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20.02.2026

Lutbake adds one-key LUT export to Resolve

Time in Pixels releases Nobe LutBake, a macOS tool for one-key high resolution LUT export from Resolve Studio.

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DJV 3.3.3 fixes flipped export and adds Escape

DJV 3 brings sequence-aware browsing, expanded shortcuts, OCIO UI updates and flipped export fixes through 3.3.3.

20.02.2026

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Free Scene Nodes for C4D by Midlet Dufts

Midlet Dufts packages Cinema 4D Scene Nodes setups into usable assets for procedural scene work.

20.02.2026

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SynthEyes 2026 Speeds Up

SynthEyes 2026 adds a Mocha-powered affine point tracker, real-time GeoH previews and expanded USD support to cut solve iteration time.

19.02.2026

FMX 2026 spotlights fire, fur and pipelines

FMX 2026 adds Wētā FX, Pixar and Illogic Studios sessions, plus new Premium Partners AMCRS, Accenture Song VFX and AYON.

19.02.2026

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A 3D animation software interface displaying a sequence of seven humanoid figures in varying poses, with one figure standing in a center position, showcasing character animation progress. The background is black, emphasizing the models.

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Cascadeur on physics, AI and control

Cascadeur explains how physics solvers and local AI shape modern keyframe animation. Physics-assisted keyframing and AI-generated Inbetweening sound like shorthand for automation. In practice, they describe a layered system that revolves around…

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Hawaiki Keyer – for those who don’t trust all the magic of AI

Hawaiki Keyer 5 brings AI tracking and dual-key control to Resolve, handling messy greenscreen shots more reliably than Magic Mask. Or does it?

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Mnemonica sets out to fix digital cinema memory

Mnemonica Archive addresses digital film by treating preservation as an active, monitored process rather than passive storage.

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Unreal Reality: Building A New Specimen

Director Dimitri Vallein breaks down the real-time production of his Unreal Engine short film New Specimen, from motion capture to cloth sims.

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Infinity Hotel: Endless Rooms, Endless Renders

HFF Munich’s VFX students built Infinity Hotel, a hybrid short film merging live action with CGI, LiDAR scans, and Dolby Atmos sound.

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Virtual Production Without the Disney Budget

A Rhode Island studio proves virtual production isn’t just for sci-fi. Door G’s team talks LEDs, Unreal, and the human side of real-time filmmaking.

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InstaMAT Test: Painting, Procedurals and Pasta

InstaMAT merges painting, materials, and mesh editing into one node-based tool that connects Substance-style workflows with procedural control. Sounds great, so we'll get our hands dirty and test it!

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How I Spent Five Years Making a Solo 3D Film

Maxim Gehricke spent five years creating his solo 3D short film SEN. Here’s how he did it without funding, team, or sleep.

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Oscar animation directors go live online

Five Oscar nominated animation directors. One free Zoom panel. February 27. Register, log in, ask questions.

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Blackmagic Schedules Free Resolve School

Blackmagic runs free live Resolve training from February to April covering edit, Fusion, colour and audio.

Foundry buys Griptape to “orchestrate AI”

Foundry acquires Griptape to add "AI orchestration" to Nuke and broader VFX pipelines.

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RealBlend brings mesh painting back to Unity

New Unity mesh painting tool targets Polybrush users with in editor vertex colour and mesh editing features.

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Neat Video 6.1 updates OFX and host support

Neat Video 6.1 adds Baselight 7 support, new default profile controls and OFX updates across Windows, macOS and Linux.

EIZO Previews First OLED ColorEdge

EIZO is bringing OLED into the ColorEdge lineup. The company is previewing an OLED ColorEdge model under development, positioned for 4K HDR workflows and featuring refined ABL luminance control, a status indicator, built-in calibration sensor…

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SideFX launches central Houdini learning hub

SideFX consolidates Houdini tutorials into a structured Learning Library aimed at students and production artists.

