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Sunflow open source render engine

2007-01-21T10:36:00.000-08:00

"Sunflow is an open source rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis. It is written in Java and built around a flexible ray tracing core and an extensible object-oriented design."

http://sunflow.sourceforge.net/index.php

Faking Global Illumination in Houdini with Vmantra

2006-09-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

"Here is a quick and easy way to get fairly nice global illumination style lighting using Vmantra and Houdini.'

Sean Lewkiw developed a custom Houdini script that allows user to create a light populated dome and achieve very good results with not much render time.

link:

houdini tutorials in pdf

2006-09-03T09:26:00.000-07:00

Lots of Houdini Tutorials in pdf, some are old, but very usefull!

thx to soulvector for this!

link:

ParanoiaFX free macros for shake

2006-08-17T18:19:00.000-07:00

"Lens Flare 1.2
Simulates reflections of "50-300mm zoom", "Anamorphic" and "35mm Prime" lens. I'm still working on other lens types."

"Volumetric Light 1.1
Produces volumetric light rays. Works on basis of "EdgeDetect" and "RadialBlur"."

www.paranoiafx.com

strangebrain's free shake macros

2006-08-17T18:12:00.000-07:00

Excelent shake macros and, for free!

" ProFlares is a set of macros for Shake to fill in a big gap in the available
add-ons, the creation of realistic lens flares."

"AE for Shake is a full package of macros for Shake to mimic the effects and
blend modes of After Effects within Shake. For now up to 124 effects and 30
blend modes are supported."

www.strangebrain.com

High Resolution Light Probes

2006-08-01T22:34:00.000-07:00

Paul Debevec ( debevec.org ) released new light probes in high resolution. Also, the site explains an introduction to HDRI, Image Formats, Panoramic Formats and how to make your own light probes.

You can download the probes here.

MotionBlur as a 2D postprocess

2006-07-29T13:53:00.000-07:00

working with motionvectors

"This shader can render visual motion vector information, that can be used by some RevisionFX plugins - namely ReelSmart Motion Blur v3 and ReelSmart Smooth Kit - to render accurate motion blur in post."

for Mental Ray renderers

xsi files page:

maya files page:

zdepthDOF for mental ray

2006-07-28T07:23:00.000-07:00

from the author:

"zDepthDOF is a material shader for Mental Ray which renders zDepth images 'ready-to-use' for depth of field simulation. It provides full keyframable focus control inside the animation package.

While zDepthDOF is intended to be used in conjunction with a compositing package, like for example Apple Computer's Shake, Discreet's Combustion or even Adobe's Photoshop CS, the rendered zDepth images can be used 'as is'. There is no longer a need to re-map grayscale values to distances inside the compositing package (which is often difficult guesswork) or let alone keyframe them, as all this can now be done within the 3D environment of the animation package."

it works with mental ray on xsi, maya and 3dsmax

zdepthDOF for mental ray

Biomedical Image Awards

2006-07-20T08:05:00.000-07:00

Excellent resource for Biomedical Imagery

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/bia/gallery.html

Andrew D Lyons Works

2006-03-30T09:53:00.000-08:00

amazing works by andrew lyons, interactivity, houdini

link

algorithmicbotany.org

2006-03-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

If you need to know more about L-systems, cellular automata, branching patterns and other essential stuff to replicate organic patterns, this site is an amazing resource.

"Algorithmic Botany, the website of the Biological Modeling and Visualization research group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary."

