DiffHDR, a research framework from Texas A&M University, Eyeline Labs, and Netflix, converts ordinary 8-bit low dynamic range video into HDR by generating plausible radiance in regions the original footage blew out or…
The Visual Effects Society held the first edition of its Women Who Lead Summit, a sold-out half-day program of two keynotes and two panels on leadership, equity, career advancement, and technology in visual effects. T…
Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Resolve 21.1, a free update that connects AI assistants including Claude, Claude Code, and ChatGPT Codex to the editing application so editors can direct post-production work with pl…
Maxon is showing a first look at features planned for October across its Maxon One lineup, led by AI-powered relighting in Red Giant and procedural fur in Redshift. The preview of upcoming updates sits alongside capab…
Beeble launched SwitchX 2.0, an update to its video-to-video model that generates at native 4K in 10-bit color and handles shots up to 20 seconds. That pushes the tool past its 1080p output to finishing-length sequenc…
Strada lets remote video teams work with large files stored on local drives instead of first uploading them to centralized cloud storage. Creator and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, has made an investme…
Topaz Labs has released Hyperion 2.5, a new video model that converts 8-bit SDR footage into 10-bit ProRes or 16-bit EXR. The release gives colorists and VFX artists more data to push in a grade or composite, targetin…
PIXERA is hosting a one-day educational summit on HDR and digital color at its Santa Monica studio on Friday, July 24. Titled HDR & Digital Color
Developer Alex Barashkov has released Aval , an open source format for interactive video on the web that responds to hover, click, and application state instead of playing back as a fixed
Foundry has released SmartRoto, an AI rotoscoping add-on for Nuke that fills in the frames between an artist's keyframes. According to Foundry , the tool moves and deforms splines across a s
Beeble's SwitchHDR Reconstructs True 16-Bit HDR From 8-Bit Video July 03, 2026 Beeble released SwitchHDR , a model that reconstructs true 16-bit HDR from ordinary 8-bit SDR footage. Instead of stretching the existing signal, it infers the high-dynamic-range scene, rebuilding
Netflix's Production Technology Resources channel released a technical deep dive on the ACES Metadata File , the sidecar file that carries a color pipeline from the set thro
DaVinci Resolve's AI CineFocus Lets Editors Pull Rack Focus After the Shoot April 22, 2026 Blackmagic Design walked us through the AI tool set in DaVinci Resolve 21 at NAB 2026, and the depth of the controls inside each plugin matters more than the headline count. AI CineFocu
Frame.io Drive mounts cloud-based Frame.io projects as a desktop drive , letting editors stream 4K footage directly into Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and other creative tools without downloading f
Post Up is building an automated post-production pip eline that runs entirely on local hardware without an internet connection. At NAB 2026, Jeremy from Post Up demoed the platform pro
Saturation is a production budgeting platform built specifically for the way film and TV productions actually operate. At NAB 2026, co-founder and CEO Jens Jacob showed h
Mavis launched Mavis Studio at NAB 2026, an iPad app that handles live multicam switching, audio mixing, graphics overlay, and streaming from a single device. CEO and co-founder Patr
Strada Connect lets editors drag remote files into Premiere, Resolve, or Final Cut and start cutting immediately — no cloud upload, no file transfer, no per-terabyte storage fees. The
Topaz Labs brought its latest upscaling and restoration tools to NAB 2026, with Principal Creative Technologist Ross Shain walking through how the platform handles the cleanu
Adobe Premiere's Color Mode Replaces Lumetri With Modular, Visual-First Grading April 21, 2026 A complete redesign of Premiere's color tools moves away from panel-based complexity toward bidirectional controls, luminance zones, and stackable modules. Adobe Premiere Pro
Joey Daoud January 26, 2024 In this episode of VP Land, I have a wide-ranging conversation with Michael Cioni, CEO of Strada . We talk about the future of media workflows, how AI will help us work faster, and why he decide
Joey Daoud January 04, 2024 In this episode of the VP Land podcast, we talk with Imaginario AI co-founder and CEO Jose Puga about how AI is going to help us search, transform, and create videos faster and cheaper. A few of
Fully Remote: Exploring PostHero's Blackmagic Cloud Editing Workflow Joey Daoud December 06, 2023 In this episode, we talk with Secret Weapon Studios Founder & CEO Greg Olliver about the future of post-production management and the pivotal role of environmental responsibility
