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Sticky Thread Sticky: The Core Skills of VFX Handbook

This one is quite useful for anyone starting in VFX, will definitely help you understand whole nature of VFX business and how you should prepare yourself for the industry. Though this handbook is written very UK centric, it is still valid for any other place as the nature of the VFX business...

Started by metalrahul‎, June 6th, 2011 11:52 PM
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December 12th, 2011, 02:39 AM Go to last post

Sticky Thread Sticky: this is how you fix H.264 Brightness / Contrast issue!!!

I was going crazy trying to figure this out until i came a across a solution online. This is a very annoying problem where you compress a video with the H.264 codec and your video is nicely compressed but the gamma or brightness is always off and everything in the video looks washed out! I...

Started by avillabon‎, January 15th, 2008 09:51 PM
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March 27th, 2011, 05:59 PM Go to last post

Sticky Thread Sticky: V. Paint

Another part in progress! V. Paint Paint. When do you paint frames as opposed to roto? How can you decide which method will work best given the task at hand? One thing to always remember, is that painting multiple frames to remove something is time-consuming and wasteful. There are always...

Started by Aruna‎, April 12th, 2009 11:56 AM
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March 15th, 2011, 02:00 AM Go to last post

Sticky Thread Sticky: IV. Rotoscope Techniques

Another daily update.. This comp manual is still in progress, very few images are documented, so the final chapters which are published may stray slightly from what I've shown. IV. Rotoscope Techniques A compositor has many responsibilities for the successful completion of a shot.. Almost...

Started by Aruna‎, April 11th, 2009 10:44 AM
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February 14th, 2011, 01:10 PM Go to last post

Modelers need your advice

Okey people i really need some advice from someone who do this for long time. I would like to create a character or creature from concept art, from Zbrush, so, so that character be used in production, so with animation etc, especially for cinematic or features films. Is that's possible. Can i...

Started by BojanStankovski‎, May 11th, 2012 01:06 PM
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Views: 450
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High End VFX video training now available for 25% Off this week only

For all of you who haven't been in the know or have not received the email yet, cmiVFX is having a public 25% Off sale for all training videos at the cmiVFX.com store. We are welcoming many new additions to the team especially Sue Samonig formerly from Eyeon Software, and Foundry Certified Nuke...

Started by maynard‎, May 11th, 2012 08:00 AM
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May 11th, 2012, 08:00 AM Go to last post

very annoying image plane problem

Hi, I'm running Maya 2012 on a mac and for some reason whenever I create an image plane the programme becomes impossibly slow to work with i.e, I cant tumble around properly. I've imported an image to align geometry so I can get a nice looking preojection and i'm sure i've not done anything...

Started by Cjc_fresh‎, May 2nd, 2012 05:13 AM
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May 3rd, 2012, 12:16 AM Go to last post

VFX newbie - Advice best way

Hello everyone, I知 new to the forum and a newbie to VFX. I知 interested in going into VFX compositing and have chosen to learn Nuke, Maya and Python. Can anyone let me know if these choose are the right ones to make for what I want to do? I知 a bit confused because every time I browse a new...

Started by The Drop‎, April 19th, 2012 02:11 PM
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Views: 796
April 26th, 2012, 01:45 PM Go to last post

How much you should charge for a VFX Shot

Hello Guys I don't know if somebody else has asked this before (I'm sure someone already has). I'm a junior artist and for what I've seen from the industry, a lot of work seems to come in the form of freelance. Considering that, how do you calculate or estimate how much you should charge for a...

Started by davidrodriguez‎, April 23rd, 2012 06:40 AM
animation, comp, money, profit, vfx
Replies: 7
Views: 924
April 25th, 2012, 02:28 PM Go to last post
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Asking for Roto tutorial in 3d streoscopic movie with fusion

I have been looking for tutorial in this forum about Rotoscope for Stereoscopic movie using Fusion, what i want to ask is 1. Can i use rotoscope technic for stereoscopic based from other software such us Nuke , Moca etc 2.Is There any tutorial for this ? coz i'm already searching in this...

Started by Aska‎, December 27th, 2011 12:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 544
April 21st, 2012, 07:04 AM Go to last post

Looking for a VFX school in Canada

Hello everyone, I'm Arthur, I work in a brazilian broadcast television and I moving to Canada next month. I am loooking for a good shool of Visual Effects over there, and I am between Vanarts, VFS, Lost Boys and Sheridan, am I missing any other? I already took a course of Digital Character...

Started by loboarthur‎, June 8th, 2010 05:04 AM
school vfx canada
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April 20th, 2012, 06:30 AM Go to last post

XYZ WPP pass with Vray

Hi guys I don't know if this is the right place to ask about vRay but because is directly connected to the new Deep compositing technique i think some compositor know about that. How can obtain a WPP XYZ pass with vray and what parameters do i need (coordinate space, color space and so on...)...

Started by Devhill‎, February 23rd, 2012 03:58 AM
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April 19th, 2012, 07:38 AM Go to last post

Usual sequence file format

Hi guys, just to have an idea. Which is the best and most used file format for sequences in composting ? We usually ask TIFF 8/16/32 bit files. We ask EXR when we need to use embedded information like ObjectID, PositionPass and Vectors. Floating point definitively works great. But EXR file...

Started by Devhill‎, April 18th, 2012 08:33 AM
exr, file, sequence
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April 18th, 2012, 08:33 AM Go to last post
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suggest me best universities for animation and visual effects

hello friends , can u guys please suggest me some good universities for visual effects . present i'm working in production from past 1 year . i already got a bachleor's degree. so now i'm searching for master degree . ...

