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This time in Post & VFX
Happy Monday, You Brave Pixel-Pushers!
Welcome to the first bi-weekly Digital Production newsletter, now dropping every other Monday, so you can start the week properly caffeinated and mildly informed. Or the other way around. If you’ve been with us for a while, you probably noticed last week’s email about our shiny new subscriber area: it’s live, it works, and you can finally log in without summoning tech support (If it doesn't work: Drop us a line, we are ready with all the tricks, and working through the backlog). If you don’t have a subscription yet, you can grab one via the big button on the website and unlock everything we cover: all the beautifully nerdy chaos you’re about to scroll through below. This round we’ve got: a new EDIUS-Version doing something weirdly cool again, ZEISS opening the CinCraft beta, the Stitch Head crew spilling their secrets (Thanks Oliver for putting that together!), explosions from RISE FX, ProRes RAW vs. Blackmagic RAW (Uli Plank gave it a thoroug look), and a Focusrite 2i2 that’s still red but slightly better. Now go forth, render stuff, and pretend the week’s under control.
See you in two weeks with the same chaos and hopefully fresh coffee.
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Need an AI Video Enhancer in Your Workflow? Aiarty Video Enhancer!
Blocky VHS? Grainy DSLR shots? Aiarty Video Enhancer upscales, denoises, and restores video locally—no cloud upload required. (Sponsored Post)
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HFF Munich Hiring: Two Half-Time Heroes Wanted
HFF Munich’s VFX department wants two new tech minds—one for the pipeline, one for IT. Expect creative chaos, cool people, and excellent surroundings! Apply NOW!
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Rebelle 8: Digital Painting’s Physical Upgrade
Rebelle 8 turns digital painting into a physical experience. The new Bristle Brush engine simulates every hair of a real brush, RealShader adds true lighting and shadow depth to thick paint, and the NanoPixel 2 engine scales artwork up to 32 K resolution. (Workshop and full test in poduction - I just have to learn how to paint first)
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EDIUS 11.40: Faster Bins, Smarter AI, and Edit-as-you-Capture
EDIUS 11.40 lands with faster bins, AI voiceovers, Mercalli 6, and a capture tool called CapIt. Yes, you can now edit while you capture.
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Chaos Anima 6.2: cars that finally drive themselves (almost)
Chaos Anima 6.2 drives cars with people in them, adds brake lights, tags crowds, and eats less RAM, all wrapped into the Chaos ArchViz Collection.
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ZEISS CinCraft Virtual Lens Enters BETA: Real Glass, Virtual Magic
ZEISS opens BETA registration for CinCraft Virtual Lens Technology, a GPU-powered Nuke plugin that replicates real lens behaviour in compositing, simulating optical artefacts like bokeh, distortion, and chromatic aberration.
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Articles for our subscribers!
Because you actually pay for your content: here’s what’s brewing behind the paywall this week: deep dives, honest tests, and explosions (digital ones, mostly). If you’re not subscribed yet, this is your cue. The good stuff lives behind the button.
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Stitch Head!
“Stitch Head”: A charming animated adventure blending gothic charm, playful humor, and a heartfelt journey of self-acceptance, crafted by a team spanning multiple continents and pipelines.
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After Effects Gets Hands-On: Victoria Nece Shows Off Quick Offset & Co.
At IBC 2025, I talked with Adobe’s Victoria Nece about Quick Offset, Smooth Zoom, and 3D compositing in After Effects. It’s tactile, fast and oddly fun.
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RiseFX on Heads of State: Explosions, Statues, and Digital Diplomacy
500 shots, one exploding limo, and statues aimed at helicopters: Rise FX brings high-stakes action to Heads of State with a new Riseflow pipeline.
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Gen2 and Gen4: Professional Audio for Creators?
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Gen4 brings Auto Gain, Safe, and Air to content creators looking for reliable, studio-grade audio in a compact form. We tested it with the Shure SM7B and Rode PodMic USB. Here’s what you should know BEFORE you upgrade.
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ProRes RAW vs. BRAW
BMPCC 4K just learned a new trick: ProRes RAW via firmware. We stacked it against BRAW Q0. One’s cleaner, one’s bigger. Which would you shoot?
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Digital Domain on Fantastic Four: From Baby Mocap to Bearded Rock
Digital Domain’s Phil Cramer explains Fantastic Four VFX: Masquerade3, Baby Franklin, The Thing’s beard, and multi-vendor Marvel pipelines.
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That’s it for this round of pixels and caffeine. Hopefully, you found something that tickled your curiosity (or at least your node tree). If your login thingy refuses to cooperate, drop us a line right away. We’re here, we’re human, and we want you to get all your good stuff. Thinking about subscribing? If you’re a company, library, or university: yes, we’ve got IP subscriptions so your entire network can dive in, no password sharing required.
Until then: be well, stay curious, and keep rendering.
Yours,
Bela
P.S. If you’re wondering why the cat looks different this week: that’s Humphrey, our temporary floof-in-residence. He’s thrilled to meet you, especially if you have snacks.
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