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Here comes Houdini 22

2 hours and 18 minutes. That is almost exactly the runtime of the first Matrix film, and exactly the duration of the Houdini 22 release keynote. So yes, this promises a rather chunky package of new features and improvements.

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Godot 4.7 turns up HDR

Godot 4.7 goes practical: HDR output, rectangular lights, mobile builds, XR work and editor polish. Less fireworks, more knobs.

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Arri LUKA lights Unreal previs

ARRI LUKA puts virtual fixtures, camera logic and Lumen rendering inside Unreal Engine. Previs gets less guessy.

23.06.2026

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MetaHuman gets markerless mocap

Free markerless body capture lands for MetaHumans, using standard video, local processing, and Unreal Engine 5.8.

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Beeble Canvas gets a Topaz split

Canvas now compares Topaz upscales in-node, adds 30 plus generation models, Markdown notes, magnetic snap, and describer updates.

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QC Kitchen Brings Broadcast QC Online

Upload a master, choose a QC menu, get a report and a bill. QC Kitchen targets UK broadcast checks without booking a post house.

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The Right Colours Without a Computer

SpyderPro exports a 33-point correction LUT, but you want one compact converter to apply it between SDI gear and an HDMI display.

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Fridays for Fusion: ZDefocus Adds a More Practical Z-Depth Blur

Millolab’s ml_ZDefocus macro processes normalized Z-buffers, visualises the focus region and reduces edge artefacts in Fusion.

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Unreal Engine 5.8 Tidies Up

Unreal Engine 5.8 brings production-ready rendering, virtual production and simulation tools, alongside experimental systems for digital crowds, terrain and character animation.

SMPTE Opens Its Standards Library

SMPTE has opened its complete standards catalogue, giving engineers and developers free access to current and future documents.

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EDIUS 11.50 Patches Exports Faster

EDIUS 11.50 repairs parts of finished exports, transcribes locally and adds practical timeline tweaks. The new crossgrade even lowers the entry price.

RadialZ Gives ZBrush a Brush Wheel

RadialZ turns the ZBrush brush library into cursor-side wheels, reducing palette trips and keyboard gymnastics.

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Blender Roadmap Puts Plans in One Place

Blender gets a central Roadmap for active projects and recent features, giving artists and studios a clearer view beyond release-note excavation.

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Splat happens: Volinga 3DGS workflow for Unreal

Volinga turns photo sets into Gaussian splats for Unreal, with local processing, PLY and NVOL export, cleanup tools, and relighting support. But what does that actually mean? Let's ask some questions!

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Asus ProArt PA27UCGE: A 4K Monitor That Mostly Refuses to Be Annoying

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Chrysalis

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Lux Aeterna rebuilds ancient humans

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Das szenische Portal RT: When the Stage Starts Listening to the Music

Das szenische Portal RT combines Unreal Engine, live cameras, audio triggers and virtual scene control into a hybrid stage environment for live events. But how?

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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 with RISE.

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O3DE 26.05 Gets Native Particles

O3DE 26.05 adds native particles, AgX, automatic LODs and PhysX 5 defaults. The particle Gem still carries a production warning.

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Fifty Ultimate Generators Enter the Node Garden

Over 50 procedural contraptions tackle cities, fluids, fractures and magic trails. Manual library wrangling remains entirely optional.

MPC Joins The Mill

MPC and The Mill become one global studio, combining commercial production and film VFX under The Mill name.

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Cloud Paint Shapes Painterly 3D Skies

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Sneeze Brings a Browser Engine to Spatial 3D

Sneeze applies the browser-engine model to spatial services, combining multi-origin 3D scenes, WASM isolation and proximity discovery.

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Adobe trims Premiere and After Effects

Premiere adds faster masks and timeline tools, while After Effects tackles roto, SVG and 3D work. Deadlines keep their poker face.

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Filmtext-o-Mat Tames Timecodes

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RealTransforms gives Unity props gravity

RealTransforms uses editor physics to drop, rotate and arrange props, with proxy colliders and a beta hull generator for difficult meshes.

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NeXus Beta Lands in Blender

NeXus arrives in Blender with GPU particles, fluids, smoke, fire and live viewport feedback. The beta is paid, perpetual and already patched.

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Free Komodo Rig for Fun

Free Komodo rig for portfolio work, plus paid tiers for commercial pipelines. Big lizard, small invoice, careful license.

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Mocha Pro 2026.5 Tracks Through Trouble

Point Track ML tackles occlusions, shadows and drifting surfaces, while smarter matte tools and exports reduce routine cleanup.

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DroneSiteBuilder adds Google 3D Tiles option

DroneSiteBuilder Enterprise v1.2 turns original drone DNG or JPEG folders into a 3ds Max site plus matched cameras, in one run.

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Let’s Animate Splats in 3DGS Render?

3DGS Render 5.0 lets Blender artists drive Gaussian splats with proxy meshes, bake lighting and export animation as PLY sequences.

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Free Sci-Fi Station Lands on Fab

Fab gives Unreal artists 147 modular sci-fi assets, 4K textures and LODs for free until 16 June. Space rent remains mercifully absent.

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Cinema 4D 2026.3 Rebuilds UV Editing

Version 2026.3 rebuilds UV editing and adds practical tools for particles, rivets, edge cloning and UV-driven animation.

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