AI-Assisted CG Tools
AI tools that augment traditional CG workflows.
| Software | Description | License | Tags | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autodesk Flow Studio (Wonder Dynamics) | AI VFX, auto CG characters in live footage, USD export. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Paid | Auto CG Chars · USD Export | AI CG characters in live plates |
| Blockade Labs Skybox AI | AI-generated 360° skyboxes/HDRIs from text. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Free tier | AI Skybox · 360° | AI skyboxes/HDRIs |
| chaiNNer | Node-based desktop app that chains AI upscaling and image-processing models for batch work. See also: Software Reference → AI Image & Texture Generation Software |
Open source | Open Source · Nodes | Batch AI upscaling |
| Gigapixel AI | AI photo enlargement that adds detail to upscaled images. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Paid | Detail-preserving upscaling | |
| Let's Enhance | Photo upscaler up to 16x with a free tier. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Free tier | Photo Upscale | Photo upscaling |
| Magnific AI | Creative upscaler that adds detail. Folded into Freepik plans Apr 2026. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Paid | Creative Upscale · Freepik | Creative AI upscaling |
| Rosebud AI | Prompt-to-game builder for playable 2D and 3D browser games with editable code. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software, Software Reference → AI Creative Canvas Software |
Free tier | AI Game Builder · Vibe Coding | |
| Topaz Photo AI / Video AI | Upscaling, denoising, and sharpening. Topaz Bloom adds unlimited creative upscaling. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Paid | Upscale · Denoise | Upscale/denoise |
| UneeQ Digital Humans | Cloud platform for real-time interactive digital humans. | Paid | ||
| Upscayl | Open-source desktop upscaler that runs locally at no cost. See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software |
Open source | Open Source · Local | Free local upscaling |
Related:
- AI Game Developer.
Unity EditorandUnity RuntimeAI integration. Unit Test, Coding, C# Roslyn, Reflection, Assets. Helps to create games with AI. And helps to run AI logic during gameplay. - AI Render (Stable Diffusion in Blender). Blender addon that renders an AI image from a text prompt and your scene via Stable Diffusion.
- ClipDrop: Image Upscaler Free tier. AI image upscaler and enhancer.
- Comfy UI Blender AI. Run ComfyUI workflows inside Blender.
- ControlNet. Depth/pose/edge control for precision CG workflows.
- Coplay Free tier. AI assistant for Unity that helps build and edit game projects from inside the editor.
- CorridorKey. Corridor Crew's open keying tool. AI-driven chroma key for VFX work.
- CoTracker. Meta FAIR point tracker for video. Tracks arbitrary points jointly across frames. Useful for matchmove and roto prep.
- DEVA (Tracking Anything). Decoupled video segmentation. Long-form, multi-object roto with text or click prompts.
- Dream Textures (Blender). Generate textures in Blender via Stable Diffusion, locally.
- Genetic Drawing. Python library that generates a stylized rendering from an image.
- GPT 4. Prompt engineering techniques for GPT-4, including tips, applications, limitations, and additional reading materials.
- MCP for Blender. MCP server that lets Claude and other LLM clients control Blender: build scenes, edit objects, run Python.
See also: Software Reference → AI-Assisted CG Software - RIFE for Nuke. Real-Time Intermediate Flow Estimation for video frame interpolation (ML framerate upscaling) for Nuke.
- Robust Video Matting (RVM). Real-time human video matting. Strong alpha mattes with no greenscreen.
- Rotobot Paid. Paid AI roto plugin for Nuke and After Effects. Auto-mattes people and objects.
- SAM 2 (Segment Anything Model 2). Meta's promptable segmentation for images and video. Masks objects across frames from a single click. Useful for rotoscope and matte work.
- Sammie Roto 2. SAM-based rotoscope app. Click-to-mask, propagates across frames.
- SolidUI. AI-generated visualization prototyping and editing platform, support 2D, 3D models, combined with LLM(Large Language Model) for quick editing.
- Track Anything. SAM plus XMem for interactive video object tracking and segmentation. Useful for roto and matte propagation.
- Wonder Studio (Autodesk Flow Studio) Free tier. AI character replacement with auto roto, body tracking, and re-lighting from a single video. Now part of Autodesk Flow Studio.