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
HDR
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
Pilgway releases 3D-Coat 4.5
Updated: Voxel sculpting package gets new PBR materials system, Photoshop-compatible layer groups, new UV options.
Friday, May 29th, 2015