A person in a blue shirt stands on a rocky outcrop, overlooking a lush, fog-covered mountain landscape. The verdant hills stretch into the distance, framed by thick trees on either side. The sky is overcast, creating a serene, contemplative atmosphere.

22.07.2026

Dehancer Brings Film Dirt to SCRATCH

SCRATCH users get Dehancer’s OFX film-emulation stack, with camera profiles, film stocks, print films and analogue damage for tasteful decay.

4 minute read

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Acid Pro 2026 Returns to the Timeline

Acid Pro 2026 brings more loops, editable MIDI song projects, DLS patches and fresh licensing for quick music beds and beat assembly.

22.07.2026

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Character DNA Goes Free

Poly Hammer’s Character DNA base edition is free, GPLv3 source is public, and release 0.10.3 adds Blender 5.2 support.

22.07.2026

Two stylized blue motion capture figures stand dynamically against a dark backdrop, with one figure raising both arms in energy and the other making a rock and roll gesture. The figures cast subtle shadows on the grid surface, emphasizing their pose and movement.

Free Crowd Reaction Mocap Pack

A free crowd reaction mocap pack brings 22 clips, about six minutes of claps, cheers, selfies and phone fiddling.

22.07.2026

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Blender 5.2 LTS lands with node physics

The LTS release brings XPBD hair and cloth, texture-aware Cycles rendering, new Geometry Nodes tools and EEVEE cleanup.

21.07.2026

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TXTRCast syncs Photoshop to Blender

TXTRCast syncs 2D paint strokes from apps such as Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop into Blender, with GPL-3.0 code and Windows-only limits.

A digital library interface displays an array of animated animal characters in a grid format. Each character features vibrant colors and whimsical designs, showcasing animals like a blue penguin, a playful dog, a green alligator, and a tall giraffe, all set against a sleek black background. A preview of a large, fluffy character with a quirky expression is positioned in the upper right corner.

das element 2.3 speeds library browsing

Version 2.3 adds AVIF import, popularity data, gallery navigation and CLI fixes aimed at large studio media libraries.

A detailed computer interface showcasing software for 3D modeling. The screen features multiple views, including a perspective render of a textured sphere on a checkered plane. Below, a graph exhibits timeline curves, highlighting animation parameters with colored markers on a dark background.

Howler 2027 adds 3D, Outpaint Fill and timeline curves

Howler 2027 adds Howler 3D, Outpaint Fill, editable timeline keyframes and a new curve system for animation work.

A digital interface displays a sleek window of the Power Renamer tool, featuring a list of file references in vibrant colors: yellow, green, and purple. A man is seen on the right, illuminated by soft light, as he engages with the interface in a dark, modern workspace, enhancing the tech-savvy atmosphere.

Fridays for Fusion: Power Renamer 25

Power Renamer 25 batch-renames Fusion media, updates node paths and provides conflict warnings, history and its own undo system.

Open glTF Roundtrip Lands in 3ds Max

Khronos releases a free open-source glTF 2.0 importer and exporter for 3ds Max, with PBR, compression, animation and extension support.

InstaLOD Extends Geometry Toolchain to C4D and Omniverse

InstaLOD's July update adds two host integrations, adaptive quad topology, folder conversion, scene merging and import-axis control.

A detailed 3D rendered model of a fluffy, anthropomorphic animal resembling a guinea pig, posed artistically in a dark, grid-lined environment. To the right, a digital interface displays interconnected nodes for geometric manipulation, enhancing the technical atmosphere of 3D design.

Houdini 22: How Right Were We?

Houdini 22 arrived earlier than expected and confirms nearly all our keynote findings, with two experimental features carrying caveats.

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D5 3.1 Turns Design Reviews Interactive

D5 Render 3.1 adds interactive presentations, ACEScg, seasonal vegetation and embedded D5 Lite workflows for Rhino and Revit.

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Recent Articles for Subscribers

A sleek, modern website interface of Nukepedia v2, featuring a dark gray background sprinkled with vibrant orange accents. The center displays a prominent search bar inviting users to explore thousands of tools and articles related to Foundry's Nuke family. The layout combines a user-friendly design with sharp typography, creating a visually appealing digital experience.

16 minute read

Nukepedia Rebuilt, nuBridge Reloaded

An interview with Nukepedia founder Frank Rueter, one of the long-standing Nuke community voices, about the platform rebuild, nuBridge and the next steps for 2D Compositing tools.

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7 minute read

Krokodove: a massive expansion of Fusion and Resolve’s creative arsenal

Nodes on hyperdrive. A huge new toolset for motion design and visual effects in DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio.

