We've built an Open Source plugin to make using AI easier for VFX
Hi, I’m Bryan Lyon, the CTO of DeepMake. We’re making plugins for VFX software suites (Right now we have a pre-release of our After Effects plugin ready) that enable you to use Open Source AI tools without leaving the workflow. It makes all the AI tools work just like another plugin in the VFX software. In the past, I worked on VFX adjacent AI and was more than once asked to make AI tools easier to use so the VFX experts could use them. In many cases my job was little more than making it easy to install and make sense to use. After writing dozens of “one-off” scripts that made an AI tool…
We've built an Open Source plugin to make using AI easier for VFX launched on December 8, 2023 with 34 votes, #781 of 3,780 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
DeepMake provides open-source AI plugins for VFX software, starting with After Effects, that let visual effects artists use AI tools without leaving their workflow. The plugins integrate AI capabilities directly into VFX suites as standard tools. Built by experienced VFX developers, DeepMake simplifies what was previously scattered, custom solutions by centralizing AI functionality into a unified plugin system.
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From the sources
DeepMake believes in open source and is structured as an open core company. We bridge AI and VFX, making effects easier than ever before.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi, I’m Bryan Lyon, the CTO of DeepMake. We’re making plugins for VFX software suites (Right now we have a pre-release of our After Effects plugin ready) that enable you to use Open Source AI tools without leaving the workflow. It makes all the AI tools work just like another plugin in the VFX software. In the past…
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