ASWF adopts ACES
Movie industry standard for color management becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.
Friday, September 5th, 2025
OpenColorIO
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
Animation studio Laika joins the Academy Software Foundation
Oscar-nominated studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings joins industry body promoting open-source tech.
Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
Autodesk releases Flame 2026.1
Check out the new features in the compositing, finishing and effects software, including better handling of OpenFX plugins.
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3
First update to the heavyweight open-source image viewer in five years adds support for OpenTimelineIO and USD.
Sunday, July 20th, 2025
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 20.0
Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.2
Check out the changes to the GPU renderer, including support for OIDN denoising on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Apple Silicon processors.
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Foundry unveils new ICVFX and virtual production tool Nuke Stage
New purpose-built app is designed for playing back environments onto LED walls. Read our FAQs on its workflow and requirements.
Friday, April 11th, 2025
5 key features in Blender 4.4
Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Chaos releases Vantage 2.7
Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets OCIO color management, DLSS 4, and new lens distortion system.
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 19.1
Update to the 3D compositing app extends USD and OCIO workflow, and adds new options for toggling between inputs in compositions.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.1
Discover the key features for VFX artists and colorists in the free grading and editing software and its $295 Studio edition.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Adobe releases Photoshop 26.0
Image-editing software gets new AI object removal and generative AI features, plus native support for OpenColorIO and ACES.
Monday, October 14th, 2024