Adobe ships September 2020 update to After Effects
More support for GPU acceleration in the compositing software makes Channel effects 'up to 1.65x faster'.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
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Maxon awarded $200,000 Epic MegaGrant
Money will fund development of a Cineware-style live link between Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.
Thursday, September 10th, 2020
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R23
Major update to Cinema 4D adds new character animation tools, better UV editing, and integrates the $399 Magic Bullet Looks suite.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Eye candy: Maxon's IBC 2020 Cinema 4D demo reel
New round-up of the best C4D motion graphics and animation is a surreal, colourful two-minute trip.
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Boris FX ships Boris FX Suite
New all-in-one subscription-only product bundle gives access to all of the firm's VFX and motion graphics tools at a reduced rate.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Red Giant ships Universe 3.3
Online library of effects plugins gets new Quantum tool for light trails, plus better layer blending, glow and chromatic aberration.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
Check out cool new motion design tool Cavalry 1.0
Now shipping: new procedural animation app blends 'the power of 3D with the ease of use of 2D'.
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
Eye candy: SideFX's 2020 Houdini Film & TV Reel
See the best new VFX work done in Houdini, plus breakdown videos of how the effects were created.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
Maxon unveils Project: Neutron
Check out the new node-based architecture coming to Cinema 4D in the next release, along with support for USD and Python 3.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Superluminal ships Stardust 1.6 for After Effects
Versatile 3D particle system now supports volumetric rendering for effects like smoke, fire and dust.
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
10bit FX ships Notch 0.9.23.121
Big update with a small version number adds a new GPU-based chroma keyer to the real-time motion graphics and VFX software.
Friday, June 19th, 2020
Adobe ships After Effects 17.1
Compositing app gets new motion-graphics-friendly options for working with shape layers, plus support for ProRes RAW import.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
EmberGen is now in beta
JangaFX's hotly tipped real-time gaseous fluid simulation tool gets a node graph and animation timeline - and an unlimited new trial edition.
Monday, May 4th, 2020