Insights
Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.
Blog
Lighting the way: these top artists share their approach to illumination
Take a look at the unique visual treatments of three lighting artists from our community and how they approach lighting in their work.
KatanaProduct Focus
Open Standards will change the VFX Industry as we know it
A look at why the move to open standards across the VFX industry should be welcomed by all - from the smallest player to the largest.
Product Focus
Machine learning in VFX software: the challenges to crack
Learn about SmartROTO - a Foundry-led research project investigating Machine Learning-assisted tools for rotoscoping.
Blog
Five of the biggest trends from FMX 2019
A report back on some of the biggest industry topics that were discussed at FMX 2019, from lightfields to locational VR.
Studio Stories
The battle to bring Game of Thrones to life in a gaming universe
Discover how Nuke and Mari helped bring the world of Game of Thrones to life for a photorealistic PC game trailer.
NukeMariProduct Focus
How Universal Scene Description is set to change the face of VFX
How Universal Scene Description (USD) holds some potentially game-changing opportunities for VFX studios.
KatanaStudio Stories
Re-writing the rule book on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Discover how Sony Pictures Imageworks created the signature graphic look of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Studio Stories
Look development, lighting and texturing on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Discover how Sony Pictures Imageworks harnessed the power of Katana and Mari on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
KatanaMariProduct Focus
An exclusive look at the new Mari Materials System in action
We catch up with freelance character-creature artist Gaël Kerchenbaum as he tests out the Mari Materials System in Mari 4.5
MariPipeline & Workflows
Why Weta Digital chose Katana to streamline their pipeline
Weta Digital is one of the many studios that have adopted Katana in recent years. We spoke to them about why they decided to make the move.
Product Focus
What is ACES - and why should you care?
We explain what the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is, and why creators of VFX need to be aware of it.
Pipeline & Workflows
How MPC streamlined editing & review across its business
Learn more about how MPC harnesses the power of Nuke Studio.
HieroNukeStaff picks
Artist Spotlights
Studio Stories
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