VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production

• Compositing Learning, Books & Industry

  • Hugo's Desk (Hugo Guerra) - pill lic-mixed">Mixed</span>. Pro Nuke compositing tutorials and breakdowns from CG Supe Hugo Guerra.
  • NukePedia
  • Steve Wright Training - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Steve Wright (author of the standard Nuke text) structured comp course series.
  • The Art of VFX
  • VFX Apprentice (Allan McKay) - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Paid VFX career courses. Nuke + Houdini overlap.
  • After Effects
  • Boris FX Optics
  • Continuum
  • DaVinci Resolve Fusion - based compositing, free with Resolve. | | Freemium | Node-based · Free with Resolve | Compositing, VFX |
  • Effekseer - time VFX editor and runtime. | | Open Source | Real-time VFX · Games | Game VFX particles |
  • IlluGen - time procedural node-based generator for tiling noise, normal maps, flowmaps, 3D FX meshes, caustics, masks, distortions. | | Paid | Real-time · Procedural Materials | Real-time VFX and tech-art asset/material generation |
  • KeenTools
  • LiquiGen - time liquid simulation. | | Paid | Real-time Sim · Liquids | Game fluid effects |
  • MadMapper
  • Magic Animator - based animation creator. | | Freemium | Web · Quick Anim | Quick animated graphics |
  • Natron (community fork) - source node compositor, Nuke-like. | | Open Source | Node-based · Nuke-like | Indie VFX compositing |
  • Nuke (Foundry) - standard compositing. Non-Commercial free version available. | | Paid | Industry Standard · Node-based | Film VFX compositing |
  • Red Giant Complete - owned VFX/motion suite. Trapcode, Magic Bullet, VFX Suite, Universe. | $85/mo or $639/yr | Paid | Plugin Suite · Motion Graphics | Motion graphics and VFX in AE/Premiere/Resolve |
  • Resolume
  • Silhouette - based roto/paint compositor with AI-driven matte tools. | $165/mo or $875/yr; perpetual standalone $2,195 | Paid | Industry Standard · Roto/Paint | Feature-film roto and paint |
  • TouchDesigner - based real-time visual programming for interactive media, installations, and live visuals. | | Freemium | Real-time · Node-based | Interactive installations, live visuals, projection mapping |
  • 3DEqualizer - end matchmoving (major VFX studios). | Paid | High-End · Studio Standard | High-end matchmove |
  • fSpy - source single-image camera matching → Blender. | Open Source | Free · Blender Bridge | Free single-image cam match |
  • PFTrack
  • SynthEyes
  • ARwall
  • Aximmetry
  • Brainstorm InfinitySet
  • grandMA3 - standard lighting control console and software for live shows, theatre, and broadcast. | Paid | Lighting Console · Show Control | Stage lighting control, show programming |
  • MotionBuilder - time character animation and mocap editing platform. | Paid | Industry Std · Mocap Cleanup | Mocap cleanup + retarget |
  • 8-bit to Half Float CopyCat (Moving Image Arts) - bit color banding. Downloadable .cat file.
  • Compositing Academy - pill lic-paid">Paid</span>. Paid Nuke compositing courses and career training from working VFX compositors.
  • Continuum
  • GeoGen (JangaFX) - time terrain generation. | | Paid | Terrain Gen · Real-time | Game environments |
  • Mocha Pro
  • Sapphire
  • TOOLL3 - based procedural real-time motion graphics for live performance or rendering. | | Open Source | Real-Time · Procedural | |
  • VectorayGen - based vector field generator for real-time VFX. Computes flows, noise, and turbulence to drive GPU particle motion. | | Free | Vector Fields · Free | Real-time VFX vector fields |
  • Smode - time 2D/3D creation, compositing, and video-mapping engine. | Paid | Real-time · Video Mapping | |

• Tech Art

  • AFX
  • Bino
  • CasparCG - based real-time compositor.
  • Jam2go
  • Kiko - agnostic animation curves storage (works between Maya and Nuke, with more DCCs to come).
  • max rose
  • Nuke Tools (VS Code)
  • Nuke Tools ST
  • NXT
  • OpenWalter
  • Simon Schreibt
  • Visual Tech Art
  • xComp

• Virtual Production

  • disguise - also">See also: <a href="#virtual-production-software">Software Reference → Virtual Production Software</a></small> | Paid | LED Walls · Workflow | LED wall virtual production |
  • Notch - time graphics for live events and virtual production.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#virtual-production-software">Software Reference → Virtual Production Software</a></small> | Paid | Live Events · Real-time | Live events, real-time graphics |
  • Pixotope - also">See also: <a href="#virtual-production-software">Software Reference → Virtual Production Software</a></small> | Paid | VP Software · Real-time | Virtual production |
  • Vizrt - also">See also: <a href="#virtual-production-software">Software Reference → Virtual Production Software</a></small> | Paid | Broadcast · Graphics | Broadcast graphics |
  • Zero Density - time VFX engine for broadcast and virtual production.<br><small class="see-also">See also: <a href="#virtual-production-software">Software Reference → Virtual Production Software</a></small> | Paid | Real-time VFX · Broadcast | Broadcast VP |
  • NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprints