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HDR

Big update adds new tools for recreating real-world materials via photogrammetry, 32-bit workflow, 8K texture baking.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2017

Updated: Open-source painting app gets early support for audio in the new 2D animation toolset.

Saturday, February 11th, 2017

Fully open-source set of plugins lets Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere read and write layered EXR files on Windows and OS X.

Thursday, January 5th, 2017

Simple rendering and compositing app is free to anyone with a current paid Creative Cloud subscription.

Friday, December 23rd, 2016

Free update to grading app adds Touch Bar support on MacBook Pros; improves HDR workflow.

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Now shipping: Promising sub-$50 32-bit image editor now available for Windows as well as Mac OS X.

Thursday, December 8th, 2016

Get three free 16,000 x 8,000px HDRI skies, exclusively for our readers. All licensed for commercial use.

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Updated: Includes interiors and exteriors and many times of day. Shot at up to 24 EVs; available for commercial use.

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Formerly Photoshop-only 32-bit HDR image-editing tool now available for compositing software.

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Photoshop add-on for editing HDR images gets support for 32-bit colour grading, new lens effects.

Friday, August 26th, 2016

Updated: Neat set of free HDR sky images covers a range of times of day and weather. Also now includes a free 15K HDR.

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Big update to colour correction and editing app adds new HDR grading tools and GPU-accelerated effects.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

Set of seven colour-correction, HDR and image-editing plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom now free.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016