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Beat 2.0 Links Script Planning to Set
Beat turns screenplay breakdown, shot planning, set diagrams and shoot-day tracking into one local-first Mac workflow.
LUT Tuner Makes LUTs Tunable in Resolve
Excerpt: Cutpoint Labs turns edited .cube LUTs into adjustable Resolve DCTLs, complete with fit metrics, range controls and an inverse workflow.
Ornatrix 4 Expands C4D Grooming
Warp Roots, procedural hair-card textures, improved clumping and Unreal colour export extend Ornatrix grooming inside Cinema 4D.
KIRI Brings Gaussian Splats to After Effects
KIRI Innovations releases a free, open-source After Effects plugin for rendering, styling and animating Gaussian Splat scenes from PLY files.
“Comp” enters public alpha
Comp enters alpha on Windows and Apple silicon, with an optional AI worker and a firm warning against production use.
Cadrage Directors Viewfinder NO AI
Cadrage Studio sits in creative pre-production for directors and DPs, between script breakdown, previs and location prep. It…
Apple Watch control for the Blackmagic Camera?
Blackmagic Camera now takes direction from your wrist. Great for shaky rigs, high mounts, and anyone tired of people poking the rig with their dirty fingers.
Neat Video 6.1.2 adds Vegas 2026 and Nuke 17
Neat Video 6.1.2 shows up with M5 Pro and M5 Max support and fresh host app compatibility, so your denoise keeps pace.
Nature Generator update brings procedural nature to Blender
Cinematic Cookie updates Nature Generator with new scatter, wind, trees, and presets, plus the same procedural rocks to rivers workflow.
MotionVFX joins Apple
MotionVFX just went in house at Apple. Final Cut Pro editors get closer plugins, everyone else waits for the fine print.
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.
Apple Bundles Its Ageing Pro Apps in Subscription
Apple groups its older creative tools under the new Creator Studio plan, mostly for Apple-loyal users rather than working pros.
Cinebench 2026: Benchmark therapy
Cinebench 2026 updates the classic benchmark with full GPU support and new SMT tests. Time to see if your workstation is still worth its power bill.
Godot ARKit: Facial Mocap Without the Detour
Open-source plug-in GodotARKit links Apple’s ARKit and Godot 4 for real-time facial mocap using the Live Link Face app—no extra tools needed.
Apple Offers Free Vision Pro “Immersive Video” Workshops
Yes, Apple is inviting filmmakers to free immersive video workshops, just RSVP before they run out of “consultation slots.”
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?
ProRes RAW News – Fresh from the Freezer
Resolve 20.2.1 + Sequoia = real ProRes RAW. Sonoma users: no dice. iPhone 17 footage shows the difference...
Animatics, AI Lighting, and a Free Tier: Previs Pro 3 Expands Storyboarding on iPad
Previs Pro 3: now with animatics, AI lighting, and a free edition for iPad filmmakers.
Kyno Update: Still Alive, Still Useful
Kyno 1.9 isn’t new magic, but it proves the beloved media tool still lives. Apple Silicon, new RAW SDKs, proxy presets—IBC chat to follow.
Hell Froze Over – ProRes RAW for Resolve
For an eternity, it seemed, Blackmagic Design (BM for short) refused to support the import of Apple's ProRes RAW format into their flagship app DaVinci Resolve (DR for short).
Docking Phone to Pro: Blackmagic Adds Pro Controls to Mobile with Camera App and ProDock
Blackmagic’s ProDock equips iPhone 17 Pro with HDMI, genlock, SSD ports, audio and power—making it a true production camera, not just a smartphone.
iPhone for Tracking: Beeble Camera enables Free “Virtual Production”
Free iOS app turns an iPhone into a tracked camera for AI-powered VFX passes. Beeble Camera links directly to Beeble Web, Editor, and Blender.
Premiere Pro on iPhone: Adobe goes pocket-sized
Adobe shrinks Premiere into your pocket: free iPhone app with pro editing, Firefly AI, and one-tap TikTok exports.
iPhones Go “Pro” with Final Cut Camera 2.0
iPhones just levelled-up: Final Cut Camera 2.0 adds ProRes RAW, genlock, open-gate, Apple Log 2, timecode and multicam workflow tools – free update arriving later in September.
FX Guide: URSA Cine Immersive brings Apple Vision Pro to life
FXguide offers the first downloadable Apple Immersive Video test footage shot on the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive, complete with spatial audio.
„For Those Who Dare“
These days you wouldn’t always have to go for an expensive, professionally calibrated screen if you are not working for extremely demanding clients. Has the age of correct colors finally arrived? What about HDR? Let’s have a broader look!
