https://natrongithub.github.io/
Since you can find the entry in the software directory for that great soft but as far as I can see no post has ever been made about it, so I do that here:
Natron is absolutely free of charge like hunderts of plugins for it, it is a powerful Cross platform Digital Compositor that can handle all of your 2D/2.5D needs. Its robust OIIO file formats and OpenFX architecture is what make Natron the most flexible open source compositor for the visual effects community. Its interface and functionally are the same across all platforms such as macOS, Linux and Windows. Natron has a powerful keying, roto/rotopaint, 2D tracking tools that are staple for all current film production project that requires visual effects.
Natron was a proud recipient of Inria funding from 2013 to 2018, and is now actively developed by its community.
I personally find it very interesting that OFX, GMiC and shadertoys work as extensions, i.e. plugins, in Natron. I find shadertoys particularly exciting. DaVinciResolve is certainly a very good software and relatively inexpensive for its wide range of functions, but you can only integrate OFX plugins there as a example. GMIC, on the other hand, is also open source and there are some really good easy plugins for ouer neads. But as mentioned, being able to integrate shadertoys as plugins in Natron is particularly appealing.
Natron Features
On the surface Natron has a powerful GUI interface that is a flexible and intuitive multi-platform node based engine. Natron may seem to be a simple compositing application but it does have layers of complexity that will allow your creativity to reach new heights. Natron has flexible Roto and Rotopaint tool-set that can generate unlimited layers of masks, mattes and shapes. Natron has a powerful 2D and Planar tracker to help reduce hours of rotoscoping to meet personal or client deadlines. It has some strong keying or matte generation tools that has been developed from the main OFX software developers and a plethora of tools from the open source plugin developing community.
Main 🔗:
https://natrongithub.github.io/
YT Trailer:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V2MvbfuITT8
& U can find many instructions and tutorials on the web thanks to the very large natron-community:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqazFFzUAPc7c67ZuC629CBVL-26e_5QE
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0cgxKlfaX1ul0v7ZrrBe9Vjq2O0JJuyw
🔗W, I always find it useful to consult an independent source of information, in that sens here the Wikipedia link:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natron_(software)
Natron is a free and open-source node-based compositing application. It has been influenced by digital compositing software such as Avid Media Illusion, Apple Shake, Blackmagic Fusion, Autodesk Flame and Nuke, from which its user interface and many of its concepts are derived. ... .. .
With only the best wishes for 2025 and more years, like best greetings from the mountainous and very snowy Switzerland
by bennoH. 🐼 + 🐹&🐹
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