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14 minute read

Real Clay and Digital Ice Cream at Uber Eck

Clay sculptures, photos, Houdini MPM and Redshift made Kayak’s Greek ice cream statues melt on cue. Real dairy was less cooperative.

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24 minute read

Houdini Rigging: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving APEX

For anyone tired of character setups held together by hope, version notes and one dangerous checkbox, Houdini 21 promises a paradigm shift. By decoupling mesh, rig logic, animation and execution through KineFX and APEX, SideFX is taking another run…

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4 minute read

ProDock-ing an iPhone

The iPhone 17 is the first smartphone ever to support external synchronisation, and Blackmagic (BM for short) offers the ProDock to connect it to a professional environment. What are its possibilities and limits?

A professional monitor displaying a vibrant explosion of colorful splashes, featuring shades of blue, pink, yellow, and red against a dark background. The monitor has a sleek design with control buttons along the bottom.

7 minute read

Asus ProArt 16 USV: A Laptop-Sized Production Monitor

The ASUS ProArt PA16USV LED-Monitor, a 15.6-inch 4K HDR portable display that incorporates a 12G-SDI marks a significant pivot for ASUS into hardware that explicitly targets on-set workflows and DIT (digital imaging technician) monitoring tasks…

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18 minute read

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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3 minute read

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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Video editing interface with a dark workspace, MEET branding visible at top and COMP at bottom, showing a scene with color-coded bounding boxes over the action actors.

“Comp” enters public alpha

Comp enters alpha on Windows and Apple silicon, with an optional AI worker and a firm warning against production use.

A detailed software interface displays a 3D reconstruction of an architectural site, including a grand archway framed by lush trees. The workspace is filled with editing tools and a grid layout, illustrating the complexity of the modeling process. A vibrant red notification at the bottom announces a new camera controller.

3DF Zephyr 9 Adds Gaussian Splatting

3DF Zephyr 9 integrates Gaussian Splatting and adds map tiles, faster photoconsistency, improved navigation and new export options.

Colour Awards deadline approaches

Entries for the 2026 colourist awards close 31 July, with documentaries folded into Spotlight and clear ProRes upload specs.

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CityEngine 2026 expands Python and streets

CityEngine 2026 brings its Python 3 API out of beta, improves CGA authoring and adds more precise street editing tools.

Four vibrant software interface panels from Thinkbox Software, featuring distinct colors: a green panel for XMesh MX Loader, a pink one for Stoke MX, a blue for Frost MX with a snowflake design, and an orange panel for Krakatoa MX, adorned with abstract patterns.

Thinkbox MX reaches 3ds Max 2027

Krakatoa, Frost and XMesh community builds now cover 3ds Max 2018 to 2027. Stoke remains capped at 2026 for now.

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EasyWaterscape Brings FFT Water to UE5

EasyWaterscape is a UE5.7+ water tool with FFT oceans, presets, CoastMaker, buoyancy and beta underwater/lake modes.

A digital interface showing a detailed portrait of a young woman with long, light brown hair cascading softly around her shoulders. Her striking blue-green eyes are centered beneath delicate eyebrows, framed by a subtle blush. To the left, thumbnail images display various camera angles, while text highlights features of the Matcha program.

Matcha maps photo refs in Maya

Matcha for Maya manages reference cameras, projects photos onto models, paints masks and exports organized PSD stacks.

A detailed interface of Adobe Premiere Pro displaying an active video editing timeline. The timeline features blue segments representing clips, with a prominent toolbar highlighted in a golden box, containing various editing controls. On the right, a panel showcases adjustable settings for exposure, contrast, and more, enhancing the creative editing atmosphere.

Adobe Premiere Beta Adds Generative Media Tool

Premiere beta adds Generative Media for timeline-based video and sound effects, with Firefly and partner models using credits.

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ICE.ART 2026.II Gets September Slot

ICE.ART 2026.II is scheduled for 8-10 September online, with 3D environment topics across games, VFX, GIS and AEC/BIM.

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Adonis 2.1 Gives Digital Anatomy a Machine-Learning Layer

Inbibo’s Adonis 2.1 splits the digital anatomy framework into AdonisFX and AdonisML, adding machine-learning deformation, SmartTissue dynamics, topology-independent anatomy transfer and cleaner solver output for Maya and Houdini.

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FilmLight fl-enhance: Baselight Tools Escape Into Python

FilmLight’s fl-enhance repository brings Baselight and Daylight scripts, shaders and FLAPI tools to GitHub, including LUT wrapping, ACES EXR transcoding and colour utilities.