Adobe has released After Effects 23.2 – and after seeing it in beta since last year, support for the OpenColorIO (OCIO) colour management standard and the ACEScg colour space is now fully integrated for everyone, which is also the only new feature for this release. After Effects 23.2 has preset configurations for ACES 1.2 and 1.3 and supports the ACEScg colour space.
More in the beta!
However, the separate beta build of After Effects has now added support for text layers to the new Properties panel, which was previously only available for shape layers. The plan is that the panel will reduce the time it takes to open layer hierarchies by providing quick access to the most important properties of layers selected in the timeline.
You can see a full list here: Adobe Release Notes AE
Substance Designer 12.4
Adobe has released Substance 3D Designer 12.4, the latest version of its material authoring software. According to Adobe, the “quality update” improves the workflow in the node graph, simple formulas can be typed directly in the parameter fields, and a quick access toolbar now adorns the 3D view.
The improvements in the Nodegraph include, for example, the automatic removal of non-connected nodes (at the touch of a button, not just in the middle of work), as well as the selection of all nodes behind a selected one. And: You can now use the context menu in the node to switch whether it is colour or GRau.
Formulas can now be entered in the basic arithmetic operations ( ,-, x and /) instead of parameters – already in the properties window. And the icing on the cake? The Python interface has been updated and now offers full access to the model graph!
You can find all the new features in Substance here: Adobe Release Notes
Substance receives an Oscar!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Substance 3D Designer has been honoured with this year’s Scientific and Technical Award, which is given to products that have “demonstrably made a significant contribution to the production of motion pictures”.
The concept and realisation of Sébastien Deguy and Christophe Soum were highlighted, as were Sylvain Paris and Nicolas Wirrmann for the design and development – the Academy also recognises the power of procedural workflows.
And this is officially recognised: “Adobe Substance 3D Designer offers artists a flexible and efficient procedural workflow for designing complex textures. Its sophisticated and controllable pattern generators, intuitive design and renderer-independent architecture have led to its widespread use in the visual effects and animation industries”.
Well then, congratulations!
