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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 04 > rokoko-create-generates-full-body-animations-for-free

Rokoko Create generates full-body animations for free

9+ hour, 32+ min ago  (648+ words) Rokoko has launched Rokoko Create, a new AI-powered browser-based tool for generating simple animations for human characters from text prompts. Users can then export up to five animations per month in FBX format for use in DCC applications and game…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 04 > beeble-launches-ai-roto-service-background-remover

Beeble launches AI roto service Background Remover

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (588+ words) Beeble has rolled out Background Remover, a new AI roto service for visual effects and motion graphics work. The system, available inside Beeble, the company's web app, automatically identifies subjects of interest in image sequences or video footage, and generates…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 04 > new-artist-video-hosting-platform-framerate-aims-to-take-on-vimeo

New artist video hosting platform FrameRate aims to take on Vimeo

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (620+ words) Two animation and motion graphics industry veterans have launched FrameRate, a new video hosting platform "built for creative professionals who care about craft. The platform, which is now in open beta, aims to give artists and filmmakers a more focused…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 04 > try-new-3d-texture-painting-app-wafer-free-in-beta-for-windows

Try new 3D texture painting app Wafer free in beta for Windows

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (628+ words) Sparseal has released Wafer, its previously iPad-only 3D texture painting app, free in open beta for Windows PCs. The latest graphics tool from the developers of CozyBlanket and Uniform Wafer is the third product from Sparseal, the company founded by former…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 04 > adobe-releases-photoshop-27-5

Adobe releases Photoshop 27.5

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (289+ words) Although you can use it in a conventional way, collecting and importing reference images and arranging them manually on the board, Adobe intends it to be used with Firefly's AI features. Users can edit images with AI options like Generative…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 03 > free-add-on-vdbrender-adds-native-openvdb-rendering-to-nuke

VDBRender adds native OpenVDB rendering to Nuke

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (590+ words) Compositor Marty Blumen has released VDBRender, a simple free add-on for rendering OpenVDB volumes like smoke, fire and clouds inside Nuke. It makes it possible to render volumes directly inside the compositor without the need to round-trip them to external…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 03 > amd-releases-fsr-sdk-2-2-with-new-ai-denoiser-ray-regeneration

AMD releases FSR SDK 2.2 with new AI denoiser Ray Regeneration

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (616+ words) AMD's FSR SDK now includes its new Redstone AI technologies, including render denoiser Ray Regeneration. Images captured on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU at 4K resolution. AMD has released FSR SDK 2.2, the latest version of its SDK for games and…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 03 > howler-2026-is-out

Howler 2026.5 adds 3D landscape generator Fractal Garden

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (889+ words) The new Confetti tool introduced in Howler 2026 for creating organic particle effects. Developer Dan Ritchie has begun the Howler 2026 releases, the latest annual series of updates to the hard-to-classify digital painting, animation and video processing tool. Howler 2026 itself adds an…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 03 > autodesk-releases-mudbox-2027

Autodesk releases Mudbox 2027

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (403+ words) A fan-made recreation of Disney's Princess Merida, sculpted by character artist Xhon Hysenaj, used as a promo image on Autodesk's Mudbox website. Autodesk has released Mudbox 2027, the latest version of its digital sculpting software. The release notes read, in full:…...

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cgchannel.com > 2026 > 03 > keyshot-releases-keyshot-studio-2026-1

KeyShot releases KeyShot Studio 2026.1

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (636+ words) KeyShot has released KeyShot Studio 2026.1, the latest version of the renderer. For entertainment work, the release adds support for OpenPBR materials in imported USD files, a new Gallery window for browsing renders, and updates to the animation toolset. AI Shots,…...