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Samplitude 2026: the DAW that learned new video tricks?

Samplitude 2026 targets faster sessions, smoother video playback, and remote control. Suite users get new routing and tighter SFX handling.

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Meshes in Unreal: Arvomis Oy ships SmartConform Pro

One click to stick panels, rocks, and greebles to ugly geometry. SmartConform Pro stays inside UE and bakes results fast.

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Adobe After Effects 26.2 adds Object Matte and more

For those who don’t know the tool: Adobe makes After Effects, a compositing and motion graphics workhorse that also plays with Premiere…

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Phoenix moves to end of support

Chaos Phoenix is now end of support. No new standalone subs, existing subs can renew, and bundles still include it in the same state.

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Chaos V-Ray 7 Update 3 goes real time

Viewport real time meets offline finals in one workflow. Update 3 adds AI lighting help, new materials tools, and tighter review loops.

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GoPro MISSION 1 targets compact cinema capture

GoPro MISSION 1 goes after real productions: 8K, Open Gate, timecode sync, and a lens swap option later in 2026.

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Epic Games ships Twinmotion 2026.1

Twinmotion 2026.1 goes harder on camera realism and faster lookdev, then quietly fixes the boring stuff you actually feel daily.

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Maxon Autograph 2026 is here

Maxon Autograph went free for individuals, learned USD, and picked up OpenFX. Nice.

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Maxon ships Cinema 4D 2026.2 update

Cinema 4D 2026.2 brings a clothy viewport brush, a darker sky, and a truckload of bug fixes. Your crash logs may feel lonely.

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Blackmagic Design turns DaVinci Resolve 21 into a photo app

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Resolve 21, Fusion, Fairlight Live, and many, many boxes!

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Neat Video 6.1.2 adds Vegas 2026 and Nuke 17

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FMX 2026 adds animation, lens talks and of course AI

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Cascadeur 2026.1 adds Unreal Live Link, Filament rendering and AI root motion.

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OpenPGL joins ASWF

OpenPGL lands under new open source stewardship, with a sandbox start and a clear goal: faster, cleaner path traced frames.

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Nature Generator update brings procedural nature to Blender

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Sparseal Wafer opens Windows beta

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AutoCut brings AI cleanup inside Premiere Pro

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Real Caustics for Blender

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