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FXPHD - FUM201: Intermediate FumeFX

gfxscene — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:47:50 +0000

FXPHD - FUM201: Intermediate FumeFX
English | h264 yuv420p 1152x720 24.00 fps | aac 44100 Hz mono | 1.37 GB
Genre: Video Training

In Intermediate Fume FX, we jump right in the deep end, initially introducing a lot of the core concepts behind Fume FX and how Congruent Solvers work - such as Fume FX, Phoenix, Maya Fluids etc. all work. These Fundamental Subjects Are Crucial to Understanding fluids, as well as Getting More Hands on in Learning the initial steps to How Fume FX Works, as well as IT's interface and a lot of IT's Powerful Key features.

Fxphd - AVD101: Avid for indie film and commercials

gfxscene — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:18 +0000

Fxphd - AVD101: Avid for indie film and commercials | 1.16GB
English | MOV | h264, yuv420p, 1152x720, 23.98 fps(r) (eng) | aac, 44100 Hz, mono

In this course,FXPHD covers the Avid Media Composer software, available on both Mac and Windows platforms, with a focus on Independent filmmaking and new media projects.

Digital Tutors - Professional Series - Designing Logos for Clients

gfxscene — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:38:21 +0000

Digital Tutors] Professional Series - Designing Logos for Clients
English | FLV | VP6 920x760 15 fps ~400 Kbps | MP3 44,1kHz 1ch 96Kbps | 518 MB
Genre: Video Training
1 hrs. 26 min. | April 4, 2011 | Illustrator CS5 and up, Photoshop CS5 and up | Author: Eddie Russell
In this Professional Series course, we will take a detailed look into the behind the scenes process of designing a logo for a client from scratch. This specific high-level course was designed to evolve your workflow processes, refine your problem solving techniques, and master your logo designing skills. The objectives for this fast-pace, intensive course are to help you understand why each step in this process is critical to delivering a successful and effective logo to our clients. By the end of this training, you will have the ability to take this process, modify it and apply it to any logo design project.

video2brain 2D Character Animation in After Effect

gfxscene — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:32 +0000

video2brain 2D Character Animation in After Effects | 702 MB
Genre: Video Training
In her career as an animator, Angie Taylor has developed some powerful techniques for creating quick but compelling 2D animation, and in this workshop she shares those secrets with you. Youï¿½ll learn how to import layered files and paths from Illustrator into After Effects and how to animate flat vector artwork in both 2D and 3D space, and youï¿½ll explore options for outputting your animations. The videos are short, focused, and solution-oriented, and all the project files are included so you can follow along as you go.

VTC - Toon Boom Studio 5

gfxscene — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:33:57 +0000

VTC - Toon Boom Studio 5
English | Format: QuickTime | Video: AVC 800x600 4:3 7,519 fps ~ 106 kbps | Audio: AAC 44,1 kHz 2ch 48 kbps | 492MB
Toon Boom Studio is an industry standard 2D animation application.Used to create animation for film, television and the Web, this powerful software can be used to bring your stories to life.

VTC author Dwayne Ferguson, a professional animator and television art director, shows you step by step, how to get the most out of this powerful software. Learn the Toon Boom Studio interface, animation principals and techniques. Work files are included. To get started today, simply click on one of the Toon Boom Studio movies.

FXPHD : FLM202

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:43:44 +0000

FXPHD – FLM202 – Flame in Production | 1.93 Gb
Genre: eLearnig, Movie Production

his course is in the spirit of our most popular courses here at fxphd: doing some cool shots and providing the footage for you to work along on the shots yourself. Professor and Dean Mike Seymour will be compositing a bunch of shots and looking at a range of new features in the 2009 versions of Flint/Flame. In addition to compositing shots using Flame’s built-in tools, this course will also use the Foundry’s Furnace plugins to tackle the work.

Digital - Tutors - Creative Development: Photorealistic Time-Lapse Animation and Rendering in Maya and modo

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:42:51 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Creative Development: Photorealistic Time-Lapse Animation and Rendering in Maya and modo

2 hrs. 38 min. | December 23, 2011 | Maya 2012, modo 501, Fusion 6.3, ZBrush 4R2 | Author: Martin Mayer

In this tutorial we will learn the efficient use of tools and techniques for creation of a time-lapse video. Throughout these lessons we'll delve into the animated growth of a tree branch as a time-lapse video. We'll learn everything from modeling, texturing and shading to the animation and final compositing. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a better understanding of how you can employ efficient and productive techniques for a time-lapse video that can be used when up against a tight deadline.

Digital - Tutors - Reusing Control Rigs in Maya

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:41:55 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Reusing Control Rigs in Maya
3 hrs. 37 min. | December 23, 2011 | Autodesk Maya 2012 | Author: Delano Athias

In this Maya tutorial, you will learn techniques for reusing control rigs in Maya to work more efficiently. Throughout the tutorial you will learn techniques for re-purposing rigs to save time in your character setup pipeline. We'll start by merging a completed rig into our character's scene. At that point, we will start modifying the rig to match the proportions of our character. Moving on from there, we will then add controls that are necessary to accommodate any new accessories that require controls. We'll also learn techniques for rigging hair and belts, and use Mel scripts, to help us to cut time on repetitive tasks. By the end of this tutorial, you'll learn how to reuse your own rigged assets, to, in the end, be more productive to your team.

Waylon Brinck - Materials An Introduction in Unreal Development Kit

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:41:04 +0000

Waylon Brinck - Materials An Introduction in Unreal Development Kit

.mov | project files | 1.95Gb

Waylon Brinck teaches the fundamentals of creating materials in the Unreal Development Kit. Waylon begins by showing examples of what’s possible to create in Unreal, then dives directly into the basic features of the editor. With an eye on developing a deep fundamental understanding of the tools, Waylon covers a variety of progressively more advanced features, with plenty of examples along the way. You’ll also receive a brief introduction to more advanced features like vector math and reflections, as well as performance optimization. Whether you’re new to material creation in general, or just new to Unreal, this video contains everything you need to get up to speed quickly.Instructor for this title: Waylon Brinck

Digital - Tutors - Using Texture to Enhance Digital Paintings in Photoshop CS5

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:39:10 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Using Texture to Enhance Digital Paintings in Photoshop CS5
1 hrs. 32 min. | December 23, 2011 | Photoshop CS5 | Author: Eddie Russell

In this tutorial we will learn several different techniques for adding texture to our digital paintings in Photoshop. Texture and surface detail is one area that is often overlooked by digital painters. By strategically implementing texture in your digital paintings, you can not only raise the quality of the image but also the level of realism. With this course we’ll get started by diving into Photoshop’s brushes. We’ll learn how we can create and configure our own custom brushes to paint texture. From here we’ll learn how to create our own patterns and several of the areas where these patterns can be utilized. Next we’ll look at some ways that we can bring images into our paintings, layering them over areas to create texture with the help of blend modes. Finally, we’ll learn a few methods of making our two dimensional textures appear to wrap around the three dimensional forms of our painting. After completing this course, you’ll be well equipped to begin experimenting with texture in your own digital paintings.

