Kitsu Documentation
Kitsu is a collaboration platform for animation and VFX productions. Through its clean UI and shared database, it connects all relevant stakeholders throughout the production process, including artists, production managers, supervisors, vendors, and clients.
Start Here
Here are some links to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts in Kitsu you'll need to be successful with your production:
Getting Started - Learn key principles and common vocabulary terms used within Kitsu to better plan your production workflow.
Quickstart for TV Shows - Create a TV show production with assets, shots, sequences, episodes and edits.
Quickstart for Feature Films - Create a feature film production (approximately 1 000 entities) with assets, shots, sequences and edit.
Quickstart for Shorts - Create a short production (approximately 500 assets and shots) with assets, shots, sequences and edit.
Quickstart for Video Games - Create a Video game production with Assets, Maps, Level and Chapters.
Quickstart for NFTs - Create a NFT Collection with Assets and NFT Collections.
Quickstart for Shots-Only Productions - Create a short production (about 500 shots) with only shots, sequences and edit.
Quickstart for Assets-Only Productions - Create a short production (about 500 assets) with only assets.
Workflows
Guides
Team Management
- Managing Departments - Discover methods for effectively managing and overseeing your team.
- Managing Teams -
- User Permission Roles -
- Import Team -
- User Profile Settings -
Task Management
- Manage Studios -
- Manage Productions -
- Manage Episodes -
- Manage Sequences -
- Manage Shots -
- Manage Asset Types -
- Manage Task Types -
- Manage Task Statuses -
Pre-Production
- Manage Concepts -
- Manage Assets -
- Breakdown & Casting -
- Meta-Columns - Learn how to create and organize metadata from your production.
Scheduling
- Assign Tasks - Learn how to assign people to a task.
- Find Assignments - Learn how to stay on top of task assignments.
- Schedules - Discover the different scheduling capabilities in Kitsu, from the studio level to the task level.
- Estimates - Learn how to calculate the number of days estimated to do a task (bids).
- Quotas - Learn how to check your team efficiency.
- Manage Edits -
Review & Publishing
- Update Task Progress - How to change statuses and keep your team updated on the progress of work.
- Publish - How to publish and share work with your team.
- Request Review -
- Review - Learn how to review all feedback on a task.
- Playlist - Quickly gather video versions and stay focused during the review.
- Client Playlist - Collect and share your work with your client in a managed environment.
Tracking & Reporting
- Ensure Tasks are On-Time -
- Understand Why a Task Is Late -
- Studio Overview - Ensure you're ahead of the game with your studio's productions.
- Studio Occupancy -
- Production Overview -
- Timesheets -
- Durations vs Estimates -
- Advanced Search & Filters - Hone in on key information with powerful search functionality.
- Main Schedule -
- Budget -
- Thumbnails - How to apply thumbnails to assets and shots.
Privacy & Security
Recipes
Resources
Tutorials
Access comprehensive video tutorials on YouTube, highlighting crucial functionalities of Kitsu. Click the link below to view.
About the Authors
Kitsu is written by CG Wire, a company based in France. We help animation studios to manage their productions and build efficient pipelines.
We adhere to software craftsmanship principles whenever feasible. Our passion for coding is reflected in our commitment to delivering robust quality and providing an exceptional developer experience. With our extensive expertise, we help studios navigate the complexities of production, fostering more efficient collaboration, quicker delivery, resulting in better pictures.
Visit cg-wire.com for more information.
