India’s First Transmedia Entertainment City: ‘Creatorland’

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,…

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When Keanu Reeves Paid It Forward to SFX

This story has been floating around for a while, and while some of the details are hard to verify (Hollywood paychecks are wrapped tighter than Neo’s black turtleneck), multiple sources have confirmed that Keanu shared a significant part of his Matrix backend earnings with the VFX and costume departments. Keanu Reeves, didn’t just dodge bullets…

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What’s Going On with CivitAI?

CivitAI — one of the biggest platforms for downloading AI models — just had to seriously tighten its rules on NSFW content, especially anything involving celebrity likenesses (like those super popular LoRAs). Why? Because Visa and Mastercard basically forced them to. It’s all tied to how credit card payments work. Visa doesn’t directly handle your…

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Why Nukepedia Needs a Competitor

Nukepedia has been the go-to resource for Nuke users for 15 years. It has provided a vast library of scripts, gizmos, and tools that have supported the VFX community in countless ways. Now, the announcement of a ‘Nukepedia v2.0’ at Siggraph 2025 is being pitched as the grand solution. But is this really what the…

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Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2026 with Major Updates

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…

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GIMP 3.0 is here! 

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…

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The Risk of QIP in India’s Stock Market

What is a QIP? A Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) is a way for publicly traded companies to raise capital by issuing shares to institutional investors. It’s often used when a company needs quick funds without going through a full public offering. For a VFX studio, QIP can be a strategic move to fund expansion, invest…

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