, September 27th, 2026
DNEG
See DNEG's breakdown of its period-accurate VFX for Star City
Check out DNEG's making-of for the spacecraft, lunar landscapes and orbital flyovers the studio created for the alternate-history sci-fi series.
Thursday, August 27th, 2026
See DNEG's VFX breakdown for Season 5 of For All Mankind
See how the VFX studio created expansive Martian landscapes and the spectacular explosion of the K-Station for the Apple TV sci-fi drama.
Monday, August 24th, 2026
Check out DNEG's gritty VFX breakdown for Motor City
See how the effects for the 1970s-set action thriller were created: from CG recreations of Detroit to wince-inducing combat sequences.
Wednesday, August 12th, 2026
Zibra AI launches new real-time VFX technology ZibraGDS
New tech compresses geometry caches from destruction, cloth and liquid sims by 'up to 92%' for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026
Download cool free After Effects plugin Crate's Black Hole
ProductionCrate's free After Effects plugin adds beautiful Interstellar-inspired black holes to your VFX and motion graphics projects.
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3
First update to the heavyweight open-source image viewer in five years adds support for OpenTimelineIO and USD.
Sunday, July 20th, 2025
Ziva VFX and OIDN creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards
Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
Download VFX artist David Llopis's free Maya dragon rig
Get the DNEG Lead Animator's neat free creature rig, licensed for use in portfolio work, and supplied as a Maya MB scene file.
Sunday, November 3rd, 2024
Unity discontinues the Ziva products
Unity ends sales of Maya tissue simulation plugin Ziva VFX, real-time toolset Ziva RT, and facial-rigging service Ziva Face Trainer.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
Eye candy: SideFX's 2023 Houdini Film & TV Reel
See the best motion graphics and VFX created in Houdini, then follow our links to technical breakdowns.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Check out xStudio, DNEG's open-source playback tool
Updated: Epic Games has ported the high-performance shot review tool to Windows as well as Linux.
Monday, July 31st, 2023
Autodesk releases Open RV
The open-source edition of RV is out. See how it differs from the commercial edition of the Academy Award-winning shot review tool.
Thursday, January 19th, 2023