Final Cut Pro:Mac mini or iPad M4?
Let's evaluate the M4 iPad Pro and Mac mini Pro for video editing, especially with DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro X. While the iPad shares advantages with integrated hardware for certain formats, the Mac mini excels in handling high-end camera sources in raw formats. Or does it?
Mac mini or iPad Pro M4 for Post?
The iPad Pro, with its M4 processor, shows potential for video editing, particularly with applications like DaVinci Resolve. However, limitations arise, notably in memory capacity (16 GB max), affecting stability with high-resolution projects.
CineMon 1.0 (Beta) for iPad and Mac
The times of expensive hardware-based scopes are gone. Modern software scopes are versatile, flexible, and can be adapted to new technologies. Until now, Nobe OmniScope by Time in Pixels was the leading solution, both under Windows and MacOS. But there’s a new kid on the block for MacOS and iOS now, called CineMon (with a charming agnomination to a popular spice).
ZBrush for iPad and new updates for Cinema 4D
Maxon releases ZBrush for iPad, along with updates for Cinema 4D and Redshift.
Film with a Phone?
It's almost 10 years since Austin Reza shot a film for Bentley's luxury cars: on an iPhone 5S. At the time, it was still in stylish black and white and with high contrasts - no doubt also to prevent artefacts from becoming too obvious. Back in 2011, Park Chan-wook and Park
Chan-kyong from South Korea even shot the fantasy horror "Night Fishing" on an iPhone 4 in colour and won a Golden Bear for the best short film. Apple itself, on the other hand, has generally shot its advertising films on cameras such as the Arri Alexa.
Blackmagic Design: Apple Immersive Video
Blackmagic Design has introduced a new workflow that supports the production of Apple Immersive Video for the Apple Vision Pro. The centrepiece is the Ursa Cine Immersive Camera System, designed for 8K, 3D video with a 180-degree field of view and spatial audio. This format is designed to offer an immersive experience, but it remains to be seen how the untested technology will perform in practice.
The Never Ending Story: Are Apple XDR devices suitable for reference use in colour grading?
This has been burning under my fingernails for a long time: Almost every day the question stumbles in on every colour grading forum: "My video looks different after export." 99 per cent of the cases concern Apple users. Just as often as this question comes up, the explanations are incomplete, incorrect or misleading. No wonder, the topic is complex.
3D Audio – Into the acoustic matrix
Welcome to the second part, which is all about 3D sound, or rather 3D sound is all about us. In the last article, we answered the questions about how you can enjoy three-dimensional sound and what software and hardware you need.
Here comes OpenUSD
USD seems to be catching on - Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Nvidia have launched the "Alliance for Open USD" together with a branch of the Linux Foundation
Blender 3.5 should support Metal programming interface?
Version 3.5 of the 3D graphics software Blender is in the starting blocks - together with Metal Support, Renderer Eevee and bug fixes. A message from the alpha phase.
See: Empire of the Blind | VFX Breakdown
If you want to believe, you have to see - with Aquaman Jason Momoa & company. A dystopian VFX breakdown of the Apple Plus series.
New version of the retopology software CozyBlanket!
CozyBlanket 2.0 has three levels: Retopology, Unwrapping and Baking. An app for the iPad.
Photogrammetry app for Apple & Android handsets released!
Kiri Innovation is making a smartphone app available that turns real-world objects into 3D objects fairly quickly. Available free of charge and for a fee.
Asus or Apple for Resolve on the move?
Presented by notebooksbilliger.de: Users looking for a desktop computer à la price-performance queen should go for a Windows or Linux computer with a powerful GPU, right? With one caveat: the availability and price of high-performance GPUs are currently problematic. So where can digital nomads and laptop enthusiasts find what they're looking for?
Foundation | VFX Breakdown
With great power comes great responsibility (for Rodeo FX): Will the long-established VFX studio succeed in rendering the novel world of Isaac Asimov?
Maxon Makes Forger Free on iPad
Maxon made its Forger sculpting app free on iPad, with Apple Pencil support and Alembic, USD, OBJ and STL file handling.
Mocha Pro 2022 Adds MFR Support and Apple Silicon Performance
Mocha Pro 2022 added Adobe Multi-Frame Rendering support, colour-management improvements, new exports and faster Apple M1 performance.
Epic Games Releases Free Live Link VCAM App for Unreal Engine
Live Link VCAM turned an iPhone or iPad into a real-time virtual camera controller for Unreal Engine productions.
