October 2025

AWS has officially announced that Thinkbox Deadline 10, the industry-standard render farm management tool used by thousands of VFX and animation studios worldwide, will enter Maintenance Mode on November 7, 2025. For many in the VFX world, this announcement feels like the end of an era. Thinkbox Deadline 10 has been the backbone of countless…

After a short one-week delay, Blender 5.0 Beta has officially landed and it’s a big one. The upcoming release focuses on professional color workflows, improved asset management, and expanded geometry nodes capabilities, making this one of the most production-ready versions yet. Next-Level Color Management: HDR, ACES, and OpenColorIO 2.0 Color handling in Blender just got…