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Dec 16, 2025 · Blender 5.0 is good news across the board. For many, the biggest change is probably the full support for ACES pipelines, improved color management, and HDR capabilities.

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion …

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Each topic will be presented as a walkthrough of a fully animated shot, where the animator will break down the key steps of the animation process. The source files for each step will be …

The splash of the last release for the 2.7x series features the main character from the latest open movie project by the Blender Animation Studio. Posed by Hjalti Hjalmarsson and lit by Andy …

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The iconic Blender Open Movies. Featuring all the production files, assets, artwork, and never-seen-before content.

Apr 29, 2025 · Blender evolves every day. Experimental builds have the latest features and while there might be cool bug fixes too, they are unstable and can mess up your files.