The Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection (M&E Collection) is stepping into 2025 with a clear goal: to make creativity faster, smarter, and more connected. Whether you are modeling characters, animating scenes, or rendering final shots, this updated toolkit gives artists everything they need to bring ideas to life, from concept to the final frame.
With AI-driven tools, OpenUSD workflows, and seamless integration across platforms, the M&E Collection 2025 turns complex production pipelines into a smooth and inspiring creative journey.
Create with power: Smarter 3D modeling tools
Every animation or visual effect begins with modeling, and Autodesk is taking that creative process to the next level. The M&E Collection 2025 introduces advanced polygon and NURBS modeling tools that make building 3D props, environments, and characters faster, smoother, and more intuitive.
Artists can sculpt intricate details, refine complex surfaces, and explore new ideas freely while maintaining precision. The updated tools streamline the workflow, helping creators move seamlessly from early sketches to polished, production-ready models. These improvements combine artistic flexibility with technical accuracy to help bring bold ideas to life.
Animate with ease: AI and markerless motion capture
Animation is the moment when digital art becomes emotion, and Autodesk’s latest upgrades make that process simpler and more dynamic. The Media & Entertainment Collection 2025 includes AI-powered deformers and markerless motion capture tools that expand what animators can achieve.
With Autodesk Flow Studio’s AI mocap technology, motion can be captured directly from live-action footage without suits, markers, or complicated setups. This approach reduces technical barriers and gives artists more time to focus on performance and creativity.
The new Video to 3D Scene feature in Flow Studio also converts regular video clips into fully editable 3D environments. A simple street recording can become a detailed digital space where characters move, interact, and perform naturally. It introduces a new way to connect live-action and CG storytelling.
Simulate the impossible with Bifrost
Powerful simulations define how immersive a story feels, and Bifrost continues to lead in that field. The 2025 version enhances the creation of realistic effects such as smoke, fire, water, and explosions with improved speed and control.
Distributed simulation allows complex scenes to run across multiple machines, delivering faster results without sacrificing quality. These advances give artists the freedom to design everything from turbulent oceans to sci-fi energy blasts with exceptional precision.
Bring worlds to life with crowd simulation
The M&E Collection 2025 now includes Golaem, a plug-in for Maya that simplifies the process of creating large crowds. Filling a city, stadium, or battlefield with thousands of realistic characters no longer requires weeks of manual animation.
Users can define behaviors, movements, and interactions for entire groups, generating scenes full of energy and motion. Golaem helps create dynamic, believable worlds that add depth and scale to any project.
See results instantly with real-time rendering
Rendering speed plays a crucial role in creativity, and with the integrated Arnold renderer, visual feedback is now immediate. Lighting, textures, and effects update in real time, removing the need for long preview renders and keeping the workflow uninterrupted.
Thanks to GPU acceleration, artists can test different styles, refine details, and finalize their scenes quickly while maintaining the high visual quality that Arnold is known for.
Work better together with OpenUSD workflows
Collaboration is essential in modern production, and OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) makes that process seamless. The Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection 2025 fully supports this open standard, allowing smooth data exchange between Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Studio, and other tools.
Assets, materials, and scenes can be shared without loss of quality, ensuring that every part of the production stays synchronized. Multiple artists can contribute simultaneously, creating a truly integrated and efficient workflow.
An integrated ecosystem for modern creativity
What makes the M&E Collection 2025 stand out is how naturally its tools connect. Modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering now work within one unified system that supports experimentation and collaboration.
AI enhances animation and motion capture, real-time rendering accelerates decision-making, and OpenUSD links every step of the process. The result is an environment that removes technical barriers and keeps creativity moving forward.
The future of digital creation starts here
The Media & Entertainment Collection 2025 redefines how digital artists bring ideas to life. With the integration of AI, real-time rendering, and open collaboration, Autodesk provides creators with the tools to work faster, smarter, and with greater control.
From independent storytellers to major studios, this collection opens the door to a new era of production where imagination meets efficiency and every concept can become a powerful visual experience.
