3:32 min introductionary video for artists and AYON web interface with english voiceover

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Introductionary video for artists encountering the AYON web frontend for the very first time.

AYON First Steps

A simple, step-by-step guide designed to get you up and running without any technical headaches. Learn how to launch your own dedicated AYON server instance on Ynput Cloud in just a few clicks, choose the right subscription plan, and easily manage your user seats and billing from a single central dashboard.

Get Started with AYON on Ynput Cloud

General

AYON Introduction

AYON is a robust and interconnected studio platform and as such it comes with certain terminology. This page explains the most important terms and concepts that you will need on a daily basis while working with it.

AYON Glossary

AYON Platform Update

Configuration

Working with settings

Project Anatomy

Core Addon Settings

Applications and Tools

All you need to know to manage your admins, managers, artists and guests

User Management

Colorspace Settings

Create, deactivate & delete projects from the AYON web app.

Managing Projects

Track your projects progress and manage tasks with AYON Production Tracking tools.

Production Tracking

Tasks (Home) Page

The Details Panel

The Activity Feed and Comments

Project Overview Page

Task Progress Page

Inbox and Notifications

Planner Addon

Power Features

Lists

Create Versions Without a Pipeline

Reviewables

Powerful feedback tools with the Review Addon.

Review Sessions

The Teams page organises your users for better management across AYON.

Teams

View and browse your published content with powerful filters and beautiful thumbnails.

Products and Versions Page

Browser Page (dreprecated)

Links create relationships between your projects entities.

Links Manager

Save, manage, and share custom page layouts in AYON with Views. Configure personalized page layouts and share them with your team.

Views

Calculated Attributes

Reports

Subtasks

Node Graph

Data Import

Pipeline

Installing AYON Launcher on User Machine

About AYON Pipeline

Pipeline Tools

This page explains the basic usage of AYON Launcher, including the Tray Menu and how to use different actions.

Launcher

Launcher - Admin Notes

Creator / Publisher

Scene Inventory

Loader

The tool replaces the traditional 'File Open' and 'File Save' functions within your host application. 

Workfiles

Look Assigner

Experimental Tools

Browser

Process Monitor Tool

Project Archival Tool

Site Sync

Workflow

An overview of workflow addon features, the development roadmap, technical considerations, and the installation process.

AYON Workflow Introduction

Workflow Editor: Your First workflows

Tray Publisher

Working with AYON Tray Publisher

Tray Publisher for TDs

Tray Publisher Addon Settings

Introduction: Tray Publisher

Slater

Using Slater Addon

Slate Editor

Batch Delivery

Introduction: AYON Batch Delivery

Batch Delivery Configuration

This guide walks you through the lifecycle of a delivery, from initial triggers to verifying the final output.

Batch Delivery User Guide

This page provides practical configurations for common production requirements.

Batch Delivery Hand Book

Advanced Burnins

Web Publisher

Batch Ingest

OpenUSD

Why and What is OpenUSD?

AYON OpenUSD Contribution Workflow

Learn how the AYON OpenUSD Resolver uses entity URIs to resolve dynamic file paths in OpenUSD, with support for versioning, farm rendering, pinning, mapping, and debugging.

AYON OpenUSD Resolver

OpenUSD Addon Settings

OpenUSD Contribution Workflow Settings

Pipeline Features

AYON Review Processing

AYON Templated Workfile Builder Reference

Frequently asked questions about AYON pipeline

AYON Desktop Review Addon

Server Integrations

Single Sign-On

Keycloak

Kitsu

Working with Kitsu in AYON

Configure Kitsu Addon

Kitsu Addon Settings

ftrack

Working with ftrack in AYON

ftrack Manager

ftrack Actions

Configure ftrack Addon

ftrack Addon Settings

Flow (ShotGrid)

Configure Flow (ShotGrid) Addon

Flow (ShotGrid) Addon Settings

Slack

SyncSketch

Clockify

Jira

AYON Air Table Addon

Addons for integrating AYON into digital content creation software.

DCC Integrations

3DEqualizer

Working with 3DEqualizer in AYON

Configure 3DEqualizer Addon

3ds Max

Working with 3ds Max in AYON

3ds Max Addon Settings

After Effects

Working with After Effects in AYON

AfterEffects Addon Settings

Blender

Working with Blender in AYON

Configure Blender Addon

CelAction

CelAction Addon Settings

Cinema4D

Working with AYON in Cinema4D​

Configure Cinema4D Addon

ComfyUi

AYON ComfyUi Setup Guide

Deadline

Working with Deadline in AYON

Configure Deadline Addon

Royal Render

Configure Royal Render Addon

Flame

Working with Autodesk Flame in AYON

Setup Autodesk Flame Addon

Autodesk Flame Addon Settings

Fusion

Fusion Addon Settings

Harmony

Working with Harmony in AYON

Harmony Addon Settings

Hiero

Working with Hiero in AYON

Configure Hiero Addon

Houdini

Working with Houdini in AYON

Houdini AYON Loader HDAs

Configure Houdini Addon

Marvelous Designer

Marvelous Designer Addon Overview

Marvelous Designer Configuration

Marvelous Designer User Guide

Maya

Working with Maya in AYON

Working with Multiverse in AYON

Working with Yeti in AYON

Working with Xgen in AYON

Working with Ornatrix in AYON

Working with Arnold in AYON

Working with Vray in AYON

Working with Redshift in AYON

Maya Addon Settings

Mocha Pro

Working with Mocha Pro in AYON

Mocha Pro Addon Settings

Motionbuilder

Working with Motionbuilder in AYON

Configure Motionbuilder Addon

Nuke

Working with Nuke in AYON

Nuke Addon Settings

Nuke Workflow Tutorials

OpenRV

Working with OpenRV in AYON

OpenRV Addon Settings

Photoshop

Working with Photoshop in AYON

Photoshop Addon Settings

AYON Help Center