Digital - Tutors - Using the Blend Shapes Plugin for ZBrush 4

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:38:11 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Using the Blend Shapes Plugin for ZBrush 4
27 min. 58 sec. | July 2, 2011 | Zbrush 4 and up, Maya 2008 and up | Author: Justin Marshall

In this ZBrush tutorial we will learn to use the Blend Shapes plugin for ZBrush 4. Blend shapes are a great way to quickly add expression to our characters or otherwise deform models based on our specific design. ZBrush is particularly adept at allowing us to create those target shapes. In this series of lessons we’ll learn how to use the Blend Shapes plug-in to quickly create and export blend shapes for use in Maya. We will begin by talking about the installation of the plug-in and then take a look at its simple interface. We will proceed to create an expression for our old man character and export it quickly to Maya. While there, we will look at how to access our new blend shapes and talk about the other data that will come through with the transfer. We will also talk about exporting multiple blend shapes to create expression libraries and we'll finish up by looking at how we can export shapes for multiple subtools. Once completed, you'll be able to start transferring your own blend shapes to Maya much more quickly and easily.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: UV Layout and Texturing

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:37:24 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: UV Layout and Texturing
1 hrs. 47 min. | December 23, 2011 | Maya 2012, Photoshop CS5 | Author: Kyle Green

In this series of tutorials, we will teach you the techniques and steps used when creating the UVs and textures for the subway level used throughout our Unity Mobile Game Development series. We will start by talking about some steps for starting your UV layout process as well as some important concepts that you should keep in mind whenever preparing your UVs and your textures for use inside of Unity. We will talk about the importance of hiding UV seams on your geometry, planning texture layouts on your objects to maximize efficiency, you will learn UV layout and geometry modification tricks that can dramatically enhance the use of your UV texture space, and we will spend time in Photoshop learning how the textures in our level were created.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: User Interface Design

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:36:28 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: User Interface Design
1 hrs. 41 min. | December 23, 2011 | Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5 | Author: Eddie Russel

In this tutorial we will learn about designing the user interface graphics for a game as well as how to prepare these graphics to bring into Unity. We’ll get started by discussing the needs of our game in terms of user interface graphics and then learn how to set up a document in Photoshop to design them in. Next we’ll learn some strategies for building graphics and examine some possible pitfalls. Moving on, we’ll learn about different states of a specific graphic and how we can setup our file to make saving this type of graphic out a bit easier. After all the graphics for our game have been created, we’ll shift our focus to preparing them for Unity. We’ll learn about important things to consider when cropping and saving our files. Then we’ll wrap this course up by learning how unity handles transparency and some workflows we will need to utilize to accommodate this. After going through this course, you will gain insight into the process of creating and saving user interface graphics for our mobile game.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Set Dressing

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:35:41 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Set Dressing
1 hrs. 19 min. | December 23, 2011 | Maya 2012, Mudbox 2012, Photoshop CS5 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this series of tutorials, we will talk about the process we went through to create props and dress the level of our Unity Mobile Game Development project. We will start the training by taking a look at our game development document as well as the artwork that we have. These will give us a better idea of the technical aspects of our models and their look. We'll talk about building the geometry and creating texture maps for pieces of our level like old oil drums, boards and lights. We'll also cover workflows between Maya and Mudbox for modeling, sculpting, and painting bits of organic debris to illustrate the enemy infestation. We'll finish up by talking about dressing the set temporarily in Maya as a guide for the final dressing in Unity. This course goes over the process for creating props and set dressing and the thoughts behind the decisions but it is not a step-by-step tutorial. If you'd like to get up to speed on modeling in Maya, I'd recommend Introduction to Modeling in Maya which goes over the tools we use here in greater detail. If you want a more step-by-step look at creating assets in Mudbox, we have a variety of training available, including Introduction to Mudbox 2012 which will get you started very quickly. So over the next hour and a half or so, we'll talk about creating the pieces necessary to dress our set and give it a realistic, aged and worn look.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Saving Data and Highscores

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:34:58 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Saving Data and Highscores
3 hrs. 34 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3.4 | Author: Chris Glick

In this Unity tutorial, we’ll learn how to save data between play sessions with PlayerPrefs and create a highscore level for deployment to iOS or Android. Through these lessons we’ll learn how we can use the GUI class to draw various text and images on our screen. From there, we will examine time-saving techniques for placing our GUI elements with the inspector accurately. We'll learn how we can use arrays to store multiple pieces of data and how we can display lists using for loops. Then we'll refactor our array into a highscore class. With our display set up, we will learn the commands to access our player prefs and the logic we need to sort and store our data. Finally we'll see how we can use mobile keyboards and examine a faster method of saving data for mobile platforms. From basic preferences like display settings to more complex structures like high scores, it's important to understand how to save data after we close our game.

Digital -Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Player Functionality

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:34:06 +0000

Digital -Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Player Functionality
1 hrs. 22 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3d 3.4 | Author: Joshua Kinney

This Unity tutorial will create the basic framework for our main character such as, movement, camera position, weapons, and applying damage to enemies. Throughout the tutorial, we'll learn how to manipulate Unity's Player Relative Control prefab to give us our third person view and then we'll learn how to create the desired player movement based off of those scripts. After that, we'll get into creating weapon functionality for our assault rifle and our shotgun using our own custom scripts. Finally, we'll end the course by applying our weapon damage to affect an enemy's health and make them explode when that health reaches zero.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Lighting and Lightmapping

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:33:30 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Lighting and Lightmapping
1 hrs. 7 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3.4 | Author: Kyle Green

In this series of tutorials, we will teach you the techniques and steps that we used when creating the lighting for the subway level used throughout our Unity Mobile Game Development series. We will start by using a simple scene to demonstrate topics such as realtime shadows and lighting, we will also explore the process of lightmapping inside of Unity, allowing us to bake indirect illumination, shadows and ambient occlusion directly into our texture maps. While discussing lightmaps, we will show you a number of methods for getting a proper lightmapping result based on your object's UVs. We will also discuss how lights and shadows play a critically important role in conveying a certain mood or an atmosphere within our environments.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Level Design

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:32:43 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Level Design
2 hrs. 49 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3.4 | Author: Joshua Kinney

In this Unity tutorial we learn how to assemble our level and how to add details to make our level more interesting and exciting. Throughout the tutorial we will learn how to assemble the core of our game level and then we will advance through the stages of set dressing by blocking in major details. After we've blocked in our details, we'll become more intentional with our design by adding, taking away, or rearranging our props for the betterment of our overall design.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: GUI Functionality

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:32:00 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: GUI Functionality
2 hrs. 49 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3D 3.4 | Author: Joshua Kinney

This Unity tutorial will discuss the process of creating a custom Graphical User Interface for our mobile game on the Android tablet. Through out these lessons, we'll create our own custom scripts to create the exact behavior we want from our user interface and how we implement those to work with our Android tablet. We'll create buttons that will allow us to fire, reload, and swap our weapons. We'll also create the functionality to give the player feedback on how much ammo, time, and health they have during the game.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Environment Modeling