PhotoCatch Converts Photographs into USDZ Models with Apple Object Capture
Ethan Saadia’s free PhotoCatch app used Apple’s Object Capture API to build USDZ 3D models from sets of photographs.
Portable DaVinci Resolve: Mac mini eGPU vs Medion Erazer Laptop
A historical DaVinci Resolve test compares a Mac mini with external Radeon GPU against a Medion Erazer gaming laptop with Nvidia graphics.
Maxon Acquires Mobile Sculpting App Forger
Maxon acquires Forger, Javier Edo Meseguer’s iOS application for mobile 3D sculpting and texture painting with Apple Pencil support.
SynthEyes 2102 Adds Apple M1 and Neural Engine Support
SynthEyes 2102 brings Apple M1 support, access to the Apple Neural Engine and interface improvements for high-DPI displays.
Simon Says Adds AI Transcription to DaVinci Resolve on macOS
Simon Says integrated AI transcription, captioning and translation with DaVinci Resolve for macOS, including frame-accurate subtitle editing.
Cinema 4D Adds Native Support for Apple M1 Macs
Maxon announced Cinema 4D support for Apple’s first M1-powered Macs, making it an early professional 3D application for Apple silicon.
Television Academy Names 2020 Engineering Emmy Recipients
The 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards recognised Apple ProRes, Codex Raw Workflow, Unreal Engine, Nuke and other production technologies.
Laan Labs Releases Free LiDAR 3D Scanner App
Laan Labs’ free iPad app uses the LiDAR sensor in 2020 iPad Pro models to create textured scans of large objects and environments offline.
Multiverse USD 6.5 Adds Maya Auto-Sync and Redshift Support
J Cube Multiverse USD 6.5 added procedural USD import with Maya auto-sync, Redshift rendering and a Hydra path-tracing viewport.
CamTrackAR Records Camera Tracking
CamTrackAR records iPhone or iPad footage with 3D camera-tracking data for export to Blender, HitFilm or After Effects.
Redshift Metal and RT Previewed
Maxon previewed Redshift on Apple's Metal API and the experimental Redshift RT hybrid renderer during its 2020 online show.
Cinema 4D: Project Neutron announced
Redshift 3.0, Trapcode and Project Neutron: Proceduralism is coming to Cinema 4D, Redshift Realtime and much more!
Octane X PR1 Brings Metal Rendering
Octane X PR1 introduced a native Metal-based OctaneRender preview for macOS 10.15.6 systems with AMD Vega and Navi GPUs.
Nitrate Adds Final Cut Pro X Support
FilmConvert Nitrate added Final Cut Pro X and Motion support with Metal acceleration, Cineon Log emulation, curves and grain controls.
Apple ProRes RAW for Windows | Beta
A new ProRes RAW beta is available: Apple’s video codec now also comes with support for Windows.
Nvidia CUDA: No Further macOS Support
Apple has had its chips: in future, Nvidia will no longer provide macOS support with CUDA.
Blackmagic eGPU: Additional graphics with Apple’s blessing
Thunderbolt fuelled hopes early on that it could be used to boost the graphics performance of a computer. For a long time, however, it only supported the use of fast storage solutions, but not external graphics cards - now known as eGPU or eGFX. Read more....
eGPU from BMD! OMG!
Before Apple users die of old age at the waiting bar, Blackmagic Design helps with rendering and launches an external GPU box with Thunderbolt 3 - or is your box fast enough?
AMD Releases ProRender for macOS
Alongside the Cinema 4D R19 integration, AMD now provides further macOS plug-ins: beta versions for Maya and Blender are already available to download.
Cheetah3D 7.0 Released
After five years of development, a new version of Cheetah3D 7.0 with more than 100 new features is on the market.
macOS High Sierra: Adobe and Wacom Warn Against Update
Developers point to problems with macOS 10.13. They advise professional users to wait before updating the system. Alongside Wacom, programs from Adobe (Illustrator), Microsoft, Steinberg and others are also affected.
Livestreaming with the GoPro
The iOS version of Periscope can publish video from GoPro action cameras, providing an inexpensive broadcasting option.
Project Management in Your Pocket
The ftrack Go app for Android and iOS now lets you organize projects via smartphone.
Home Video with “Star Wars” Effects
With these plug-ins, anyone can decorate their footage with simple lightsaber and lightning effects.
Memento Now Also for Mac
This will please the Apple community: Autodesk now also offers its Memento converting tool, which turns photos and scans into 3D objects, natively for Mac OS.
Apple Bought Faceshift
What exactly the Cupertino company intends to do with the faceware technologies for facial animaton is still unclear. What is clear, however, is that many game and film studios must now look for alternatives.
