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08.05.2026

FilmSet kit lands in KitBash3D

Finally, a kit that lets you build a film set without filing a rental PO. 139 models, 112 PBRs, and game ready bits for Unreal.

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CrumplePop 2026.5 adds ARA, and that’s interesting

CrumplePop 2026.5 adds SoundApp ARA for full clip processing in DAWs, plus a processed audio cache, faster model loading, and updated pricing tiers.

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Switching to Resolve: Sharing and delivery

Export DRP, DRT, or DRA, trim and package media, auto subtitles, and render from the Deliver page without leaving DaVinci Resolve.

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RISE: Fallout Destroys LA, Politely

Los Angeles gets procedurally wrecked, Area 51 gets sand-blasted, and the Caswennan gets treated like a flying film set. We play 20 Questions…

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DriveCompare brings ASC MHL offload checks to macOS

DriveCompare does the boring part of film data right: compare, sync, verify, ASC MHL, Netflix-style checksums. No subscription tantrums required.

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OptiDraw paints animated meshes inside Unity

OptiDraw by Run2Go Studio targets in editor mesh texturing in Unity, including skinned meshes, UDIM tiles, layered workflows, and a channel packing utility.

Theory Accelerated shifts Paradigm 1.0 for Houdini

Paradigm 1.0 lands for Houdini: faster GPU liquids, better emission, a Tank node for open water, and a very honest list of what is still missing.

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Free Tire Rig Generator for Blender Automates Tire Deformation

Tire Rig Generator is a free Blender plug-in that automatically builds and skins tire rigs for pressure, ground deformation and tire pivoting. Vehicle wheels, finally allowed to suffer accurately.

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Project Violet links Houdini and MetaHuman

SideFX drops Project Violet, a Houdini 21 tutorial series that mixes MetaHuman characters with Houdini rigging and simulation workflows.

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ArcBrush turns image editing into a node graph

ArcBrush ships free for Windows and macOS with 75 nodes, batch export, sprite sheets, texture helpers, and optional paid AI credits.

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VES releases On-Set VFX Data Guide

The VES drops a CC-BY on set data guide and hosts a May 12 webinar, because nobody enjoys rebuilding reality from half a slate photo.

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Abstract brings native InstaMAT and InstaLOD on Linux

Abstract has released public preview Linux builds of InstaMAT and InstaLOD, adding native support for RHEL-compatible production environments, Blender and Maya integrations, GPU acceleration, and automation-friendly deployment.

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KeenTools GeoTracker enters Houdini open beta

GeoTracker lands in Houdini as a SOP node for OBJ and Solaris, free in open beta. Geometry driven tracking, lens estimates, and quick sim colliders.

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Nobe OmniScope is a Live Act now!

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ProductionCrate Plug-in Suite with docked footage database

ProductionCrate bundles a huge asset library in its Suite, so you can grab a glow, a glitch, or an explosion fast, then pay for it yearly.

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How Pixar Cheats a Skunk Tail

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Digital Anarchy ends Transcriptive web

Transcriptive stops generating new transcripts after early May 2026, but the Premiere panel keeps old transcripts editable and can align imports.

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VirtuCamera 2: The Weird Byte goes Android

VirtuCamera 2 lands with Android support, refreshed UI, updated DCC plug-ins, and a Python API. Yes, your phone is still the camera now.

FMX gehts a new head for the 30th Birthday

FMX celebrates its 30th edition with a planned handover: Mario Müller steps down after 2026 and Agon Ushaku takes over the mantle for 2027 and onwards.

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Inertia brings clicky physics to Blender

Inertia targets physics-style motion in Blender 5.1 with three ready-made systems and a live viewport trajectory preview, plus docs and demo scenes.

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World Creator 2026.4 adds expressions and decals

World Creator 2026.4 brings expressions, decals, terrain normal blending, VRAM scaling, and a free Community Edition that lets you learn, not deliver.

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Anthropic funds Blender, ships Claude connector

Claude gets a Blender connector, plus patron money for Blender core work. Your pipeline gets a new helper. Your lawyers get new reading.

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Sketchbook Pro 9.4 adds Lasso Fill and Draw Outline

Two new selection-driven tools land in Sketchbook Pro 9.4, while mobile gets the same tricks via Premium Bundle. Fast blocking, cleaner edges.

OctaneRender 2026.3 adds virtual texture netrender

OTOY ships OctaneRender 2026.3: virtual textures finally work on the farm, NRC uses less memory, and USD plus MaterialX get more pipeline glue.

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Adobe updates Photoshop and Lightroom

Rotate Object leaves beta, Layer Cleanup tidies layers, and Lightroom gets faster sliders and smarter search.

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Autodesk Flow Studio adds AI Rigging and Neural Layer for character workflows

The Flow Studio update introduces automated rigging, video-driven animation, neural rendering enhancements, and export to Maya, Blender, and Unreal.

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Blackmagic Design updates Resolve 21 beta 2

Resolve 21 beta 2 goes less flashy and more useful: Studio gets more AI toys, Photo capture grows up, and background tasks get serious.

Reallusion ships Headshot 3 for CC5

Headshot 3 arrives for Character Creator 5 with single photo heads, mesh wrapping, texture tools, and an early bird bundle through May 31.

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Mavis Studio turns iPad into a live switcher

A full live switcher lands on iPad, with multicam, web graphics, NDI, RTMP and SRT, plus recording. Your backpack just got louder.

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Canva ships Affinity 3.2

Affinity 3.2 tweaks pixels, vectors, and RAW, then walks your .af files straight into Resolve with live updates. Title cards just got less annoying.

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Chaos restores AMD GPUs in V-Ray

AMD cards can render in V-Ray GPU again. HIP is back, RDNA2 and newer get support, and heavy texture scenes may finally stop paging your soul.

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Drivers 2.0 cleans up Blender rigs

Drivers 2.0 puts shape key drivers, rig UI panels, and action constraints in one Blender sidebar. Less hunting, more animating.

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FMX 2026 bets on sound and spatial craft

FMX 2026 turns the volume up: Nina Hartstone, David Fluhr, and an AI keyframe-to-sound workflow. Your temp mix just got nervous.

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ZoneLAB for Resolve: Ansel Adams and even more zones…

ZoneLAB adds a Zone System grid to Resolve, then lets you grade by zone, export overlays, and match cameras and log spaces.

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Material Maker 1.6 tunes graphs and exports

For those who don’t know the tool: Material Maker builds procedural textures and painted looks with node graphs, runs on Godot Engine, and exports materials for engines while you keep your DCC doing DCC things. 1.6 focuses on speed, sanity,…