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:31:16 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Environment Modeling
1 hrs. 29 min. | December 23, 2011 | Maya 2012 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this series of tutorials, we will talk about some of the steps that we went through in order to build the subway level for our Unity mobile game project. In this course we will examine the process of creating the game level for our Unity mobile project. We will start by referencing our game document, which will give us a great deal of information, not only on the look of our models, but also on more technical aspects like geometry and texture resolutions. We'll talk about basic modeling techniques for creating the different parts of our game level and we'll concentrate on creating portions of the level that can be seamlessly tiled. We'll go over how we can break down our reference art and where we can add unique details to break up the repeating geometry. We'll finish by talking about methods for making sure all of the pieces match up properly and are saved out for uv and texture work. This course goes over the process for creating our game level and the thoughts behind the decisions but it is not a step-by-step modeling tutorial. If you'd like to get up to speed on modeling in Maya, I'd recommend the Introduction to Modeling in Maya which goes over the tools we use here in greater detail. If you want a more step-by-step look at game-type environments in general, try Creating Low Resolution Environments in Maya and Photoshop.

Digital-Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Concept and Design

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:30:30 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Concept and Design
1 hrs. 19 min. | December 23, 2011 | Photoshop CS5 | Author: Eddie Russell

In this collection of lessons we will learn about creating concept art for a game as well as how the role of the concept artist fits into the production pipeline. We will begin this course by learning about the role of a concept artist and how that role fits into the production pipeline. Next, we will learn about the game design document and then use it to determine which assets concept art is needed. From there, we’ll move on and learn about designing a level for our game from the ground up by planning out its overhead layout. Next, we will learn how to visualize this layout by creating concept sketches. Lastly, we will shift our attention to painting the concept art, focusing on rendering out our composition, planning for and painting the light sources, and then rendering out organic material to line the walls of our level. After going through this course, you will gain a better understanding as to why decisions are made during the process of creating concept art. You will also learn the basic steps involved in visualizing an idea for a level in a piece of artwork.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Communication with Notification Center

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:29:46 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Communication with Notification Center
1 hrs. 25 min. | December 23, 2011 | Unity 3.4 | Author: Chris Glick

In this Unity tutorial, we’ll learn various ways our scripts can access and talk to each other. We'll begin the tutorial by learning about all the built-in methods Unity gives us to talk between scripts and between objects. We'll learn the how to find and access scripts on any game object using either direct connections, finding the object or the physics system. Finally we'll examine how a script can call methods on many other scripts using the messaging system in Unity. Each of these methods has limitations, so next we'll introduce the 3rd party script 'Notification Center' which acts as a central hub for easily communicating between multiple scripts. We'll learn how to post a new notification, how to observe a notification and how to pass data through the Notification Center. We'll wrap everything up by examining each of these methods and discuss which we should use in various situations. Understanding how our scripts will talk to each other lets us break our game into many script components, while still creating the functionality we need with the least amount of effort.

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Character and Weapon Modeling

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:28:52 +0000

Digital - Tutors - Unity Mobile Game Development: Character and Weapon Modeling
1 hrs. 40 min. | December 23, 2011 | Maya 2012, ZBrush 4, Photoshop CS5, TopoGun 1.06, Mudbox 2012 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this series of tutorials, we will talk about the steps that we went through in order to build the character and weapon models for our Unity mobile game project. We will start by referencing our game document, which will be our guide through the process of creating our Unity game. We can find information on the look of our models but also on the desired resolutions of the models and textures. We will concentrate on creating game topology for our two characters and two weapon models. We will also cover map generation and texture painting as part of the process. In the end we will have models ready to be rigged and animated or plugged directly into the game engine. We will use a variety of software packages from Maya, to TopoGun, to ZBrush and Mudbox in order to prepare our assets so there will be a lot of back and forth. This course references some pre-made assets and covers methods for modifying and prepping those assets for this particular game. In most of these cases, if you'd like to learn to build these assets from start to finish, there is a tutorial that will fill your need. For instance, in this course we look at the steps we went through to modify the biker character from Creating High Resolution Characters in ZBrush 4 and Creating Game Characters with Maya 2011 and ZBrush 4. So if you'd like to build the character from scratch, those two courses will take you through the process. The same goes for the enemy tick creature, which is from the Introduction the Mudbox 2011, and the assault rifle from Creating Next-Gen Game Assets in Maya.

CmiDirect - VRay Cinnection To Blender

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:27:59 +0000

CmiDirect - VRay Cinnection To Blender | .mp4 | project files | 367Mb

fxphd afx211 - After Effects Project the Open

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:27:06 +0000

Building upon the popularity of our first After Effects project-based course, AFX208, we'll begin work on a new project from concept through compositing and design. For this project, we'll be creating a new animated show open in the style of programs such as "Top Chef", "Project Runway", and "Make Me a Supermodel". Leading the course will be Danny Princz, a New York City based artist who has taught several courses in the past. Also helping out will be Mark Christiansen, author of "Adobe After Effects CS4 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques", and fxphd dean John Montgomery.

The project will focus on using the new After Effects CS5 once it's released. But like most real world projects we will also be covering other applications for tasks such as 3D camera tracking, creating and rendering cgi for the virtual set, and more. Members of fxphd can share work in progress and design ideas in the forums, getting feedback from the profs as well as as other members.

The opening project will be completed in courses over the next two terms at fxphd, but rest assured that each members of each term will receive plenty of 720P material to build shots for their reel. Our previous course distributed over six gigabytes of footage.

Elephorm - Apprendre ZBrush 4 R2

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:25:42 +0000

Elephorm - Apprendre ZBrush 4 R2 | French | 2.65 GB

ZBrush 4R2 est aujourd'hui un acteur majeur dans les productions 3D de jeux vidéos et de films à effets spéciaux. Avec une technologie innovante, ce logiciel 3D a révolutionné la technique de création de personnages 3D. Du coup, ZBrush est aujourd'hui un outil puissant pour la modélisation industrielle, le design ou encore pour la modélisation architecturale.

Dans ce tutoriel vidéo de plus de 7 heures, vous pourrez suivre Cyril Cosentino autour d'un atelier créatif avec ZBrush 4 R2 en faisant un tour d’horizon de toutes ses fonctionnalités.

Cyril Cosentino, spécialiste dans le monde de la 3D et des effets spéciaux et formateur certifié Pixologic Expert, vous guidera dans cette formation en vous montrant les fonctions et techniques indispensables de ce logiciel.

