Learning new thing everyday, TrackMatte in FCP

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Learning new thing everyday, TrackMatte in FCP

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The Core Skills of VFX Handbook

Thanks Seadog's friend's info<br /><a href="http://www.skillset.org/animation/qualifications/article_8377_1.asp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614421848392430258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd42ugbNFPSYMu1TnFI3US74Y-9Iala-nxntdQz0JvVbqQ6V7fwR2vZNaucWZ8pYch9Ts0lQGvdT8Buj2Xgy23gTykMo1PCE5cGKqU4OEHVcbUNmbGcuah4OpfVopJt8UvruyvyzlILRt/s400/vfx.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 221px;" /></a>

The Core Skills of VFX Handbook

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Understanding Nuke's unique Layer and Channel system (including the Shuffle Nodes)

First thanks SeaDog's great info!<br /><a href="http://www.nukepedia.com/written-tutorials/understanding-nukes-unique-layer-and-channel-system-including-the-shuffle-nodes/">Understanding Nuke's unique Layer and Channel system (including the Shuffle Nodes)<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598447786346227778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrE71OToqgrI-IsW0eqV2W00L2JceWligBMWOgPDXxSg2GLUnMBxfnYhqkcgdq3HR88mOo6nIb-6dhIUbedhe1DhycWD2v5DYHj6_3qbNQn7kK5lNhQCxlzKZAyTZfXZS5Lztdmk4Qwq4/s400/layerChannelShuffle_01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Understanding Nuke's unique Layer and Channel system (including the Shuffle Nodes)

First thanks SeaDog's great info! Understanding Nuke's unique Layer and Channel system (including the Shuffle Nodes)

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bake OCC texture from maya / mentalray

Thanks Bernard's info....<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19412879" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19412879">Baking Ambient Occlusion Maps using Maya</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5629808">Duylinh Nguyen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHQZMRI3I5O7YRnLMwslnO2vqYhCjIJA0SYHfrfPk74HLWWW-HLPKg4FDjLOzz5jt1oGmV8ApAQB5RK05uOdEeborqdv1uKvQhtfiBxP8gJnnrz6kSWwHUAFHKj9h_GzA3RIBaZVomMgD/s1600/backOCC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584914170523986850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHQZMRI3I5O7YRnLMwslnO2vqYhCjIJA0SYHfrfPk74HLWWW-HLPKg4FDjLOzz5jt1oGmV8ApAQB5RK05uOdEeborqdv1uKvQhtfiBxP8gJnnrz6kSWwHUAFHKj9h_GzA3RIBaZVomMgD/s400/backOCC.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 400px;" /></a>

bake OCC texture from maya / mentalray

Thanks Bernard's info.... Baking Ambient Occlusion Maps using Maya from Duylinh Nguyen on Vimeo .

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Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques

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Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques

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淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術

Great info about stereoscopic form CG expert Teddy Young blog!<br /><a href="http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/teddy-animtion/article?mid=1395&prev=1401&next=1388">淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴萬』Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/teddy-animtion/article?mid=1401&prev=1410&next=1395">淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴吐』Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/teddy-animtion/article?mid=1410&prev=-1&next=1401">淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴思立』Part 3</a><br /><a href="http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/teddy-animtion/article?mid=1418&sc=1#1421">淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴惑』 Part 4</a><br /><br />Thanks again Teddy sharing all wonderfull info here....

淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術

Great info about stereoscopic form CG expert Teddy Young blog! 淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴萬』Part 1 淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴吐』Part 2 淺談3D立體影像概念跟技術 『趴思立』Part 3 淺...

