Weta FX & AMD partner to develop next-gen VFX tools
https://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2025/Weta-FX-AMD-partner-to-develop-next-gen-VFX-tool.aspx

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Small Render Farm Early Access

Hello,

I’m a hardware nerd, and I’m teaming up with a VFX artist to start a render farm. Everything is ready to go, just gotta turn the farm on at this point.

We are looking for a few artists like yourselves to be the first ones to utilize the farm. We will be starting small, but will be a full functional farm utilizing Professional grade GPU’s to 256 Bit data encryption, and everything in between.

We know we will be slow in the beginning, and don’t compete with the big firms out there, but we are here to offer our services to those artists that need a extra gpu power/time, without having to wait hours for a queue.

While yes this is an advertisement, we are here as merely a hello. If you are interested in getting in the door at an early bird price point, send me a DM or comment below.

Thanks!

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im not sure where to go and i need help from professionals about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PX9N7G7oXM&t=7s

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Junior Showreel Suggestions

Hi everyone! I am trying to build a showreel to get a junior compositor position and was wondering if anyone could suggest the core skills I should be demonstrating and suggest some examples for shots (particularly for rotoscoping, among other things), so far i've done point/planer tracking with some basic integration

https://redd.it/1po5zgc
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I built the Netflix Workstations platform, now bringing it to VFX studios

Having previously been on the Netflix Workstations team, I'm bringing the same technology to independent studios. Some use cases:

Stop waiting on huge file uploads - just share an entire workstation with secure file access.
Upgrade to a $14K cloud compositing rig for 1 project.
Onboard 10 remote artists in 5 minutes.

We plug directly into your existing storage (zero uploads/transfers) and have built-in support for license servers, firewalls, and access control. The client runs directly in the browser (no installs), works on Windows/Mac/Linux, and I've tested it with Nuke, Houdini, Ad\be, and most reasonable VFX workflows. Without getting too in the weeds, we also allow you to clone any existing desktop setup via some nifty autocapture technology, and we're compatible with tools like Rez.

If you want to try this for your studio, I will personally set up a workstation (16 cores, 128GB RAM, 24GB GPU) for you to use for free. DM me or check out https://byteport.io. Coming self-serve to individual artists soon.

I am a solo dev building this, so any questions/feedback are highly appreciated.

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Big Red Flags at Cinesite and its holdings co, Comino




EDIT: Here is where the information has come from: Info from here: [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11574775/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11574775/filing-history) and also from here :[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08492481/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08492481/filing-history).


I’ve been digging through recent Companies House filings tied to Cinesite and its parent companies, and what’s showing up over the last couple of weeks is honestly pretty alarming.

This isn’t gossip or vibes — it’s straight from MR01 (charges) and SH01 (share issuance) filings.

I'm a longtime lurker, first time poster and not great at writing this stuff so got a little GPT assist on making it clear....

# TL;DR

The banks now effectively control **the entire Cinesite group**, top to bottom, across multiple countries. This looks like a **distress-level, lender-led restructuring**, not business as usual.

# 🚩 What’s happening (in plain English)

**1. The banks have taken security over basically everything**

* NatWest (as security agent), plus **Barclays and Santander**, now hold:
* All assets
* IP
* Receivables
* Bank accounts
* AND the shares in key subsidiaries
* This is via **full debentures + share pledges**, including foreign subs (Germany).

That means the banks are unhappy with the continued inability to remain solvent through trading and have taken control so that if things continue to go sideways,**the lenders can step in fast**.

**2. This goes ABOVE Cinesite — to the holding companies**

* These charges aren’t just at the operating company level.
* They’re at:
* **Cinesite Media Holdings**
* **Comino Media** (the holdco above that)
* Same banks. Same timing. Same legal firms.

Translation: **no part of the group is ring-fenced anymore**.

**3. Emergency-looking equity changes**

* On the *same day* the charges were created, the companies issued:
* New **non-voting shares**
* New **redeemable preference shares**
* Tiny numbers of voting shares
* One holdco even issued **a single £1,000 ordinary share** .

This is classic “equity rearranged to support debt” behaviour — not growth funding.

**4. German notarised share pledges = serious enforcement prep**

* The parent company pledged shares in a **German subsidiary** via:
* Notarised German-law documents
* Irrevocable powers of attorney
* Lender agents authorised to transfer shares if needed

Companies do *not* do this unless lenders insist. It’s expensive, slow, and only worth it if enforcement is a real possibility.

# ❗ Why this matters

This setup:

* Puts **banks ahead of everyone**
* Pushes ordinary shareholders to the back of the line
* Allows **receiver-led asset sales**
* Is designed for **break-up**, not expansion

Importantly:

* ❌ This is NOT an insolvency filing
* ❌ This is NOT “everything is fine”
* ✅ This *is* what companies do when lenders want maximum control because risk is very high

# Bottom line

If you work with, for, or around Cinesite (or the wider group), this is the kind of filing pattern that usually comes **before**:

* Asset sales
* Studio divestments
* Or worse, lender-driven restructuring

Just flagging this so people aren’t blindsided later. If you are a member of staff here, this is following a very similar pattern to TCS where the whole thing goes bang before later selling parts off to willing buyers at knockdown rates.

If anyone else has context or has seen similar setups before, would be very interested to compare notes.

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Help VFX Newbie

Hello, im currently working on a project for school and can't figure out a proper solution.
Basically it is two shots, one having people dressed as ghosts and the other having just a cloth falling to the ground. the task is to combine the two shots and make it look like the ghost is falling to the floor and stops existing (just a cloth on the ground).
We need to work in Davinci Resolve Fusion and I was thinking to rotoscope the ghost and the falling cloth and then grid warp them together for a smoother transition and then put the new footage on a clean background. Can anybody share how one would go about this or if there are any major flaws in my approach?