Tips & Techiniqes for Chacter Modeling in ZBrush & 3D Coat

gfxscene — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:23:33 +0000

Tips & Techiniqes for Chacter Modeling in ZBrush & 3D Coat

.flv | project files | 1.06Gb

This tutorial covers tips and techniques that allow for quickly blocking in forms. Throughout the tutorial we will learn methods that allow us to focus on the expression and emotion of the character and the personality it conveys, instead of having to worry about the topology while modeling using ZBrush and 3D Coat. We will look at how we can take advantage of 3D Coat's excellent retopology tools, including automatic retopology. Other modeling techniques we'll learn are Shadowbox, DynaMesh, insert brushes, extractions, alpha to 3D and ZSketch.

CryENGINE 3 - Vol 1 - An Introduction and Application

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:57:07 +0000

Hélder Pinto starts by walking you through many of the common features of CryENGINE 3 SDK like Customizing the User Interface, Folder Structure, Viewports, Entities, Panels, Objects and much more. Once a firm foundation has been placed, Hélder immediately begins going through the creation of an entire level from scratch. He begins by creating a custom terrain and from there goes into creating the lush vegetation. Other topics in the creation include using brushes, basic lighting, environment tab, fog volumes and finally water volumes.

This DVD, along with the other volumes in the series, will provide you with an invaluable amount of information needed to start creating your own levels in CryENGINE 3 SDK today.

3D Tutorial Production Solution Tips 2, Vol 4 with XSI-HCG

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:01:39 +0000

3D Tutorial Production Solution Tips 2, Vol 4 with XSI-HCG
2 Disc | English | .BIN .CUE | 1.2 GB
Genre: eLearning

XSI - Production Solutions and Tips Series 2, Vol 4, Shot Lighting & Rendering. For the BEGINNING to INTERMEDIATE level XSI lightingbenthusiast or anyone interested in just learning more about CREATING SHOT LIGHTING & RENDERING using SOFTIMAGE|XSI.

3DS Max Essentials - Nufftalon | 1.72 GB

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:00:52 +0000

3DS Max Essentials - Nufftalon | 1.72 GB
Genre: elearning

Masterthe techniques of leading professional 3ds Max artists with our bumper228-page guide to Autodesks industry-standard 3D software inside thisjam-packed guide, leading illustrators, animators and games artists walkyou through the way things are done on real jobs, enabling you to buildprofessional skills in easy stages.This complete guide to 3ds Max comeswith a free DVD packed with 10 tutorials and four hours of expert videolessons.3ds Max Essentials is brought to you by industry-leadingmagazine 3D World in association with 3D Total.com.Expert tipsThe guideis priced at A?14.99 and includes a gallery, sections on environments,characters, and vehicles, and a whole range of expert tips to help youget more from 3ds Max.

Master Classes 2011 - Environment Lighting & Progressive Rendering with Alex Sandri

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:00:08 +0000

Master Classes 2011 - Environment Lighting & Progressive Rendering with Alex Sandri | .flv | 1.99Gb

Alex will introduce the new Mental Ray 3.8 Environment Lighting (IBL) and Progressive Rendering (PR) features, used in conjunction with the Physical Sky, the Mia Portal Light, Final Gathering, Global Illumination, Importons and Irradiance Particles features. Alex will also be sharing how to use the new Iray Rendering Engine in conjunction with the Progressive Rendering sampler algorithm.

Intro to Digital Audio Post from FXPHD

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:59:16 +0000

Intro to Digital Audio Post from FXPHD | .flv | 637Mb

Designed with the graphic artist, effects artist and editor in mind, this course will provide a solid foundation of knowledge of production and post production audio. Taught by audio mixer/designer Cory Coken, the course will center on four core areas of audio: dialogue, sound effects, music, and mix. The course will be a series of on camera classes covering techniques and approaches.

Imagine FX Disc 76 - Nufftalon

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:58:16 +0000

DVD is packed to the gills with workshop video files, free software, and 3D models - all to help you make the most of your brand new issue of ImagineFX.

CGWorkShop Modern Game Art: Weapons

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:57:28 +0000

CGWorkShop Modern Game Art: Weapons
Video: .mp4 | 3.5 hours | Resolution: 1280x720 (H264) | Audio: AAC 1411kbps | 486.2 mb
Language: English
Genre: Video Training

As you create your own model in the class, we'll cover the principles of hard surface modelling, and how to deal with hard surface shapes in Zbrush. We'll look at detailing and low-poly modelling, baking, texturing and finally viewing your work in Marmoset.

fxphd mya212 integrating maya and nuke

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:56:29 +0000

fxphd MYA 212 Integrating Maya and Nuke| .mov | project files | 2.69Gb

Master Class 2011

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:55:30 +0000

Master Class 2011 – Environment Sculpting

This class will provide an in-depth look at the workflow David Lesperance uses to design environments. Starting off he will cover basic concepts of asset building including kit bashing, grid space modeling, basic UVs and asset cleanliness. Normal and displacement mapping will also be covered. Dave will then move into his lighting setups using V-Ray. He will discuss lighting and rendering in V-Ray, covering HDRI and physical camera setups, along with efficient render settings. Throughout the class David will be sharing many time-saving tips and tricks that he uses in his day to day workflow for 3ds Max, ZBrush and Photoshop.

ImagineFX Issue 74 (DVD-ISO)

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:54:21 +0000

ImagineFX Issue 74 (DVD-ISO)
English | H264 | 1280x720 | MOV | 30 fps 1882 kbps | MP3 128 kbps | 4.06 GB
Genre: eLearning, Painting, Drawing, 3D

You don't have to venture far into the world of sci-fi art to find imagery inspired by the artists that worked on the Star Wars franchise - whether that's Ralph McQuarrie and his original concept art or Terryl Whitlatch and her creature designs for the prequel trilogy. And, in this very special Star Wars issue of ImagineFX, we feature some of the very best Star Wars art every created.
In this month’s Legends section we talk to Ralph about his work on the first three films, whilst looking at some of his most memorable pieces. We’ve also spoken to some of the concept artists behind the prequel films, including Warren Fu, Iain McCaig, Sang Jun Lee, Alex Jaeger, Aaron McBride and Stephan Martiniere, to get their insight into creating art for the films.

Lynda.com

gfxscene — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:53:26 +0000

Lynda.com – Avid Media Composer 6 Essential Training
Beginner | 7h 00m | 2.55 GB | Required Software: Avid Media Composer 6

In this course, author Ashley Kennedy demonstrates basic and intermediate video editing techniques in Avid Media Composer. The course explains how to build sequences, mix audio, apply effects, and color-correct footage. The course also shows how to create titles, manage and output media, capture and import footage, and troubleshoot common post-production issues. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
* Adding and removing shots to build multi-track sequences
* Trimming shots to fine-tune sequences
* Exploring navigation shortcuts and project management strategies
* Customizing the editing workspace
* Using advanced editing and trimming methods
* Adjusting audio levels and pan
* Applying, nesting, compositing, and revising video effects
* Understanding the relationship between rendering and system performance
* Incorporating intelligent media management strategies

Autodesk Academy 2011 - Game Creation

gfxscene — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:13:05 +0000

Description:
Autodesk has a library of curriculum resources supporting the secondary classroom using prior release Autodesk software applications. These materials provide excellent teaching resources for schools looking to integrate technology and Autodesk software into the classroom. Whether your interest lies in architecture, engineering, or animation and gaming, the projects available are fun and engaging and designed to get your students learning quickly.

