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12/08/2025

Autodesk has cut the price of subscriptions to Flow Studio, its AI-powered VFX and animation platform, formerly known as Wonder Studio.

Check out the new pricing - and the new free introductory subscription tier: https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/autodesk-cuts-prices-of-flow-studio-subscriptions/

12/08/2025

KeenTools 2025.2 is out. The latest update to the facial reconstruction and tracking plugins - FaceBuilder, FaceTracker and GeoTracker - mainly adds support for Blender 4.5 and Nuke 16, but there are a few workflow improvements.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/keentools-releases-keentools-2025-2-for-blender-and-nuke/

12/08/2025

Fusion Studio 20.1 is out. Check out the new features in the 3D compositing software, including updates to the deep compositing and Cryptomatte workflows, and support for AI matte-generation system Magic Mask 2.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/blackmagic-design-releases-fusion-studio-20/

12/08/2025

DaVinci Resolve 20.1 is out. Check out the changes to the free video editing, color grading and VFX software, including new workflows for creating XR content for Apple Vision Pro headsets, and updates to the Fusion and Resolve FX toolsets.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/blackmagic-design-releases-davinci-resolve-20-1/

12/08/2025

Check out FX artist Lovepreet Singh's VFX breakdown of a burning ship sinking into the sea, created in Houdini as a personal project. FLIP, Pyro and RBD simulation, rendered with Karma XPU.

Watch the full video on the Lovepreet Fx YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9Xf5KARCQ

11/08/2025

Substance 3D Sampler 5.1 is out. Check out the new features in Adobe's 3D scanning software, including this new Auto Tiling filter, a new Fold Remover filter, and the option to flatten material layers.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/adobe-releases-substance-3d-sampler-5-1/

11/08/2025

botaniq 7.1 is out. The update to the popular 3D plant library for Blender adds over 200 new assets from around the world, plus the option to filter plant species by geographical location.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/polygoniq-releases-botaniq-7-1-for-blender/

11/08/2025

Check out Perception's technical breakdowns of its title sequence for Daredevil: Born Again. Software used includes Substance 3D Painter and Cinema 4D.

Watch the videos on Perception's Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/experienceperception/videos

09/08/2025

[Sponsored] Discover how to turn a custom ZBrush sculpt into a game-ready character using Reallusion's Character Creator 4 with games artist Francis Lamoureux's step-by-step guide.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/turn-a-zbrush-model-into-a-game-ready-character-with-character-creator/

09/08/2025

Check out Freefolk's nicely structured breakdown of a CG dog created for an ad for Beagle Street life insurance, showing the facial rig and character FX.

Watch the full video (and the ad itself) on the Freefolk website: https://freefolk.com/work/beagle-street-trousers/

08/08/2025

Master the foundations of professional-level painting for concept art and illustration with Digital Painting in Photoshop, The Gnomon Workshop's essential new beginner's guide to the software.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/08/master-digital-painting-in-photoshop/

08/08/2025

Check out benuts' VFX breakdown of its reality-heightening effects from the movie The Garden Of Earthly Delights, which follows the lives of street children in Manila.

Watch the full video on the benuts VFX Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1106498271

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