Notch

Notch is the graphics creation tool for interactive performance, real-time rendering and high-quality video – all in one. For all screens and stages.

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New in Notch 2026.2: Custom Shaders

Use the Custom Shader Effector to transform, colour, and modify clones in a cloner system. This scene moves, scales, and loops the clones using custom shaders to make an infinitely moving pattern. We also use custom shaders to control the distribution of the clones and balance the spawn rate of each clone in the cloner system.

Head to the Launcher for the sample scene, and try it for yourself!

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In case you missed it, check out our full conversation with the Academy of Live Technology's Graham Thorne, who sat down with us to discuss how ALT trains students on Notch at their Production Park campus in order to best prepare them for the live events industry and more.

Read the full conversation here: https://t.co/DRi8M0W91o

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New in Notch 2026.2: ONNX AI Face Tracker

This tutorial explains how to use the ONNX AI Face Tracker node to track faces and copy an effect across different faces. In addition to the AI Face Tracker, we also use the Array Cloner and 2D Primitive nodes.

Watch the full tutorial here: https://t.co/BsZAwOW5Hc

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We'll be at SIGGRAPH next week. Come find us!

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New in Notch 2026.2: fully interactive Gaussian Splats.

Imported objects and environments can be lit, reflected, and cast shadows, sitting naturally alongside any other element in the production. In this sample, we used a splat of a library cafe with a few 3D objects dropped inside to show it in action.

Grab the sample scene from the Launcher and try it for yourself.

Splat by: https://t.co/9cJGUGikHL

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“Celestia strengthened the bridge between creative vision and technical execution. It pushed us to become more agile, more precise, and more integrated as a studio. Notch was key to this, giving us a much more flexible and responsive way to work and helping us fine-tune the experience in real time. It was an absolute blast to create!”- Julien Lassignardie, Notch artist at @NormalStudioMTL on their team's work on Celestia.

More on how they built the experience: https://t.co/gipKBUsLtm

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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: https://t.co/JlnxAvCpHf

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Want to learn more about what our latest 2026.2 release entails?

Check out our Release Highlights on YouTube: https://t.co/UQjlGcjuVU

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Notch 2026.2 is here, bringing more creative control and more ways to work.

Learn more: https://t.co/JlnxAvCpHf

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Community spotlight: We spoke with the Academy of Live Technology's Graham Thorne about his journey from being an "average lad from Liverpool" to a lecturer in creative music technology, teaching Notch in a hands-on way as a core part of a curriculum that prepares students for the industry, and the ALT's recent expansion to the US.

Read the full conversation here: https://t.co/DRi8M0W91o

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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," says Henrique Ghersi, Founder of Henrique Ghersi Studio, about their work with Dreamachine Studio for @giveon at @coachella 2026.

https://t.co/qCHFL3q694

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"Notch’s real-time workflow largely eliminated the project’s biggest challenge: maintaining performance with high-polygon 3D scans and large-scale field systems while iterating quickly in a limited timeframe. Pushing systems to new limits with Notch’s evolving tools in every project has always been an exciting part of the process for me," says Cigdem Ecevit, Notch Designer at Illusionist Digital Arts Studio, about their work for the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

https://t.co/AGMFiP6qrO

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"The Block design was very straightforward. Using the latest version of Notch was a great experience, and we're not looking back," says Nils Porrmann, Notch Designer at dandelion + burdock, about their work for Lamalif at Confederation of African Football AFCON 2025.

https://t.co/77eU2o1PH2

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"This project proves no canvas is too big, too tall, or too ambitious for Notch. From ground to sky, Notch gets the job done," says Haitham Taha, Creative Content Director at INFRAMES, about their work for Dubai Watch Week at the Burj Khalifa.

https://t.co/IMqnsta6np

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"In this project, as in all our others, Notch wasn’t just a tool to overcome specific challenges—it was the foundation that allowed the visuals to stay alive, responsive, and deeply connected to the music and the space," says Tatiana Halbach, Creative Director at Desilence, about their work with @sevwave for Bellver Blue Tech Zone.

https://t.co/U4i26WQ8RA

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In this tutorial, learn how to create a realistic VHS video effect using the 2D Root to make the video recording text and various Post-FX to create the old-school noise and tearing look.

Watch the full tutorial at https://t.co/PoXtYm6uJK

Download the project files at https://t.co/coHsCVi1C2

Learn more about Notch at https://t.co/rszl32riNa or download at https://t.co/76RCl1AmFk

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"Notch 1.0’s material processing and lightning-quick rendering allowed us to—in no time—create a wintry world for friends to connect, party, chill among their idols, and be freely themselves," says Mel Tran, Creative Director at MxC, about their work for @funGS25.

https://t.co/F7Cw78vOQW

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