Boris FX's new Optics app gives 'VFX for photographers'
New Photoshop plugin and standalone image-editing app includes key filters from Sapphire.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
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Reallusion reveals iClone 2020 product roadmap
Updated: see the new cloth physics transfer system due in iClone 7.8 and the UE4 live link next month.
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
Boris FX ships Sapphire 2020.5
Check out the new features in the popular suite of effects plugins for editing and composing software.
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
Red Giant ships VFX Suite 1.5
Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here.
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Red Giant launches VFX Suite
Set of 9 GPU-based, VFX-focused After Effects plugins includes neat new tool Supercomp; updates to Primatte Keyer, Knoll Light Factory.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
Richard Rosenman releases Ultraflares 1.2 for Photoshop
Powerful tool for designing lens flares and light leaks gets first big update since its release in 2015.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
Silicon Studio to release Xenko game engine commercially
Open source C# engine from firm behind Final Fantasy XV's render tech to go commercial in April.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
Planetside Software ships Terragen 4
New version of landcape generator available to buy. Former Animation module now included as standard.
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Richard Rosenman ships Ultraflares
Neat new plugin adds over 200 customisable lens flares and light effects to Photoshop and Painter.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.06
Nice update to render toolkit adds area lights, curves-based colour grading, new set of post effects.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Act-3D unveils Lumion 4.0
Real-time architectural rendering tool to get animated vegetation, better water, physical camera effects.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013