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First update to the open standard for VFX plugins in almost a decade improves color management, and widens CPU and GPU support.

Heavyweight story development tool with integrations to Photoshop and Maya can now also be used in a standard web browser.

Check out the new features in the intuitive NURBS modeler, including Deform and Mesh Snap features, and support for SVG import.

Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver, including support for height fields as collision sources.

Plan out city layouts and have this neat tool populate them with 3D buildings. Now exports to other applications in USD format.

Master make-up concept workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial, recorded by Wētā Workshop's Johnny Fraser-Allen.

Discover which NVIDIA GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests, including Blender, Maya and UE5.

Check out Reblika's promising all-in-one standalone app for creating ultra-detailed 3D characters for games and animation.

Try this browser-based tool for generating animated 3D avatars from video footage, photos or real-world measurements. Free in beta.

Check out this promising new 3D clothing design tool for VFX and game development, and its Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.

Promising AI-based virtual projection app extracts actors from video and relights them to match a new background. Try it free in beta.

Eye-catching app makes it easy to dress 3D characters, auto-fitting 'any 3D wearable' to any bipedal avatar. See what's due in the 2.0 update.

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Get free walks, runs, jumps and idle animations for use in games and motion graphics. Integrates with Blender, Daz Studio, Unity and UE5.

Master real-world production workflows in Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced tutorial in visual effects compositing.

Check out the latest features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including new options for exporting files and managing fonts.

Intuitive add-on can generate an animated 3D reconstruction of an actor's head from video footage, for animation. VFX or motion graphics.

Game engine gets support for multi-bounce lighting, OpenXR, and USD export. Free for use on projects earning under $100,000/year.

Data-preparation service converts models between 3D formats, remeshes them or generates LODs. Integrates directly into Blender.

Get VFX artist Cristian Spagnuolo's free library of retopologized scans of real-world statues. OBJ format, 8K textures, for commercial use.