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@friction.graphics
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Powerful and versatile motion graphics application that allows you to create vector and raster animations for web and video.

https://friction.graphics
#motiongraphics #motiondesign #animation #svg #vector #raster #opensource
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friction.graphics
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉

We’re ending 2025 on a high note with the release of Friction 1.0.0 RC3.

friction.graphics/releases/fri...

#motiongraphics #motiondesign #mograph #animation #svg #vector #libregraphics #artWithOpenSource #opensource #linux
Friction 1.0.0-rc.3
Introducing the third release candidate for Friction 1.0.0.
friction.graphics
December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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inkscape.org
#Inkscape 1.4.3 is out 🎁! Update to benefit from over 120 bug 🐛 and crash 💥 fixes and more than 20 improved translations 🌐.

To learn more, visit
inkscape.org/news/2025/12...

#ArtWithOpenSource #FLOSS
Picture of an alien spaceship with an astronaut standing in front of it. Text: Latest version has landed - Latest version 1.4.3 now available. CC-By-SA Chris Hildenbrand, edits by Jobot, Ishaan Arora
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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kdenlive.bsky.social
Kdenlive 25.12 is out just in time for the holiday season. This release focuses on user experience improvements, interface polish, and lot's of bug fixes.

kdenlive.org/news/release...

#kdenlive #videoediting #linux #video #kde #floss
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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gmic-eu.bsky.social
🚀 Excited to share the release of G’MIC-GEGL (v0.1.0)!
This brings over 1,500 G’MIC commands directly into the GEGL framework, meaning G’MIC filters can be used inside any GEGL-based apps.
Kudos to Łukasz Grabski, developer of RasterFlow who made it possible!

▶️ discuss.pixls.us/t/gmic-gegl-...
G'Mic GEGL release 0.1.0
Hi, I’ve published the first public release (v0.1.0) of GMIC-GEGL, an experimental plugin that exposes G’MIC commands as native GEGL operations. What’s in this release 1500+ GEGL operations…
discuss.pixls.us
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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almalinux.org
🎬 Introducing the AlmaLinux Media & Entertainment SIG!

Making AlmaLinux the go-to platform for VFX, animation, and post-production studios. From app certification to render farm configs—built by the community, for the community.

Join us! almalinux.org/blog/2025-12...
Announcing the AlmaLinux Media & Entertainment SIG: The frontline for VFX, Animation, and post
The AlmaLinux community is thrilled to announce the formation of our newest Special Interest Group: the Media & Entertainment SIG! This group is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the use of…
almalinux.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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lgm.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy
We are happy to announce the launch of the website and the Call for Participation for the next Libre Graphics Meeting in Nuremberg.

📅 Event: April 22 – April 25, 2026 ⏳ CfP Deadline: January 31, 2026

Full CfP: https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/call-for-participation/

Special focus – RE […]
Original post on post.lurk.org
post.lurk.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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lgm.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy
Save the date: 2026-04-22 to 2026-04-25 LGM 2026 Nuremberg, Germany

Hello everyone,

we have a fixed venue and date for LGM 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany:

Wednesday, April 22nd to Saturday, April 25th, 2026. The event will be hosted at Zollhof (https://zollhof.de/).

We are now preparing the call […]
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post.lurk.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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gimpofficial.bsky.social
www.gimp.org/news/2025/11...

First release candidate for GIMP 3.2, after months of hard work. Note: it’s a development snapshot, not a final release. Please report any problems/crashes.

#GIMP3 #GImp_3 #beta #imageEditor #GPL #freeSoftware #libreGraphics #graphicDesign
GIMP - GIMP 3.2 RC1: First Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2
Release news for version GIMP 3.2 RC1
www.gimp.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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pikselfest.bsky.social
Welcome to the 23rd edition of the Piksel Festival for Art and Technological Freedom! 💫
From November 20th to 23rd, Bergen transforms into the stage for cutting-edge electronic art, with 3 days of workshops, artist presentations, audiovisual concerts and exhibitions across the city.
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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gimpofficial.bsky.social
www.gimp.org/news/2025/11...

An interview with a long-time GIMP developer and contributor, Simon Budig.

#GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #interview #developer
Monochrome portrait of Simon (wearing a hat) by Darix
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
friction.graphics
New video from Nuxttux on motion graphics (workflow) with FOSS.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UeP...

