Foundry Opens Nuke 17 Beta: New 3D System, New Variables
Nuke 17 Beta modernises its 3D system, adds a Variable framework and revamped annotation tools: compositors can now test them all.
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GPU-FLIP solver Storm HydroFX launches in free open beta
Storm HydroFX, a standalone GPU FLIP fluid solver from Storm VFX, is now freely available in open beta with full import/export and no feature lockouts.
Clothy3D: New Tool for Clothing Auto-Fit, Rigging & Mesh Transfers
TL;DR: Clothy3D is a new free software tool for auto-fitting and rigging clothes across 3D characters, transferring skeletons and skin weights, and exporting via FBX. With a marketplace and tutorials included, it could bridge pipelines between Marvelous Designer, Daz3D, iClone, and Unreal Engine—though still in beta.
Adobe’s FireflyAI Video Generation Now in Beta
Adobe launches its IP-friendly generative AI video model, Firefly, now available in public beta for Creative Cloud users.
Blender 4.4 Beta Makes a Splash
Blender 4.4 enters beta, introducing Slotted Actions for animation, an overhauled Glare node in the Compositor, and updates to Grease Pencil and Geometry Nodes.
Photoshop’s New Live Co-Editing: Real-Time Collaboration Without the Coffee Runs
Adobe introduces Live Co-Editing in Photoshop, enabling multiple users to edit cloud documents simultaneously in real time.
CST-USD Viewer in beta
The Higher Technical Commission for Sound and Images (CST), a French association of film and audiovisual technicians, has presented the new 3D-Info tool. This tool aims to simplify the visualisation of 3D scenes and make it more efficient. The focus is on the USD format.
Houdini 20
The long-awaited update has finally been released and brings with it a whole host of new features. So many, in fact, that a special issue would be worthwhile. For now, here's an overview and an in-depth article on rendering by Olaf Finkbeiner in the next issue.
Adobe-Autumn-Update
Premiere, AE and Firefly get the IBC polish with new features and tools - 3D rooms, new tone mapping, auto-rotoscoping and Firefly is now commercially available!
The Cascadeur animation software is available as a full version!
The beta tests have been successfully completed - now the full version is being released. A five-minute video shows which new functions are coming.
USD for 3ds Max 0.3 released!
Autodesk is expanding its USD implementation for 3ds Max with new core functions. Will the Universal Scene Description become more user-friendly thanks to this public beta?
Release of the beta of GeoTracker 2022.2.2!
How can tracking and power moving be made easier in After Effects? GeoTracker from KeenTools is one possible answer. Now with support for After Effects 17.0!
FumeFX simulation software available as a free beta!
Version 6 of the VFX software from developer Sitni Sati enters the beta phase. The trick: FumeFX 6 Beta is also free to use for commercial projects up to and including 21 December 2022!
For Blender: Substance 3D add-on released
Upload materials to Blender 3.0 (or higher) - and edit them directly? The add-on from 3D artist Ymmanuel Flores makes it possible! Now available as beta.
V-Ray 6 goes into open beta!
Healthier than beta-carotene? Pump the open beta of V-Ray 6 into the pipeline now - and discover what 3ds Max users can expect.
TyFlow | Release
The popular particle simulation tool has outgrown the beta phase. What can the full release do?
Assimilate Opens Live FX Beta
Assimilate opened Live FX for beta testing, combining real-time compositing, tracking, keying, Unreal Engine and LED-wall controls.
Canvas | Sketching-App
News from Nvidia: GauGan is now called Canvas. Using AI to conjure up works of art on digital canvases!
Premiere Pro Public Beta Redesigns Import and Export Workflows
Adobe previewed a redesigned Premiere Pro experience with visual media-first import, streamlined export and a new workflow header.
3DCoat 2021 Beta Adds New Brush Engine and Smart Retopology
Pilgway’s 3DCoat 2021 beta introduced a redesigned interface, a new brush engine, low-poly and kitbash tools, Smart Retopology and expanded curves.
MainConcept Opens Codec Beta Programme
MainConcept invited testers to evaluate its DaVinci Resolve codec plug-in and HEIF/MIAF ingest SDK with viewer application.
Cascadeur Enters Early Access
Cascadeur moved into early access with AutoPhysics and improved AutoPosing for physically informed keyframe character animation.
Marmoset Toolbag 4 Enters Beta
Toolbag 4 beta adds RTX-accelerated ray tracing and baking, a redesigned interface and expanded asset support for look development.
Appleseed 2.0 Expands SSS, NPR and Adaptive Sampling
Appleseed 2.0 adds random-walk SSS, NPR shading, false-colour analysis, tile-based adaptive sampling and Substance Painter support.
Adobe Character Animator Beta Adds Speech-Aware Animation
Adobe Character Animator’s 2020 public beta added speech-aware head movement, improved lip sync, limb IK and timeline tools.
EbSynth Beta Adds After Effects Export and File Automation
EbSynth’s 2020 beta added direct After Effects export and automatic filename handling for stylised video workflows.
Atoms Unreal Beta 1.5 Released
Atoms Unreal Beta 1.5 adds simulation optimisation, table imports, texture atlases and skeleton LODs for crowd characters.
