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In addition to our work with studios we do extensive tests and R&D. We intend to release articles detailing interesting and/or useful findings of the results. If you have any requests or suggestions for future topics feel free to send them our way.

Creating a Python binding using Cython

I recently found myself in need of the performance benefits of C/C++ while still wanting the ease of use that Python offers. This led me to Cython, which enables you to create a Python interface for your C/C++ code. It’s particularly useful for tasks that would be time-consuming or tedious in pure Python. For my project, I needed a solution to parse binary files, process their contents, and create an interface to display the data in Python. In this article, I'll guide you through the process of setting up a simple Python interface for C code using Cython.

Extendscript hit the ground running

Ready to dive into ExtendScript but not sure where to start? This article breaks it all down, focusing on After Effects as our example. By the end, you'll have your setup ready to go and be running scripts straight from your editor—simple, clear, and to the point!

Intrusive vs Non-intrusive Pipeline

This article explains the differences between intrusive and non-intrusive pipelines in production workflows. Learn how they impact flexibility, uniformity, and the way data is managed across teams.

Workflow vs Pipeline

The terms pipeline and workflow are often muddled together, without a clear understanding of where one ends and the other begins. There is however a key difference between these two terms, which is important to highlight when talking about optimising productions.

Ucupaint in Blender

Drawing. What you can do in Blender is only limited by your imagination. However, even though a lot is possible in Blender, not everything works as well or as you’re familiar with in other programs. Blender’s built-in texture painting options are a great example of something that is very nice to have in Blender, but not that nice to use. Luckily for us, if there’s a problem with Blender, there’s probably someone annoyed enough to fix it with an add-on. And for one of our projects we wanted to give Ucupaint a try.

Flow Production Tracking (Shotgrid/Shotgun) Jira bridge

Communication is very important and if we can centralize it for production, artists and developers that's more than a plus. In this article we look at the integrating Jira with Shotgun.