fnord releases ProEXR free
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
HDR
Adobe releases Project Felix in beta
Simple rendering and compositing app is free to anyone with a current paid Creative Cloud subscription.
Friday, December 23rd, 2016
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 12.5.4
Free update to grading app adds Touch Bar support on MacBook Pros; improves HDR workflow.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
Serif releases Affinity Photo for Windows
Now shipping: Promising sub-$50 32-bit image editor now available for Windows as well as Mac OS X.
Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Download three free high-res HDRI Skies sky maps
Get three free 16,000 x 8,000px HDRI skies, exclusively for our readers. All licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
Get 10 free 16K and 90 free 1K HDRIs from HDRI Haven
Updated: Includes interiors and exteriors and many times of day. Shot at up to 24 EVs; available for commercial use.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
RandomControl ships ArionFX for After Effects, Nuke
Formerly Photoshop-only 32-bit HDR image-editing tool now available for compositing software.
Monday, September 26th, 2016
RandomControl releases ArionFX for Photoshop 3.5
Photoshop add-on for editing HDR images gets support for 32-bit colour grading, new lens effects.
Friday, August 26th, 2016
Download 500 free HDRIs from HDRI Skies
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
Blackmagic releases public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12.5
Big update to colour correction and editing app adds new HDR grading tools and GPU-accelerated effects.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
Download Google's Nik plugin collection for free
Set of seven colour-correction, HDR and image-editing plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom now free.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
Blackmagic halves price of DaVinci Resolve Studio
On OS X, at least, thanks to the new $500 Mac App Store edition. Free 12.2 update also now available.
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Adobe ships After Effects and Premiere Pro 2015.1
Updated, now shipping: watch videos of the new features, including better UltraHD and gesture support.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015