Autodesk Maya 2010 Vehicle for Games

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:02:44 +0000

Autodesk Maya 2010 Vehicle for Games
| .flv | project files | Final Render | 2.1Gb

You will learn how to create this stunning science space exploration vehicle in Maya and Mudbox using current and practical methods to achieve these results.
Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK: NASDAQ), has introduced its Vehicle for Games curriculum for post-secondary students.The 16-week curriculum provides hands-on training for the entire game development pipeline, from concept art to creating an engine-ready asset.

This free* web-based curriculum is designed to be used with Autodesk Maya modeling, animation, rendering and visual effects software, and Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software. A six-month student trial version of Maya* and a 30-day student trial version of Mudbox* can be downloaded for use with the curriculum.

cmiVFX - Houdini Procedural Animation Techniques

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:01:51 +0000

cmiVFX - Houdini Procedural Animation Techniques
H264 | English | 1032x584 | AVI | 15 fps 554 kbps | 705 MB
Genre: eLearning Description:
This video was created to assist animators, teaching a series of different techniques and methods for building effects inside Houdini. Houdini, while being incredibly deep with a formidable learning curve, also happens to be one of the most (if not the most) versatile and powerful non-proprietary graphics package available. There is virtually nothing Houdini can't do, but this video will help teach fundamental concepts and provide focus and direction to a number of the incredibly powerful animation tools. cmiVFX breaks down each step one by one with fast and easy chapter references designed for even faster muscle memory. cmiVFX continues to deliver the training and content you need, quickly, efficient and affordably.

Creative Development: Speed Skinning Techniques in Maya with Farley Chery from Digital Tutors

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:00:50 +0000

Creative Development: Speed Skinning Techniques in Maya with Farley Chery from Digital Tutors

.flv | project files | 1.93Gb

Throughout this Maya tutorial we will discover some simple yet unorthodox skinning methods that will speed up our workflow In this Maya tutorial, Boston based artist Farley Chery will lead the viewer the unusual yet intuitive technique of multi-mesh skinning, a process created in his last production. The entire rigging process can be long and arduous, so great work flow is essential to speeding up the process. Multi-Mesh is an unorthodox method which allows the user to use the best possible initial settings throughout the body and blending them into a a seamless mesh. This eccentric approach allows for skinning most body parts in seconds and problem areas such as the clavicle and shoulder regions in minutes. The artist will show some of his best techniques in efficiency and troubleshooting into this amazing tutorial.

Rendering Hybrido Fluids with RealFlow and Maya from Digital Tutors

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:00:05 +0000

Rendering Hybrido Fluids with RealFlow and Maya from Digital Tutors

.flv | project files | 802Mb

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create beautiful Maya renders from our RealFlow Hybrido simulations. We will begin this tutorial with the simulation of our RealFlow assets, and discuss some important RealFlow settings to keep in mind as we prepare our assets to be used within Maya. Once we bring our RealFlow assets into Maya, we will explore topics that include setting up shaders and materials for realistic water, controlling the rendered appearance of RealFlow splash particles, rendering Hybrido foam and whitecaps in Maya, incorporating mist into our renders, and we will learn how all of these things can be accomplished without having to rely on the RealFlow RenderKit for Maya. By the time you complete this tutorial, you will have a better understanding of how to render your own Hybrido simulations using Maya.

Digital -Tutors - Creative Development: L-systems for trees in Houdini with Jonah Hall

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:59:15 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Creative Development: L-systems for trees in Houdini
2 hrs. 29 min. | November 1, 2011 | Houdini 11.0 | Author: Jonah Hall

This tutorial introduces us to using L-systems within a procedural scene set up to make a group of growing trees. In this tutorial we will learn the basics of using L-systems with turtle functions, randomness, gravity and metaballs to sculpt the set. Our system will then be run to create a small forest of growing trees.

Digital -Tutors - ZBrush Reference Library: 3D Brushes

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:58:26 +0000

Digital-Tutors - ZBrush Reference Library: 3D Brushes
1 hrs. 9 min. | November 1, 2011 | ZBrush 4 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this tutorial, we will be taking a look at each of the 3D brushes available in ZBrush. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on one of the brushes available in ZBrush. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. This tutorial will continue to be updated, covering all of the powerful 3D brushes ZBrush offers.

Digital -Tutors - Maya Modeling Reference Library: Create UVs

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:57:25 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Maya Modeling Reference Library: Create UVs
1 hrs. 20 min. | November 1, 2011 | Maya 2011 and up | Author: Dan LeFebvre

In this Maya tutorial, we will be taking a detailed look at each of the commands found in Maya's Create UVs menu. Each video in this tutorial is a self-contained lesson centering on one of the commands found in the Create UVs menu in Maya. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. Over the course of these lessons, we'll take a detailed look at each of the Create UVs commands and how each of them can be used to speed up our workflow.

Digital -Tutors - Modeler's Toolbox - Topology Tips

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:56:32 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Modeler's Toolbox - Topology Tips
1 hrs. 4 min. | November 1, 2011 | Maya 2012 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this tutorial, we'll cover a series of lessons to discuss some of the issues we face when dealing with the topology of our models. The topology or edge flow of our models is an important consideration for many reasons. Over the course of the these lessons, we'll look at how topology can affect the shape of our models. We'll looks at ways of finding and cleaning up n-gons and triangles. We'll also talk about how the topology affects smoothing and edges of our models, and how much animation and deformation depends on good topology. Many of the lessons in this tutorial were created to address specific issues students have had in dealing with the topology of their models, so hopefully you'll be able to pick up a few tips to add to your Modeler's Toolbox.

SolidProfessor Premium Video Training for SolidWorks (2007 - 2012)

gfxscene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:55:41 +0000

SolidProfessor Premium Video Training for SolidWorks (2007 - 2012)
English | Flash Video | VP6, 16:9, 820x580, 15 000 fps, 558 Kbps | Mp3, 44,1 KHz, 128 Kbps | 38.05 GB
Genre: eLearning
This compilation video course from SolidProfessor is the most comprehensive and relevant collection of video tutorials for SolidWorks and CAMWorks. Tutorials from SolidProfessor are affordable and easy way to understand the mechanisms of the various functions of SolidWorks, and sample files that came with each course to secure the driven lessons and develop the necessary skills for independent learning.

3D Tutorials - CGcookie: Dragon Stylized in Blender 2.5

gfxscene — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:58:33 +0000

3D Tutorials - CGcookie: Dragon Stylized in Blender 2.5
English | 1280x720 | 7 hours 12 mins | MP4 | 3.06 GB
Gender: elearning

Description:
In this video lesson Blender CGCookie show us how to model a dragon, including rigging, animation and style. A mega tutorial from CGCookie showing how to model, texure, rig and animate a stylized dragon in blender.

