Cloud Production


  • Find footage faster with AI video search and workflow automation in Autodesk Flow Capture

    Anyone who works in production knows the problem: you remember the shot, but not its filename, folder, camera roll, or metadata. As productions generate more media, simply finding the right moment can become a workflow of its own. Autodesk Flow Capture’s Smart Search and Actions (Tech Preview) uses AI video indexing to help production teams…


  • Cool Gradings: How Images & Sound Remote-Reviewed Color Grades from Antarctica Using Flow Capture 

    At New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, which sits about 2,400 miles from the nearest major city of Christchurch, New Zealand, the average high temperature is a brisk six degrees Fahrenheit. The facility hosts year-round field researchers of the earth sciences, yet thanks to Autodesk Flow Capture and Images & Sound, Scott Base recently hosted the remotest of all remote reviews.  …


  • On a film set with a production team

    Camera-to-cloud for film and TV production: The complete guide to faster on-set collaboration

    The director calls “cut” on a scene that took hours to set up. Rain machines are running. The location permit expires at sunset. The cast and crew are scheduled to move to another set before lunch. Years ago, everyone would have waited. Footage would be backed up, delivered to editorial, and reviewed later that night…


  • Building anywhere studios: How remote teams keep projects moving

    Cloud-based collaboration tools unify capture, review, and iteration, giving global teams the precision and freedom to create from anywhere. Capture-to-cloud: How remote productions stay aligned from frame one On modern productions, the most important moment no longer happens when footage reaches a facility—it happens the instant it’s created. As footage is captured, media and its…


  • Autodesk at SIGGRAPH 2026: Everything Going On

    Join us at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles as we explore the next frontier of entertainment. Discover how AI-powered tools, new ways of collaborating across teams, and next-generation animation and VFX workflows are helping artists create the way they want to create. Catch inspiring talks at the Autodesk Vision Series July 21-22 | Los Angeles…


  • Uninterrupted Creativity: Cloud Rendering with Autodesk Flow Render (Tech Preview)

    Whether you’re finalizing an animation sequence or a detailed VFX shot in Autodesk Maya or 3ds Max, maintaining creative momentum is key. The ability to iterate quickly, explore ideas, and refine your work can make all the difference in the final result. With the Flow Render tech preview, Autodesk introduces a new way to keep…


  • Building a future-ready security strategy: Lessons from leading studios

    The media and entertainment industry has never been more connected – and exposed. From VFX pipelines that stretch across continents to AI-assisted workflows that can generate footage at the push of a button, the modern production ecosystem is fast, global, and endlessly creative. It’s also a complex web of interdependencies where a single weak link…


  • Remote production, secure workflows: Securing IP in a world of distributed production

    At first, the shift to remote collaboration in media and entertainment was gradual – an experiment in efficiency. Studios sent animation jobs overseas, split VFX work across vendors, and slowly built the connective tissue of global pipelines.  Then came the pandemic in 2020, and that slow evolution became a sprint. Practically overnight, bedrooms became edit bays and dining room tables turned into production offices. Rendering moved to…


  • How to keep your IP safe as you integrate AI into production

    AI is unlocking extraordinary new possibilities in media and entertainment. It’s accelerating creative workflows, powering real-time localization, and even suggesting story edits. For producers and production technologists, it’s a game-changer – compressing timelines, cutting costs, and giving artists superhuman creative reach. But with every new capability comes a new question: What’s the risk of that…


  • How Triggerfish’s Animation Pipeline Creates Space for Artistic Freedom

    What does it take for a small animation studio to become a leader in the development and production of premium character-driven animation for feature film and TV? For Triggerfish, Africa’s largest and most awarded animation studio, the answer lies in empowering animators and embracing new technologies that let artists be artists. From automated animation pipelines to cutting-edge simulation software…