POSSIBLE TRIGGER
Ready for Batch status
A coordinator marks those 24 shots Ready for Batch. Each shot points to an approved plate, cut range and handles.
USE CASE IDEAS FOR POST AND VFX
BATCH API
Five ideas for connecting the Batch API to the tools and handoffs a post or VFX facility already uses.
These are workflow concepts, not packaged integrations. Use them as a starting point for your own build.
01 USE CASE IDEA: VFX PULLS
Turn a VFX pull into mattes ready for QC.
Send only the shots and frame ranges marked for roto.
EXAMPLE SCENARIOA turnover has 80 shots. Only 24 need person mattes.
CUSTOM WORKFLOW
Send only the marked frames
A bridge stages each cut range plus handles, submits it to Batch, follows the job status and collects the matte.
POSSIBLE RESULT
Mattes ready for review
The bridge places a versioned matte in the shot folder, makes an edge overlay QC movie and links both to the Autodesk Flow Production Tracking or ftrack task.
POTENTIAL VALUERemove 24 manual trims, uploads, downloads and renames.
02 USE CASE IDEA: ARTIST REQUEST
Add a Send to Batch action in Nuke, Flame or Resolve.
Put the request inside the tool artists already use.
EXAMPLE SCENARIOA compositor needs a person matte for frames 1001 through 1072.
POSSIBLE TRIGGER
A selected shot
The artist selects a Read node or timeline clip, chooses People and confirms the frame range.
CUSTOM WORKFLOW
A Send to Batch action
A small facility tool stages the selected frames, submits the job and shows its progress.
POSSIBLE RESULT
The matte back inside the shot
The tool writes the matte beside the source media and adds a Read node or matte layer.
POTENTIAL VALUEKeep the artist in the shot by removing browser uploads, downloads and relinking.
03 USE CASE IDEA: SHARED ROTO FOLDER
Turn a shared folder into a simple facility roto service.
Give teams one familiar drop without another app or plugin.
EXAMPLE SCENARIOAn assistant drops product_010.mov into Incoming / Product.
POSSIBLE TRIGGER
A plate in an Incoming folder
The folder path chooses a subject such as People, Product, Hair or Sky.
CUSTOM WORKFLOW
A small watch service
A small watch service waits for the copy to finish, prevents duplicate submissions and sends the plate to Batch.
POSSIBLE RESULT
A predictable result folder
Results / product_010 / v001 contains the matte and QC movie. Failed jobs move to Errors with a clear reason.
POTENTIAL VALUEGive editorial, production, comp and finishing consistent names and output paths through one familiar folder.
04 USE CASE IDEA: PRODUCTION TRACKING
Start a Batch job from a production tracking status.
Keep the request, progress and review in Flow Production Tracking or ftrack.
EXAMPLE SCENARIOA coordinator changes a Roto task to Ready for Batch when the approved plate is ready.
POSSIBLE TRIGGER
Ready for Batch
A custom bridge reads the approved plate, frame range, handles and chosen subject from the task.
CUSTOM WORKFLOW
A tracking bridge
The bridge submits the media, checks Batch progress and writes Queued, Processing or Failed back to the task.
POSSIBLE RESULT
A QC version on the shot
When complete, the integration publishes the matte, creates a QC version and moves the task to Ready for QC.
POTENTIAL VALUELet producers follow every job in the system they already use.
05 USE CASE IDEA: BEEBLE SWITCHX
Pair a Batch matte with Beeble SwitchX.
Use the matte to hold a hero subject while testing a new background, look or lighting direction.
EXAMPLE SCENARIOA six second spot at 24 frames per second is 144 frames, with a product that must remain unchanged.
POSSIBLE TRIGGER
Plate, matte and reference
A team might choose a short source shot, an approved subject matte and a reference image.
CUSTOM WORKFLOW
A Batch to SwitchX bridge
A custom bridge uses Batch to create a frame matched matte, then sends the source and matte to SwitchX as custom video alpha.
POSSIBLE RESULT
Creative versions linked to the source
The bridge returns each generated version beside the source with its inputs and matte linked, then copies it to facility storage.
POTENTIAL VALUEApprove the difficult isolation once and reuse it across several versions.
One possible fit: SwitchX accepts source clips up to 240 frames with 720p or 1080p output
06 FROM IDEA TO PILOT
Start with one handoff the team repeats every week.
Use these examples as a jumping off point. Choose one show, one trigger, one subject, one publish path and one person responsible for QC.
POSSIBLE INPUT
Approved plate, frame range and subject
POSSIBLE OUTPUT
Versioned matte, QC movie and job status
Tell us how roto starts today and where you want the matte to land.