Quixel releasing a final, offline version of Quixel Mixer as free.
https://quixel.com/en-US/news/offline-version-of-quixel-mixer-now-available
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"Foundry acquire Griptape to Accelerate AI Integration Across VFX and Animation Pipelines"
https://www.foundry.com/news-and-awards/foundry-acquires-griptape-ai
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Katana 9.0
https://campaigns.foundry.com/products/katana/whats-new
https://learn.foundry.com/katana/9.0v1/Content/release_notes/whats_new_9.0.html
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Foundry will be transitioning all active maintenance customers for Nuke Family, Mari and Katana to subscription in 2027
https://www.foundry.com/news-and-awards/foundry-announces-maintenance-to-subscription-transition
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Mari 7.5
https://campaigns.foundry.com/products/mari/whats-new
https://learn.foundry.com/mari/7.5/Content/release_notes/7.x/Mari_7.5v1_ReleaseNotes.html
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Substance 3D Painter 11.1
https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-painter/release-notes/version-11-1.html
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Blender 5.0
https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-0/
https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/
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Renderman 27
https://renderman.pixar.com/whats-new
releases notes: https://rmanwiki-27.pixar.com/space/REN27/542238759/RenderMan+27.0
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Blender Foundation announces new board and executive director
https://www.blender.org/press/blender-foundation-announces-new-board-and-executive-director/
https://mastodon.social/@Blender/115219582586451245
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Houdini 21
https://www.sidefx.com/products/whats-new-in-h21/
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini21.0/news/21/index.html
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Nukepedia v2
Most popular #FoundryNuke tool sharing platform get its first "relaunch" since 2010.
https://www.nukepedia.com/
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Houdini 21 Sneak Peek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq7JQCV51CY
https://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/101604/
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DJV 3.0.0
https://github.com/darbyjohnston/DJV/releases
Popular VFX playback application get first major update since 5 years.
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Maxon's June Sale until the 18th
https://www.maxon.net/en/article/maxons-epic-sale-drops-june-16
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Foundry introduces Nuke Stage, a new virtual production software.
https://www.foundry.com/news-and-awards/foundry-announces-nuke-stage
https://www.foundry.com/products/nuke-stage
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Maya release 2026
https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2026/ENU/?guid=GUID-BAF59B47-E24F-4F87-9B77-ABE78D3F8268
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Substance 3D Painter release 11.0
(11 march)
https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-painter/release-notes/version-11-0.html
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Blender release 4.4
https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-4/
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Guerilla Render update 2.4
https://youtu.be/XGeRi1uVV-M
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Nuke update 16.0
https://campaigns.foundry.com/products/nuke-family/whats-new
https://learn.foundry.com/nuke/16.0/content/release_notes/nuke_16.0.html
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