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Integrating Messaging Platforms with Kitsu Production Data

Learn how to integrate Kitsu with Telegram by building a bot that listens to production events and sends notifications. This guide explains how to connect Kitsu events, trigger messages, and create simple chat commands for production workflows.

By Basile Samel

• 9 minutes ago

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How Animation Studios Estimate Render Farm Capacity

Learn how animation studios estimate rendering costs and predict farm capacity. This guide explains the factors that affect render time, the core cost formula, and a practical framework for reliable render estimations.

By Basile Samel

• 18 minutes ago

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Why Retopology Matters for Animation Pipelines

Learn what retopology is and why it’s essential for animation. This guide walks through the retopology workflow in Blender, from automated remeshing to manual topology cleanup for production-ready 3D models.

By Basile Samel

• 27 minutes ago

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Scaling an Animation Studio from 5 to 50 Artists

Learn how to scale an animation studio from a small team to a full production environment. Discover best practices for team structure, asset management, production tracking, review workflows, and pipeline infrastructure.

By Basile Samel

• an hour ago

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Kitsu Summit 2026 - Where Pipelines Meet People

The first Kitsu Summit gathered animation, VFX, and game production professionals in Paris for 15 talks on production pipelines, studio workflows, AI in animation, and the 2026 Kitsu roadmap.

By Gwénaëlle Dupré

• 8 days ago

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Using Kitsu Webhooks to Trigger Pipeline Actions

Learn how to use the Kitsu Event API and webhooks to build reactive animation pipelines. Trigger automation instantly on asset creation, task updates, and publishes without polling or manual hand-offs.

By Basile Samel

• 14 days ago

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Scaling Production Setup in Kitsu with CSV Imports (2026)

Learn how to automate Kitsu production onboarding using CSV files and the Gazu Python API. Import artists, assets, and tasks in bulk to eliminate manual setup and create repeatable, scalable studio pipelines.

By Basile Samel

• 21 days ago

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NAS-Free Flamenco Rendering with Kitsu Integration (2026)

Learn how to run Blender Flamenco without a NAS by using Kitsu as asynchronous storage. This guide explains custom Flamenco job types that fetch assets from Kitsu, render locally, and upload results back automatically.

By Basile Samel

• a month ago

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Automating Kitsu Reports with Python and Gazu (2026)

Learn how to use the Gazu Python SDK to extract production data from Kitsu and generate custom, branded PDF reports. Automate progress tracking, task summaries, and stakeholder updates without manual copy-paste work.

By Basile Samel

• a month ago

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