"Led by Professor Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, the BMV group studies the modeling, simulation, and visualization of plants. One of our primary focuses is the ongoing development of a suite of software tools for performing simulated experiments: the "Virtual Laboratory". You can also read more about our research, about the members of BMV, see our publications, or read other documents, including The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants and Visual Models of Morphogenesis."

link

ati radeon > firegl softmod

2006-03-21T09:53:00.000-08:00

I am using a laptop with a mobility radeon 9600 card, but the ati drivers for it crashes the houdini aprentice edition and maya. I tried several drivers and mods from ati with no success so far. Now, it works ok under firegl softmod.
here is the thread on cgtalk about how to soft mod the ati radeon series to ati firegl series card.

http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifcgtalk thread

Renderman vs. Mental Ray vs. Maya software renderers

2006-02-28T09:04:00.000-08:00

performance comparison between these three renderers on Maya by Maximilian Schonherr.

link

PIXERO: Mray Shaders and Tutorials

2006-02-27T18:42:00.000-08:00

Jan Sandström's web page.

maya shaders, mentalray shaders, darktree shaders, tutorials ( maya and mentalray )...

link

OVERBURN 1.6 for Maya

2006-02-27T14:21:00.000-08:00

"OverBurn is a combination of particles, fluids and particleSamplerInfo nodes. It substitutes the default particleCloud shader with fluid one ( voxels ). As result, the final look of the particles is mutch better and believeble. Using this technique we can represent wider range of interesting volumetric effects like explosions, fireballs, dust, smoke, lava, ice, etc."

Overburn site

DgeeMe motion capture free software

2006-02-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

"DGeeMe is a video based motion capture and analysis software package. The software can be used for sports skill analysis and for real motion input to development of games."

link

Timelines and Milestones of Computer Animation and Visual Effects

2006-02-27T07:03:00.000-08:00

link

SUBDIVISIONMODELING.COM

2006-02-22T18:39:00.000-08:00

Excellent blog with reviews, resources, forums and everything you want to know about modeling with subdivisions.

link

3D Delight Renderman Renderer

2006-02-22T18:26:00.000-08:00

"3Delight is a fast RenderMan®-compliant renderer designed to produce photorealistic images for serious production environments. Some of its features include ray tracing, global illumination, motion blur, depth of field, subdivision surfaces, programmable shaders, quality antialiasing and antialiased multi-depth shadow maps. It is available for a wide variety of platforms, including Windows, MacOS X, Linux and IRIX."

3Delight's Features:

RenderMan® Compliant

RenderMan® Shading Language Support

Fast and Efficient Rendering

Extensible Display Drivers

Multi-platform Support with Specific Code Optimization

3Delight

online free textures at imageafter.com

2006-02-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

"Image*After is a large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image or texture from our site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial."

free for commercial or personal use, at least 10 daily additions

imageafter.com

ATI mobility on Ubuntu linux

2006-02-02T08:25:00.000-08:00

a useful link for those who wants to run 3d software with ATI video cards on Ubuntu linux:

link

fxpodcast at fxguide.com

2006-02-01T09:29:00.000-08:00

do u know more about visual fx industry? News and interviews?

The guys at FXguide.com have a serious podcast to the VFX professional.

FXpodcast

render passes for maya free plugin

2006-02-01T09:20:00.000-08:00

wrote by Andrew Chapman, this maya plugin is an indispensable tool for the CG artist who needs to customize render passes in a single file.

versions available: Maya 4.5 to 7.0 for Win32/Linux, Maya 6.0 to 7.0 for OSX

"Render passes are a crucial aspect of generating high-end visual effects work. A render pass is a special render where you change various aspects of your shaders, lights and scene in order to make matching sets of images that allow the 2D compositing process maximum control."

render passes for maya

YAFRAY free raytracing

2006-01-28T08:28:00.000-08:00

yet another free raytracer for MACOS X, Windows and Linux

"YafRay is a powerful raytracer, under the LGPL license. It enables you to create fantastic images and animations of a photorealistic quality."

render features:
Full Global Ilumination
Skydome Ilumination
HDRI Ilumination
Caustics
Real DOF
Glossy/Blurry reflections

flexibility:
Modular Framework
Integration in 3dsuites via plugin
Platform Independent
Standa-lone render engine
Distributed and multithread render

yafray.org

blenderart magazine

2006-01-28T08:10:00.000-08:00

in its second issue, blenderart-mag comes with 60 pages plenty of tutorials and articles related to the open-source 3D software.

blenderart-mag

blender 2.41 released

2006-01-28T08:03:00.000-08:00

"Blender is the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License."( blender.org )

in this release, big improvements for interactive 3D content, physics engine, sculpting tools, addition of GLSL shaders, and more.

blender

free ZBrush Tutorials

2006-01-27T02:19:00.000-08:00

digitaltutors.com, best known for its Maya Tutorials is offering free ZBrush learning video.

