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- 3ds Max 2011 Quicksilver GPU-accelerated MetaSL renderer
- Interview with Faraz Mobin
- Harry Storbacka's Digital Artist 1.0
- Depth Of Field With 3DSMax & Photoshop
- RayFire tutorial by Terraon
- CPU-Z Version 1.54 Released
- Unwrella 2.10
- Autodesk Composite 2011 Training Videos
| 3ds Max 2011 Quicksilver GPU-accelerated MetaSL renderer Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:13 AM PDT
 Ken Pimentel is the Director of Visual Communication Solutions within Autodesk's Media & Entertainment division, responsible for guiding 3ds Max, Project Newport, Mudbox, ImageModeler, Stitcher and FBX solutions. Ken holds a BS of Electrical and Computer Engineering degree from the University of California at Davis and is the coauthor of the book "Virtual Reality: Through the New Looking Glass.He has just posted the article "Quicksilver details revealed " So from this article we will get the key technology/ Features of Quicksilver includes: - Use of MetaSL shaders - Sophisticated shadowing system including adaptive shadow map creation (provides fine detail of shadows in large scenes) - Photometric lights - Indirect Lighting simulation (not screen space like 3ds Max 2010, emulates effects of indirect lighting) - Reflections of dynamic objects (non-raytraced) - Ambient Occlusion (screen-space) - DOF (shader effect) - Motion blur (from camera passes) - Hardware and software based anti-aliasing and supersampling - Alpha and Z-buffer render elements - Larger-than-screen resolutions - Hundreds of dynamic lights (if you have enough GPU for this) - Floating point render pipeline with tone-mapping - Support for Backburner (you better have the same GPU on each node or you'll get unpredictable results) - Multi-threaded CPU optimization Examples: Quicksilver in 3ds Max Design 2011 (above). Shows viewport versus Quicksilver render of the same scene. Here's a video (30Mb) of the workflow.
Quicksilver result (above) mental ray result (above)
Quicksilver (above). Rendered at 1k x 563 in 7 seconds. HP 6400 with ATI 4870. Quicksilver result (above). Click on this video to see an animation. mental ray result (above) Click on the image above to see a video of the setup. Click on this to see a video of just the output. Image from Autodesk developers. HP 6400 with ATI 4870. Quicksilver, click on the image above to see a video of the animation. Roughly 11 secs/frame with reflections, 4 secs/frame without. Click on this to see a short segment with motion blur (rended in 1 hour 40 minutes). Animation courtesy of Primary Focus (aka Frantic Films team). HW: Nvidia FX 4800. READ FULL ARTICLE !Related links: area.autodesk.com  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:08 AM PDT
 CGArena has just Interviewed with Faraz Mobin a 3D modeller who works for the Virtual Training Section of the Dubai Police General HQ.  READ HERE! Related links: CGArena.com  |
| Harry Storbacka's Digital Artist 1.0 Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PDT
 HSDA 1.0 has been released. HSDA is a 2D digital painting application with functionality for painting in perspective. FEATURE 1. Get the perspective right! Start by defining the vanishing points. This is done by rotating a set of cubes to find the desired point of view. More than one set of vanishing points can be used to represent different rotations. The 3D cursor keeps you aware of the perspective by showing the lines eminating from the vanishing points. Brush strokes can be locked to any of the vanishing points. When you draw, the brush is scaled by the distance to the vanishing point creating an instant depth effect. 2. Freehand drawing in perspective! Besides straight lines in perspective, you can also draw freehand. To draw freehand in perspective, select two vanishing points at once. The brush will be scaled automatically making your brush strokes merge with the scene. Without perspective scaling strokes define invisible billboards facing the viewer head on, often destroying the sense of depth in the image. 3. Select the right color at once! Getting the brush color right has traditionally been a process of trial and failure. Digital Artist solves this problem by showing a preview of the color on the image: When you change the color in the color dialog, the preview on the image changes accordingly. This allows you to see what the color will look like in the place you intend to use it. 4. Selecting brushes is fast and easy Each brush contains tags that hint at its possible uses. A brush suitable for painting clouds has the tag "Clouds" and by clicking the tag in the selector you see all brushes with the specified tag: After using a brush in your painting, you can quickly find the brush again from the "used brushes" tab in the brush selector. Shortcuts for commonly used tags can be added to the sidebar of the brush selector. This lets you access your favourite brushes with just a few clicks. When you save your work, the used brushes will be saved in the image. This enables you to take your work with you, without having to worry about not having the used brushes available. 