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ARRI ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme adds 8x SDI HFR

ARRI's ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme outputs HFR over SDI for live production, keeping slow motion inside the same camera pipeline.
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PR2XML Turns .prproj Into a Service

PR2XML converts Premiere project metadata online, previews timelines in the browser and sells export downloads via a €75 lifetime license.
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Beeble adds SDR to HDR on the web

Beeble’s SDR to HDR tool converts short 8-bit clips into 16-bit ACES EXR sequences with masks, prompts and credit-based cloud processing.
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Seamlessifier Rips Photo Textures

Seamlessifier turns photo snippets into seamless PNG textures, atlases included, with useful knobs and some honest rough edges.
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Free Sci-Fi Desert City Kit on Fab

LAYA DESIGN’s Science Fiction Desert City Kit adds 120 Unreal Engine meshes, interiors, foliage, rocks and editable materials to Fab’s free rotation.
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Boris FX Buys iZotope

RX and Ozone get a new roof at Boris FX, while licenses and support stay active. Post now has more audio in the tool shed.
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VectorayGen Goes Free Again

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Ancient Relics, Modern Splats

Ten free splats bring statues, ruins and dinosaur skulls into Octane and After Effects, complete with captured texture and scene lighting. Or, whatever you use Splats for.
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Cadrage Directors Viewfinder NO AI

Cadrage Studio sits in creative pre-production for directors and DPs, between script breakdown, previs and location prep. It extends the workflow of Cadrage, the director’s viewfinder app, from framing into shot planning. Early access for Apple…
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