# OSMIUM — ARTFX Master MOC > [!abstract] About > **OSMIUM Pipeline 2026 vault** — for **L5 ARTFX Lille students** to make their PFE movies and archive knowledge for future generations. > MOC = Map of Contents, a summary of every note about a topic. > > **Explanation video** (what you'll find here): [Open in Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBWzfrX676vS2jMSszvFyDjB6tIEMrmU/view?usp=sharing) > [!warning] Security — token in previous version > The previous version of this MOC contained a **GitHub Personal Access Token** at line 1. It has been **removed**. **Action required:** revoke that token in **github.com → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens** if you haven't already. > [!info] OSMIUM bot > ARTFX OSMIUM bot — https://osmiumbot.replit.app/ — **WIP**. Currently online on personal resources; looking for an ARTFX-hosted solution. --- ## 🧭 Reading Order for Newcomers 1. **PIPELINE** — [[PIPELINE/PIPELINE MOC|PIPELINE MOC]] → [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE ASSET|PIPELINE ASSET]] → [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE SHOT PART 01|SHOT PART 01]] → [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE SHOT PART 02|SHOT PART 02]]. 2. **Naming** — [[../PROTOCOL/FOUNDATION/PROTOCOL Naming Convention|PROTOCOL Naming Convention]]. 3. **USD basics** — [[../PROTOCOL/USD/USD MOC|USD MOC]]. 4. **Prism** — [[PRISM/PRISM MOC OSMIUM|PRISM MOC (OSMIUM)]] + [[../PROTOCOL/PRISM/PRISM MOC Protocol|PRISM MOC (PROTOCOL, generic)]]. 5. **Deadline** — [[DEADLINE/DEADLINE MOC|DEADLINE MOC]] — the farm. 6. **Production** — [[PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION MOC|PRODUCTION MOC]] — ShotGrid + planning. 7. **Tools** — [[TOOLS/TOOLS MOC|TOOLS MOC]]. 8. **Pre / Post-prod** — [[PREPROD/PREPROD MOC|PREPROD]] and [[POSTPROD/POSTPROD MOC|POSTPROD]]. --- ## ⚙️ Pipeline The OSMIUM Pipeline you will use and respect during your PFE creation. - [[PIPELINE/PIPELINE MOC|PIPELINE MOC]] — full pipeline index. - [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE ASSET|PIPELINE ASSET]] — assets first. - [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE SHOT PART 01|SHOT PART 01]] — sequence work. - [[PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE SHOT PART 02|SHOT PART 02]] — shot work. - [[../PROTOCOL/FOUNDATION/PROTOCOL Naming Convention|PROTOCOL Naming Convention]] — naming rules. - [[../PROTOCOL/FOUNDATION/OSMIUM PIPELINE STEP.canvas|OSMIUM Pipeline Steps (canvas)]] — visual diagram. - [[../PROTOCOL/USD/USD MOC|USD MOC]] — USD knowledge. ## ⚡ Optimisation You **will** need optimisation to avoid Deadline problems. - [[../PROTOCOL/OPTIMISATION/OPTIMISATION MOC|OPTIMISATION MOC]] — full optimisation index. - Modeling — [[../PROTOCOL/OPTIMISATION/Notes/Asset modeling Clean - Leo Hanrion|Asset Modeling Clean — Leo Hanrion]]. - Lookdev MIPMAP — [[../OUT OF PUBLISH/RENDERMAN/CUSTOM AND OPTI/RM MIPMAP|RM MIPMAP]] / [[../KNOWLEDGE/HOUDINI/KARMA/Notes/KARMA MIPMAP|Karma MIPMAP]]. - Rendering — [[../OUT OF PUBLISH/RENDERING/RENDERING basics Practice Alfh|Rendering Basics Practice]] → [[../OUT OF PUBLISH/RENDERMAN/CUSTOM AND OPTI/RM optimization|RM Optimization]] → [[../PROTOCOL/OPTIMISATION/Notes/Rendering Optimisation - Fabio Sguera|Rendering