Media & Entertainment Collection

Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection

Bring breathtaking characters and scenes to life for film, TV, and games

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All your favorite animation tools in one package

Create compelling scenes and character performances with access to multiple 3D animation tools including Maya, 3ds Max, Golaem, and more.
Art by Leandro Leijnen and Creative Seeds

What's new

Meet Flow Studio and Golaem

Create animation-ready characters with AI you control in Flow Studio and easily animate multiple characters with Golaem.
Video courtesy of Bad Decision Studios

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Scalable tools for magical animations

Create more detailed renders and procedural effects with 5 Arnold licenses and 15 Bifrost simulation nodes included in the M&E Collection.
Art by Felipe Fierro

M&E Collection

All your favorite animation tools in one package

Create compelling scenes and character performances with access to multiple 3D animation tools including Maya, 3ds Max, Golaem, and more.
Art by Leandro Leijnen and Creative Seeds

What's new

Meet Flow Studio and Golaem

Create animation-ready characters with AI you control in Flow Studio and easily animate multiple characters with Golaem.
Video courtesy of Bad Decision Studios

Only in the M&E Collection

Scalable tools for magical animations

Create more detailed renders and procedural effects with 5 Arnold licenses and 15 Bifrost simulation nodes included in the M&E Collection.
Art by Felipe Fierro

Make every frame count

Kick off your animation by visualizing scenes, defining camera angles, and blocking out your environment.

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Flow Studio Pro
Maya
3ds Max

Model detailed worlds and characters, then animate with motion capture, keyframes, and crowd simulation.

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Maya
3ds Max
Golaem
MotionBuilder

Apply lighting, shaders, and materials to elevate your visuals. Render with Arnold to achieve cinematic quality and detail.

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Arnold
Flow Studio Pro
A robot and dog running into the triangular opening of a structure.  
A 3D model of a woman and dog jumping over a concrete obstacle. 
A 3D model of a woman and dog running from streaks of electricity. 

Top capabilities in the M&E Collection

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Animate multiple characters with ease

Direct characters in your scenes with precise animation tools for retargeting motions, ground adaptation, and more, with Golaem for Maya.

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Produce animated projects with speed

Transform live-action footage into fully editable, pipeline-ready CG scenes with AI-powered tools in Autodesk Flow Studio.

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Animate with AI you control

Avoid tedious tasks and take control of your animations with tools like ML Deformer and MotionMaker in Maya.

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Scale rendering

Render complex animation projects head-on with five Arnold licenses in the M&E Collection.

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Deliver bigger effects

Create serious simulations and explosions procedurally with Bifrost on 15 machines.

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Build an efficient end-to-end pipeline

Streamline data exchange and collaboration with OpenUSD integration across Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, and Arnold.

Save on the products you need with the Media & Entertainment Collection

Access multiple tools at a lower price than buying standalone subscriptions

Fortiche Production

We created 313 crowd shots, ranging from 3 characters to over 600

We created 313 crowd shots, ranging from 3 characters to over 600

–Michael Etienne, Crowd Simulation Supervisor, Fortiche Production

Fortiche Production

We created 313 crowd shots, ranging from 3 characters to over 600

We created 313 crowd shots, ranging from 3 characters to over 600

–Michael Etienne, Crowd Simulation Supervisor, Fortiche Production

Latest M&E news and updates

Stay current with Autodesk’s animation, VFX, and game dev solutions

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    What’s new

    MotionMaker for horse animation in Maya

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    What’s new

    Generate fully textured, editable 3D assets with Wonder 3D in Flow Studio

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    What’s new

    Learn about the latest releases across Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Studio, and Arnold

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    News

    Visit our M&E Blog for the latest news and stories in Film, TV, and Games

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Questions? We have answers

The Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection is the simplest way to access digital creation tools for your whole workflow. One subscription gives you everything you need to model, rig, animate, create FX, light, and render your projects, from first draft to final frames. 

The Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection is designed for individuals and studios working across Film, TV, and Games. Its scalable, end-to-end 3D toolset gives artists access to powerful capabilities for modeling, rigging, animation, and rendering — ideal for modern animation, visual effects (VFX), and game development workflows.

The Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection includes Maya, the Golaem plug-in for Maya, Autodesk Flow Studio, 3ds Max, Arnold (with the option of getting a 5-pack), MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Character Generator access, ReCap Pro, and Autodesk Rendering. 

You can also run Bifrost for Maya on up to 15 machines with each collection license, enabling you to process Bifrost-created simulations on a compute farm. Bifrost for Maya is a visual programming environment for creating complex effects.