ZBrush Essentials:
Reposing Zbrush Models in Maya

siggraph videos at archive.org

2006-01-25T19:46:00.000-08:00

archive.org is the greatest online repository of free media. U can download plenty of siggraph videos there ( almost all are dated of 2001 edition ).

the link

wings 3d

2006-01-25T15:59:00.000-08:00

wings3d is a free Subdivision modeler.
It supports the following formats:

* Nendo (NDO)
* 3D Studio (3DS)
* Wavefront (OBJ)
* VRML (WRL)
* Renderware (RWX)
* FBX (on Windows and Mac OS X)
* Yafray
* Toxic

Several tutorials are available on the site as well.

free terragen tutorials

2006-01-24T12:40:00.000-08:00

terragen is an outstanding free software "capable of photorealistic results for professional landscape visualisation, special effects, art and recreation."

I found six free tutorials at 3d-palace.

tutorials link

space-graphics.com web site

2006-01-24T11:27:00.000-08:00

Looking for good maps for planet rendering? This amazing site, space-graphics.com in its own description:

* Texture maps, suitable for 2D and 3D post processing.
* LightWave and/or Terragen compatible meshes and terrains.
* Freeware images and wallpapers, large size royalty free stock images
with instant purchase and delivery.

earth tutorial at scifi-meshes

2006-01-24T10:32:00.000-08:00

scifi-meshes.com is an amazing site for everyone that likes scifi and 3D. Tons of tutorials, meshes and WIPS. The forums are good and u can exchange a lot of information about using 3dApps in scifi production.

This tutorial is 3dsmax oriented, but it worth a look if u use other 3dapp ( requires free registration ).

link

2005-07-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

this is my new project... inspired by nanotechnology. Is a nanobot between red cells
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video version

2005-06-13T18:26:00.000-07:00

here is the final version in quicktime http://www.marfisa.org/media_file/final_sorenson.mov

2005-06-13T18:15:00.001-07:00

final version still 5
Posted by Hello

2005-06-13T18:14:00.001-07:00

final version still 2
Posted by Hello

2005-06-13T18:14:00.000-07:00

final version excerpts
Posted by Hello

2005-06-08T10:36:00.000-07:00

particle fx test
Posted by Hello

2005-06-07T21:38:00.001-07:00

fg render test 1
Posted by Hello

2005-06-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

wireframe test 2
Posted by Hello

2005-06-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

wireframe test 1
Posted by Hello

get a job

2005-06-07T21:35:00.000-07:00

I am working in a little project called "get a job".

my brother created this font, and asked for something in CG for his demo.

I will do some mel scripting to work on it, hope that I can do something interesting...

back to cg

2005-06-07T20:00:00.000-07:00

I'm back from some daiys of heavy work with Live Gigs and Studio... tired from sound engineering right now.

back to study some 3d and CG...

just found this EXCELENT CG video:

LOOP

also, I am checking another option for studying 3d on canada:

nadcentre.com

I am not an 3ds max user, but this tutorial seems very interesting. It teaches how to achieve the "matrix bullet trail" effect. I'll check if is useful for maya:

3dkingdom.org

looking for 3d school

2005-06-02T20:22:00.000-07:00

Right now I am looking for a good Visual FX and 3d school, since that is what I would like to work my entire life...

this one seems very expensivevancouver film school
, cg school in spaintrazos
, this school seems a good choicevanarts
, my first choice until nowmediadesignschool
,if i want to live and study in hollywood!gnomon
,I am VERY interested in animationmentor
!

If u are interested on animation and NOT living in america, take a serious look at it!