Latest Vfx news and Updates
Autodesk has officially released RV Player 2025, the latest version of its industry-standard playback and review tool, widely used across VFX, animation, and content creation studios. What is RV?If you work in VFX, animation, or post-production, chances are you’ve already touched RV it’s that little window where supervisors pause, scribble Zoom all over your comp,…
So here’s a comeback story you probably didn’t see coming: DJV 3.0 is out after five whole years. If you’ve ever worked in VFX or animation and needed a lightweight, open-source image sequence player, DJV was probably one of those tools you heard about but maybe never tried. Wait… what’s DJV again?DJV is like RV…
Boris FX Silhouette is celebrating 20 years as a top software tool for paint and rotoscope work in visual effects. With its new version, Silhouette 2025, the company has added many AI-based features that aim to make work faster, easier, and better for artists. What’s New in Silhouette 2025 One of the main new tools…
Visual effects (VFX) workers employed by Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, and Lightstorm Entertainment—the studio behind the “Avatar” franchise—have overwhelmingly ratified their first union contracts with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), marking a significant milestone in the industry’s labor movement. These agreements, finalized in May 2025, are the first collective bargaining contracts…
Government of Andhra Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CreativeLand Asia (CLA) to develop ‘Creatorland’, India’s inaugural Transmedia Entertainment City. Announced at the WAVES Summit 2025 in Mumbai The Creatorland Academy will be established to train over 10,000 youth annually in cutting-edge domains such as Visual Effects (VFX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), gaming,…
The singer opted for a real-life stunt instead of doing safely in Postproduction, set his own pants ablaze during a music video shoot. The stunt, intended as a cost-saving measure, has sparked widespread debate about safety and the lengths individuals will go for attention. On Reddit, users questioned the logic behind the dangerous act, with…
April 5, 2025 — Blackmagic Design has officially unveiled the public beta of Fusion Studio 20, marking a major leap forward for the compositing software with long-awaited features like Deep Compositing and native Cryptomatte support. The announcement was made during the NAB 2025 conference and is already generating buzz across the VFX community. This release,…
Autodesk has officially launched 3ds Max 2026, bringing a host of new features and performance improvements to the popular 3D modeling and rendering software. Features: OpenPBR as Default Material – Physically-based shader with MaterialX and OpenUSD support for better interoperability. Vertex Weld Modifier Update – Now works with both Mesh and Spline objects, improving spline…
GIMP has officially launched version 3.0 of its open-source image editing software, marking the culmination of seven years of development. This highly anticipated update introduces significant new features and improvements, enhancing the software’s capabilities for both casual users and professionals. The previous major release, GIMP 2.10, debuted in 2018, with development on GIMP 3.0 commencing…
The Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 97th Academy Awards was awarded to Dune: Part Two, recognizing the exceptional work of Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer. The win marks another triumph for DNEG, which previously secured the VFX Oscar for Dune: Part One, solidifying its dominance in crafting the visual…
