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It is autumn, and that means one thing: We’ll be at IBC, probably lost in Hall 7, holding a cold coffee and pretending we know the way to Stand D33. Are you coming too?
Until we meet there, here are some news: Meshroom 2025.1 adds templates, plugins and photometric stereo; Reallusion’s AI Render goes open beta with ComfyUI integration; EIZO launches the CG3100X, promising colour accuracy that could expose every grading sin.

For subscribers, we’ve got exploding tomatoes with Milk VFX on Heads of State, clone troopers with Hoplite VFX on Star Wars: The 212, and some heavier reads: virtual production workstations, neurodivergent talent in creative pipelines, and our full, DRM-free archive.

See you in Amsterdam, preferably near a power socket!

AI Render for iClone & CC with ComfyUI Integration, Available in Open Beta

Reallusion announces the open beta of AI Render, a completely free plugin that bridges Reallusion’s intuitive 3D software—including Character Creator and iClone—with ComfyUI, the open-source, node-based interface widely regarded as the gold standard for customizable AI visual generation. 

EIZO CG3100X: The New Gold Standard for Colour-Critical Work?

EIZO’s new ColorEdge CG3100X offers DCI-4K, HDR presets, 99% DCI-P3 coverage and True Black filter. Available November 2025 for less money than you’d expect!

Meshroom 2025.1: Templates, Plugins and Photometric Stereo

Update 2025.1: Meshroom adds templates, photometric stereo and a plugin hub. More open, modular and production-friendly.

Timelapse Orbit 2.0 Keeps Blender WIPs Showreel-Ready

Timelapse Orbit 2.0 automates viewport tracking in Blender to streamline documentation and showreel creation during process video capture.

Houdini 21: SideFX pushes for production readiness across the CG pipeline

SideFX releases Houdini 21, promoting Apex, Vulkan, Otus, and major animation and rigging upgrades to production-ready status.

Wrinkle-Free: Substance 3D Sampler 5.1 Released

dobe has updated Substance 3D Sampler to 5.1, adding Auto Tiling, Fold Remover, new flattening tools, and improved HP Z Captis scanner integration.

LumaFusion 5.3 Lands on iOS with New Workflow Tools and a Door for Plugins

LumaFusion 5.3 for iOS adds workflow updates, introduces plugin API, and launches CoreMelt’s PaintX as first third-party effect tool.

Phantom FX Scoops Up Milk VFX and Lola Post

Phantom Digital Effects acquires award-winning Milk VFX and Lola Post; both will keep their names and leadership after the deal.

ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme: Frame Rates up, Data Rates Down, Everything Else… Still ARRI

ALEXA 35 Xtreme brings 660 fps, ARRICORE codec, five times longer pre-recording, and 10% less power use—same sensor, new muscle, all ARRI.

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Tomato Warfare: Milk VFX on Heads of State

Milk VFX Supervisor David Sadler-Coppard on how the team built thousands of CG tomatoes, exploding doors, and digital crowds for Heads of State.

These Are the Clones You’re Looking For: Hoplite VFX Fires Up ‘Star Wars: The 212’

Hoplite VFX trades stormtrooper aim for clone trooper precision in Star Wars: The 212. Producer Maurine Fauvert reveals how a two-artist side project turned into a full-blown studio production, complete with Move AI mocap, Blender’s GPU power, and some very unlucky troopers.

Workstations for Virtual Production

Virtual production wouldn’t be possible without high-performance workstations. These systems deliver the computing power required for rendering, simulations, and complex visual effects directly within the studio environment.

Beyond Normal: A Creative's Guide to Different Minds and Managing Neurodivergent Talent (Part 1)

Creative brilliance doesn’t come in one flavor—and in today’s VFX-landscape, understanding how your team thinks isn’t just good leadership, it’s critical infrastructure.

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