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What must a custom character satisfy to be used in Flow Studio, which terms govern its outputs, and how have the documented capabilities changed over recent dated releases?

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The character requirements page (stamped Oct 19, 2026) sets file, polygon, hair-strand and DCC-version limits, T-pose and add-on validation requirements. The release notes show the platform broadening in 2026 from live-action replacement into a 3D Editor and a Canvas that hosts third-party generative video/audio models, so "Flow Studio" now covers more than the original tool. Output ownership is not stated on the pages read: the only terms linked from the help site are Autodesk's General Terms (Internet Archive snapshot 2026-10-16), which say users keep ownership of what they submit, define "Output", and disclaim responsibility for it; product-specific Special Terms were not read, so Flow Studio output rights remain unresolved. Curator qualifications: S18/S19/S14 refetched byte-identical to producer pins; all 14 excerpts present (S21 four checked on the gzip-decoded capture). S18 also states 'Autodesk Flow Studio (formerly Wonder Studio)', 'Blender 3.6.2', 'Maximum number of hair strands: 100,000'. General Terms s.2: 'Some Offerings may be subject to special terms set forth in the Special Terms or in the Documentation for the Offerings'. Special Terms Flow Studio section (about 2.2k chars) covers only the Media & Entertainment Collection Pro entitlement: 'up to 15 custom character uploads', '4-person motion capture', 'Output to several different VFX elements and file types (AI MoCap, Clean Plate, Alpha Mask etc.)', 12,000 credits per month (600 seconds Live Action/Animation or 3000 seconds AI MoCap / Wonder Tools), 4K maximum export, 80 GB storage, 2000 MB maximum video upload; 'These Terms take precedence over any terms You may be required to accept during Wonder Dynamics account creation'. No statement on ownership of generated Output in that section. 'Documentation for the Offerings' can also carry Special Terms; the help site's own terms pages beyond the footer link were not read. Staleness flag: character upload lists Maya 2022-2024 while scene exports moved to Maya 2026 format (2026-07-17); different functions, not a contradiction. Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary. Limitations: [component_reuse_restriction] eligible_dated_with_rights_hold Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

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    {
      "url": "https://help.wonderdynamics.com/character-creation-getting-started/character-requirements/",
      "note": "Character Requirements page (Updated on October 19, 2026): General, Upload, Object Requirements; Release notes (Updated October 20, 2026): entries 2026-07-17, 2026-08-04, 2026-10-01, 2026-10-19; Platform Limitations page footer; Autodesk General Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016141852 (gzip body), s.2 Special Terms, s.5, s.8.5, s.11, s.18; Autodesk Special Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016235619 of https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/special-terms ('Last updated: December 8, 2025'); section 'Autodesk Flow Studio Pro Entitlement with Media & Entertainment Collection'; capture found via Wayback CDX GET"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://help.wonderdynamics.com/release-notes/",
      "note": "Character Requirements page (Updated on October 19, 2026): General, Upload, Object Requirements; Release notes (Updated October 20, 2026): entries 2026-07-17, 2026-08-04, 2026-10-01, 2026-10-19; Platform Limitations page footer; Autodesk General Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016141852 (gzip body), s.2 Special Terms, s.5, s.8.5, s.11, s.18; Autodesk Special Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016235619 of https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/special-terms ('Last updated: December 8, 2025'); section 'Autodesk Flow Studio Pro Entitlement with Media & Entertainment Collection'; capture found via Wayback CDX GET"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261016141852id_/https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/general-terms",
      "note": "Character Requirements page (Updated on October 19, 2026): General, Upload, Object Requirements; Release notes (Updated October 20, 2026): entries 2026-07-17, 2026-08-04, 2026-10-01, 2026-10-19; Platform Limitations page footer; Autodesk General Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016141852 (gzip body), s.2 Special Terms, s.5, s.8.5, s.11, s.18; Autodesk Special Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016235619 of https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/special-terms ('Last updated: December 8, 2025'); section 'Autodesk Flow Studio Pro Entitlement with Media & Entertainment Collection'; capture found via Wayback CDX GET"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://help.wonderdynamics.com/working-with-wonder-studio-getting-started/platform-limitations/",
      "note": "Character Requirements page (Updated on October 19, 2026): General, Upload, Object Requirements; Release notes (Updated October 20, 2026): entries 2026-07-17, 2026-08-04, 2026-10-01, 2026-10-19; Platform Limitations page footer; Autodesk General Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016141852 (gzip body), s.2 Special Terms, s.5, s.8.5, s.11, s.18; Autodesk Special Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016235619 of https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/special-terms ('Last updated: December 8, 2025'); section 'Autodesk Flow Studio Pro Entitlement with Media & Entertainment Collection'; capture found via Wayback CDX GET"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] The character requirements page (stamped Oct 19, 2026) sets file, polygon, hair-strand and DCC-version limits, T-pose and add-on validation requirements. The release notes show the platform broadening in 2026 from live-action replacement into a 3D Editor and a Canvas that hosts third-party generative video/audio models, so "Flow Studio" now covers more than the original tool. Output ownership is not stated on the pages read: the only terms linked from the help site are Autodesk's General Terms (Internet Archive snapshot 2026-10-16), which say users keep ownership of what they submit, define "Output", and disclaim responsibility for it; product-specific Special Terms were not read, so Flow Studio output rights remain unresolved. · locator: Character Requirements page (Updated on October 19, 2026): General, Upload, Object Requirements; Release notes (Updated October 20, 2026): entries 2026-07-17, 2026-08-04, 2026-10-01, 2026-10-19; Platform Limitations page footer; Autodesk General Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016141852 (gzip body), s.2 Special Terms, s.5, s.8.5, s.11, s.18; Autodesk Special Terms, Wayback id_ 20261016235619 of https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/special-terms ('Last updated: December 8, 2025'); section 'Au source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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