Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerRE:Vision Effects launches Twixtor Standalonehtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"RE:Vision Effects has released a new standalone edition of Twixtor, its video retiming software for motion graphics and VFX.It has the same core features as the existing plugin editions, including the softwares new machine-learning-trained algorithm, but a much lower price tag.A GPU-accelerated retiming tool integrated with key video editing and compositing appsOne of the original video retiming tools, Twixtor slows down, speeds up or changes the frame rate of video, creating slo-mo shots from standard footage by warping and interpolating frames.The software is GPU-accelerated, hardware-agnostic, and integrates with a wide range of video editing, compositing, motion graphics and rotoscoping tools.New lower-cost Standalone editionTo that, the new Standalone edition lets you retime video without needing a host app.Its pitched at a consumer audience, with the official announcement namechecking videos of first steps, cooking demonstrations, real estate, dance shows, weddings [and] sports triumphs.However, despite its lower price tag under half that of a regular license it has no resolution or duration limit, and uses the new machine-learning-trained algorithm introduced in Twixtor 8.Users with existing Twixtor 8 Pro licenses get the Standalone edition for free.Price, system requirements and release dateTwixtor 8 Standalone is available for Windows 10+ and macOS. It has a standard price of $149.95.Regular licenses of Twixtor cost $329.95 and work with 11 host apps. Pro licenses support a full range of hosts, with node-locked licenses costing $595 and floating licenses costing $892.50.Read more about Twixtor Standalone on the product websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsNew version of iOS and Android scanning app Kiri EngineKiri Engine 3.13 improves the quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting in the app, sharpening scans and reducing 3DGS file sizes 'approximately 50%'.Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025RE:Vision Effects launches Twixtor StandaloneGPU-accelerated, AI-powered video retiming tool can now be used without a host app, for under half the price of a regular plugin license.Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025See the new features due in Unreal Engine 5.6 and beyondCheck out upcoming features in the game engine, from rendering and simulation to Megaworlds biomes, next-gen terrain and Anim Next.Tuesday, January 21st, 2025Left Angle releases Autograph 2025Big update to the compositing and motion design app adds a DaVinci Resolve Live Link, an After Effects converter - and a new free edition.Tuesday, January 21st, 2025Check out this GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide DeformerDNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic skin sliding without tissue simulation. Free to try on personal projects.Monday, January 20th, 2025Check out this free 2D Rim Light Tool for NukeCompositing Academy's handy add-on creates fake rim lighting on 2D images for title sequences and motion graphics using only an alpha.Monday, January 20th, 2025More NewsCreate motion graphics in Nuke with the new Screen FX pluginMaster Cinematic Sand & Dust Simulations Using HoudiniGet the new free version of ZibraVDB for Unreal EngineChaos releases V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4DThese simple free tools convert Maya shaders to BlenderGet 75+ free modular shop assets for Unreal EngineAdobe releases Substance 3D Designer 14.1Adobe unveils Live Co-Editing in PhotoshopFree tool: Hair Cinematic Tool for Unreal Engine 5Master World Building using Blender and PhotoshopGet 6 free smoke and fire effects sequences from FX BackPackGet modular Maya character rig builder Mansur-Rig for freeOlder Posts