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Tiled is a popular open source 2D map editor, check out our tutorial series available here, that just released Tiled 1.9. The Tiled 1.9 release features a completely rewritten automapping algorithm, with reported speed improvements of 20-30x. Details of the Tiled 1.9 release from the release announcement blog post: Let …
After yesterdays news that Microsoft are killing off Atom, it’s possible you are looking for an alternative code editor but the Microsoft telemetry in Visual Code is putting you off? If so, VSCodium may be perfect for you. Essentially it’s a custom build of Visual Studio Code built automatically without …
Camtasia, the video capture and editing suite I use to create 99% of our videos and video tutorials, just released Camtasia 2022. Camtasia is a combination of video capture and video editing functionality, ideal for tutorial creation, available on Windows and Mac. This release is one of the biggest in …
Today we are checking out Spline, an extremely easy to use 3D modelling application. Spline can run in your browser or can be installed on Windows, Mac (M1 & Intel) and Linux. Spline has an incredibly generous free mode and could be a very good introduction to 3D modeling. Features …
Explorer is a new free product from Sound Particles (learn more here) that provides powerful audio organization and management tools. Able to handle high end audio files (10+ channel IMAX files, 7.1 surround, ambisonic encoded audio and of course stereo and mono) in a variety of different formats, Explorer enables …
Reallusion have just released Character Creator 4. We first went Hands-on with Character Creator 3 way back in 2018 and then it was an impressive tool for creating game ready 3D characters. The newest release adds several new features, including better integration with other tools, better facial pose tools and …
EmberGEN is a real-time fluid simulation tool for creating smoke, cloud and flame effects we first looked at in June of 2020. Since we first covered EmberGEN it has received a number of updates and features. EmberGEN is available for Windows only and was developed using the ODIN programming language. …
3D Coat is a popular 3D application for sculpting, polygonal modelling, UVmapping, retopology, rendering and more that recently released version 2022. New features in the 2022.16 release include: -Much Faster Voxel and Surface Sculpting -Autoretopo Improved -New Voxel Brush Engine Added -New Alphas Collection -New Core API -Node System For …
OpenToonz is a free and open source animation software that has been in existence under a number of different names for almost 30 years. OpenToonz is battle tested in production environments including the infamous Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, etc.) and Rough Draft Studio (Futurama, etc.). OpenToonz was …
Cascadeur, a unique 3D animation software that first hit beta back in 2020 just released version 2022.1 EA. The EA stands for early access, which mostly just means the software is available with a 50% discount until full release. Cascadeur uses a combination of physics and machine learning to make …
