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06/25/2026

RealityScan 2.2 is out - with AMD GPU acceleration. The formerly NVIDIA-only photogrammetry app now supports AMD consumer and workstation GPUs, with users able to mix and match cards in their PCs. The software is free to indie artists.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/epic-games-releases-realityscan-2-2-with-amd-gpu-support/

06/25/2026

Free software: neat new motion graphics tool Caddis is now free in beta for Windows as well as macOS. The interesting - and fast-evolving - app combines the familiarity of an After Effects-style layer workflow with the power of a node graph.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/new-motion-graphics-tool-caddis-puts-a-node-graph-in-every-layer/

06/25/2026

See a breakdown of the titular kraken from Norwegian monster movie Kraken, shared by production company Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods. The VFX are by Filmgate VFX and VARG Studios.

Watch the full video on the HandmadeFilmsInNorwegianWoods Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1197416799

06/24/2026

Substance 3D Painter 12.1 is out. Adobe's 3D texture painting software gets the option to paint corrections onto a model when baking normal maps, and a new UV unwrapping mode for hard surface models. Check out the other new features.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/adobe-releases-substance-3d-painter-12-1/

06/24/2026

Reallusion just released a free edition of iClone. iClone Personal includes all the standard features of the real-time animation software, and can be used on commercial projects, but you only get a limited number of exports to other apps for free.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/reallusion-releases-free-animation-tool-iclone-personal/

06/24/2026

EA's Battlefield Studios just became the latest Corporate Platinum sponsor of the Godot Development Fund. The AAA developer - whose level editor for the Battlefield Portal is built on Godot - becomes the highest-profile backer of the open-source game engine.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/eas-battlefield-studios-backs-the-godot-development-fund/

In related news, Godot 4.7 is out. Read our pick of the 5 key features for CG artists in the game engine and real-time renderer, from better area lighting to HDR output.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/discover-5-key-features-for-cg-artists-in-godot-4-7/

06/23/2026

Arnold can now import, relight and render 3D Gaussian Splats. Check out the other new features in Autodesk's production renderer, including updates to toon shading, USD workflows, and experimental free cloud rendering service Flow Render.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/autodesk-releases-arnold-7-5-2-with-support-for-gaussian-splatting/

06/23/2026

Check out benuts' breakdown of its varied effects for slow-burning Canadian supernatural thriller At the Place of Ghosts

Watch the full video on the benuts VFX Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/1202748399

06/22/2026

Unity 6.5 is out: see the 5 key new features for CG artists. The latest update to the game engine and real-time renderer extends the Shader and VFX Graphs, but deprecates both OptiX denoising and the Built-In Render Pipeline.

https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/unity-releases-unity-6-5-discover-5-key-features-for-cg-artists/

06/22/2026

Smile for the camera: FOLKS just posted its VFX breakdown for horror movie Five Nights At Freddy's 2

Watch the full video on the FOLKS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haLoDlSmaf0

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