Noise reduction is one of the most time-consuming steps in compositing, especially for roto prep cleanup, CG integration, and live-action plates inside Nuke. Previously in Neat Video, users had to enable GPU manually For compositors working in Nuke (OFX),Now, Neat Video 6 handles it automatically. It detects available CPU and GPUs, optimizes settings on its…
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…
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…
Blender just dropped version 4.5 LTS, and if you’re into VFX, animation, or game dev, this update is worth checking out. It’s not just another patch this one brings a bunch of solid upgrades and it’ll be supported for the next two years. One of the biggest changes? Vulkan is finally ready for real use….
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…
