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particle effects

See the new features in the suite of effects plugins, including Magic Bullet 2024.1, Trapcode 2024.1, Universe 2024.1 and VFX 2024.1.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.

Friday, December 15th, 2023

See what's new in individual FX and color correction plugin suites Magic Bullet 2024, Trapcode 2024, Universe 2024 and VFX 2024.

Saturday, September 16th, 2023

Now out of preview: read our pick of the new features in UE5, from rendering OpenVDB files to the new Skeletal and Panel Cloth Editors.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.

Friday, May 12th, 2023

Free standalone edition of the GPU accelerated particle generator gets new 3D and fluid dynamics options.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023

3ds Max multiphysics plugin's new ME-L scripting language lets you create custom particle simulations.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Now shipping: neat plugin provides 'painless, almost real-time 3D object tracking' inside After Effects.

Monday, December 26th, 2022

Free PDF guides provide overviews of the game engine's key toolsets, with downloadable examples.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Cinematic effects plugin for Photoshop can now render particle animations over still images to create looping cinemagraphs.

Monday, October 10th, 2022

Free standalone edition of the particle generator can now emit particles from imported 3D models.

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Create a game-ready magic attack using UE5's Niagara toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Saturday, August 6th, 2022

Open-source game engine gets new animation synthesis system, 'remixable materials', updates to the Atom renderer.

Friday, May 13th, 2022