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KIRI Engine releases free Scatter for Blender

KIRI Engine releases Scatter, a free Blender add on offering click, procedural and physics based object placement.

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PFTrack update tidies Maya and LiDAR workflows

PFTrack update refines Maya export, LiDAR error handling and Survey Solver node logic for Studio and Enterprise users.

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InstaLOD 2026 Targets VR and Animation Pipelines

InstaLOD 2026 adds VR delivery targets, raytraced shadows and full GLTF USD animation support for real-time pipelines.

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D5 Works launches with 42K models and no comission ?

D5 Works lists 42K models and 2.2K materials and claims zero commission, with D5-native delivery via D5A and D5M.

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Resolve 20.3.2 tidies up the edges

Resolve and Fusion Studio 20.3.2 refine trims, speed up AI scaling and fix a long list of real world bugs.

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Arnold adds lines, points and faster volumes

Arnold update adds NPR shaders and accelerates OpenVDB volumes up to five times in official tests.

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Live FX 9.9: New Unreal Engine workflows, in a 3-part tutorial

Assimilate has published a short three-part tutorial series for combining Live FX 9.9 with Unreal Engine in virtual production. The videos cover GPU Texture Share on a single system, an nDisplay workflow that outputs multiple render streams, and a…

Quad Wrap offers quad-first retopology, no magic wand

FlippedNormals releases Quad Wrap, a Blender retopology tool focused on manual quad layout and mesh wrapping.

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Kangaroo Builder learns to move faces between meshes

Kangaroo Builder for Maya adds Landmark Warp, a topology transfer tool aimed at moving blendshapes between meshes without matching topology.

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PureRef 2.1 adds grids lines notes and control

PureRef 2.1 ships with grids snapping drawing tools image management updates and a long list of workflow fixes.

Katana 9 deepens USD and previews Hydra 2

Katana introduces UsdSuperLayer, new USD lighting and material nodes, and alpha Hydra 2 viewer support.

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Nevercenter speeds up Milo 2026 and drops VR quietly

Milo 2026.0 moves to Unreal Engine 5.7, adds raytracing on Mac, pathtracing on Windows, faster lighting, workflow tweaks and removes VR.

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Modeler 26 for Houdini released

Modeler 26 for Houdini introduces a significantly expanded PolyPen, Bezier-based deformation, curve-driven boolean operations, viewport card drawing, and a new object layer system.

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Blender 5.1 Beta Improves Performance, Workflow, and Compositing

Blender 5.1 enters public beta with a familiar focus on refinement rather than disruption. The update brings targeted improvements across animation, compositing, UI, and USD export, offering a smooth and predictable upgrade path for artists…

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130 animations, one rig, zero drama

Quaternius releases a second Universal Animation Library with over 130 humanoid animations, free for commercial use.

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Download IKEA furniture as 3D models, minus the trolley

A community script allows direct downloads of IKEA’s web 3D models, skipping the store visit and the measuring tape optimism.

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New 3D Pose Reference Tool for Character Artists

HAELE 3D announces Pose Studio, a fully editable 3D pose reference tool for character artists with anatomical view toggles. Still in development.

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Topiary Generator grows procedural foliage in Blender

Topiary Generator converts any mesh into procedural topiary foliage in Blender using Geometry Nodes, available for $15.

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Crocotile 3D Gets Projection UVs Tool and Workflow Additions

Crocotile 3D version 2.6.5 introduces a projection UVs tool, grid snapping, export options and animation control enhancements.

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RapidPipeline Plugin Brings One-Click CAD Prep to Unreal

RapidPipeline launches a native Unreal Engine plugin that lets artists import, clean and optimise CAD/3D assets locally inside the Unreal Editor.

One click exports and zero patience for menus from Blender to Unreal, Unity and more.

A free Blender add-on offers fast exports to Unity, Unreal and Godot using collections and selection logic.

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