Start creating in Notch 2026.2. Open the Launcher for tutorials, samples, and techniques on the newest features. We can't wait to see what you make. Download 2026.2 to get started: go.notch.one/2026-2-whats...

Want to learn more about what our latest 2026.2 release entails? Check out our Release Highlights on YouTube: go.notch.one/2026.2-relea... #madewithnotch #stoprendering #startcreating

Notch 2026.2 is here, bringing more creative control and more ways to work. Learn more: go.notch.one/2026-2-whats...

We spoke with the Academy of Live Tech's Graham Thorne about his journey from being an "average lad from Liverpool" to a lecturer in creative music technology, teaching Notch as a core part of their curriculum. Read in full: go.notch.one/basicisntbor... #madewithnotch #stoprendering #startcreating

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"Notch 2026.1 provided the stability and flexibility we needed to build thoroughly layered image treatments while maintaining real-time performance." – Henrique Ghersi Studio on their work for Giveon at Coachella 2026. go.notch.one/giveoncoache... #madewithnotch #stoprendering #startcreating

"We use Notch 1.0 for all projects. We’re always discovering and applying new Notch features to add dynamics and diversity to all our visuals," says Cuong Nguyen, Main Compositor at MxC, about their work for FILA. go.notch.one/filafashions... #madewithnotch

"With Notch’s real-time capabilities, we could control every visual nuance...100% live, allowing us to swap visual narratives fluidly," says Florian Lecoq, Lead Technical Artist at NorthHouse, about their work for Cesare Cremonini go.notch.one/cesarecremon... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Working with Kitbash Kits When working with kitbash kits, you can choose to use them either as their full scenes or as individual objects. Simply drag, drop, and make your adjustments. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-i... #madewithnotch

"Using Notch 1.0, we were able to filter, process, and visually augment live feeds in real time," says Lorenzo Venturini, Notch Designer at GATE1 Studio, about their work for Gazzelle. go.notch.one/gazzellesans... #madewithnotch

Come hang with us in Tokyo! The Notch team is heading to Tokyo on Thursday, November 20th, and we want you there. Join us for drinks, catch up with the team, and connect with other creators. Register your interest here, and we'll send you the details: go.notch.one/meetup-nov25... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Set To Current View Use the handy "Set To Current View" feature to quickly set a camera wherever you're currently facing in the viewport. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-u... #madewithnotch

Come hang with us in Seoul! The Notch team is heading to Seoul on Wednesday, November 26th, and we want you there. Join us for drinks, catch up with the team, and connect with other creators. Register your interest here, and we'll send you the details: go.notch.one/meetup-nov25... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Keyframing on the Timeline Speed up keyframing by adding keyframes directly on the timeline (without needing to go through the curves view). Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-u... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Volumetric Lighting Notch 1.0's streamlined volumetric lighting system allows you to efficiently add and control light intensity, scattering, smoke, fog, colour, and more. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

"Notch’s wide range of effects and camera integrations helped us create some truly beautiful visuals for this show. We’re very proud of what we’ve made," says Charli Davis, Video Designer at Luke Halls Studio, about their work for Dua Lipa. go.notch.one/dualiparadic... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Floating Search Notch 1.0's new floating search (shortcut Ctrl + Space) allows you to search for any node in the node list and add it to your node graph. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-u... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Glass Materials Notch 1.0 includes a dedicated Glass Material node, which works across all the renderers. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Come hang with us in LA! Join us for drinks in Hollywood to catch up with the team and connect with other creators in the community. We'd love to see you! Register your interest here, and we'll send you venue details shortly: go.notch.one/meetup-oct25... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Expose to Render Queue Use the new Expose to Render Queue feature to batch render multiple scene variations with different properties. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-e... #madewithnotch

"Notch for Video Professionals" is coming to Tokyo in November. Over two days, you'll learn to navigate the Notch interface and master core techniques in compositing, lighting, materials, and animation. Get tickets and find out more: go.notch.one/training-nov... #madewithnotch

"Notch for Video Professionals" is coming to Seoul in November. Over two days, you'll learn to navigate the Notch interface and master core techniques in compositing, lighting, materials, and animation. Get tickets and find out more: go.notch.one/training-nov... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Importing C4D Files Import your Cinema 4D scenes into Notch, including UVs, colours, and the position and orientation of the native C4D cameras and lights. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-i... #madewithnotch

We sat down with Jordan Lambert, a real-time motion artist, concert visual designer, and VJ, to discuss her journey through various creative industries. Read the full conversation here: go.notch.one/jordanlamber... #madewithnotch #motiongraphics #visualdesign #realtimeVFX

