Creator's Toolbox

This week in *creative* news 👇 1/ Runway released “Apps.” Apps are a collection of specialized, use-case-specific workflows designed to simplify video and image creation without complex prompting or technical expertise. 2/ Google released “Veo 3.1” This upgraded version of Google's viral AI video generation model lets users generate, edit, and extend videos using text prompts and creative controls. 3/ VEED.IO released “VEED Flow.” This AI-powered video editing workflow that consolidates brand management, audio cleanup, subtitle generation, & text-based editing into a single platform. - Blender 5.0 is now in beta until November 5, 2025. - BLACKPINK's Jennie released her own font, “Zen Serif,” for Hanguel Day. - OpenAI Sora Pro users can now access Storyboards directly on the web. - Figma is introducing 15+ accessibility improvements. - Framer announced that “Vectors” are now available on the Framer Marketplace. - Procreate released version 5.4.6. - VSCO® released “AI Lab." - Luma AI has released “Visual Annotation” in Ray 3 & teamed up with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat for the first live “AI Film Battle.” - Webflow’s dashboard now loads much faster, allows you to share a link to add comments without an account, and configure each form on your website independently, review flagged spam submissions, and manage key settings. - Play released “Concentric Corners” & now allows you to use custom PNG images in Play’s native Nav Bar or Tab Bar. - Rive added “Color Interpolation” support for Data Binding converters. - LottieFiles released “Keyframe Assistant” in Lottie Creator. - DaVinci has updated Resolve 20.2.2. - MagicPath released “Editor V2” & now allows you to snap to a grid anytime you resize or move a frame, and quickly try different combinations of colors, typography, spacing, and effects within your existing designs. - Contra launched the #ShareYourWork challenge. - Jitter’s Figma plugin has now reached 400k+ installs. - Descript now allows you to edit your videos and publish directly to HubSpot in one click. - Restream now allows you to record participant tracks & sources locally in high quality (in Beta). - Restream has redesigned its Dark Mode to highlight the stream & now allows you to assign guests + extra cameras to specific scenes in Studio. - Freepik API now supports x402 & Google’s “Video 3.1.” - Descript added support for Google’s “Veo 3.1.” - Higgsfield AI released “Higgsfield Enhancer” & added support for Google’s “Veo 3.1.” - krea.ai added 3 new upscalers in Krea Enhance & added support for Google’s “Veo 3.1.” - VEED.IO added support for Google’s “Veo 3.1.” - HeyGen added support for Google’s Veo 3.1.” - Leonardo.Ai added support for Google “Veo 3.1.” - Cap released version 0.3.74. - Gamma is now SOC 2 Type II compliant. - Mobbin released the very first edition of Mobbin Merch. For this newsletter directly in your inbox 👇 https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Cap now allows you to change settings organization-wide, or for an individual cap link. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Bezi launched “Pages.” This context layer feeds game knowledge into its AI to better understand and assist development. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Spline now allows you to easily place any logo or vector shape over any image, plus generate variations of existing images. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Udio released a new “Voice Blending” tool and “Udio Playground.” … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Play now supports the new SF Symbols Draw On & Off animations. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Topaz Labs released “Preserve Faces” in Bloom. This allows you to upscale your images while keeping expressions and facial details intact. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

LottieFiles released new Motion Presets in Lottie Creator. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P

Pika released “Predictive Video.” This allows you to type a quick thought and have Pika fill out the rest — from the script, to soundtrack, to lighting, action, and more. … 👋 Subscribe to our FREE newsletter for creative news, tools, and resources in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gbgftM7P