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48 stories tagged software.
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
DreamWorks' MoonRay Keynote Headlines ASWF Open Source Days in LA June 22, 2026 The Academy Software Foundation released the full schedule for Open Source Days , its annual open source program for motion picture and media technology. The event runs July 19-20, 2026 at the J.W
DreamWorks' MoonRay Renderer Becomes an ASWF-Hosted Project May 19, 2026 DreamWorks Animation's MoonRay renderer — the path-tracing engine behind every DreamWorks feature film since 2019 — has joined the Academy Software Foundation as an official hosted project. For VFX a
Pixera is building a unified platform for real-time content on LED walls, virtual productions, and live events. At NAB 2026, Connor McGill showed how Pixera handles everything from pi
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
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
Mavis Broadcast Ltd has released Mavis Studio , an iPad app that combines multi-camera switching, audio mixing, graphics, recording, and live streaming into a single touch-optimized interfa
Volinga has released Suite 0.3.0, adding an in-app Asset Editor for 3D Gaussian splat cleanup and a 10x training speedup delivered through integration with LichtFeld Studio. The rele
Strada Connect Turns Remote Drives Into Shared Edit Volumes
LucidLink's Connect Streams Files From Frame.io, Google Drive, and Dropbox Into a Single Unified Filespace April 17, 2026 LucidLink's Connect lets teams access and stream content from Frame.io, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, and S3-compatible object storage
Sony's XYN Spatial Capture Solution Generates Photorealistic 3DCG Assets From Real-World Scans for Virtual Production April 17, 2026 Sony is bringing its XYN Spatial Capture Solution to professional customers, with general availability set for summer 2026 in the US. The tools
Adobe launched Frame.io Drive , a desktop app that mounts Frame.io projects to Finder or Explorer and streams footage on demand. Editors, designers, and motion artists can open mounted as
Cinema 4D Lands on iPad as Maxon's Autograph Goes Free and ZBrush Expands to Windows on Arm April 17, 2026 Maxon's Spring 2026 release brings Cinema 4D to iPad for the first time, returns Autograph as a free download for individuals, and extends ZBrush, Cinema 4D, and Red
A new open-source method called Seen2Scene can now complete partial 3D scans into full, coherent scenes. The system addresses a fundamental constraint in 3D digitization: photogrammetry, Li
SpatialLM is a new open-source language model that takes raw 3D point clouds as input and outputs structured, machine-readable descriptions of indoor spaces. Feed it a messy 3D scan, and the mod
FullCircle is a new open-source pipeline that produces clean 3D reconstructions from handheld 360-degree video shot on a consumer camera. Walk through a space with something like an Insta360 X4,
FreeOrbit4D , accepted at SIGGRAPH 2026, generates bullet-time and free-viewpoint camera effects from a single ordinary video — with no specialized capture setup and no train
We teamed up with VPX Lab to try to recreate the car chase from One Battle After Another using an iPhone. The question: how far can accessible gear and emer
Nolan Kearney from District Cinema walks us through processing the XGRIDS LiDAR scan outputs, reviewing the captured images and videos as we turn them into a 3D car model for our One Battle After Another i
Maxon and Tencent Cloud announced a partnership to integrate Tencent's HY 3D Global AI engine directly into Cinema 4D , enabling artists to generate base 3D and UV models from text prompts or imag
LucidLink has launched Connect , an API-driven access layer that enables teams to stream data directly from existing AWS S3 buckets in real time. Connect is now generally available on Enterprise plans, with AWS Ma
Adobe Firefly's video editor now includes Quick Cut , an AI feature that assembles raw footage into a structured first-draft edit. Describe what you want in natural language — "lengthy intervie
Foundry shipped Nuke 17.0 with two major additions: native Gaussian Splat support and a USD-based 3D system moving out of beta. The release targets VFX artists working in c
Volinga released Plugin Pro 0.8.0 , a significant update to its real-time Gaussian Splat plugin for Unreal Engine that addresses one of the techn
Maxon has unveiled Digital Twin , an upcoming standalone application designed to help marketing teams create and manage photorealistic product imagery across multiple channels. The tool, previewed at CES 2026
Apple launches Creator Studio subscription bundle at $12.99/month, taking direct aim at Adobe Creative Cloud. Apps still available individually, but new AI features will be subscription-only. Apple announced Creator Studio , a