Thanks in Advance :)



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Are you still using EbSynth, or was it replaced by AI?

Hi, I’m Šárka, one of the devs of EbSynth (the one from the tutorial video). We recently released a new version and I’d like to get some honest feedback from VFX artists on where to take it next.

Quick recap: EbSynth is a vfx tool that lets you edit/paint one video frame, and then propagates the look across the shot. It doesn't use AI for the propagation. It's practical for rotoscoping, cleanups, stylized looks, etc. The new version has an interactive user interface that lets you paint directly on videos. Kind of like a light merge between Photoshop and After Effects.

Right now, we're trying to navigate this AI era and figure out how to make EbSynth useful for you. So, here's what I'd like to learn from you:

Do you use EbSynth in your workflow?
For what tasks? Does it solve any problem for you?
Are you using any AI video editing tools in production?
If you don’t use EbSynth, what would it need to be worth using?

I'd appreciate any blunt feedback. Also, feel free to ask me anything :)

Thank you so much!

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So, what's everyone's thoughts on the list of 10 films for the VFX Bake-Off?

https://beforesandafters.com/2025/12/17/so-which-films-made-the-vfx-oscar-bake-off-list/

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Meta gig update?

Hi there. Just wondering if anyone knows anyone who got hired for this gig. So far I only know of one lol. Thanks!

https://redd.it/1pol7lp
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Google Bows to the Mouse (abides by Cease and Desist Order to purge Disney infringement from Veo)

https://gizmodo.com/google-has-taken-down-ai-generated-content-following-disneys-cease-and-desist-2000698254


Disney’s cease and desist letter to Google was delivered on Wednesday, before the announcement of its OpenAI deal, according to Deadline.

Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC the cease and desist letter came after past conversations with Google about this material had been fruitless. At least some of the the material mentioned in the Disney cease and desist order was generated with Google’s Veo, according to the trades. Google was apparently hosting IP from the Star Wars and Simpsons franchises, along with material featuring the auxiliary Marvel Cinematic Universe character Deadpool. Mickey Mouse was also on the list of Disney properties subject to the cease and desist, per Variety.

The episode follows OpenAI agreeing to a 3-year licensing agreement with Disney for 200 specific characters and designs of masked or anthropomorphic nature without voice or human talent data.



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Cryptomatte problem! Help!
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Gunfire Toolkit for Houdini
https://youtu.be/PsbceU5Y8Eg

https://redd.it/1pow49m
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My head Hurts ( and my eyes !)

Ok i got to write all this so its understood:

I just want to do reliable blemish removal over long clips with a lot of head movement. Over the past year i have bashed my head up against the wall to do this as painless as possible but to no avail: This is basically the summary:

>

I'm not looking for VFX-artist purity.

People feel insulted when i tell them rotoscoping planar tracking and all those O high and mighty ones up there others is slow and a headache.

Yet i feel insulted everytime they think i'm stupid because i cant get a simple blemish to disapear on a 3 minute clip without grinding myself towards an asylum.

I want speed, stability, and low mental load. I don't do this for a living but have to delve into only blemish tracking every other month.

>Is there really no app that:

* tracks as easily as Resolve,
* tracks as robustly as Mocha,
* without node graphs, planar setups, precomp hell, or babysitting.

I'm feeling stuck

Resolve’s idea is right (fast, timeline-based, minimal setup), but its tracker falls apart,

while Fusion / Mocha / Silhouette / Nuke are “correct” but way too slow and brain-destroying just to fix one moving blemish over minutes of footage.

I'm not looking for “VFX-artist purity”. i want speed, stability, and low mental load.
Is there no other offline based software that can do this without getting my eyes skewed for life ?

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Is it reasonable to work in the VFX industry in Turkey?

As my question states in the noscript, there is a lot of competition abroad, but in Turkey there are only one or two studios, and recently they have started producing good work (1000Volt). Since competition is lower in Turkey, do you think this sector can be considered a long-term career?

https://redd.it/1poww8j
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Jim Cameron: AI for millionaire actors and directors? Never. AI for VFX? Now that’s ok since VFX is too expensive

https://preview.redd.it/16giqa6l4t7g1.png?width=1696&format=png&auto=webp&s=441ac31df29f83c1a90f566d88f25b1b80460406

Curious to hear what others think about this

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Trying to be consistent, 21st part of the series (Getting started with Houdini)
https://youtu.be/PR13Z7OB5tI?si=H8TLVpRre0fZXIqh

https://redd.it/1pp6gg3
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Is the Vertex Selection on the PointCloudGenerator node bugged?

I haven't been able to select to create a mesh and match the position of a card because of it. Am I doing something wrong or is there any other way I can match the position?

https://redd.it/1pp5ns0
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EKDANTA - An Engineered God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxAhlOd8Rss

https://redd.it/1pp9y58
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Were there earlier versions of Peter Jackson's Hobbit virtual filming cgi?

I don't know what you might call it, but I remember from the bts on the hobbit how Peter Jackson had a camera that he filmed an empty studio that had motion tracking sensors placed around. The footage would translate to real time camera moves on a virtual set you could see on screen. I also remember it being used for the mocumentary shaky camera style in Surf's Up (2007). Whatever this tech is called, who pioneered its use? Was Surf's Up one of the first ones?

https://redd.it/1pp9buv
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What's it like working in the industry?

Hi,
I just wanted to know what it's like to work in animation, video games, or VFX.
What's a typical day like, what's it like to look for a job, or what's it like to connect with people in the industry?
Are you able to make a living doing what you love?

I'm just curious.

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