Cascadeur Opens Its Free Beta
Cascadeur's open beta adds faster architecture and revised rigging tools to its physics-assisted keyframe animation workflow.
Cinema 4D: Project Neutron announced
Redshift 3.0, Trapcode and Project Neutron: Proceduralism is coming to Cinema 4D, Redshift Realtime and much more!
Netflix Tests NetFX Platform
Netflix's beta NetFX platform aimed to connect VFX artists and production partners across international projects.
Lumberyard 1.25 Beta Updates UI
Amazon Lumberyard 1.25 beta added UI 2.0, Nvidia Cloth, White Box tools, Script Canvas changes and more than 120 fixes.
EmberGenFX Public Beta Released
EmberGenFX beta added GPU-based fire, smoke, particles and fluids with VDB and image-sequence export for OctaneRender workflows.
Project Lavina Beta Expands
Chaos Group's Project Lavina beta added animation editing, physical cameras, IES lights, material updates and MAXScript exchange.
Unity Assets Enter Sinespace
Sine Wave Entertainment and Unity enabled creators to sell Asset Store content inside the Sinespace virtual world.
TopoGun 3 Beta Opens Retopology Tools
TopoGun 3’s first public beta introduced a new interface plus Guideline, Patch and Brush tools on Windows and macOS.
V-Ray 5 Beta Adds Light Mix
The V-Ray 5 public beta for 3ds Max added layered Frame Buffer compositing, a 500-material library, Light Mix, coat and sheen layers.
Adobe Introduces Public Beta Versions
Adobe introduces public beta versions of its Creative Cloud video and audio applications that install separately from release builds.
Apple ProRes RAW for Windows | Beta
A new ProRes RAW beta is available: Apple’s video codec now also comes with support for Windows.
Worldwide 3ds Max Indie Version Confirmed
Autodesk confirms that the full-featured 3ds Max Indie licence will become available worldwide.
Chaos Group: Lavina Available in Beta
The realtime project for V-Ray is now ready to test as a beta for users with a V-Ray Next Render licence: Project Lavina is available as standalone version 0.10.
Facebuilder for Blender | Open Beta
KeenTools Facebuilder for Blender 2.8: The original Nuke tool is currently available as a free open Blender add-on beta!
New in Amazon Lumberyard: Simulated Objects
Amazon's free game engine gets its next update: With new PhysX and animation features.
Quixel Mixer Now Free
Adobe ping-pong: One arrives, the other leaves: Quixel's Mixer is now temporarily free and available as a perpetual licence after the beta.
Corona Renderer 3 Now Also for Cinema 4D!
And there it has hatched from beta: Corona Renderer 3 from Render Legion is now available for Cinema 4D!
Blackmagic Design’s NAB2018 Innovations
Blackmagic Design also brought plenty of new toys to NAB. These include a major DaVinci Resolve 15 update, the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, URSA Broadcast, ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K and much more. The surprise bag is large, and we take a closer look inside.
V-Ray Cloud: New Rendering Service
New rendering service with V-Ray Cloud: Chaos Group has announced integrated cloud rendering for V-Ray and launched a beta program.
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.
Software for Concept Art: Black Ink
The digital painting tool Black Ink in version 0.3000 is currently available at the beta discount of 40 euros; this also purchases the final version directly.
Camera 4.0 Update for URSA Mini
Blackmagic Design has announced the Camera 4.0 Public Beta, with a new operating system and interface for URSA Mini—free for all customers.
Scratch 8.5 Now in Open Beta
Assimilate releases Scratch as a beta and publishes updates for the complete Scratch package: version 8.5, Scratch Web, Play and VR Suite.
New Sculpting Tool
Polybrush is a sculpting tool with a different approach from ZBrush. It remains in beta for nine days and is free for that period.
Animations Like Clay
The freeware MeshMolder 2.0 models clay-like characters and changes them easily by scraping away or building up layers.
RenderMan 21 Preview
According to Pixar, version 21 will be the biggest RenderMan release in years. You can already apply for beta access.
First Moving Images from the Axiom Beta
There are first moving images recorded with the open-source Axiom Beta 4K camera: short bursts at 4,096 x 1,080 pixels and a 30p Full HD output are already possible.
New Nuke 10 is near!
Do you have a maintenance licence for Nuke? Then don't take anything for granted on 15 January - because Nuke 10 enters the beta phase on the 14th. And what will we have to test and try out? Keyer on the timeline, more Opencolor IO, Smartpainter and a new render engine!
Revision of Autodesk Memento Beta
New features of Autodesk Memento, the converting tool for photos and scans
DaVinci Resolve 11 Available as Public Beta
Blackmagic Design provides improved online editing features, new photographer-friendly color-correction tools, and on-set media management.
Public Beta for PluralEyes 3.5
Red Giant Software is inviting users to the beta of version 3.5 of its automated audio/video synchronization tool, which offers new formats, improved speed, and more accurate synchronization capabilities.
Lightworks for Mac Beta Launched
Editshare announces the beta launch of version 12 of its Lightworks NLE system for Mac.
