Autodesk Inc.
01/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2026 11:37
What Autodesk Flow delivered for media & entertainment in 2025—and why it matters
- In 2025, Autodesk Flow, the industry cloud for Media & Entertainment (M&E), introduced major updates across its Autodesk Flow Studio and Autodesk Flow Capture products.
- This included expanding access to Autodesk Flow Studio, with new, free tiers for creators, students, and educators.
- Autodesk also introduced major Autodesk Flow Capture enhancements for content organization and editorial collaboration and strengthened integrations with tools like Avid Media Composer to accelerate review and iteration across production teams.
2025 was a landmark year for Autodesk Flow-the trusted production hub for Media & Entertainment (M&E)-with major expansions that made powerful content capture, review, and AI-assisted creation more accessible, more connected, and more collaborative than ever before. From enhanced editorial integrations to new tiers for education and creators worldwide, here's a look at what you might have missed:
Connected context across Autodesk Flow tools
Autodesk started the year strong, introducing Flow Animating in Context in March, as part of a broader effort to link tools across the Flow ecosystem. This feature brings surrounding shots from Flow Production Tracking into Maya's timeline, giving artists better visibility into scene context so edits and creative decisions align more closely with the evolving cut.
Get scene context in Maya with Flow Animating in Context.
Autodesk Flow Capture enhances collaboration and content control
In May, Flow Capture introduced robust enhancements to how teams organize and share assets across productions. A revamped Playlists experience elevated playlists from a supporting feature into a dedicated navigation tab, so creative teams can assemble and review asset collections more intuitively. Playlists are now easily shared with specific audiences, enabling tailored access for dailies, editors, or directors with different visibility and security options. At the same time, Advanced Approval Workflows gave teams the ability to define custom asset statuses (e.g., "In Progress," "Approved"), making it easier to track progress and coordinate across the project lifecycle.
Playlists take the center stage for quick access.
Autodesk Flow Studio opens its doors to all creators
August's announcement marked a pivotal moment: Flow Studio's AI-powered tools for animation and VFX became available to everyone through a new 'Free' tier. This access allows creators to upload short clips, animate CG characters, and generate automated motion and camera tracking, as well as clean plates and other exportable elements, with no upfront cost. Complementing this are scalable subscription plans that grow with users' ambitions, from 'Lite' options for advanced projects to 'Enterprise' solutions for large teams.
Autodesk Flow Studio automates complex VFX tasks with AI you control.
Autodesk Flow Shared Playlists: Breaking down review silos across teams
In August, Flow Shared Playlists entered public beta, helping teams tackle the growing complexity of modern productions. By allowing Flow Capture and Flow Production Tracking to access the same playlists through the Media & Entertainment data model, teams can eliminate manual downloads, uploads, and playlist recreation across tools. The result is more secure playlist data transfer, faster collaboration across studios and locations, and a smoother review experience for all stakeholders.
Autodesk Flow Capture meets Avid Media Composer: Faster editorial collaboration
September brought a deeper connection between Flow Capture and Avid Media Composer, a tool widely used in editorial. Direct streaming of dailies, proxy, and native media into Editor bins means content can be reviewed and worked on while production is still underway-dramatically reducing downtime. Editors can also export sequences back into Flow Capture with frame-accurate metrics and synced feedback, improving iteration cycles and making remote review sessions more dynamic and secure.
The new integration between Flow Capture and Avid Media Composer streamlines editorial workflows.
Autodesk Flow Studio for education: Free access for students and educators
To power learning and creative exploration, in November, Autodesk made Flow Studio free for eligible students (18+) and educators worldwide. This educational offer unlocks Flow Studio's 'Lite' tier and features such as AI motion capture, USD scene export, and automated camera tracking outputs, giving learners and teachers professional-grade tools to build portfolios and experiment without barriers.
Altogether, Autodesk Flow's 2025 updates reflect a clear shift toward broader access, stronger connections across creative teams, and tools that meet creators where they are-whether in the classroom, the edit suite, or mid-production. With expanded free access to Flow Studio, deeper editorial integration through Flow Capture, and new ways to organize, review, and iterate on content, Autodesk Flow continues to evolve as a connected platform designed to support modern production at every stage.
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