This time in Post & VFX

So, you survived the sugar-rush of Halloween, and are now bracing for the "Black week" or however long this sales event lasts. If you are as annoyed as we are by all of this, here's some VFX-stuff to keep you sane in the meantime. And, considering VFX "sane" says something about the state of the world. But nevermind! Post & CGI and VFX News! Woohooo! 

Off-Grid, On-Tape: EditingTools.io Launches Local Notes Server

EditingTools.io brings offline collaboration to live productions with its new Live Timecode Notes Server for macOS.

Continuum 2026: AI masks, fixes, and faces

Continuum 2026 upgrades AI masking, keying, and transitions. Face ML, Matte Refine ML, and smarter Pixel Chooser save time on tedious isolation work.

Blender 4.5 LTS lands

lender 4.5 LTS arrives with studio-grade support; the Blender survey shows where users stand; and Blender 5.0 beta is already here, so its time to plan your upgrade.

The Mill Returns

The Mill is back. TransPerfect revives the iconic VFX studio with returning talent and a global creative push.

Photoshop 27.0: Now with Harmonise, Upscale & Firefly Video

Photoshop 27.0 is official. You get Harmonise, Generative Upscale, Firefly video export, and selectable AI models. Test before rollout.

Flix 8.0: Foundry’s story hub gets serious about Storyboard Pro

Foundry’s Flix 8.0 tightens its Storyboard Pro link, retools shots UI, refines ingest monitoring, still “priced on request”, which probably means “too expensive”.

SLAPSHOT promises AI Camera Tracking "in minutes"

SLAPSHOT has released its AI Camera Tracking tool: what used to take a day or more can now take under ten minutes according to the developer.

FMX Turns 30 in 2026

FMX 2026 celebrates 30 years of digital media creation. Stuttgart, May 5–8, 2026. Theme: “The Road Ahead”. Book your rooms, time flies.

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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RealFX Part 1: Perfectly formed scripts

The landscape of plug-in providers for After Effects (and other host applications) has thinned out noticeably in recent times. Whereas in the 2000s and 2010s we used to receive press releases about new and interesting plug-ins several times a week, nowadays we are lucky to receive one announcement per month. But we found a few beauties!

Momo: Of Time, Turtles, and Technical Wizardry

VFX Supervisor Michael Wortmann on how RiseFX built the fantasy of Momo: almost entirely on location, with 280 shots and the best turtle in the business.

“Task Force Querlitz” Brings Adult Animation to ZDF

With Task Force Querlitz, screenwriter Simon Thummet, director Arne Hain and producer Sebastian Simon have achieved something rare: a German adult animation series produced entirely for public broadcaster ZDF. Produced by the Offenbach-based animation and film studio PixelPEC, the show combines Moho and After Effects to deliver 60 minutes of…

Stitch Head!

“Stitch Head”: So, this went live just with the last newsletter, and has become our most-read story yet - the population of a not so small town read it, and maybe you want to do so as well? 

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