Modeling Hard Subdivision Surfaces For Modo 401+

gfxscene — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:46:36 +0000

Modeling Hard Subdivision Surfaces For Modo 401+
H264 | English | 1280x720 | MOV | 24.038 fps 559 kbps | MP3 104 kbps | 485 MB
Genre: eLearning

Description:
This video tutorial from Luxologyï¿½s Andy Brown is all about how to approach the modeling of hard surface (vs. organic) model with multiple interlocking parts. When approaching any kind of complex model it is best to have a plan or methodology that will allow you to complete the project in an efficient and controlled manner.
In this video album we show you how to develop and apply such a plan as you tackle modeling a high resolution game or film asset. The video is for anyone wanting to understand the fundamentals of modeling with Subdivision surfaces. We start by exploring efficient ways of creating initial stand-in geometry, which will not only be an invaluable tool for testing the design of the object, but will also act as a starting point for the final model and other people in the production pipeline. We then explore the decision making processes involved in tool section and workflow as we construct part of a ï¿½mechï¿½ using Subdivision surfaces. We then use basic animation rigging in modo to make sure the model has adequate clearances for someone else to animate.

Digital-Tutors - Introduction to Particle Flow in 3ds Max

gfxscene — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:45:29 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Introduction to Particle Flow in 3ds Max
Duration: 1h 44m | Video: VP6 (.flv) 1280x720 | Audio: MP3 44.1KHz | 576 MB
Language: English | Level: Beginner

Genre: eLearning
In this series of lessons we will take an introductory look at particle flow to create custom particle systems.

Throughout this lesson, we'll learn how to create a Particle Flow Source and how to navigate the Particle View interface. We'll also learn how to use many of the most commonly used operators to create a particle system that fits our specific needs in our project. We'll also learn how to utilize space warps like gravity and wind with particle flow to modify the behaviors of our particle systems. Finally, we'll learn how to apply collisions to our particles and even cause our particles to spawn new particles when they collide with a deflector.

Massive Black Coro Gun Demo Photoshop and 3dsmax Training Part2

gfxscene — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:42:40 +0000

Massive Black Coro Gun Demo Photoshop and 3dsmax Training Part2-SoSISO | BIN | 280 MB
Justin 'Coro' Kaufman has worked on literally hundreds of titles in his career as an Art Director and Concept Artist. This experience has made him someone who clearly understands that at the end of the day the goal of a concept artist is to provide a very specific visual solution for a client or game. While this demonstration has plenty of information about painting techniques and design philosophy, it always comes back around to making a deliverable asset. If you want to know what it takes to work in the games industry, this is is where it's at.

Digital-Tutors - Creative Development: Tornado Particle Effects in 3ds Max and FumeFX with Matt Radford

gfxscene — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:35:57 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Creative Development: Tornado Particle Effects in 3ds Max and FumeFX
1 hrs. 46 min. | November 1, 2011 | 3ds Max 2011, FumeFX 2.0, Krakatoa 1.6 | Author: Matt Radford

In this tutorial we will learn to create dynamic, flexible tornado systems and render them using a variety of techniques. This tutorial will show how to set up a complex Particle Flow system to make a tornado inside of 3ds Max. Going beyond a traditional vortex field, the tornado that we'll create in this tutorial will employ recursive logic to keep the system alive while still being lightweight enough to be animatable inside the viewport. We will then look at getting much more natural movement by simulating FumeFX based off of the particle simulation. We'll also touch on Krakatoa and using that to render a large number of particles. Partitioning will be covered along with some of the rendering options available. Finally, we'll look at some techniques to fix artifacts in NUKE.

Source3D - SHEro Training Series on mergin 3D with 2D using modo and Photoshop

gfxscene — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:40:25 +0000

Source3D - SHEro Training Series on mergin 3D with 2D using modo and Photoshop
English | MOV | AVC1 1280x720 30 fps | AAC 96 Kbps 44.1 KHz | 2.82 GB
Genre: eLearning

This training is about creating a cartoon character, using a mix of 3D and 2D techniques, using Modo and Photoshop, that Warner used to produce the beautiful Shero character.

Modo Topics Covered:
File preparation, Edge Extrusion Modeling, Topology,
Morph Maps, Lighting, Cameras, Materials and Rendering.

Photoshop Topics Covered:
Drawing, Painted Hair, Face, Dress, Lower Body, Layers,
Use of Render Outputs and Fine Detail Painting.

Video2Brain: Autodesk Inventor 2012 - Fundamentals

gfxscene — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:38:57 +0000

Video2Brain: Autodesk Inventor 2012 - Fundamentals
English | Video: h264, yuv420p, 1280x720, 214 kb/s | Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, s16 | 512 MB
Genre: Video training

The CAD / PDM expert Thomas Gruber shows you step by step with practical examples how to create your 3D with Autodesk Inventor 2012 construction plans. After an introduction to the first user to model simple parts that you gradually refine and combine them in assemblies. In addition, you will learn the practical design process as well know how to derive high-quality 2D drawings of the models for manufacturing.

Maya 2011 Modeling Tutorial : ROLEX DAYTONA

gfxscene — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:31:52 +0000

Maya 2011 Modeling Tutorial: ROLEX DAYTONA
English | AVC1 1280x720 15 fps | MP3 128 Kbps 44.1 KHz | 6.82 GB
Genre: eLearning

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to model the ROLEX DAYTONA watch in Maya. In the end it should be about 50 videos from 5 - 10min. (over 7 hours) I will use polygon and nurbs modeling techniques .... when the modeling stage is done I'm creating some UVs by using Headus UVlayout and create some textures in Photoshop. Finally I show how to create some shaders in Maya and render with mental ray. This is a step by step tutorial ... but I recommend a basic knowledge of Maya. Have fun modeling.

Fxphd EDT201- The Craft of Editing

gfxscene — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:39:27 +0000

Fxphd EDT201- The Craft of Editing | 2.73 GB

1- The basics of Editing We discuss what is entailed in being a commercial post-production editor. A breakdown of the various aspects ofthe job are detailed, and we talk about some of the problems an editor encounters being in the chair. The second part of the class presents basic film editing theories, and provides filmic examples of the main styles of editing: continuity and emphatic.
2- We discuss how to go about creating your first cut. Tips are given on how to synthesize footage into manageable selects, and how to structure your cut depending on the type of project. Liz discusses a past editorial project, and traces its evolution from receiving the footage to the approval of its rough cut stage.

FXPHD: RFL201 - Particles and Dynamics using RealFlow

gfxscene — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:28:52 +0000

FXPHD: RFL201 - Particles and Dynamics using RealFlow
English | AVC1 1152x646 30 fps | AAC 64 Kbps 44.1 KHz | 2.35 GB
Genre: eLearning
Physical simulations are cool, most of us in vfx think so anyway. Once you know the basics of how to set them up in a software package, you could spend hours watching them tick along, doing randomly cool things. What's tough is making simulations do what you need for a shot. It isn't good enough that the results look damn sweet, but they have to look damn sweet while doing what the agency approved in the boards. It's all about control, making the sim do what you need it to. And that's what this course is about. These lessons will go thru a range of common needs in production and teach you how to control the simulations. Along the way we'll also nail most of the common problems that artists run into with RealFlow.

