Tech news: Reallusion has launched Headshot 3 for Character Creator 5 -->

Includes new features, including AI image-to-3D reconstruction, spline-based head shaping, and advanced texture generation.

Find out more at befores & afters:

https://beforesandafters.com/2026/04/30/reallusion-redefines-digital-double-creation-with-the-launch-of-headshot-3-for-character-creator-5/

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New and upcoming features from Reallusion -->

- RTX rendering in iClone and Character Creator
- New Headshot 3
- AccuFACE 2 optimized for CC5 facial capture
- Wrapping tools for CC characters
- Joint Corrective Morphs
- AI Studio

https://beforesandafters.com/2026/04/14/the-power-of-hybrid-ai-reallusion-announces-2026-vision/

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How Spencer Tom went from Campus VFX grad in the Effects Technical Director Program to working at Industrial Light & Magic with credits on Predator: Badlands, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Silo and Invasion.

https://beforesandafters.com/2026/03/26/from-classroom-to-credits-3/

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Powering a VFX Oscar winner ->

Weta FX crafted 3,132 VFX shots in 'Fire and Ash'. Supporting that rendering workload were AMD EPYC processors & the Lenovo ThinkStation P8, powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO.

More at @beforesmag:

https://beforesandafters.com/2026/03/24/powering-a-vfx-oscar-winner/

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Unleash Creativity with iRender’s Cinema 4D and Redshift Render Farm in 2026 -->

Find out what iRender is doing with a new approach to its Cinema 4D and Redshift render farm.

More at @beforesmag:

https://beforesandafters.com/2026/01/28/unleash-creativity-with-irenders-cinema-4d-and-redshift-render-farm-in-2026/

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For 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls', NFB TD Eric Pouliot explains in this new video featured at @beforesmag how the team chose to integrate 3D-generated mouths directly onto the stop-motion puppets, using UV light for tracking.

https://beforesandafters.com/2025/12/17/the-girl-who-cried-pearls-integrating-3d-facial-effects-into-stop-motion-puppetry/

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The Action VFX Black Friday 2025 Sale runs from Nov 24th, 12AM ET through Nov 28th, 11:59PM ET ->

40% off all Collections
40% off Annual Subs
40% off all Credit Packs (5+ credits)
80% off Bundles
20% off VFX Course: Intro to ComfyUI for VFX

Find out more at @beforesmag:

https://beforesandafters.com/2025/11/21/actionvfxs-black-friday-2025-sale/

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Get 10% off 'Introduction to ComfyUI for VFX', with Doug Hogan -->

This course from ActionVFX is for compositors, technical artists, and VFX pros who want to understand how AI can support their work without replacing the fundamentals.

https://bit.ly/4qhRFbf

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Introduction to ComfyUI For VFX By Doug Hogan -->

Get 10% off now with a special code for befores & afters readers, on this course from ActionVFX Academy.

Find out more:

https://beforesandafters.com/2025/10/24/introduction-to-comfyui-for-vfx-by-doug-hogan/

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Heads up! New #CaptainDisillusion video is out. He's not in character. Instead it's a short explanation/breakdown of one of his early videos. Charming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572-wHY0ebE

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