5. Create your own brushes with the brush editor! Custom brushes enable you to easily texture things, add detail and expressiveness to your works. With the included brush editor you can create your own brushes: Brushes consist of bitmaps and frames. Bitmaps provide the images, and frames specify how the bitmaps are drawn. A frame contains parameters such as scale, rotation, opacity and spacing. By building a sequence of frames you can get astonishing brush strokes with just a single bitmap - imagine what you could do with two! 6. Masks in perspective! The vanishing points of your image can also be used to create masks. Combine masks with some brushwork and gradients and you have a very powerful tool at your disposal: Additionally you can save the masks for later use. Shown below is the mask dialog: 7. The user interface that doesn't get in your way! All commonly used tool windows, such as the color and brush selectors, are only shown when you need them. Bringing up one of the dialogs is only a matter of hitting one of the function keys (F1-F8). Another press of the same key makes the dialog go away again. The user interface lets you focus on your work and thus makes you more productive. Digital Artist maximizes your workspace and minimizes the time spent accessing common functions. To maximize your focus on painting, hit F11 for full-screen editing. 8. Gradients - also in perspective! The gradient tool allows you to draw color gradients on your image. Gradients can be straight or triangular, with the tip at one of the vanishing points of your image. The easy to use gradient editor allows you to make new gradients and to edit existing ones: 9. See the proportions of your image before you create it! The proportions of the image affect a lot what the final piece will look like. Start by selecting the right proportions, don't do it as an afterthought. The "Create New Image" dialog provides visual feedback as you adjust the proportions before image creation. 10. Separate undo-stack for mask operations! The mask tools have their own undo stack - used only when one of the mask tools is selected. You can revert to an earlier mask using undo even after a long period of painting. Get it ! Related links: da-gfx.com  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Depth Of Field With 3DSMax & Photoshop Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:23 AM PDT
 Depth of Field is a cool effect that lets you bring focus to particular objects in the scene and blurring the rest of the background and foreground. Depth of Field (DOF) works according to Z, so distance is one of the important settings. In this tutorial Hani Mohammadi is not going to talk about DOF technique in mental ray or Scanline , just going to show the compositional way for simulating this effect with 3ds Max and Photoshop. In this way you just need to render your scene and then you can try out different distances for DOP. This way can be useful for style rendering and save a lot of time if you want to show different distances to your client. CHECK IT ! Related links: 3dtotal.com  |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PDT
 Terraon has just posted the video explain RayFire Property Check in Vimeo Related links: vimeo.com  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:59 AM PDT
 CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. The CPU-Z utility has just been updated to version 1.54 which adds some new processors offered from both Intel and AMD. What's new: - Intel Core i7-880, Core i5-680, Core i3-550 processors
The CPU-Z V1.54 for Windows 32/64-bit can be download via here. Related links: cpuid.com  |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:56 AM PDT
 Unwrella is now available in version 2.10 for Autodesk 3ds Max. This new version of Unwrella enhances the plug-in's functionality with optional automatic seam placements based on the mesh's topology. Depending your specific requirements you can add seems in grooves of your mesh where they won't be seen or you can add seams to ridges on the surface to assist with shapes that have hard angles, for example architectural meshes. Changes in Unwrella 2.10:
The Unwrella unwrapping plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max 9, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 is now available for sale and as a freely downloadable trial version on its homepage: http://www.unwrella.com For all Maya users:
Unwrella was developed for the high demands of graphics designers in real world production environments and provides a fast, simple and reliable unwrapping solution. It is the first tool of this kind on the market, allowing the unwrapping of 3d models to be done with a single mouse click while simultaneously providing optimal results that combine the minimized texture stretching of automated unwrapping techniques with the efficient space utilization and chunk distribution of UV space that is achieved with manual pelt wrapping methods. This allows users to quickly solve complex tasks like the creation of seamless 3d models, more accurate lightmaps and productive subsequent processing of the UV maps in other 3d applications like ZBrush or Mudbox.
