Introducing Shotcut, a new free video editor
Dan Dennedy is returning to development of a Kino-like video editor after several years of hiatus. The new project is called Shotcut. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 13. Aug, 2012 6 Comments shotcut,...
View ArticleGeeqie image viewer gets stereoscopic images support
Vladimir Nadvornik released Geeqie 1.1, a free image viewer for Linux. The main new feature is support for JPS and MPO stereoscopic images. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 14. Aug, 2012 2 Comments...
View ArticleDIGImend team is looking for contributors
Nikolai Kondrashov is looking for new contributors to DIGImend project, where little elves are slaving away to create Linux drivers for non-Wacom graphic tablets. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 15....
View ArticleIntroducing Knotter, free celtic knots design app
Now, there's some interesting activity going on. Mattia Basaglia released the first public version of Knotter, a new free editor for creating celtic knot designs. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 16....
View ArticleEvolvotron pattern generator revitalized
So, it's officially the comeback summer: Tim Day released an update of Evolvotron, a generative art application for producing patterns and all kinds of abstract images. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine...
View ArticleEmanuele Gissi on Blender Fire Dynamics Simulator
Emanuele Gissi released a major update of BlenderFDS, a Blender-based user interface for NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 22. Aug, 2012 1 Comment blenderfds, blender,...
View ArticleGIMP 2.8.2 released, what’s up with 2.10?
GIMP developers finally released the first update for v2.8. The new version eliminates quite a few deal breakers for Windows users, improves the new save/export workflow and makes a stab at native...
View ArticleFreeing FreeHand: the story of grief, revenge and refusal
When a software vendor abandons one of its assets, many users move on. But what do others do? In 2011 a group of passionate FreeHand users filed a lawsuite against Adobe and demanded the release of...
View ArticleCinelerra 4.4 released with new audio processing features
While first public alpha of Lightworks for Linux is reportedly coming next month, Adam Williams released the annual update of Cinelerra. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 10. Sep, 2012 5 Comments...
View ArticleWacom apocalypse in Qt5: just not today
As the end of 2012 quickly approaches, the echoes of apocalyptic cries return to bounce off the interwebz once again. Most recently Wacom support in Qt5 got into a bit of a press coverage trouble....
View ArticleSimplified landscapes with Blender by Pierre-Abraham Rochat
While going through portfolios on Behance Network, I stumbled upon a quite interesting take at 3D landscapes by Pierre-Abraham Rochat, a Lausanne (Switzerland) based artist. Read more Alexandre...
View ArticleFirewire audio on Linux gets better with FFADO 2.1.0
In June we interviewed FFADO developers about the state of Firewire audio interfaces support on Linux. Today some of the plans became reality with the announcement of FFADO 2.1.0. Read more Alexandre...
View ArticleGlorious high-resolution icons by Ollin Boer Bohan
One of the difficulties with artists is that people who do real work with free software rarely mention it. At some point they reveal it though, which is how I got to know Ollin Boer Bohan. Read more...
View ArticleQuick look at Pinta 1.4, simple free image editor
Pinta, a free Paint.NET-like image editor, was updated last week to bring several major changes and various small improvements to its users. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 1. Oct, 2012 2 Comments...
View ArticleOpenShot 1.4.3 under ruthless magnifying lens
With the amount of releases lately it's getting difficult to give credit to every team. Earlier this week OpenShot, a free video editor for Linux, was delivered with even more bling to the masses....
View ArticleInkscape Beginner’s Guide by Bethany Hiitola
Most recently LGW got hold of “Inkscape Beginner’s Guide”, Bethany Hiitola’s latest book on the famous free vector graphics editor. The book was kindly provided by the publishing house. Read more...
View ArticleLuxRender makes use of new realistic sky-dome model
Developers of LuxRender have just released an update that supports Blender 2.64 and introduces a new method of realistic sky-dome rendering. Read more Alexandre Prokoudine 9. Oct, 2012 luxrender,...
View ArticleBlender, MyPaint and more free apps at VIEW Conference 2012
Free software seems to be playing an increasingly prominent role at VIEW Conference, a famous annual CG and VFX conference that's taking place in Turin, Italy, next week. Read more Alexandre...
View ArticleColor-managed Cairo is slipping away
Can you let a bit of drama enter your life? OK, some more drama? Apparently, Inkscape isn't getting the long anticipated color-managed PDF exporting ability it needs despite the initial work that's...
View ArticleGMIC filter lab goes online
Several days ago David Tschumperlé announced an online version of GMIC, a popular GIMP plug-in for applying various filters and transformations to images. The on-line version was developed by...
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