Maxon shipped its December 2025 Maxon One release with updates across Cinema 4D , Redshift , ZBrush , and Red Giant —adding GPU-accelerated fluid simulation, real-time texture displacement, and tighter U
Mavis launched Film Kit , a $9.99 in-app purchase for its iOS camera app that adds custom LUT workflows and Open Gate capture. The update (v7.4) turns an iPhone or iPad into a LUT-aware monitor/recorder that works with
Canva's Launches Affinity...with a 'Forever Free' Model November 05, 2025 Canva has relaunched Affinity , consolidating its graphic, photo, and publishing tools into a unified workspace. And the biggest reveal - they say they're making it free forever. Key Details
Elevate.io positions itself as "Figma for video" with a new collaborative editing platform that lets teams work simultaneously in real-time timelines. The browser-based tool from Blackbird plc
Eric Day, a founding partner at Asteria Film Co , built an After Effects plugin that integrates five AI image generation models directly into the timeline—eliminating the constant workflow friction of exporting f
Framestore has contributed OpenQMC , its quasi-Monte Carlo rendering library, to the Academy Software Foundation , according to the foundation's announcement. The C++ library promises to reduce rendering noise wh
Beeble's new free iOS app transforms any iPhone with LiDAR into a camera tracking system that instantly generates AI-powered VFX passes. Independent creators can now capture footage with
LumaTouch has unveiled a custom plugin architecture that enables third-party developers to create editing and VFX plugins for LumaFusion iOS for the first time. CoreMelt leads the charge with
Lightcraft's Spark Platform Aims to Unify Filmmaking from Pre to Post Production August 07, 2025 Lightcraft Technology has announced Spark , a browser-based collaborative platform designed to integrate AI, 3D tools, and traditional filmmaking workflows into a single system. N
Eliot Mack, Emmy-winning founder of Lightcraft Technology , is making virtual production accessible to indie filmmakers by putting Hollywood-level camera tracking in a smart
CREE8's Cloud Production Platform Eliminates Media Transfer Bottlenecks April 30, 2025 CREE8's cloud platform eliminates file transfers, provides instant access to full-resolution media, and enables teams to collaborate from anywhere without traditional technical barriers
AWS is expanding its AI offerings for media companies with flexible foundation models and agent-based workflows that are already saving time and money across production pipelines. Amazon Bedrock now hos
How Zero Density's Lino is Making Unreal Engine Accessible to Graphic Designers April 23, 2025 Zero Density launches Lino , a new on-air graphics solution that brings Unreal Engine power to conventional broadcast graphics. The company extends beyond virtual studios into the l
VEGAS Pro announces new release timeline with major optimization updates coming. Performance improvements and a revamped video engine are central to upcoming releases under new management at MAGIX. Timeli
Fans at sporting events are getting a voice beyond the cheers through Uvenu , a platform that transforms smartphones into interactive entertainment tools. The technology allows thousands of fan
Moments Lab and LucidLink are taking their partnership to the next level for the 78th Cannes Film Festival , integrating Moments Lab's advanced MXT-2 AI engine with LucidLink's
Signiant has unveiled a new camera-to-any-cloud workflow that eliminates camera cards and writes footage directly to network storage. The solution allows immediate transfer of 8K RAW files to multip
Beeyou.tv delivers professional live streaming capabilities through nothing more than a web browser, enabling teams to produce multi-camera events without specialized hardware or software down
Offshoot's new Cascading feature transforms how media professionals handle their backup workflows. The latest update tackles the common bottleneck issue where the slowest drive in a bac
OpenOrigins has created a blockchain-based content authentication system that verifies media at the point of capture, establishing cryptographic proof for the growing challenge of distingu
LucidLink has expanded its cloud collaboration platform with new mobile apps and web accessibility, creating more flexible remote workflows for media professionals. The announcement at NAB show
LumaFusion Becomes CNN Academy's Exclusive Mobile Editing Platform May 02, 2025 LumaTouch and CNN Academy have formed a strategic partnership that establishes LumaFusion as the exclusive mobile video editing application across all CNN Academy training programs. The collaborat
