Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 20.0
Free update to the 3D compositor adds new deep compositing toolset, Cryptomatte support, and 180 VR workflows. See all the new features.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
EXR
Download free 8K HDRIs from VFX artist Simon Lachapelle
Get over 20 high-res HDRIs of natural exteriors and architectural interiors in EXR format, for VFX, visualization and motion graphics.
Monday, May 26th, 2025
Foundry unveils new ICVFX and virtual production tool Nuke Stage
New purpose-built app is designed for playing back environments onto LED walls. Read our FAQs on its workflow and requirements.
Friday, April 11th, 2025
Adobe releases After Effects 25.2
Check out the new features in the compositing app, including High Performance Preview Playback and updates to 3D workflows.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
5 key features in Blender 4.4
Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Trimble releases SketchUp 2025.0
Check out the new features in the architectural modeling app, also used in concept art, including HDRI lighting and PBR materials.
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Adobe launches unmetered access to Substance 3D Assets
Substance 3D Texturing and Substance 3D Collection plans now include unlimited access to 19,000+ materials, 3D models and HDRIs.
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Terragen Sky now lets you paint clouds into the sky directly
Check out the neat new Sky Paint tools in the December 2024 update to the sky-creation tool for VFX, visualization and games work.
Friday, December 20th, 2024
Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.8
Environment generation software gets highly multithreaded rendering, plus heightfield export to 16-bit TIFFs for Unity and Unreal Engine.
Friday, December 20th, 2024
Pixar releases RenderMan 26.3
Check out the new features in the production renderer, including tiled denoising, and support for the new versions of Maya and Houdini.
Thursday, December 19th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 3.1 in beta
Scene layout and rendering app gets new generative AI features, including a new text-to-3D system for creating background models.
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system
Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2024.3
Big update to the real-time terrain generator adds new snow and debris simulation tools, and changes pricing and licensing.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024