Natron
Natron is a powerful, free, and open-source VFX compositing application geared towards digital post-production work. Natron sports a familiar UI, over 100 nodes, and support for OpenFX and community-made plugins. With its robust OpenFX-based engine and support for OpenImageIO and OpenColorIO, Natron can handle all of your VFX post-production needs.
Natron’s capabilities include (but are not limited to):
- Linear node-based workflow
- 32bit/channel floating-point linear processing pipeline
- Industry-standard OIIO file format support
- Powerful chroma-keying and matte refinement
- Industry-standard rotoscoping and rotopaint
- Pixel-perfect tracking and stabilization
- Industry-standard OCIO color management
- Extensive OpenFX and community plugins support
- And much more!
While Natron does not yet have a 3D workspace, it can be used in conjunction with Blender to extend its capabilities by utilizing Blender’s 3D environment. Natron additionally supports CHAN files for transferring camera tracking data.