After Effects Apprentice 11: 3D Space - Lynda.com

gfxscene — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:26:03 +0000

Lynda.com – After Effects Apprentice 11: 3D Space
Duration: | 03h 22m | Released on:10/19/2011 | Exercise files:Yes | 1.8GB
Genre:E-learning

This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer highlight key design considerations for working in 3D and provide step-by-step instructions for enhancing a scene with 3D lights and cameras. The course explores integration between Photoshop and After Effects, including modeling 3D objects with Repoussé extrusions and creating dimensional still images, and offers tips on using the different Axis Modes and maintaining maximum quality in 3D. Exercise files accompany the course.

Object Space Modifiers - 3ds Max Reference Library

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:13:44 +0000

Object Space Modifiers - 3ds Max Reference Library | .flv | project files | 342Mb

In this series of lessons we will take an in depth look at the object space modifiers in 3ds Max. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on one of 3ds Max's object space modifiers. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most beneficial to you. Over the course of these lessons we will discuss all of the parameters and options found in 3ds Max's object space modifiers.

3ds Max 2012 - Introduction to Modeling

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:13:03 +0000

3ds Max 2012 - Introduction to Modeling | .flv | project files | 2.11Gb

In this collection of lessons we will learn about the different modeling techniques available in 3ds Max 2012 to create a future concept bike. In this series of lessons we'll be discussing some the introductory methods for modeling in 3ds Max 2012 and you should begin to develop techniques that will complement your own style of modeling. Through out these lessons, we will learn a variety of different modeling methods, such as spline modeling that will allow you to easily model irregular objects with ease. Then we'll learn how to use primitive geometry to build some of the more complex objects of our concept bike. We'll also be introduced to several of the common tools used for modeling in 3ds Max. Finally, we'll learn how to create some basic materials for our bike to create some really stunning 3d renders. By the end of this course, you should have a solid grasp of the different modeling techniques and begin coming up with a modeling style that works best for you.

Deformers - Maya Rigging Reference Library

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:12:15 +0000

Deformers - Maya Rigging Reference Library | .flv | project files | 1Gb

In this course we will take an extensive look into the Create Deformers and Edit Deformers menus in Maya. By the end of this course, we will understand how they operate, as well as discuss practical uses for each of them.

World Space Modifiers - 3ds Max Reference Library

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:11:26 +0000

World Space Modifiers - 3ds Max Reference Library | .flv | project files | 588Mb

In this series of lessons we will take an in depth look at the world space modifiers in 3ds Max. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on one of 3ds Max's world space modifiers. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most beneficial to you. Over the course of these lessons we will discuss all of the parameters and options found in 3ds Max's world space modifiers.

CmiVFX - Introduction to DMM in MAYA

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:09:44 +0000

Description:
Maya DMM Introduction
cmiVFX releases a digital
bombshell on the video training industry for the Digital Molecular
Matter System (DMM) for Autodesk Maya AND 3DS Max. Creating Destruction
and Deformation Animations takes almost no time at all with this ground
breaking (pun intended) technology. Now you too can use the same
advanced simulation technology that high-end visual effects studios use
to bring your artistic creations to life. The DMM Plug-in is fully
integrated with Maya and 3D Studio Max and can take advantage of
features such as fields as well as keyed kinematic movement.

We will show you all of the in and out points of this system, all while
demonstrating the creative power that it can harness in each and every
artist that uses it. In our projects you will learn how to achieve
several crucial scenarios to the Visual Effects Pipeline so that you can
be up and running full speed at the end of this video.

Digital-Tutors - Creative Development: Combining Procedural Animation and Rigid Body Dynamics in Houdini with Jonah Hall

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:08:39 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Creative Development: Combining Procedural Animation and Rigid Body Dynamics in Houdini with Jonah Hall
3 hrs. 29 min. | 10/03/2011 | Houdini 11.0 | Author: Jonah Hall

In this series of lessons we're going to be using random seeds to generate variations on one animation system using a SOP solver with DOPs. We'll learn how to build a procedural SOP Network and simulate its behavior using a SOP Solver in tandem with RBD. We will light and shade this geometry to build an animation system that can be run to create an infinite number of possibillities.

3D-Palace - SubDivision Hard Surface Automotive Modelling Set 1

gfxscene — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:07:32 +0000

3D-Palace - SubDivision Hard Surface Automotive Modelling Set 1
English | AVC1 1920x1144 10 fps | MP3 64 Kbps 22.05 KHz | 17.95 GB
Genre: eLearning

THIS TUTORIAL WILL MAKE YOU INTO AN AUTOMOTIVE MODELING MASTER. No, we are not speaking metaphorically. This set is the ULTIMATE automotive bodywork modeling tutorial, covering the entire chassis modeling of the BMW S1000RR - a beautiful mothercycle, a beautiful tutorial.

Learn from the master. Howard Lincoln is 3d-palace's resident Sub Division Guru. The entire bike is created in low polygon however it is created using subDivision techniques - this means at rendertime Turbosmooth with just a couple of iterations makes the bike you see in the renders on this page. Because you are working in subD, filesizes are small and refresh rates are high - no waiting 3 seconds to rotate a model! This is the BEST automotive subD tutorial available and it is ONLY available through us.

Digital-Tutors - Modeling Female Androids in Maya 2012

gfxscene — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:06:19 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Modeling Female Androids in Maya 2012
6 hrs. 28 min. | 10/03/2011 | Maya 2012 | Author: Justin Marshall

In this series of lessons, we'll use a variety of modeling tools and techniques to construct a female android in Maya. We'll start the process by setting up reference images so our results match more closely. We'll look at how to start blocking in the main elements of our android model. We'll explore methods for cutting geometry apart to use as the various pieces. We'll use smoothing methods to get nice contoured shapes and learn a few ways to create hard, beveled edges to get a machined look. We'll use polygon geometry for the most part, but we'll also use NURBS for a few specific pieces. In the end you'll have a completed android model that you built from scratch, but more importantly, you'll be familiar with the tools and techniques used so you can apply them to your own projects

GTuts+ Texturing A Ground Fracture In 3D Studio Max

gfxscene — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:05:15 +0000

CGTuts+ Texturing A Ground Fracture In 3D Studio Max

503.92 MB

Homepage: http://anonym.to/?http://cg.tutsplus.com/articles/news/texturing-a-ground-fracture-in-3d-studio-max-cg-premium-content/

Tutorial Details

Software: 3D Studio Max
Software: Rayfire (Demo)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Completion Time: 1-2 hours (est.)

