A few days ago The Foundry decided to release a free version of Mari, its VFX system for texturing and painting. The company’s intention is that users can use Mari as a learning tool or for their personal projects, i.e. it is intended for non-commercial use. For the same reason, certain functions have been limited: […]
Pomfort, the developer of Silverstack media management software, has released a new free tool called SealVerify. This is a very simple application to verify that copies made from shooting to post-production maintain consistency. This verification process has been specially designed for workflows where the copy is initiated in Silverstack, and is based on the MHL […]
AJA Video Systems released a few days ago an application called AJA System Test Lite, which would be a version of their speed test software aimed at Mac OS X users. It is used for system and storage performance measurement and reporting. It is designed with post-production and digital workflow needs in mind, so it […]
This week many Mac users finally got something they have been waiting for a long time, the ability to access Fusion software from their regular operating systems. Blackmagic Design released a few days ago version 8 of this visual effects and motion graphics system, which is available on both Windows and Mac. Another new feature […]
For those of you who still don’t know Lightworks, it is a totally free and multiplatform editing system (Windows, Linux and Mac OS X), capable of working with most of the current codecs and resolutions. However, as usual, this version has many limited functions because there is also a Pro version, for which you have […]
Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve version 12.3, for the free and Studio version, with new features for users using both Mac and Windows. Those who are used to working on Windows operating systems will now be able to decode HEVC/H.265 files in QuickTime. An important bug has been fixed, and that is the system […]
Avid‘s latest version, 8.5, has been available for a few days now, with a special focus on new workflows and interface improvements. One of the most notable new features is the ability to select from multiple color spaces in the “New Project” window. HDR(High Dynamic Range) targeted color spaces have been added, including ACES, Dolby […]
RE:Vision Effects has released two new versions of its DE:Flicker plug-in, which serves as its name suggests to reduce flicker and artifacts in high-speed footage and timelapses. DE:Flicker is now compatible with several other compositing and VFX systems. One of these versions works with Nuke, Fusion, Scratch and Nucoda. The other is ready to run […]
Rampant Design has just released three new collections of effects aimed at making life easier for editors, with some 1,500 drag and drop style effects in 2K, 4K and 5K resolutions. Rampant Motion Graphics for Editors Volume 1 and 2 Volume 1 features some 600 designs including cycloramas, grids, series of circles, lines, boxes, arrows, […]
Appleupdated its desktop line yesterday with new features such as upscaling its displays to 4K and 5K resolutions. New screens Each 27-inch model will now feature a 5K (5120×2880) display and will be capable of carrying two 4096×2160 signals to external monitors or a single 5120×2880 signal (via a dual connection and in conjunction with […]
