VFX & AI Tutorials

Learn how to integrate Meta's Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM2) into a production compositing workflow. Build an interactive rotoscoping tool that reduces manual segmentation time while handling motion blur and occlusion.

Build a text-to-material pipeline that generates physically-based texture sets (albedo, roughness, normal, displacement) compliant with MaterialX. Learn to integrate with lookdev tools like Katana and USD workflows.

Set up a Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) training and inference pipeline for visual effects. Learn how to capture on-set data, train models, and export results to production-ready formats like USD and OpenEXR.

Build a generative previz tool using ControlNet to rapidly prototype virtual production environments. Learn to convert director sketches into camera-ready Unreal Engine scenes with proper lighting and asset placement.

Extract features from ShotGrid or Ftrack databases to train predictive models for shot complexity, render time estimation, and resource allocation. Integrate ML inference into production scheduling tools.

Build intelligent agents that can query production databases, trigger render jobs, and assist with shot planning. Learn to design tool-calling interfaces, manage context, and handle error states in production environments.