Optimisation — Fabio Sguera]]. - [[DEADLINE/DEADLINE MOC|DEADLINE MOC]] — render-farm optimisation. *(WIP)* ## 🎬 Production - **ShotGrid** — [[PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION MOC|PRODUCTION MOC]]. - **Prism (OSMIUM)** — [[PRISM/PRISM MOC OSMIUM|PRISM MOC (ARTFX OSMIUM)]]. - **Prism (generic)** — [[../PROTOCOL/PRISM/PRISM MOC Protocol|PRISM MOC (PROTOCOL)]]. - **PREPROD** — VFX shooting prep ([[PREPROD/Notes/VFX Shooting notes|VFX Shooting notes — Tristan Goupy]]). - **POSTPROD** - Resolve — [[RESOLVE/RESOLVE MOC|RESOLVE MOC]]. - DCP — [[RESOLVE/Notes/DCP WORKFLOW|DCP WORKFLOW]]. - **PLANNING & PROD DOC** - Planning *(WIP)*. - [[PIPELINE/Notes/CG Calcul|CG Calcul]] *(WIP)*. ## 🛠️ Tools - [[TOOLS/TOOLS MOC|TOOLS MOC]] — all tools made this year. --- ## 📔 Knowledge Personal notes & lessons. Some were not taken with publication in mind — use at your discretion. - [[../KNOWLEDGE/KNOWLEDGE MOC|KNOWLEDGE MOC]] — software, ideas, pipeline, resources, general tips, optimisation. --- ## 💬 Feedback & Issues - [[FEEDBACK|FEEDBACK]] — collected feedback from the team. - **Ongoing issues**: - **Priority** - CG Calcul spreadsheet and documentation. - CFX / FX pipeline. - Create LOD node. - Axiom version for Houdini 20.5.445. - **Secondary** - Render layer documentation. - Spool Deadline documentation. - **Optional / On hold** - [[../OUT OF PUBLISH/PIPE 2026 - ARTFX LILLE/RESOLVE/Notes/RM Denoiser to deadline|RM Denoiser to Deadline]]. - [[../OUT OF PUBLISH/HOUDINI/SOLARIS/NODES/RM Isolate node|RM Isolate node]]. - On hold — Environment IVY notes. --- ## 📖 Other Resources for students - [[../KNOWLEDGE/PIPELINE - DEV/Pipeline Ressources|Pipeline Resources]]. --- ## 📅 Updates & Contributions This vault is updated daily based on knowledge, student feedback, research, and notes. The goal is to evolve toward a **RodeoFX-style USD pipeline** and cloud collaboration, inspired by **Alternatives Productions**. > *Made by Thomas Spony, with direct or indirect contributions of: Loris Eck, Charles Chorein, Arthur Cauchois, Viktor Weiss, Leo Hanrion, Fabio Sguera, Antoine Pouts, Tristan Goupy, Eliot Hervier Blondel, Mathieu Keraudran, Adrian Delmotte, Thomas Milcamp, Theo Saminadin.* > > If you want to participate in this archive, message Thomas for vault access and access to the AI-trained model for vault questions. --- ## 🔗 Related - [[../THE PROTOCOL VAULT|THE PROTOCOL VAULT]] — vault landing page. - [[../PROTOCOL/PROTOCOL MOC|PROTOCOL MOC]] — public Alternatives Productions pipeline index. - [[../KNOWLEDGE/KNOWLEDGE MOC|KNOWLEDGE MOC]]. --- ## 📊 Latest updates %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview TABLE file.mtime AS "Last Modified" FROM "" SORT file.mtime DESC LIMIT 4 ``` %% | File | Last Modified | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | | [[THE PROTOCOL VAULT.md\|THE PROTOCOL VAULT]] | 12:05 AM - April 22, 2026 | | [[OSMIUM MOC\|OSMIUM MOC]] | 12:03 AM - April 22, 2026 | | [[HOW CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DOCUMENTATION.md\|HOW CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DOCUMENTATION]] | 10:28 PM - April 21, 2026 | | [[PROTOCOL/PROTOCOL MOC.md\|PROTOCOL MOC]] | 9:56 PM - April 21, 2026 | %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%