Unwrella is compatible with:
Requirements:
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| Autodesk Composite 2011 Training Videos Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:37 AM PDT
 cmiVFX Releases New Autodesk Composite 2011 Training Videos High Definition Training Videos for the Visual Effects Industry Princeton, NJ (March 25th, 2010) – cmiVFX launches its latest training video in the cmiDirect series, Autodesk Composite 2011. Create compositions, work with footage, create masks, color correct and introduce vector paint techniques with the latest tools on the market. This training will guide the project through a clearly defined process. Immediately learn crucial information on specific topics without slowing down your productions and wasting unnecessary time. cmiDirect continues to deliver high level detailed content direct to the topic. cmiPlayer technology was designed to let professionals access information from any computer on the internet. Whether your at work, at home, or some where in between.. cmiVFX will be there for you waiting with the information that you need to know RIGHT NOW! When it comes to high end CG and VFX training, there is only once choice... cmiVFX! This video is available today at the cmiVFX store for a Special Introductory Offer Price! Don't forget about the cmiSubscription plan! Get one today. cmiVFX launched the most affordable subscription plan in Visual FX Training History for only $299 USD, and if you were a subscriber, this New Training Release would already be in your account. For more information on our subscriptions: http://www.cmivfx.com/productpages/...ons_And_Pricing Autodesk Composite 2011 Training Videos http://www.cmivfx.com/productpages/...odesk_Composite Autodesk Composite, formerly known as Toxik, is now available as a packaged application with Maya and soon to be 3D Max. This long format, detailed explanation of the ins and outs of this robust application come to fruition as several projects take your through the standard operation procedure of this node based compositor. Introduction Learn how to navigate through the various components of the Composite UI such as navigating views and adding tools via the Gate UI. Discuss User and Project Preferences and begin to lay down a basic foundation to working with Composite, which the rest of lessons will build upon. Creating Compositions and Working with Footage Create your first composition file and learn important composition settings. Discuss using multiple compositions and versions as well as importing and working with footage and playing footage in Composite's Player View. Creating the Alien Visitors Composite Continue exploring Player Outputs, Context Points and using the Comparison Tool. Then shift gears and begin work on the Alien Visitors composite, which covers connecting nodes and creating a comp over operation via the Blend & Comp Tool. Through the alien composite, you will learn several tools and important workflows in Autodesk Composite. Creating Masks and Color Correction Continuing through the Alien Visitors composite, discussing the aspects of using the Garbage Mask tool to masks the alien ships. Take a look at color correction using the CC basics tool and discuss methods of color correction through CC Basics Color Match and by matching color through channels. Alien Visitors Composite Wrap Up Complete the Alien Visitors composite by using a Depth Pass to mask color correction. Learn to create lighting effects via the Blur and Color Source Tools. Also take a look at utilizing the Luma Keyer Tool to aid in mask creation. Creating the Assault Composite Begin creating the Assault composite and continue to build on important lessons covered in the Alien Visitors composite. Learn to the process of keying green screen footage using Composite's Super Keyer Tool. Learn to create a light wrap effect to realistically blend the foreground and background elements. Wrapping Up the Assault Composite Discuss Composite's animation tools to create muzzle fire. Learn to use Composite's Tracker Tool to apply tracker data to masks. Explore Composite's animation graph editor to create and manipulate key frames as well as using basic expressions to link attributes in Composite. Introducing Vector Paint Explore the new Vector Paint Tool found in Composite 2011. Take a look at using Vector Paint's Paint, Clone and Reveal modes as well as discuss options for modifying brushes and strokes and utilizing the Transform functions of Vector Paint to finesse clone operations. Discuss the usage of Clone and Reveal to remove or replace portions of an image, as needed in everyday Rotoscoping tasks. About the Author Wes has been a professional 3D artist for 10 years, working in video and multimedia production. For the past six years, he has been the Multi-Media Developer for UPS Airlines at the Flight Training Center. He creates various 3D elements for video and interactive online training. Wes is the author of "Real World modo: In the Trenches with modo", published in HDRI 3D magazine and a featured artist at Luxology.com. Wes has also participated in beta tests for both Luxology and Autodesk, leading 3D software companies. In addition to writing training books, Wes also runs the 3D Ninja blog producing tutorials for the 3D Artist. This video is available today at the cmiVFX store. cmiVFX Video Player Online Store http://cmivfx.com/store/Browse.aspx?Category=33 About cmiVFX cmiVFX is not a conventional training company. We know that a problem can have many solutions and we aim to drive the industry with the latest information available for our user base. Our training is aimed at expanding your marketability so that you can get and maintain a consistent revenue stream. Don't be fooled by our pretty pictures! We mean business here at cmiVFX. Its one thing to be able to create a pretty image, but its another thing to know how to create it for the proper venue. At cmiVFX, your will learn the difference! cmiVFX is the leader in High Definition Video Training for the Visual Effects Community. Register for FREE and receive hours of FREE content at cmiVFX: http://www.cmivfx.com/cmi_vod.html For additional information about cmiVFX, visit www.cmivfx.com. © 2010 cmiVFX | cmiStudios. All rights reserved. Related links: cmivfx  |
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