Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Tired of the endless frame-by-frame grind? Meet SmartRoto, Foundry's AI-powered roto assistant for Nuke that dramatically speeds up your workflow without taking away your control.
In this tutorial, we walk through the complete AI-powered workflow to help you cut down on tedious micro-changes. We will start by installing the plugin alongside the Foundry Licensing Utility app. Next, we cover breaking down movement groups and setting up your foundational User Keys. From there, you will learn how to streamline your process by running AI predictions to automatically generate Smart Keys. Finally, we wrap up by using the cleanup tool's threshold and ratio settings to remove jitter and perfect your final matte.
00:00 - Introduction to SmartRoto
00:59 - Installation & Foundry Licensing
02:22 - Accessing the SmartRoto Tab in Nuke
02:41 - Analyzing the Shot & Movement Groups
03:49 - Setting Up Your First User Key
05:20 - Speeding Up With Roto Current Frame
06:46 - Running SmartRoto & Refining
08:10 - Advanced Settings: Remove & Cleanup
09:37 - Using the Dope Sheet
10:27 - Upcoming Features & Final Result
11:15 - Golden Rules for SmartRoto
Find out more: foundry.com/products/nuke-family/smartroto
Sign up to the free trial: foundry.com/products/nuke-family/smartroto/try-smartroto
Read the user guide: thefoundry.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/products/nuke/SmartRoto/releases/SmartRoto-1.0v1/SmartRoto-1.0v1_UserGuide.pdf
Foundry licensing Utility app: learn.foundry.com/licensing/Content/User_Guide/Installing/flu_install.html
Short Film 'Cradle' by Fathom VFX : fathomvfx.com/work/cradle
Follow Foundry:
instagram.com/foundryteam
linkedin.com/company/foundryteam
Tired of the endless frame-by-frame grind? Meet SmartRoto, Foundry's AI-powered roto assistant for Nuke that dramatically speeds up your workflow without taking away your control.
In this tutorial, we walk through the complete AI-powered workflow to help you cut down on tedious micro-changes. We will start by installing the plugin alongside the Foundry Licensing Utility app. Next, we cover breaking down movement groups and setting up your foundational User Keys. From there, you will learn how to streamline your process by running AI predictions to automatically generate Smart Keys. Finally, we wrap up by using the cleanup tool's threshold and ratio settings to remove jitter and perfect your final matte.
00:00 - Introduction to SmartRoto
00:59 - Installation & Foundry Licensing
02:22 - Accessing the SmartRoto Tab in Nuke
02:41 - Analyzing the Shot & Movement Groups
03:49 - Setting Up Your First User Key
05:20 - Speeding Up With Roto Current Frame
06:46 - Running SmartRoto & Refining
08:10 - Advanced Settings: Remove & Cleanup
09:37 - Using the Dope Sheet
10:27 - Upcoming Features & Final Result
11:15 - Golden Rules for SmartRoto
Find out more: foundry.com/products/nuke-family/smartroto
Sign up to the free trial: foundry.com/products/nuke-family/smartroto/try-smartroto
Read the user guide: thefoundry.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/products/nuke/SmartRoto/releases/SmartRoto-1.0v1/SmartRoto-1.0v1_UserGuide.pdf
Foundry licensing Utility app: learn.foundry.com/licensing/Content/User_Guide/Installing/flu_install.html
Short Film 'Cradle' by Fathom VFX : fathomvfx.com/work/cradle
Follow Foundry:
instagram.com/foundryteam
linkedin.com/company/foundryteam
