Insights
Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.
Studio Stories
The Yin Yang Master Zero VFX: Behind the scenes with Shirogumi
How Shirogumi used Katana to create an epic fantasy film.
KatanaProduct Focus
RenderMan 26 launches new interactive denoiser in Katana
Boosting creativity and productivity at the same time.
KatanaStudio Stories
How FutureWorks created The Empire whilst implementing Katana
Taking deployment to the next level on The Empire.
KatanaPipeline & Workflows
Creating an efficient animation pipeline for your studio
How Nuke streamlines animation workflows and helps artists create high-quality content.
NukePipeline & Workflows
Foundry at HPA: has the traditional VFX pipeline been disrupted for good?
How production pipelines are going global.
Product 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.
Pipeline & 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
Katana in 2018 and the road ahead
We take a look back at some of our best Katana customer stories from 2018, and look ahead to what’s in store for next year.
KatanaStudio Stories
One billion assets: How Pixar’s Lightspeed team tackled Coco’s complexity
We speak to Renee Tam, Lightspeed Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, about how her team overcame complexity to deliver the critically acclaimed movie, Coco.
Pipeline & Workflows
Bottleship VFX: preparing for a more complex look development and lighting future
In this article, we catch up with Hristo Velev, founder of Bottleship VFX, to find out why Bottleship realised now was the time to future-proof their pipeline.
KatanaPipeline & Workflows
Think you’re too small for Katana? Think again…
Jakarta-based Cinemasphere explain why they integrated Katana into their pipeline - and how it’s having a big impact on ROI.
KatanaPipeline & Workflows
Discover how one studio drastically reduced their operational costs
Nuke Studio has streamlined nineteentwenty’s workflow substantially, with timesaving features, like Soft Effects, that enable them to add powerful GPU-accelerated effects—including grading, keying, and transforms—right on the timeline, in real time.
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