Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2020
New update adds OSL-based toon shading and built-in greenscreen keying, and makes viewport animation playback up to 2x faster.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
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FXhome ships Imerge Pro 2.0
Interesting RAW-focused still image editor gets GPU-based import engine, new context-sensitive workflow, and 16-bit image export.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
FXhome ships Imerge Pro
'World's first RAW image compositor' edits still images non-destructively, and provides some neat keying and grading tools.
Friday, October 26th, 2018
Pixel Splincher releases Bricolage 2.0 for iOS
Node-based compositing system for iPads gets new colour grading tools, including support for LUTs.
Saturday, November 18th, 2017
FXhome releases PhotoKey 8 Pro
Photoshop greenscreen keying plugin gets new option to key FX elements from black or white backgrounds.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Blackmagic Design acquires Ultimatte
Fusion developer buys Ultimatte's multi-Academy-Award-winning greenscreen keying technology.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
The Lytro Cinema system: the next revolution in VFX?
Could new high-end light field movie cameras eliminate greenscreen work? CG Channel investigates.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
FXhome releases PhotoKey 7 Pro
Photoshop greenscreen keying plugin gets new light spill removal system, RAW support, revamped UI.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
Pixel Splincher releases Bricolage for iOS
Neat new app puts a complete, HD-ready node-based compositing toolkit on your iPad or iPhone.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
Computerinsel releases PhotoLine 19
Balanced update to $65 image-editing package adds external file referencing, background removal, new vector options.
Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 9.6
Updated: VFX-friendly paint app gets new greenscreen and video-repair tools. Now out on Steam for $49.99.
Monday, March 16th, 2015
Zoic Studios ships $10 iPad app for viewing virtual sets
ZEUS:Scout lets users build and navigate virtual environments and comp them into live video footage.
Monday, August 4th, 2014
Adobe rolls out update to After Effects CC
Updated: New Key Cleaner and Advanced Spill Suppressor to rescue bad greenscreen; better mask workflow.
Thursday, June 19th, 2014