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Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 20.2
Check out the latest features for VFX artists and colorists in the free grading and video editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Get an Evermotion Archinterior scene for free
Museum and Gallery - Archinteriors Vol 10 Scene 1 for Unreal Engine is now free on Fab - but you'll need to be quick to download it.
Stock asset firms KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla merge
No changes expected to pricing or support, and both brands continue to operate under their original names. Find full details here.
Kiri Engine 4.0 is out for Android and iOS
Mobile 3D scanning app now lets you export an unlimited number of photogrammetry or Lidar scans for free. Check out the other changes.
Howler 2026 is out
Check out the new features in the digital painting and animation app, including AI image editing, audio editing and particle effects tools.
ASWF adopts ACES
Movie industry standard for color management becomes the latest open-source project to be hosted by the visual effects industry body.
Chaos adds AI Material Generator to V-Ray 7.1.2 for SketchUp
Experimental cloud-based tool generates PBR materials and texture maps from real-world reference photos. Find more details here.
Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.1
Update to the open-source Maya rigging and animation framework resolves compatibility issues with popular blendshape editor Shapes.
Ephere releases Ornatrix 3ds Max 9
Check out the changes to the 3ds Max hair plugin for games and VFX, including a new Warp Roots modifier to help groom feathers.
Ephere releases Ornatrix Maya 5
Check out the changes to the Maya plugin for creating hair and fur for games and VFX, including fast new workflows for braiding hair.
Tutorial: Creating Sci-Fi Electrical FX in Houdini
Master efficient workflows for creating professional visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's intermediate-level Houdini tutorial.
3D Gaussian Splats are being added to the glTF standard
New collaboration between Khronos Group and the Open Geospatial Consortium paves the way towards support for 3DGS data in glTF files.
Free add-on turns MetaHumans into rigged Houdini characters
Turn any MetaHuman exported from Unreal Engine into a ready-to-animate character with the updated Metahuman for Houdini add-on.
Reallusion releases iClone 8.6
Check out the new features in the animation software, including support for Character Creator 5, and new export presets for UE5.
Reallusion releases Character Creator 5
Check out the new features in this major update to the 3D character creation app, from the new HD base characters to the new Maya plugin.
SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key features
Read our pick of the changes in Houdini 21, from Copernicus and KineFX to new AI workflows - then see a list of all 300+ new features.
Chaos releases V-Ray 7.1 for Blender
First big update to the new edition of V-Ray for Blender users adds support for Geometry Nodes and a Cycles-to-V-Ray material converter.
Wacom becomes Blender’s latest Corporate Patron
Wacom ups its funding for Blender by €210,000/year in partnership to develop 'next-gen" Blender experience on Android tablets.
Xencelabs launches the Pen Display 24+
Check out the price and key specs for the 'industry first' pen display with Calman Ready built in for color calibration for high-end CG work.
Master Procedural Workflows for Games Using Houdini
Master professional workflows for creating games environments with The Gnomon Workshop's intermediate-level tutorial.
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