Started by hothash‎, March 15th, 2012 12:51 AM
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April 13th, 2012, 01:58 PM Go to last post

types of vfx jobs in demand

I am not having any luck finding any jobs in compositing because I am a junior level artist with no studio/production experience doing compositing. I would not mind relocating to other countries, but those countries want locals only. I have over a years worth of 3D conversion roto experience in...

Started by cooldre77‎, March 22nd, 2012 02:32 PM
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Views: 1,476
April 7th, 2012, 04:36 PM Go to last post

Greenscreen, Bluescreen question and problem...

Hi guys, its been awhile, how have all you lot been? Recently I have ordered a Green Morphsuit for a project of mine which I have been testing quite a abit with it, however it seems I cannot get it quite right, I get it close but just right in a way. My problme is that when trying to key out the...

Started by Want2b3D‎, April 1st, 2012 07:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 752
April 5th, 2012, 12:00 PM Go to last post

New to visual effects and need guidance

I have currently learned how to use autodesk maya and after effects and want to know what books I should buy to learn about visual effects. In addition, I'm interested in being a visual effects animator. What would I have to learn for this to happen?

Started by ukking93‎, March 28th, 2012 07:58 AM
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March 28th, 2012, 11:28 AM Go to last post

Is Eyeon Fusion worth learning after already learning Nuke by The Foundry?

I've been learning Nuke for a bout 2 years now, and I'm very confident with it. I had a look at Eyeon Fusion and I like what I see (in terms of tools). Do you think I should learn Nuke like the back of my hand? Or do you think I should learn Nuke very well and Fusion very well?

Started by Synicade‎, March 22nd, 2012 10:40 PM
eyeon, fusion, learn, nuke, the foundry
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March 27th, 2012, 12:53 AM Go to last post

Particall expression

Hi i need a expression thats make every 3 particle thats born the color green red and blue. so i get the participle like a id pass, and i also wondering if there is any good books or websites that can help me to learn more about expressions. (using nukes particle system) hope anybody can...

Started by aezz‎, March 20th, 2012 03:34 AM
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Views: 383
March 20th, 2012, 03:34 AM Go to last post

Breakdowns

Hey guys, got a small question. What is the purpose of shot breakdowns in a reel? To show your understanding of the compositing process or to show that a shot was done by you, not by someone else? Or both? Thanks.

Started by Vladimir Zharov‎, March 11th, 2012 03:23 AM
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March 15th, 2012, 10:09 PM Go to last post

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can i know where i can find fusion camera projection tutorial ?

Started by hangkol‎, March 12th, 2012 05:44 AM
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Views: 457
March 13th, 2012, 01:57 AM Go to last post

Explain RELIGHTING concept please

Hi everyone can anyone explain well how the relighting process works ? Which is the correct workflow ? I know the relighting using normal pass applied to a material in the 3d environment and the RGB ID pass which separate the lights in the RGB passes but this second workflow is not very...

Started by Devhill‎, February 28th, 2012 09:41 AM
light, relight, rgb pass
Replies: 4
Views: 551
March 13th, 2012, 12:38 AM Go to last post

Clamp - Unclamp color

Hi guys what's exactly "unclamped" and "clamp" mean ??? Example for vray render element: VRayUnclampedColor - The unclamped image color. What kind of level represent exactly ? How can i use this element in compositing ? I can not find a good explanation on the web. thanks

Started by Devhill‎, March 9th, 2012 05:49 AM
clamp, unclamp, vray
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March 9th, 2012, 10:45 AM Go to last post

MotionBlur Workflow

hello! how is the correct workflow flow motion blur?, so in my case, i have rendered Background CGI, hero Obj CGI, im kinda confused where shuold i apply the MB, should i do this? B A (motion blur the BG) merge over ( motion...

Started by asinnnn‎, February 28th, 2012 01:24 AM
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March 8th, 2012, 05:07 AM Go to last post

beginners salary for a rotoscope artists

hey all! I'm going to be starting a new job as a rotoscope artist and I'm not too sure what I should be asking. I have two years experience as a compositor for quite a few animated films and shows but this is my first job in live action. I was just wondering what the average wage is for a...

Started by diabolik‎, July 28th, 2008 12:51 PM
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March 5th, 2012, 06:57 PM Go to last post

Beginner modeler need some advice

Hey guys, i am doing to be skilled modeler and to work for film industry.At the moment i am learning poly modeling, from tutorials. Should i learn Nurbs and SubD? Some of the people i ask, they told me to learn, some of them not. And why should i learn Nurbs? Can with polygons and now Zbrush, be...

Started by BojanStankovski‎, February 5th, 2012 08:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 762
March 4th, 2012, 06:02 PM Go to last post

Tracking and lens distortion + rolling shutter

Do i need to undistort and fix rolling shutter eveytime i need to 2d/3d something on a shot? or it depends?

Started by baratation‎, March 3rd, 2012 04:12 AM
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March 3rd, 2012, 04:12 AM Go to last post

Preimere and assimilate scratch workflow

Hello everyone, am trying to send my sequence from preimere to scratch. I shoot my clips with a Sony alpha 65 and imported it to preimere, am done with my sequence, saved it as a .edl and now import it into scratch. Scratch won't show my clip but instead it shows me a color frame or something...

Started by ehigiepaul‎, March 1st, 2012 04:15 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 409
March 1st, 2012, 04:15 AM Go to last post

VFX Salary

Hi i live in London. What is the salary for a VFX Production Coordinator or a VFX supervisor for a tv show.

Started by sachin211‎, December 12th, 2010 09:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,157
February 29th, 2012, 03:55 AM Go to last post

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