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Nick Boughen CG Masters
Film & TV

SIGGRAPH 2019 | Why the world needs better Lighting

Nick Boughen, CG Masters, on why it's as clear as day and night.

Katana car
Film & TV

Teaching studio-leading technology: why Lost Boys chose Katana

We caught up with Lost Boys to discuss why they chose to teach Katana to their students.

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Smart look and lighting development
Film & TV

The five challenges standing between you and a smart look dev and lighting pipeline

Look and light development can make or break a production. Find out which software can save you time and money.

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Superhero running taxi
Film & TV

How Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Was Created

Discover the tools behind the film's unique look and style.

Ryan Wai Kin Lam orange leaves and cars
Film & TV

Lighting the way: these top artists share their approach to illumination

Take a look at the unique visual treatments of three lighting artists from our community and how they approach lighting in their work.

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Hellboy
Film & TV

FMX 2019 | How the Hellboy Universe was created

Hell on Earth? Not with Katana.

Ria Benard FMX 2019
Film & TV

FMX 2019 | Ria Benard | Teaching Katana with Lost Boys

Empowering a new generation of artists.

Look and dev in 8k
Film & TV

Is your look development and lighting pipeline ready for 8K?

Find out why Katana and Mari are the only tools for look development and lighting that can deliver the goods at 8K.

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Into spiderverse
Film & TV

Look development, lighting and texturing on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Discover how Sony Pictures Imageworks harnessed the power of Katana and Mari on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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© Kim Stallknecht Photography 2018
Film & TV

Why Weta Digital chose Katana to streamline their pipeline

Weta Digital is one of the many studios that have adopted Katana in recent years. We spoke to them about why they decided to make the move.

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Film & TV

Katana: becoming the ultimate digital cinematography platform

Discover how and why Katana has become the industry standard - and where the software is heading next.

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Katana header
Film & TV

Katana in 2018 and the road ahead

We take a look back at some of our best Katana customer stories from 2018, and look ahead to what’s in store for next year.

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