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15.04.2026

Adobe brings Color mode to Premiere beta

Premiere beta gets Color mode: new grading controls, Operations, Clip Grid, and color management that tries to keep editors in flow.
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Cargo 3.0 merges two asset libraries

Cargo 3.0 folds two libraries into one app, adds smarter search, and hands you hundreds of free assets so you can start dressing scenes today.
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Spark Story at NAB

Spark Story promises rapid previs from browser to iOS, with scripts, OpenUSD assets, and Gaussian Splats. NAB gets the first hands-on.
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Thomas Riedel buys ARRI

ARRI changes hands, keeps Munich HQ, and lines up a Eurovision camera debut. Big signal chain meets big glass.
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Chaos launches free V-Ray for Blender Community Edition

Chaos has released a free Community Edition of V-Ray for Blender , giving solo users access to the renderer for learning, portfolio work, teaching and smaller freelance tasks. The catch is not especially well hidden: the free tier comes with clear…
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LUTs, Tags, or ICC: Getting Colours Right in Resolve on a Mac

For years, proper monitoring in DaVinci Resolve meant a Blackmagic I/O box and a calibrated display. On recent Macs, Resolve has become more predictable without dedicated hardware, but that does not make calibration optional. Here is where the…
Even a 2017 iMac will run several instruments with OmniScope.
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Nobe OmniScope is a Live Act now!

OmniScope LivePack turns your scopes rig into a live-friendly sidekick, with SDI out, Livegrade hookup, and recordings that behave. Really? We run it through its paces!
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KeyPro revamps Maya

KeyPro stacks waveform, key density, heat, and range into one strip under Maya’s timeline, plus rig aware tools and a one time buy.
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SwitchX API for video transformations in YOUR pipeline

Beeble has launched the SwitchX API in public beta, exposing its browser-based image and video transformation workflow through REST. The API supports uploads, generation jobs, polling, webhooks, 720p and 1080p output, and a more detailed alpha…
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A split image of a cozy bedroom, showcasing two lighting scenarios. The left side displays a darker, moodier atmosphere without OpenPGL, while the right side reveals a brighter, more inviting space with enhanced lighting effects. Both sides feature a neatly made bed with soft pillows, framed artwork on the walls, and a bedside table illuminated by a gentle lamp.

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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Real Caustics for Blender

Real Caustics bakes water caustics into textures so your shots keep moving while your render times do not.

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MetaHuman DNA add-on for RBF editor

Character DNA 0.6.2 brings an RBF pose editor for MetaHuman body correctives plus automatic DNA backups, and it targets newer Unreal and Blender builds.

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