Your Pipeline Generates Chaos. We Generate Order.
EXR sequences. USD scenes. Alembic caches. RAW camera files. Thousands of versions across dozens of shots. Fortify Media automatically converts them to viewable formats, enriches them with ShotGrid metadata, and delivers organized assets to your DAM.
VFX-Grade Format Support
Film Sequences
EXR (OpenEXR, multi-layer, deep compositing)
DPX (10-bit, 16-bit, log and linear)
Cineon
Frame sequence to QuickTime/ProRes conversion
3D Models & Scenes
USD/USDA/USDC/USDZ (Pixar Universal Scene Description)
Alembic (ABC) -- cached geometry
FBX -- interchange format
glTF/GLB, OBJ, STL, BLEND, DAE + 20 more
Automatic turntable video generation
Camera RAW
Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, Sony ARW
RED R3D, ARRI ARI
Phase One IIQ, Hasselblad 3FR, DNG
30+ RAW formats
100-200x preview speedup via embedded extraction
Color Science
ACES (Academy Color Encoding System)
OCIO (OpenColorIO) color management
HDR processing and tone mapping
Professional color space conversions
Processing Stack
Video Processing Engine (video transcoding, ProRes/H.264/H.265 with GPU hardware encoding) • 3D Rendering Engine (headless 3D rendering, turntable generation) • OpenImageIO (EXR/DPX/HDR image processing) • Image Processing Engines (general image processing) • GDAL (geospatial format support)
ShotGrid Is Your Source of Truth. Fabric Makes It Searchable.
Entity Mapping
Shots, sequences, assets, versions, tasks, notes -- all ShotGrid entities are mapped to MovieLabs OMC v2.6.1 standard. Every field, every relationship, every status change.
Bidirectional Sync
Changes in ShotGrid flow into Fabric automatically. Your DAM always reflects current production state.
AI-Powered Search
Ask questions in natural language: "Show me all approved VFX shots in sequence 010" or "What comps did the lighting department deliver this week?" Fabric's RAG pipeline searches across all production data with source citations.
Privacy
AI runs entirely on-premises. E5 embeddings and Llama 3.1 inference happen locally. No production data is sent to external cloud AI services.
Every 3D Asset Gets a Video Preview. Automatically.
Before
Pipeline TDs manually open 3D applications, set up cameras, render turntables, encode to video, upload to DAM.
15-30 minutes per asset
After
Nexus detects the 3D file type, routes to Forge, which launches automated 3D rendering with intelligent camera placement, generates a turntable video, and delivers it alongside the original asset to your DAM.
Fully automatic
Supported formats:
USD, USDA, USDC, USDZ, FBX, OBJ, ABC, glTF, GLB, STL, BLEND, DAE, 3DS, PLY, and 17 more
Camera intelligence automatically detects model bounds and positions the camera for optimal framing. Multiple render presets available.
Thousands of Frames. One Playable File.
VFX departments deliver EXR and DPX frame sequences -- thousands of individual files per shot. Fortify Media's Forge product automatically detects sequences, assembles them into ProRes, H.264, or H.265 QuickTime movies with correct frame rates and color space handling, and delivers a single playable file alongside the original frames.
Input
EXR sequences (16-bit half, 32-bit float), DPX sequences (10-bit, 16-bit)
Output
ProRes 422/4444, H.264, H.265
Color
ACES input transforms, OCIO configuration support
GPU
GPU hardware encoding for H.264/H.265
Watermarking
Forensic or visual watermarks applied during conversion
Speed That Keeps Up With Production
| Format | Traditional Processing | Fortify Media | Speedup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon CR2 (RAW) | 20,000ms | 150ms | 133x |
| OpenEXR (HDR) | 3,500ms | 300ms | 12x |
| PSD (Photoshop) | 3,000ms | 400ms | 8x |
| 500MB MP4 (byte-range) | 2,000ms | 40ms | 50x |
| Animated GIF | 5,000ms | 70ms | 71x |
Benchmarks from Thumbnail product. Preview generation via embedded preview extraction and byte-range streaming.
Fits Into Your Existing Pipeline
API-First
120+ REST API endpoints. Integrate Forge processing into your existing render farm, shot publishing, or asset management scripts.
Webhook-Driven
Cryptographically signed webhooks notify your systems when processing completes. WebSocket push for real-time status.
Queue Integration
Message queue for deep pipeline integration. Trigger processing from any system that can publish to a queue.
CLI Available
Nexus provides both browser UI and command-line interface for scripted pipeline automation.