Check out After Effects 3D plugin Helium 8.0
Check out the new features in the promising add-on for streamlining the process of creating 3D animation for motion graphics.
Friday, June 17th, 2022
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Adobe releases After Effects 22.4
Minor update to the compositing software includes bugfixes and animation workflow improvements.
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
Maxon ships Universe 6.1
Online library of effects for editing and compositing apps gets Box Bokeh, ChromaTown and Sketchify tools, plus new Stretch transition.
Monday, April 25th, 2022
Adobe releases After Effects 22.3
Sizeable update to the compositing app integrates Frame.io for free, adds native Apple Silicon support.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
Scene Group ships Cavalry 1.3
Check out the new features in the next-gen motion graphics software, including new shaders and integrated JavaScript scripting.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Maxon releases Universe 5.1
Under-the-hood update to the library of effects for compositing and editing apps adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Best Black Friday and winter 2021 discounts for CG artists
Updated with Christmas and New Year deals: save money on CG software, hardware and assets.
Thursday, December 23rd, 2021
Adobe ships After Effects 22.1
Compositing software gets Universal Text Engine for titling and motion graphics. New Extended Viewport for 3D work now in beta.
Thursday, December 16th, 2021
Download Maxon's free Cineware for Unreal plugin
New live link plugin makes it possible to edit Cinema 4D content interactively inside Unreal Engine.
Friday, December 3rd, 2021
Adobe ships After Effects 22.0
Compositing software gets long-awaited Multi-Frame Rendering system, new performance profiling tools, update to Cinema 4D Lite.
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
Scene Group ships Cavalry 1.2
Next-gen motion graphics app gets new real-time 2D physics toolset. Free edition now exports at full HD, and no longer watermarks output.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
Rookies 2021 rankings reveal world's best CG schools
The US's SCAD places first overall. See the category winners for animation, game design and VFX.
Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
See After Effects' new multi-frame rendering features
Render previews or final frames faster on multi-core CPUs with the latest beta of the compositing app.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021