Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.3
3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
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Autodesk releases Maya 2026.3 and Maya Creative 2026.3
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases Flame 2026.2
New AutoMatte AI model in the VFX and finishing software automatically creates mattes for the hero object in a shot. See the other new features.
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Das Element 2.2 uses AI to sort your 2D and 3D VFX assets
Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organized asset library. Update adds new media type for MaterialX and Substance materials.
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Boris FX releases Continuum 2026
Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2025.5
See the neat new AI-based masking workflows in the roto and paint app, including a new Face ML node for automatic facial segmentation.
Friday, September 26th, 2025
Kiri Engine 4.0 is out for Android and iOS
Mobile 3D scanning app now lets you export an unlimited number of photogrammetry or Lidar scans for free. Check out the other changes.
Monday, September 8th, 2025
SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key features
Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
RE:Vision Effects releases video and animation upscaler REZUp 2
Check out the new machine learning models in the pro upscaling plugin for compositing and video editing applications.
Friday, August 22nd, 2025
AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 2.0 and UE5 plugin with FSR 4 support
SDK for developers looking to integrate FidelityFX tech into their apps now includes latest version of the AI image upscaling system.
Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.2 and Maya Creative 2026.2
Check out the changes to the 3D animation app, including updates to LookdevX and new generative animation system MotionMaker.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
Sneak peek: Houdini 21
Read our list of 300+ new features due in the next version of Houdini - from Neural Point Surface for liquids to the Otis organic tissue solver.
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2025.5
Planar tracking tool gets new AI face recognition system for automatically obscuring identities in footage. Check out its other new features.
Friday, June 13th, 2025