Effects · v1.8.2
Smears that never
touch your rig.
Production-safe smear frames with live viewport preview — every write lands on a ROM-owned duplicate, never on your controls.
Why artists use it
Fast smears, zero risk to your rig.
Guarded by design
Smear FX writes only to ROM-owned duplicates. An enforced write guard makes touching a rig control structurally impossible.
Region smear
Isolate a face selection onto a ROM-owned duplicate and smear only that region — an arm, a hand, a prop.
Live viewport preview
See the streak in context before you commit a single frame.
Requirements
FAQ
Smear Pro, answered.
Is it safe on a production rig?
Yes — that is the entire design premise. ROM never writes world matrices onto rig controls.
Can I remove a smear later?
Yes. Smears live on ROM-owned duplicates, so removing them leaves your animation untouched.
Which versions of Maya are supported?
Maya 2022 through 2026 on Windows and Linux. The Qt shim handles PySide2 and PySide6 automatically, so one install covers every version.
Try Smear Pro today.
Included with ROM AnimTools Pro, delivered and updated through ROM Hub.