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Hey @Nora Please use this link to help in planning your project needs: https://help.ftrack.com/en/articles/5516695-2-1-introduction-to-planning-projects-with-resources At ftrack studio we recommend using events in the Overview schedulers to find out the resource requirements across your different departments. Hope this helps and looking forward to hearing how you progress.

Hey there. We want to get feedback from our community on a project we have started here at ftrack. We are exploring how you are setting up projects and would love to make improvements in speeding up the process and connecting what can seem a little confusing to the various ways you can structure and track your projects. Please follow the following link to preview what we have so far and help us by answering questions. Google Form

Currently, we are unable to support Cinema 4D as we are finalising our new Connect Framework. We hope to have it as part of our offering as soon as we can get to it!

Download the latest Connect builds LATEST UPDATE Connect 2.1.1 > READ THE FULL RELEASE NOTES HERE NEW Option to install all plugins during first setup installation Option to select which plugins during first setup installation FIXED Application crash on Windows 8.1 Ensure all plugin paths are unique.

The Beta release of our new ftrack Studio x Unreal Engine 5 integration is available today, presenting a new way to take your real-time production workflows to the next level. The ftrack Studio x Unreal Engine 5 integration leverages ftrack’s new Connect framework, the ftrack Studio API, and the Unreal Engine 5 SDK to empower seamless communications between the two platforms and make it easier to publish image sequences and movies back into your ftrack Studio workspace. From there, you can track and manage your versions, add notes, and review the material as it passes through your real-time pipeline. Learn more Beta features: Image Sequence Publisher: Choose the image sequence you have rendered previously and publish this back to ftrack to easily manage your project’s progress. Reviewable Assets: Choose a movie you have previously created and publish it back to ftrack to review a shot or sequence of shots from Unreal. Assembler: Load any asset previously published from another DCC using the pipeline framework. Coming Soon Shot Publisher: Create shots in Unreal Engine 5 and publish them back to ftrack Studio without needing to pre-build this structure in your studio. This is perfect for pre-vis when developing the sequence from a script or trying new ideas and will keep the production flexible in its early stages. To get started with the ftrack Studio x Unreal Engine 5 integration, simply fire up ftrack Connect The ftrack Studio x Unreal Engine 5 integration represents a decisive step forward in our support of virtual production workflows. This integration promises to make your real-time production processes more efficient and cost-effective and give you more time to be creative, taking you one step closer to realizing the potential of technology-powered storytelling. As ever, thank you for your continued support! All the best, The ftrack team

Connect 2.1.0 is now out and ready to download Help docs

Hey Phil. Benn Garnish here - PM for Studio, Connect and Integrations. Thanks for your question. ftrack-connector relates to the old legacy integrations. ftrack-connect-pipeline relates to the new supported and ongoing development for integrations. There are some older version like ftrack-connect-nuke-studio which are different to the connect-pipeline and are perfectly fine with the new and improved Connect 2.0 application. Basically we have developed a new and improved Framework for artists, TD's and developers for pipeline setups within DCC applications. Maya, Nuke and most recently Houdini have had the update applied to them. If your interested in joining our Beta release group please let us know. Kind regards, B.

Download – Connect 2.0 Download Connect for Windows MD5 Download Connect for Windows (install-free) MD5 Download Connect for OSX MD5 Download Connect for Linux C7 MD5 Download Connect for Linux C8 MD5 Latest update: 2.0 (14 July 2022) Release notes Read the full release notes here NEW First Time User Experience Decoupled plugin installation. You decide what you want to install via the Plugin Manager Plugin Manager Widget system What’s changed? IMPROVED Windows and Linux use colour tray icon User tasks no longer show inactive projects FIXED Variant Highlight, black on light style Path with Unicode are not rendered spaced correctly Want to learn more about Connect?

Hi there, We are pleased to announce Connect RC6. For more information on the latest version of Connect, please refer to the Connect RC6 release notes and documentation. Download Connect for Windows Download Connect for macOS Download Connect for Linux cent OS7 Download Connect for Linux cent OS8 You will need to update from RC5 otherwise the plugins that you download via the Plugin Manager will not work and likely crash Connect. Here's what's new: First Time User Experience(FTUX) As a first time user you are asked to install the new Plugin Manager, which allows you to then pick what you want to install; Connect Widgets, or Integrations Lightweight decoupled Desktop Application Useful links Further information on Plugin Manager and Task Launcher ftrack Connect homepage We encourage you to continue sharing feedback. Your thoughts and comments help us refine Connect 2.0 and its plugins and create workflows that benefit your daily workflows. Send us your feedback All the best, The ftrack-integrations team

The integrations department has been working really hard in updating Connect and the library of applications in which we integrate with. This new update to Connect will make it very light weight but will mean in the short term that some existing applications might not run with it. A list of currently support applications that work in Connect 2.0 today and can be downloaded via the Plugin Manager inside of Connect 2.0: Maya 2022 + - on the new Pipeline Framework Nuke 13+ - on the new Pipeline Framework RV 2020+ Cinema 4D Nuke Studio 13+ Applications supported that are required to be downloaded outside of the Plugin Manager: Adobe Suite 3rd Party Integrations: Deadline Legacy Integrations that will work in Connect 2.0 that are limited to the version based on Python 2 technology: 3Ds Max - up to 3Ds Max 2020 Windows only Houdini - up to version 2018 Unity - up to version 2019 Windows only Unreal - up to version 4.25 Windows only The reason for starting to deprecate our Legacy Integrations is to continue to strive towards the standards set by the VFX Reference Platform. Although we may not always hit every point set out, our aim is to continually improve and maintain the standards as close as we can. In order to see what we have planned soon, please visit our Public Portal We look forward to any feedback that you have through support@ftrack.com

Hi there, We are pleased to announce that early access is now available for the latest updates to our Maya and Nuke integrations! You can learn all about the new features below. We've also updated Connect to its latest version, featuring many new features. For more information on the latest version of Connect, please refer to the Connect RC5 release notes and documentation. Download Connect for Windows Download Connect for macOS Download Connect for Linux cent OS7 Download Connect for Linux cent OS8 Here's what's new in our latest Nuke and Maya integrations: Style fixes and a new yellow Connect theme. ftrack Maya node duplicated – now supports multiple instances of same asset (component). Fixed assembler dependencies. Fixed assembler update error. Fixed UI bugs with flickering unparented widgets during widget build. Improved dependency resolver. These are the requirements to participate in early access: Maya 2022 only Nuke 13+ Connect RC5 To point Connect to the correct plugin locations, please update your systems environment variable to: FTRACK_CONNECT_JSON_PLUGINS_URL = https://download.ftrack.com/ftrack-connect/integrations/beta/plugins.json From Connect, you will be able to install the required plugins via the plugin manager tab: ftrack-application-launcher-1.0.3 ftrack-connect-pipeline-1.0.0rc9 ftrack-connect-pipeline-definition-1.0.0rc9 ftrack-connect-pipeline-qt-1.0.0rc9 ftrack-connect-pipeline-maya-1.0.0rc9 ftrack-connect-pipeline-nuke-1.0.0rc4 Useful links Further information on Plugin Manager and Task Launcher ftrack Connect homepage We encourage you to continue sharing feedback. Your thoughts and comments help us refine Connect 2.0 and its plugins and create workflows that benefit your daily workflows. Send us your feedback All the best, The ftrack-integrations team