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$6 app collects visual reference for art, animation and motion graphics projects into organized boards, and can import and step through videos.

Monday, August 17th, 2026

Motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative is now out of beta - and features new tracking, instancing and shading systems.

Monday, August 3rd, 2026

Check out the latest features in the motion design app just acquired by Canva, including a new Mesh solver for creating organic growth effects.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Get stock VFX footage of real-world flamethrowers as 5K 96fps RED files or pre-keyed 4K ProRes footage. Normally sold for over $200.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

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

Next major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.

Friday, February 28th, 2025

Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

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

Check out the key specs for the fourth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Octane X and Affinity Photo.

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

Updated: neat plugin formerly known as MetaShoot creates portfolio renders and visualizations in a few clicks. See what's new in Atlux λ 1.1.

Thursday, March 14th, 2024

Download a new pack of stock VFX assets each day until 25 December, like the snow and frost FX clips. 2K resolution, for commercial use.

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

Sharpen your VFX skills with this free library of over 500 2K video clips designed to mimic real-world production footage.

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

Big update to the grading, editing and VFX software adds USD support, AI-based relighting tools.

Monday, July 24th, 2023