How to be a Valuable Beta Tester
Instabug has some great advice on how to give the best feedback as a beta tester and maximize your time.
Of course, you should know the product and what bugs have already been reported. However, this article also explains how to file a quality defect report and suggest changes to the user experience. If you are a private beta tester, you should always keep your beta test confidential.
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Updated with new information December 21, 2020
This beta site has been super busy! There are a few new beta announcements we thought you'd want to know right now: DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta 6, Fusion, and Adobe Betas for M1 Macs. In addition, NVIDIA Omniverse has a public beta.
Last week, Redshift got the public beta for Apple Metal and Blender and the new Chaos Vantage for free, although technically they are no longer a beta. There is also a new beta for V-Ray 5 for Revit.
Previously, we added information on 3D Coat, U-Render, and other ongoing betas. We also went through our list to check any active betas. There are also some ongoing betas that you may want to check out.
Bookmark this page! We have updated it many times.
What is a beta?
The beta software not only lets you try some software for free, but also helps developers find problems. In addition, user feedback helps developers steer the direction of their products.
To be clear, some of the betas here are public while others require you to have a current license.
Of course, we'll keep this page updated with the latest information on the public beta. If you hear something and we didn't list it, or if you know if a beta has ended, please email us and let us know.
Selected image source: Kyaw Do
What's new / updated in this post?
- McNeel Rhino WIP &
- Rhino.Inside.Revit
- DaVinci Resolve Studio & Fusion Studio v7.1 Public Beta 7
- Redshift public beta for Apple Metal and Blender
- Autokroma BRAW
- Cascadeur
Running betas
- Adobe Betas for M1 Macs
- NVIDIA Omniverse
- Chaos Group V-Ray for Revit
- iToo Forest Pack 7
- Pilgway Studio 3Dcoat 4.9
- Chaos group
- V-Ray 5 for Revit
- Vantage (formerly Project Lavina)
- AXYZ Design anima Pro (updated)
- EBSynth
- U-Render 2020.6.4
- The Pixel Farm PFBucket (updated)
- Armada pipeline
- INSYDIUM X particles
- IK Multimedia SampleTank Editor
- Ceba's final tender for Maya
- Boomer Labs SuperBlob Beta
McNeel Rhino WIP
Current version: Rhino 7 WIP v0.0.7688.36802
Last update: January 18, 2021
Note: To test the beta version of Rhino 7 WIP, you need a commercial license key for Rhino 6.
Learn more Get Rhino
Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio
This software update provides universal app support for Macs with Apple M1 processors and is compatible with Mac OS Big Sur. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.
Important information about database administration
DaVinci Resolve 17.0 requires a database upgrade from DaVinci Resolve 16.2.7 and earlier versions. We strongly recommend that you back up your existing database (both DiskDB and PostgreSQL) before upgrading.
Beta version: 17.1 Beta 7 update
Release date: January 21, 2021
Get the Beta Get Resolve Studio (Download!)
Blackmagic Design Fusion Studio
This software update provides universal app support for Macs with Apple M1 processors and is compatible with Mac OS Big Sur. This version requires a Fusion Studio license dongle or software activation code.
Beta version: 17.1 Beta 7 update
Release date: January 21, 2021
Get the Beta Get Fusion Studio
Redshift Open Beta for Apple Metal and Blender
If you are interested, you must be approved to take part in this beta. Additionally, you MUST have an Apple developer account and have Big Sur Beta 3 or higher installed. In addition, you have to work on modern Apple hardware with a GPU from the "Navi" or "Vega" series.
Version number: 3.0.36
Release date: January 23, 2021
Please visit the Redshift forums for more information. Please visit the Redshift forums for more information
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Redshift
connected: Burning question: What is Apple Metal? (Updated October 18, 2018)
Adobe Creative Cloud Betas
If you're a Creative Cloud subscriber and want to check the ongoing betas, just open the Creative Cloud app. Beta apps are displayed in the left column menu at the bottom of the categories. It currently shows Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, After Effects, Character Animator, Audition, and Media Encoder.
Beta type: Open to Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers
New: Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and Audition for Apple M1 systems
New builds with M1 support will be available starting Monday, December 21, 2020.
Beta version: Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, audition
Release date: December 21, 2020
Read more about Adobe Creative Cloud
How beta helps us make better products
Introduction to the public beta
NVIDIA Omniverse
According to the NVIDIA website, “NVIDIA Omniverse ™ is an open platform for virtual collaboration and real-time photorealistic simulation. Complex visual workflows for developers, designers, and engineers are transformed as users and teams connect design tools, assets, and projects to iterate together in a virtual world. "
Beta version: Open beta
Release date: December 15, 2020
Read more about NVIDIA Quadro Cards
Chaos Group Betas
Vantage (formerly Project Lavina)
Vantage has been released, so technically it is no longer in beta, but free until June 2021.
Execution: 1.0
Release date: 3rd December 2020
Beta type: Available to V-Ray Next Render licensees
More information
V-Ray 5 for Revit
To put it simply, find out how we reinvented rendering in Revit. Use the high-quality real-time of V-Ray Vision and refine your projects with Light Mix and post-processing.