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Advanced Lighting, Rendering & Compositing

數位內容學院, 在職班新課Advanced Lighting, Rendering & Compositing<br /><a href="http://www.dci.org.tw/course/view.aspx?id=c4e39ffe16134bf89018f4340c607df0"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482124451217405106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivizOzm3XX6bZvERH2K0bJX1UmutJRkcjLYv-Qo4K0LhsYySWPx-thyphenhyphenNn86v3QjszdL3cf1JYpt7ItozoPgeH1eNTxJ2w8SFGH_auPClGSVZrCmTHsZRh-fuZJ1fng-oAEimqLKYY7R-Dk/s400/ALC.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" /></a><br /><div>Class outline:</div><div>課程內容包括燈光原則、控制、算圖、合成。透過分析好萊塢大製作電影實例，說明如何運用簡單而有效率的方法，在大量製作時維持美術風格一致。</div><div>Day 1 (10:00~12:30, 13:30~17:00)</div><div>I. How to seeWhat is good lighting</div><div>II. How to control your light and tell the storyDifferent types of lights, cone angle, light fall off, barn door, and shadows</div><div>III. Rendering managementHow many layers do you need? More is more, or less is more?IV. How to compositing images properlyDiscuss edge treatment, color space, workflow</div><div>Q & A</div><div> </div><div>Day 2 (10:00~12:30, 13:30~17:00)</div><div>I. How to work efficiently in big productionHow to keep shots consistent from different artists</div><div>II. Case study from the instructor’s demoreels Including ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘G-Force’, ‘Spiderman 3’ , ‘Speed Racer’, ‘Beowulf’, ‘Monster House’… ect.</div><div>Q & A</div><div> </div><div>講師 Kuan Lin and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2498833/">his IMBD </a>info.</div>

Advanced Lighting, Rendering & Compositing

數位內容學院, 在職班新課Advanced Lighting, Rendering & Compositing Class outline: 課程內容包括燈光原則、控制、算圖、合成。透過分析好萊塢大製作電影實例，說明如何運用簡單而有效率的方法，在大量製作時維持美術風格一致...

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技術指導實務 ─ Avatar 阿凡達資深特效師親臨實做教學

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技術指導實務 ─ Avatar 阿凡達資深特效師親臨實做教學

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腳本與分鏡

台大演講 <a href="http://speech.ntu.edu.tw/user/vod_film.php?film_series=51&film_sn=986">腳本與分鏡</a> <span class="title">講者：</span>黎文狄 美術總監 (香港商壹傳媒動畫 (Next Media Animation)

腳本與分鏡

台大演講 腳本與分鏡 講者： 黎文狄 美術總監 (香港商壹傳媒動畫 (Next Media Animation)

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Ten Stereoscopic Tricks I Learned From Pixar

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Ten Stereoscopic Tricks I Learned From Pixar

Ten Stereoscopic Tricks I Learned From Pixar

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AE tips: AE loopout type

在After Effects的 expression程式庫 loopout type預設值是 cycle, 可以試試 pingpong/ offset/ continue (hmmm.. this one is not working actually!), numKeyframes = 0 是指被loopout expression影響的keyframe數量, 0代表所有keyframe都影響....<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OqZBh9APOww&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OqZBh9APOww&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>

AE tips: AE loopout type

在After Effects的 expression程式庫 loopout type預設值是 cycle, 可以試試 pingpong/ offset/ continue (hmmm.. this one is not working actually!), numKeyfram...

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Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces

long time I had a chat with Drake and Dan about where the hell gamma 2.2 from? Base on Dan said from the book "Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces by Charles Poynton", gamma 2.2 that invert human eye's gamma 0.4545 happen in video it's a coincidence, really? for me it's really hard to believed.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373154295595556002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsUhA-dJIH3WeD1ti-5Zz6jJSh6aSilR3jvHumeoTULTz7ExeJVKe9-6-dmMhb0DmdqskbV5HWcMX2U8Bw4BOCk8D8i-GfaaPb405w3BvIOEKDzEja5p_id1KmP-8XHxNs6NkOyOqMRBC/s400/Digital+Video+and+HDTV+Algorithms+and+Interfaces.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 240px;" /><br /><a href="http://www.dvjimmy.com/temp/DV_HDTV_AI.pdf"><span style="color: black;">.</span></a>

Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces

long time I had a chat with Drake and Dan about where the hell gamma 2.2 from? Base on Dan said from the book "Digital Video and HDTV A...

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