5K Screen from HP
Hewlett Packard now also offers 5K resolution for the desktop with the Z27q monitor. In terms of price, the model beats its 5K competitor from Dell.
Free Apple Watch
Since the real Apple Watch will be quite expensive for little performance, you can download a free 3D model of the watch for Cinema 4D here.
ProRes 4:4:4:4 XQ in Every Mac Application
Anyone who can no longer wait to use the new ProRes in every tool can use this workaround.
Illustrating with Story Pop
For those without drawing skills: Story Pop is a library of animatable, hand-drawn whiteboard sketches for Final Cut Pro that can simply be dragged into the timeline.
Alexa XR/XT to Support ProRes 4444 XQ
Arri announces support in the next software update for Alexa cameras.
First AJA Camera Arrives in Summer
CION is AJA's first camera. It is intended to record 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD resolution and to be only the first model in a forthcoming range of AJA cameras.
Square, Practical, Better After All?
Practical requirements before design aspirations: with the xMac Pro Server, Sonnet turns the new Mac Pro into an expandable workstation—in angular form.
Scratch and Scratch Lab Version 8
Assimilate has announced version 8 of its finishing tool Scratch and its dailies system Scratch Lab. This brings Apple and Windows closer together.
Mac Pro Available to Order from Today
The new Mac Pro is available to order from today. In addition to its unusual design, it offers an Intel Xeon processor, dual GPUs, PCIe flash storage and ECC memory.
Free SAN & DAS Storage Book
At least for everyone who has an Apple iTunes or iBooks account. Anyone still looking for an inexpensive and at the same time useful gift will find all the information here.
Simple compositing with Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro's compositing tools allow you to complete simple tasks without having to use other programmes.
Another Final Cut Attempt
Final Cut Pro X tries to catch up with a small mini-update intended to offer expanded camera support, among other features.
Touchpad Controls for Final Cut Editors
ProCutX is currently free and can turn an iPad into a touchpad control surface for Final Cut Pro X.
Monster Alert
Dissatisfied with the overall monster situation? Then create your own! With Autodesk 123D Creature on the iPad.
Shorter Routes with Apple App
Gfx Hotkeys 3.0, which provides an overview of all shortcuts, is now available in a free Lite version in the App Store.
When the HyperDeck Shuttle 2 Meets Apple…
According to Blackmagic Design, software update 3.6 means the HyperDeck Shuttle 2 SSD recorder now supports the Apple ProRes 422 video codec.
Slow-Motion Videos with the iPhone 4S and iPad 3
Sand Mountain Studios developed a small app intended to allow users to record slow-motion videos with the iPhone 4S or iPad 3. This is done in 720p at 60 frames per second, with playback at half speed intended to create the desired slow-motion effect. A demo is offered free of charge, and the full version is available through iTunes for EUR 1.59.
One for All
The new Squeeze 8 software offers the possibility of encoding existing videos for all possible devices and formats—now with Avid DNxHD and Apple Pro Res.
FCPx Enters Adolescence
With the Final Cut Pro X software update (10.0.3), released today, Apple is once again attempting to catch up with professional editing programs – and is giving its editing program multicam editing, broadcast monitoring and XML.
Final Cut Pro X – The Update!
Apple has made an update for Final Cut X available – version 10.0.1 now with software trial, XML and XSAN; multimonitor and further functions have been announced.
Final Cut Studio Available Again
Backtracking at Infinite Loop: Final Cut Studio can be ordered again, and anyone who simply cannot work with FCPX can breathe a sigh of relief.
Integrating Music from Apple iTunes into Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5 Projects
More and more stock-music providers supply free music via iTunes that can be used free of charge for film projects, for example. Apple iTunes music can now be integrated very easily by those who work with Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5.
Final Cut Pro Experience Tour
Apple-authorized partners and Apple distributor ComLine invite media professionals to an open-house tour in seven cities.
NAB 2011: New Final Cut Pro Announced
Apple announces Final Cut Pro X with 64 bit, 4K, automated analysis and an entirely new timeline.
Web Video Format Wars Ended for Now
Google has announced that it will dispense with H.264 in browsers and operating systems in future and rely on the open WebM format. This could deal the death blow to proprietary codecs for mobile devices, and Adobe will be pleased.
More University Podcasts!
Three German universities and the Helios Academy launch their offerings on iTunes U
3D Scan on the iPhone
A 3D scanner on the go? Why not, with a new iPhone app that uses screen illumination and the front camera to turn objects into 3D objects.