Beta version: 5.00
Release date: 3rd December 2020
Get the Beta Get V-Ray for Revit
Autokroma BRAW
Autokroma explains: Blackmagic has released a BETA version of its next 2.0 version of the BRAW SDK that will allow us to import URSA 12K .BRAW files and test the latest Blackmagic Color Science version 5. We're also releasing a BETA version of our next BRAW Studio (with the last BRAW Beta SDK) so you can test out these new features in Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder and After Effects!
Beta version: v2.3.0 Beta 5
Release date: December 25, 2020
More information Autokroma BRAW Studio
Pilgway Studio 3DCoat
Put simply, 3dCoat has an ongoing beta for licensees.
Beta version: 4.9.68 / 4.9.69
Check out the UI changes starting September 28, 2020.
Download: Latest BETA Tab Learn More Pilgway Studio 3DCoat
U render
Release date: July 6, 2020
Execution: 2020.7.6
Please note that previews have limitations, known issues, and are generally not ready for production. The main goal with previews is to give you early access to new features that are under development and to gather your feedback.
Therefore the functions can still change a little and they are not always in their final state. There are limitations and known issues that we are still working on.
In general, preview release support isn't available, but we appreciate any feedback you give us. Documentation may still be missing or, at best, light. Language support other than English is most likely not ready yet.
If you are using a preview version, updates to newer preview versions will only be checked. There is no search for a newer stable version. So please keep this in mind when using a preview.
Learn more | Download U-RENDER
The Pixel Farm PFBucket
PFBucket is the Pixel Farm's "Entitlement Management System" that allows customers to deploy entitlement tokens to operator workstations with a flexible toolset while managing entitlements and permissions for easy access to our embedded user support and downloading software installers.
Beta version: 1/20/14 Beta
Type: This beta is only available to customers with an active PFTrack maintenance subscription. Beta versions of software products are now automatically available to any account that has one or more entitlements with a currently active maintenance subscription. If you do not have authorization under the current maintenance, you will not be able to access the beta software.
Learn more about PFTrack
Armada pipeline
Armada Pipeline is a free, open source pipeline suite created by one artist for all artists. It has two packages in Alpha: Armada Launcher and Marina Docker. A third package, Atlantis Asset Manager, is still under development. The live stream video below is in Portuguese, but go to YouTube under Settings and select Automatically translate. It does a decent job of translating. Otherwise, there is a link below the video for more information on the Armada pipeline.
Currently supports:
- Maya 2020
- Blender 2.83 (donation supported)
- Houdini 18.0.460
- Any cloud file streaming service
- PC and MacOS
- Python 3
Planned support:
- Adobe Creative Cloud (need help developing)
- Cinema 4D (Need help with best practices)
- Unit (asset roundtripping)
- Unreal (asset roundtripping)
- Substance painter
- Fabric designer
- Nuke (Need help with best practices?
- Linux (need help)
- USD (Need Help?)
Learn more | Register for the beta
IK Multimedia SampleTank Editor
Last but not least, the SampleTank is given a new power, as you can now import your own sounds with the new SampleTank Editor. This is a free sample import / programming tool that you can use to create your own new SampleTank 4 instruments and libraries. The SampleTank editor is available to registered users of any paid version of SampleTank 4 and can be downloaded from the IK Multimedia website.
Beta type: Publicity
Release date: Ongoing for owners
Sign in to download IK Multimedia SampleTank
Ceba's final tender for Maya
finalRender for Maya is one of the best integrated rendering systems for Maya with full support for Maya's Hypershade Editor and many of the native Maya shader nodes. It also offers one of the easiest and most efficient integrated rendering pipeline systems for Maya.
Beta version: finalRender for Maya 2018
Release date: May 2018 (apparently this is still in progress.)
Beta type: to open
Register here cebas finalRender
Boomer Labs SuperBlob Beta
A super fast blob mesh replacement with loads of cool features. In addition, the latest build is planned for 3ds MAX 2018, 2019, 2020.
Beta version: 0.45A
Release date: June 29, 2019
Beta type: Initial release
Learn more
iToo Forest Pack 7
Description: Forest Pack 7 Beta 1 brings a number of new features that make 3ds Max's leading Scatter plug-in even more powerful, taking it beyond traditional Scattering workflows to do things that were simply not possible before.
Beta version: Forest Pack 7 Beta 1
Release date: November 16, 2020
Download and release notes for the iToo Software Forest Pack
Note: Users with floating licenses must update their license server to use Forest Pack 7.
AXYZ Design anima Pro
Current version: 4.1.0 Final publication
Updated: January 25, 2021
Description: anima pro is a tool that allows you to add people and crowds to your CG scenes using facial gestures. This beta includes Anima, Metropoly, the Unreal Engine 4 plugin, and the Cinema 4D R23 plugin.
Note: You will need an active Anima maintenance plan in PRO mode to run this beta.
DOWNLOAD HERE Anima Pro latest version
NVIDIA Omniverse
Description: From the press release: NVIDIA Omniverse is a powerful real-time simulation and collaboration platform for 3D production pipelines with multiple GPUs, based on Pixar's Universal Scene Description and NVIDIA RTX ™.
Download beta | Learn more
Nekki Cascadeur
Description: A physics-based character animation software. It's free for early adopters.
Last update: 12/22/2020
Beta version: 2020.3b
More information (you need to register for an account)
EBSynth
description: With EBSynth you can paint important keys and then create the spaces. In addition, it is a free beta, also for commercial purposes.
Download EBSynth