The Foundry releases Hiero and Hieroplayer 1.7
Shot-management and review tools get updated editorial workflow; integration with ftrack coming soon.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
editing
IKinema rolls out WebAnimate 2
Updated: Free browser-based mocap editing and retargeting tool now out of beta and ready to use.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Allegorithmic releases Bitmap2Material 2.0
Normal mapping toolkit gets new image-editing controls, faster algorithms, 15 built-in grunge maps.
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
FXhome releases HitFilm 2 Ultimate
Surprisingly powerful $399 editor, compositor and VFX tool now comes bundled with the mocha 3D tracker.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Autodesk to acquire social video developer Socialcam
Could the $60 million deal mean that you soon have an Autodesk effects app on your smartphone?
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Autodesk ships free pre-release trial of Smoke 2013
Try the radically retooled editing and effects tool for free for three months. Is it as good as everyone claims?
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Autodesk unveils retooled Smoke 2013 for Mac
Price of radically reworked all-in-one editing and visual effects 'super app' slashed from $15k to just $3,495.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
IKinema trials free online mocap-editing system
WebAnimate enables users to edit or retarget motion data in a web browser via a Maya-like interface.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Sony releases OpenCL accelerated Vegas Pro 11
Claims GPU acceleration makes 'world's first Windows OpenCL NLE' two to four times faster.
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Autodesk launches Cloud services for design users
Subscription customers to get free file storage plus online rendering, collaboration and analyis tools.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Fxhome ships layer-based compositor for under $150
HitFilm Standard offers basic editing and effects for just $149. A $399 Ulitmate edition adds particles.
Friday, July 1st, 2011
New app lists hotkeys for (almost) every CG package
Gfx Hotkeys 2.0 shows keyboard shortcuts for over 30 VFX and 3D tools, for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
The Foundry releases free open beta of STORM
New tool speeds up rough cuts and playback of digital footage 'like REDCINE-X on steroids'.
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010