For a limited time, customers can buy Native Instruments's REAKTOR 5 modular synth studio for $99 US / 99 EUR. On top of that, users also get a 50 % discount off selected REAKTOR Instruments, including RAZOR and THE MOUTH (pictured, right). The promotion ends June 20! [source]

Blackmagic Design released Desktop Video 9.7.5 software update which adds full support for Adobe Creative Cloud software across its desktop video products. The update allows users to take advantage of many new features in the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications, such as powerful new editing timelines and shortcuts and audio mixing with Adobe Premiere Pro CC and new creative and visual effects tools with Adobe After Effects CC. Also included is support for Adobe Mercury Transmit that allows broadcast video monitoring to connect directly into the Adobe Mercury Playback engine. This update means Blackmagic Design's DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity range will work seamlessly with the new features in Adobe Creative Cloud applications. [source]

Steinberg announced the availability of Cubase Elements 7, the latest incarnation of its entry-level music production system. Including the new MixConsole, Chord Track for easy chord management and the award-winning audio engine, Cubase Elements 7 welcomes users to the exciting world of Cubase. [source]

Adobe released a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud, the company's flagship offering for creatives. The update includes the next generation of 15 Adobe desktop applications - including Adobe Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC, Premiere Pro CC and more. Adobe Creative Cloud includes more than 30 tools and services that enable professional-grade content creation and delivery across print, web, mobile apps, video and photography. Creative files can be stored and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the online creative community, is now integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure. This major update to Creative Cloud is available now. Current members receive all of this innovation as part of their existing membership, at no extra cost. Special promotional pricing is available to existing customers who own CS3 or later. [source]

Want to know what's coming for Blender? Read this article on blender.org to see when important changes in Blender are happening, including a unified physics system, particle nodes, full support of Blender physics in the Game Engine, and more. [source]

Planetside Software introduced the next generation of Terragen, its software solution for rendering and animating realistic natural environments. Developed with direct feedback from visual effects vendors using Terragen in major film and TV projects, Terragen 3 Professional includes many new features and performance enhancements to meet the needs of deadline-driven projects. A Linux render node will also be available with Terragen 3 Professional, making integration with existing Linux render farms possible for the first time. New Terragen contains enhanced 3D preview, new ultra-fast, high-detail Global Illumination mode, significantly improved population control including per-instance editing and color variation, support for FBX and other industry-standard data interchange formats, significant performance enhancements for localized cloud rendering, enhanced DEM format and georeferencing support, new spherical camera, depth of field blur, and more. Terragen 3 will be released in July, 2013. [source]

Sony announced new PMW-300 XDCAM camcorder, equipped with the 1/2-type Exmor Full HD 3CMOS sensors capable of delivering excellent images even in low-light conditions. An evolution of Sony's popular PMW-EX3, the PMW-300 is able to record 50Mbps HD material in MPEG HD422. The high bit rate ensures excellent capture of fast moving objects, while its chroma subsampling feature is perfect for a wide range of video encoding areas such as VFX and green screen applications. The camcorder can also be upgraded in the future (2014) to support Sony's new XAVC codec, extending the lifecycle of the product to ensure maximum return on investment. PMW-300 with a 14x zoom lens will be available in the market in October 2013. PMW-300 with a 16x zoom lens is currently under development targeting to be available within 2013. [source]

A new V-Ray for 3ds Max service pack is now available for immediate download at the Chaos Group's web page. This is a free update for all V-Ray 2.0 customers, and includes support for 3ds Max 2014, support for MultiScatter instancing in V-Ray RT, linear workflow improvements, and more. [source]

JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., will ship its new PS-840UD Professional Series ProVerite and RS-840UD Reference Series 4K 84-inch LCD monitors this month. Both models offer native screen resolution of 3840x2160 - four times the resolution of full HD - as well as 60p input and display capability for professional sports and other high-speed content. The PS-840UD 4K panel has a suggested list price of $14,000 US, while the RS-840UD has an MSRP of $13,500 US. [source]

PipelineFX announced the release of Qube! 6.5, new version of its render farm management software. New tools for job tagging, configuration, and reporting round out Qube!'s most feature-rich offering to date; while improvements to Smart Farming functionality promote a simpler path to pipeline intelligence. During this development cycle, PipelineFX tackled two areas that will bring immediate results to their customers. The first: detailed cost reporting for firms that manage rendering across multiple shows and clients. The second: an increased ability for larger studios to minimize supervisor downtime and easily re-configure their render farm as situations and usage rates shift. Customers currently on subscription can download version 6.5 immediately from the PipelineFX ftp site. [source]