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Free update to the 3D compositing app adds new Krokodove motion graphics tools, and updates to deep compositing and lens correction.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this sizeable update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

Discover what's new in CG tools including LiquiGen, Unity, and free apps RealityScan Mobile, 3DGS Render for Blender, and Sisir.

Monday, September 7th, 2026

The first 'official' release of the open-source alternative Substance 3D Painter is now ready to download. Check out its new features.

Friday, September 4th, 2026

Long-awaited major update to the popular VFX system for Unreal Engine improves performance, and adds new ways to control sims.

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

Popular 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets a complete new vehicle toolset, along with new Gaussian Splatting features.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping tool, including improved FBX, GLB and USD import,

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

Update brings prompt-based image editing to Photoshop, including a complete new AI Assisted Editor. See how it works here.

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative is now out of beta - and now available for Linux, as well as Windows and macOS.

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Context-aware add-on turns both organic characters and hard-surface models into clean quad geometry, preserving vertex positions.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026

Check out the changes to the 3D clothing design app, including new tools for painting wrinkles into fabric - and ripping it apart along seams.

Monday, August 24th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Thursday, August 20th, 2026