Smode is a real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine developed by D/Labs. Everything with Smode is real-time: you can change any parameter at anytime without having to make expensive re-renderings.



The best VFX alternative to QLab is Smode Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try VPT. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to QLab, but unfortunately only two of them are VFX Software.
Smode is a real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine developed by D/Labs. Everything with Smode is real-time: you can change any parameter at anytime without having to make expensive re-renderings.



VPT (VideoProjectionTool) is a free multipurpose realtime projection software tool for Mac and Windows created by HC Gilje.
