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Particle Illusion

Check out the new particle effects and 3D titling features in the suite of effects plugins for compositing and editing apps.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

Updated: Sapphire 2020 ships. Release adds OpenColorIO support, new lens whacking effect.

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Free 12.0.1 update improves performance of the effects plugin suite's new Particle Illusion toolset.

Monday, February 25th, 2019

New suite to make FX and tracking tools Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha Pro available via a single licence.

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Veteran After Effects particle tool to get full redesign; relaunch as part of Continuum 12 later this year.

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Check out the new features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and more path tools, filters and texture generators.

Monday, March 17th, 2025

Decoded's frustration-saving add-on adds new features to Blender's camera system, streamlining keyframing DOF and object visibility.

Sunday, March 16th, 2025

Check out the new features in the digital painting software for comics, illustrations and concept art, including the new Puppet Warp.

Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Asset baking and export add-on can now bake PBR textures from any Blender shader set-up, not just the Principled BSDF shader.

Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Discover how to create a King Kong-style creature fight sequence with The Gnomon Workshop's new five-hour Maya masterclass.

Saturday, March 15th, 2025

AI-based service for VFX and animation gets rebranded as part of Autodesk's Flow cloud platform. Check out its latest features.

Friday, March 14th, 2025