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 VFX tools in one package

Create striking visual effects with access to multiple 3D content creation tools including Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Studio, and more.
Video courtesy of Rodeo FX.

What's new

Meet Flow Studio and Golaem

Create performance-ready characters with AI motion capture in Flow Studio, and populate shots with any number of characters with Golaem

Only in the M&E Collection

Scalable tools for mind blowing VFX

Deliver complex visuals at scale with 5 Arnold licenses, Bifrost on 15 machines, and Golaem’s crowd-creation tools.
Video courtesy of Lee Griggs

M&E Collection

All your favorite VFX tools in one package

Create striking visual effects with access to multiple 3D content creation tools including Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Studio, and more.
Video courtesy of Rodeo FX.

What's new

Meet Flow Studio and Golaem

Create performance-ready characters with AI motion capture in Flow Studio, and populate shots with any number of characters with Golaem

Only in the M&E Collection

Scalable tools for mind blowing VFX

Deliver complex visuals at scale with 5 Arnold licenses, Bifrost on 15 machines, and Golaem’s crowd-creation tools.
Video courtesy of Lee Griggs

Create VFX with AI you control

Upload your live-action footage into Flow Studio.

Flow Studio Pro

Integrate CG characters, including your own custom assets, directly onto performers.

Flow Studio Pro

Generate production-ready data automatically, like camera tracking, motion capture, animation, character passes, and more.

Flow Studio Pro

Bring CG scenes seamlessly into your 3D tool of choice like Maya and 3ds Max for final refinement.

Flow Studio Pro
Maya
3ds Max
Actor walking.
CG character walking.
CG character mesh.
Final CG character ready for export.

Top capabilities in the M&E Collection

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Populate worlds with ease

Create and animate multiple characters for your scene, whether it’s an epic battle, busy city, or stadium crowd, with Golaem for Maya.

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Streamline VFX workflows

Accelerate previsualization and validate creative concepts faster with Flow Studio, included in your M&E Collection subscription.

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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 visual effects 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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Move easily between software

Streamline data exchange and foster greater collaboration with OpenUSD integration across multiple tools.

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

Access multiple tools at a lower price than buying standalone subscriptions

Rodeo FX

How the team behind Netflix's Wednesday Season 2 delivered striking creature and environment VFX

The M&E Collection really improves efficiency within our team.

—James Hood, CG Supervisor, Rodeo FX

Rodeo FX

How the team behind Netflix's Wednesday Season 2 delivered striking creature and environment VFX

The M&E Collection really improves efficiency within our team.

—James Hood, CG Supervisor, Rodeo FX

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. 

Golaem is a crowd simulation plug-in exclusively available in the Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection and requires separate download for use with Maya and other 3D content creation tools. For more information, please read the FAQ here

When you purchase the Media & Entertainment Collection, you’ll gain access to the Pro Tier of Autodesk Flow Studio. Check out the FAQ for step-by-step instructions on how to activate your access. 

If you purchase the Media & Entertainment Collection online (via this page), you get a single-user Arnold license, which you can use on up to 5 separate machines. If you purchase the collection subscription from a reseller, you have the choice between receiving an Arnold single-user license or a 5-pack of Arnold multi-user licenses. The option to get multi-user licenses in place of a single-user license is only available if you buy from a reseller and doesn’t apply if you purchase online from this page. Learn more in this FAQ

For core products, common file formats can be imported and exported. With certain products, you can collaborate simultaneously on a model or project throughout a workflow. For examples, see Game design and development or Film and TV production. Arnold is the integrated renderer in Maya and 3ds Max, enabling you to see high-quality previews and iterate changes quickly. 

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Use the products you need and will get the most value from. If you use just 2 or 3 of the products in the collection, the subscription cost is likely to be lower than subscribing to products individually. You’ll increase the capabilities of your business, simplify software administration, and reduce the time spent from project start to completion. 

If you purchased your subscription online from our website, you can upgrade to an industry collection when your current product subscription expires. If you purchased your subscription from a sales representative or authorized partner, contact them for assistance. Learn more about upgrading your Autodesk product or plans

Most desktop products in the Media and Entertainment Collection can run on Microsoft® Windows®, Apple® macOS®, and Linux®. See Media and Entertainment Collection system requirements for specific product details. 

See Autodesk industry collection licensing behavior for full details on computer access for single-user and multi-user licenses. 

Download a free 30-day trial of any software—you can try multiple products simultaneously—included in the Media and Entertainment Collection. Use at least a 10 Mbps Internet connection and make sure you have enough space on your hard drive as trials are typically large file sizes. Download trials one at a time, then restart your computer to get started. For help with trialing products in the collection, follow our step-by-step download and install instructions. 

To troubleshoot download issues, review our support article, or search the community forums for answers.