#animation #mograph #motiongraphics #libregraphics
Friction Blender Kdenlive Pipeline - Animation Workflow
YouTube video by Nuxttux Creative Studio
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new releases of GIMP and RapidRAW; a quick first look at the AgX tonemapper in darktable; new features in Ardour

librearts.org/2025/10/week...
Weekly recap — 12 October 2025
New releases of GIMP and RapidRAW, new features in darktable and Ardour
librearts.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
friction.graphics
Nuxttux Creative Studio latest video on motion graphics with FOSS.

youtu.be/Kvg034LVKwg?...

#animation #mograph #motiongraphics #libregraphics
Glaxnimate vs Friction for Motion Graphics | Kdenlive Tutorial
YouTube video by Nuxttux Creative Studio
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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gimpofficial.bsky.social
www.gimp.org/news/2025/10...

Usability improvements, bug fixes, crash fixes and more.

Thanks to all who contributed, including all those who reported problems and help test for bugs.

New releases of the #BABL and #GEGL libraries are included
GIMP - GIMP 3.0.6 Released
Release news for version GIMP 3.0.6
www.gimp.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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frdbr.bsky.social
#kdenlive 25.08.2 is out continuing the focus on stability and polish. It fixes issues with effects and transitions, improves clip selection, and resolves crashes related to filter jobs and effects on sequences, updated params of frei0r fx.

kdenlive.org/news/release...

#kde #videoediting #floss
October 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: @gimpofficial.bsky.social is getting an SVG exporter; Ton Roosendaal is stepping down as executive director of @blender3d.bsky.social Foundation; @kdenlive.bsky.social is planning exciting new features; @freecad.org is launching a bug hunt for v1.1

librearts.org/2025/09/week...
Weekly recap — 21 September 2025
Ton Roosendaal is stepping down as executive director of Blender Foundation
librearts.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Weekly recap: new releases of Gradia, RapidRAW, and displaycal; @gimpofficial.bsky.social is getting SVG exporting and in-app notifications, @krita.org is getting color management support on Wayland, @blender3d.bsky.social just got another major corporate sponsor

librearts.org/2025/09/week...
Weekly recap — 14 September 2025
Mew releases of Gradia, RapidRAW, and displaycal; Blender gets new major sponsor
librearts.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Back to recaps after a summer break. What’s new recently: Wacom upgrades its @blender3d.bsky.social support; new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, RapidRAW, @kdenlive.bsky.social, and Shotcut; new features in @inkscape.org and Ardour

See here for details: librearts.org/2025/08/week...
Weekly recap — 31 August 2025
Wacom brings €240K/year to Blender Foundation, GIMP gets vector and link layers
librearts.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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kdenlive.bsky.social
The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.08.0 packed with over 300 commits of bug fixes and lots of polishing to give you a pleasant editing experience in the summer heat.

kdenlive.org/news/release...

#linux #videoediting #kde #video #floss #artWithOpenSource
August 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new releases of RapidRaw, Gradia, @friction.graphics, and Handbrake; new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social

librearts.org/2025/08/week...
Weekly recap — 10 August 2025
New releases of RapidRaw, Gradia, Friction, and Handbrake; new features in GIMP
librearts.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
friction.graphics
Friction 1.0.0 RC 2 is now available 🥳

friction.graphics/releases/fri...

#motiongraphics #motiondesign #mograph #animation #svg #vector #libregraphics #artWithOpenSource
Friction 1.0.0-rc.2
Introducing the second release candidate for Friction 1.0.0.
friction.graphics
August 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Weekly recap: new major releases of PixiEditor and Flameshot, new features coming to @gimpofficial.bsky.social, @freecad.org, @openscad.bsky.social, and Ardour

librearts.org/2025/08/week...
Weekly recap — 3 August 2025
New major releases of PixiEditor and Flameshot; new features in GIMP, FreeCAD, and Ardour
librearts.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Belated weekly update: new releases of Shotcut and Qtractor, the Blender team starts working on an iPad port

librearts.org/2025/07/week...
Weekly recap — 27 July 2025
New releases of Shotcut and Qtractor, Blender team starts working on an iPad port
librearts.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new releases of @krita.org, Bonsai, OBS Studio, and @kdenlive.bsky.social; @gimpofficial.bsky.social is getting support for Sketchbook's TIFF extensions, FontForge is being ported to HarfBuzz, and Ardour is getting further automation improvements

librearts.org/2025/07/week...
Weekly recap — 13 July 2025
New releases of Krita, Bonsai, OBS Studio, and Kdenlive; new features in GIMP and Ardour
librearts.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new digiKam release, new features coming to GIMP, Inkscape, and Ardour

librearts.org/2025/07/week...
Weekly recap — 6 July 2025
New digiKam release, new features coming to GIMP, Inkscape, and Ardour
librearts.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM