# Production > The workspace where animation gets made. Stages, work files, chat, review and planning on the same shot, for one price per seat. Web page: https://animanager.com/production **Animanager Production** ## Know where every shot stands. Stages, files, chat and review live on the shot. Follow one fictional short, "Greenhouse", from plan to delivery. ## One shot, everything attached. ### Stage-by-stage grid Shots in rows, stages in columns. Status, files and chat live on each stage. ### Work files Desktop Helper brings each artist the right files and publishes them back. ### Chat on every shot Every shot and stage has its own conversation. ### Frame-by-frame review Draw on the frame, compare versions and send clients a link. Guests never need a seat. ### Timeline and estimates Assign the work and get estimates from similar finished work. ### Live snapshots, render farm on request See each artist's Blender window, updated every minute. The render farm is available on request. ## Follow one shot. Illustrations of the real interface, with the fictional short "Greenhouse". Everything runs in the browser except work files, which Desktop Helper brings to your computer. **Step 1 · Pipeline** ## Set up the stages once. List the stages a shot goes through and how they connect. They become the columns of your grid. ### Name the stages Storyboard, layout, animation, lighting, comp. Add or remove what you need. ### Connect them A stage feeds the next one with what it publishes. ### Reuse it Save the pipeline for the next sequence or project. **Step 2 · Tree Grid** ## See the whole production in one grid. Shots are rows, stages are columns and every dot is a status. Open the work from its cell. ### Read the state at a glance Grey is not started, blue in progress, purple in review, green done. ### Notice what moved Badges mark the stages with new activity. ### Open the context Click a shot or stage to see its chat, versions and files. **Step 3 · Timeline** ## Plan the people and the hours. Assign stages to artists and set estimates. The plan follows the grid, not a spreadsheet. ### Assign and estimate Drag a stage onto an artist and set the hours. Estimates can come from similar work. ### Keep a queue Unassigned stages wait in a queue the whole team can see. ### Track the time Artists log time on their revisions, next to the estimate. **Step 4 · Work files** ## Open the work with everything it needs. A revision keeps the work file and everything it uses. Desktop Helper brings it to the artist, and the Blender add-on publishes the next one. ### Get files One click brings the file, rigs, libraries and textures. ### Publish from Blender Publish from Blender with the preview and the time spent. ### Nothing lost Older revisions stay on the shot with their files. **Step 5 · Chat in context** ## Talk where the work is. Every shot and stage has its own chat. Approvals, questions and new versions stay next to the work. ### Revision cards Each new version appears in the chat with its files and preview. ### Approvals in place The lead answers on the stage. The next artist reads it first. ### Translation Messages show a translation and keep the original. **Step 6 · Review** ## Review frame by frame. Draw on the frame and compare it with the last version. Clients leave notes through a link, without a seat. ### Frame-accurate notes Notes stay on the exact frame, ready for the next version. ### Compare versions See two versions side by side. ### Client links Protect them with a password and an expiry date. SH060 Sunrise under review: a six-second take from the fictional short. **Step 7 · Live and delivery** ## Watch the work. Deliver from the project. See each artist's Blender window, updated every minute, and deliver approved work from the project. The render farm is available on request. ### Render farm, on request Send frames to your own machines and follow them on the stage. Available on request. ### Live snapshots A capture of each artist's Blender window, every minute. ### Deliver from the project Approved versions are already in the project. Just share them. ## And a canvas for the creative work ### Moodboards, references and boards on a canvas for each shot. AI generation there is optional and paid per use. [See AI](https://animanager.com/ai) ## How studios use it ### By type of production: CGI production Artists, stages, files and review. ### By type of production: Mixed production CGI or live action, combined with AI. ### By type of production: Social media content Weekly batches with a fast review loop. ### By type of production: Agencies Campaigns with client review links. ### By type of production: Game development Trailers and in-game assets. ### By type of production: Freelancers One artist, many clients. ### By workflow: Asset creation Reusable assets across projects. ## One price per seat. Pay monthly or yearly. Review guests are free. AI is paid per use with token packs. ### Free **€0 / month** For one person. Every tool Pro has, on a small project of your own, at no cost. - 1 artist · 1 GB storage - Grid, files, chat, canvas, review and timeline - 1 project, 2 spaces and 50 items - Up to 2 Free studios per person - Review guests never need a seat - 100 welcome AI tokens, once per person - Buy token packs and generate as much as you need - Move to Pro when your team joins ### Pro **€29 / seat / month, or €24 / seat / month, billed yearly** Everything Animanager does, for the whole team. - 250 GB per seat, pooled across the studio - Unlimited projects, spaces and items - Grid, files, chat, canvas, review and timeline - Blender add-on and live activity snapshots - Message translation for international teams - Review guests never need a seat - AI paid per use, with token packs - Render farm, finances and Publisher on request ### Enterprise **Let's talk** Scope, rollout and terms agreed with your studio. - Everything in Pro - Dedicated team onboarding - Custom branding and feature requirements - Security review and procurement support - SSO, watermarked review links and audit log on request - Seats, storage and support by agreement Yearly: Two months free ## Extra storage, per month Pro only. A fixed price per terabyte and month, as many as you need. | Extra storage for Pro | Per month | | --- | --- | | Each additional 1 TB | €30 (Pro only: the Free plan keeps its storage limit. Fixed price per block, not metered. Add or remove blocks in Billing whenever you need, charged with your subscription.) | ## Questions studios ask ### How are seats counted? An active member of the studio. Add or remove people at any time and the next invoice follows. Review guests are not seats. ### What does yearly billing change? A lower price per seat, paid once a year. Nothing else changes. ### How does storage work? Each seat adds storage to one studio pool. Need more? Add 1 TB blocks in Billing at a fixed price, and remove them when you are done. For larger volumes, talk to us. ### Is AI generation included in the seat? No. Generation is paid per use with token packs. Each person gets a small welcome grant once, with their first studio. ### Do I need Desktop Helper? Only for work files on your computer and the Blender pipeline. The grid, chat, canvas and review run in the browser. ### Can we start small? Yes. Free is for one person with 1 GB. Pro starts at one seat and grows with the team.