Working in Notch 1.0: Inspector Notch 1.0's Inspector provides a controlled environment where you can adjust, fine-tune, correct, and perfect every element of your imports. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-i... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Animating with Modifiers Notch's Modifiers provide an easy yet powerful way to animate and fine-tune properties and objects without keyframes. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-m... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Materials In Notch, you can change the material on any 3D mesh or primitive, or use a dedicated Material node, which in turn can be connected to multiple other nodes, for max flexibility. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Clusters Notch 1.0's comes with large number of Clusters—groups of nodes we've put together to speed up your workflow that can be added directly to the node graph with a single click. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: Colour Correction Use our Colour Correction Post-FX node to achieve high-precision control over tonal ranges. You can run the gamut of colour processing on global scenes and local elements. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: The NURA Renderers - Standard Renderer (5/5) Our Standard Renderer is a GPU-powered forward+ renderer that balances speed and quality, great for real-time 2D and 3D alike. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: The NURA Renderers - Hybrid Renderer (4/5) Our GPU-accelerated Hybrid Renderer is a high-speed, scalable rendering system that combines rasterisation and real-time ray tracing techniques. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

We had a great time at Half Rez in Chicago — what a great crowd, and kudos to the organizing team for putting on the event!

"Notch for Motion Graphics & 3D Designers" is coming to LA in October. This 2-day workshop will empower you to create compelling motion graphics. If you're a media server and video professional, see our other recent post! Get tickets and find out more: go.notch.one/oct25latrain... #madewithnotch

"Notch for Media Server & Video Professionals" is coming to Los Angeles in October. This is a 2-day course covering essential AV topics. If you're a motion graphics or 3D designer, see our other recent post! Get tickets and find out more: go.notch.one/oct25latrain... #madewithnotch

"Notch 1.0 proved invaluable in keeping the performance stable while still incorporating creative effects on this scale," says Marek Papke, Creative Director at Gerdon Design, about their work for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. go.notch.one/worldunivers... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: The NURA Renderers - Smart Tracer (3/5) Our Smart Tracer is built on the latest ray tracing research and uses biased ray tracing path resampling for high-quality rendering in real time. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: The NURA Renderers - Path Tracer (2/5) Our 100% GPU-accelerated Path Tracer and its biased and unbiased rendering modes set a new benchmark for speed and quality of 3D rendering in Notch. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

"Notch allowed me to experiment freely with how light bent and fractured through my setup and to design in a way that felt immediate, intuitive, and alive," says Designer/Director Emmett Feldman about his work for Adobe and Chase Center. go.notch.one/prismaticcas... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch 1.0: The NURA Renderers - Overview (1/5) The new Notch Unified Rendering Architecture (NURA) includes four distinct renderers you can toggle through effortlessly. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-r... #madewithnotch

Working in Notch: Use Time Stretch to slow down or speed up your simulations while leaving your Effectors untouched. Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-p... See what's in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

"Notch 1.0 has made it a million times easier to expose parameters, make tweaks on the spot, and work with media servers in general," says Norvydas Genys, Notch Artist and Designer at FRAY Studio, about their work for Pierce The Veil. go.notch.one/piercethevei... #madewithnotch

New in 1.0: Cloner Effectors now allow more control than ever before. Select clones by ID with selection mode, use blend modes and stack Effectors for endless variations. Oh, and you can clone lights now! See more of what's new in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

New in 1.0: With all-new embedded nodes, you can now group multiple nodes together in a single node, keeping your Nodegraph tidy and allowing you to begin creating an Asset. See more of what's new in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

New in 1.0: You can now expose properties directly to the render queue to render multiple versions of your scene easily, including changing colours, text, meshes, and any other exposable parameter. See more of what's new in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

"[Notch] allowed me to approach world-building as an immersed and active participant rather than an all-knowing keyframe operator," says Designer/Director Emmett Feldman about his work for House Of Hype at Dubai Mall. go.notch.one/pixelgardenh... #madewithnotch

New in 1.0: Node Hints suggest commonly connected nodes based on what you've added so far, allowing you to quickly build out a full node graph. See more of what's new in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

SOLD OUT! Our Notch Training London course for Media Server and Video Professionals is completely booked! Waitlist: go.notch.one/londontraini... Our Motion Graphics and 3D Designers course still has a few seats left, but they're going fast. Book now: go.notch.one/londontraini... See you there!

New in 1.0: The new Clone Painter allows you to place or paint clones directly in the viewport. See more of what's new in Notch 1.0: go.notch.one/overviewvideo1 #madewithnotch

"Notch allowed us to create high-quality effects that successfully mimicked all kinds of analogue processes and made the standout moments even more special," says Mike Kluge, Content Director at Cour Design, about their work for Charli XCX at Coachella. go.notch.one/charlixcxcoa... #madewithnotch

SOLD OUT! Our Notch Training London course for Media Server and Video Professionals is completely booked! Waitlist: go.notch.one/londontraini... Our Motion Graphics and 3D Designers course still has a few seats left, but they're going fast. Book now: go.notch.one/londontraini... See you there!