Insights into Black Desert
Pearl Abyss has released a video about Black Desert—a character creation system for game characters that is still in closed beta.
V-Ray 3.0 Beta Review
How does version 3 perform in beta? FX artist Hammer Chen tested the beta and wrote down an initial conclusion.
V-Ray 3.0 Beta
A new UI, Progressive Production Rendering, Cross-Application Shader Format—these are the buzzwords of the 3.0 beta. And: more rendering speed.
Unity Supports 2D Game Developers
The new Unity version 4.3, due in the fall, is intended to include a 2D toolset that will simplify the development of 2D games with an integrated 2D workflow.
V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp in Open Beta
Chaos Group announced a major upgrade intended to simplify and improve workflow, render quality and scene complexity.
Public Beta Mocha v3.2
Imagineer Systems gives the big starting signal for testing: Mocha Pro and Mocha AE are available as public betas.
Unity 4 Public Beta Available
Unity Technologies lets everyone join in—the engine is available as a free download.
Public Beta for DaVinci Resolve 9
The major update in beta mode is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Blackmagic: Public Beta of DaVinci 9 Available
The public beta is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux and is intended to feature a completely redesigned UI.
Valve: Free Filmmaker
Valve has officially launched the beta phase of Source Filmmaker. Users can use it to create their own Machinemas with the help of Team Fortress 2 assets.
Round 6 for Photoshop
The beta phase of Photoshop CS6 has begun and Adobe is making the download available to everyone! And it is not only the dark user interface that is impressive, because a host of new features has also been integrated.
HIERO Beta Available
The Foundry is planning the release of its new workflow tool for February. Anyone who would already like to test it can do so with a beta version.
V-Ray 2.0 for Maya Enters Beta
While 3ds Max has already been supplied with the new version of V-Ray, Maya users were left out in the cold until now. But the beta phase has started, and anyone who wants to test the high-end renderer can now do so as a Maya user.
Carbon Scatter – Beta Version for 3ds Max
e-on Software invites users to test Carbon Scatter. The open beta is a free version with the full range of functions for 3ds Max, mental ray and V-Ray.
Shaderbox 0.6 Released
Anyone relying on Shaderbox to manage their Renderman pipeline will get some urgently needed functions with the new version 0.6 – and all features planned by the roadmap for version 1.0 are now built in. These include undo-redo, an improved fluid interface and an accelerated atrribute editor.
Acropora 1.2 Beta
Fancy getting started with voxel-based animation? Acropora provides a procedural voxel modeller for complex organic and grid-based topologies – and it is still free during the beta phase.
New Blender Beta Available for Download
The latest version of Blender, 2.53, is ready for download. The testing release promises major changes in practically every area.
Ready to Go
Adobe releases release-candidate versions of Lightroom 2.7, Camera Raw 5.7 and DNG Converter 5.7
Adobe Releases Lightroom 3 Public Beta 2
Adobe Systems today released an update to its public beta version of Lightroom 3.
1,000 Beta Testers Wanted
The browser games portal POPMOG (“Popular Multiplayer Online Games”) is entering the closed beta phase.
Celemony Starts Public Beta Test of Melodyne Editor
Celemony invites all registered Melodyne customers to beta-test Melodyne editor. Sales are planned to begin in early November.
Warrior Epic Closed Beta Starts April 30
GOA and True Games scheduled the Warrior Epic closed beta for April 30, with selected registrants receiving access keys.
Club Cooee Expands Team as Open Beta Ends
Club Cooee ends open beta and adds Stefan Lemper as finance and business-development director and Torsten Jüngling as adviser.
Microsoft: Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 Now Available
Microsoft is now making Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 available for download in 25 languages, including German. Release Candidate 1 already contains all the functions of the final version.
GOA and Mythic Reveal Open Beta Details for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Preparations were underway for the open beta beginning September 7.
Adobe Releases Public Beta of Acrobat.com
New online services enable document-based collaboration anytime and anywhere
Adobe Introduces Acrobat 9
Integrated Adobe Flash technology, rich PDF Portfolios, and real-time features expand the possibilities of PDF-based communication
Adobe Releases Three New Public Beta Versions
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth are now available from Adobe Labs.
Adobe Releases Three New Public Betas
Adobe Systems is offering a preview today of three applications from the forthcoming version of Adobe Creative Suite, its complete solution for graphic design, publishing, web development and video editing.
Handwriting Recognition Developed for the iPhone
Alternative to the on-screen keyboard for cracked Apple phones.
Firefox 3 Promises Top Speed
Firefox 3 Beta 5 delivers further performance improvements and may be the browser’s final beta release.
Mac Beta Testers Wanted for Houdini
Houdini for Mac is coming. Before then, Side Effects is looking for passionate Mac artists to put an initial closed beta through its paces.
Rumour: Windows Vista Service Pack as Early as February
New release candidate distributed to beta testers
Maxwell Render: Beta 1.2 Released
The spectral-rendering engine now calculates faster, requires less memory / Final version due in October
Microsoft: Beta Version of Photoshop Competitor Acrylic Ready for Download
The software group offers its graphics application Acrylic for public testing / Product targets Adobe directly as a "Photoshop killer"