DSLR cinematography FXPHD dop210

gfxscene — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:04:21 +0000

DSLR cinematography FXPHD dop210 | .mov | project files | 3.82Gb

Every day more and more productions are exploring the use of high end DLSR for HD video. Stu Maschwitz rejoins the team and the guys in Tokyo to give the most comprehensive guide to the new phenomenon of DSLR cinematography.
Mostly shot in Tokyo and Kyoto, but as a special event later in the term, we will go on base with the US Army 55th Combat Camera Unit to look at the Canon 5D Mk II in war zone correspondent use, an unparalleled and unprecedented chance to see how these cameras are used in the most dangerous and unforgiving environments imaginable. Literally, we hope to have Stu and John putting the camera through its paces with Blackhawk helicopters and some of the bravest cameraman and women in the world with the US Army's Canon 5D Mk II specialists. A rare honor, and one we are most appreciative to have the chance to bring you.

New Features in NUKE 6.3v1 and NUKEX 6.3v1

gfxscene — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:03:12 +0000

New Features in NUKE 6.3v1 and NUKEX 6.3v1 | .flv | project files | 610Mb

In this series of lessons we’ll learn how to use the new features introduced in NUKE 6.3 like 3D Particles, the Planar Tracker, Denoise, Spline Warp, Audio Read, Presets and more. We’ll begin this project by jumping into the new features only in NUKEX including the all new 3d particle system, which allows for new effects like rain, snow, fog or fire. From there, we will use the new Planar tracker, also only in NUKEX to track a planar surface that leaves the frame. Finally we'll learn how to use the new Denoise node in NUKEX to remove noise while preserving an incredible amount of detail. From there, we will dive into the NUKE features like the new Spline and Grid Warp nodes and the new Audio Read node. Finally we'll learn how to speed up our workflow tremendously with user presets and toolsets. We'll end with a look at the new 3d displacement tessellation features.

Mudbox 2012 and Maya 2012 - Pipeline integration

gfxscene — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:58:57 +0000

Mudbox 2012 and Maya 2012 - Pipeline integration | .flv | project files | 658Mb

In this series of lessons we will discuss a variety of ways that we can work efficiently between Mudbox and Maya. Mudbox and Maya are very complementary packages. Maya gives us the ability to build up our models, rig and animate them, and render them. But Mudbox allows us to use a much more artistic approach to shaping and sculpting our models. It also allows us to paint textures very quickly and with a lot of power. By leveraging these two applications together, we can really create a solid workflow. In this course we'll look at ways to get geometry and textures back and forth between Maya and Mudbox. We'll talk about new.

Curious Turtle Mocha Projects With After Effects Real World Problems With Mocha-HELL

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:01:20 +0000

Curious Turtle Mocha Projects With After Effects Real World Problems With Mocha-HELL | 6.3GB
(H264) .MP4 | 8h 50m | 1920x1080 | mp4a AAC 44100Hz
Genre: eLearning | Language: English
Curious Turtle have done it again with the latest in mocha training tutorials - mocha Projects : Real-world Solutions with Imagineer Systems mocha & mocha Pro. It starts with the fundamental tools and extended techniques for planar tracking, including tracks mattes and when to use the Uberkey. Then we kick it up for more complicated shots.

    See the planning that goes in to deciding what to track
    Use the unique qualities of the planar tracker to create "impossible" tracks
    Make complex tracks simple, with track mattes
    How the Curve Editor stops tedious keyframing work
    Create complex track mattes and roto shapes in a fraction of the time
    Learn the mantra "Track Once. Use Often"

ZBW Sculpting the Face with Scan Data

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:00:33 +0000

ZBW Sculpting the Face with Scan Data | project files | .mp4 | 406Mb

ZBW Topology

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:59:37 +0000

ZBW Topology | project files | .mp4 | 404Mb

Digital Tutors Introduction to Character Rigging in CINEMA 4D

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:58:17 +0000

Digital Tutors Introduction to Character Rigging in CINEMA 4D | project files | .flv | 1.03Gb

In this collection of lessons we will learn the foundations of rigging characters in CINEMA 4D.
This course will provide you with a foundation for rigging characters in CINEMA 4D. We will take a step-by-step approach, constructing a control rig that is solid and animator-friendly. We will learn everything from proper joint placement and working with constraints to learning how to utilize some of the CINEMA 4D robust skinning tools to remove the fear of painting weights and, instead, make the process enjoyable. We will cover how to make our controls efficient and simple, and also learn ways we can work with Xpresso to regulate how some of our joints and controls behave. By the end of this course, you will have the foundation you need to create your own rigs that produce believable and entertaining character performances.

ZBW Sculpting Hard Surfaces, Armor and Repetitive Patterns

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:57:19 +0000

ZBW Sculpting Hard Surfaces, Armor and Repetitive Patterns

video2brain - Color Correction in Premiere Pro

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:56:27 +0000

video2brain - Color Correction in Premiere Pro
Duration: 2h 41m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1024x576 | Audio: AAC 44.1KHz Mono | 702 MB
Language: English | Level: Intermediate
Genre: Video Training

Analyze and Optimize the Color in Your Video
Color correction is one of those sets of skills many editors put off for another day — partly because they can make do with simple adjustments, and partly because many of the controls and options are a little alien. In this course, master editor Maxim Jago demystifies color correction and gives detailed explanations of the key controls, options, workflows, and best practices for color correction with Premiere Pro. After being introduced to the standard tools for measuring color and light, you’ll learn about the Fast Color Corrector, the Three-Way Color Corrector, and other color correction effects. You’ll also learn how to fix and match color with presets, as well as how to use After Effects and third-party plug-ins to do the few things that Premiere Pro can’t do. After competing this workshop you’ll have all the skills you need to fix it in post.

Digital-Tutors - Finishing a 3D Image in Photoshop CS5

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:55:29 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Finishing a 3D Image in Photoshop CS5
1 hrs. 44 min. |Released on June 1, 2011 |Project Files Included (53 MB)
Required Software: Photoshop CS5 and up

In this collection of lessons we will learn how to quickly improve the quality of our renders in Photoshop.

We will get things rolling by critiquing our render, looking for areas that could be improved on. After we have identified several changes that need to be made, we will begin enacting these changes focusing on non-destructive workflows. We will go through a variety of improvements each varying in complexity. From something as simple as correcting the colors, tones and range of value for our character and background to completely reconstructing the primary light sources in the composition in order to improve the flow of the image.

Cut and Shut: Paint & Roto Power Techniques | 3.35 GB

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:54:39 +0000

Rotoscoping is a key skill for all visual effects artists. Supercharge your roto using the power tools and rock solid motion tracking data found in Imagineer Systems Mocha & mochaShape.

Here are the exercises:
01. Introduction to Rotoscoping (24:42)
02. Understanding the Tools (52:53)
03. Concepts for Roto (51:56)
04. Concepts for Paint (01:00:27)
05. Roto for Greenscreen (50:51)
06. Beauty Retouching I (32:43)
07. Beauty Retouching II (01:01:31)
08. Wire Removal (37:10)
09. Changing the Time of Day (58:07)
10. Track & Procedural Mattes (42:31)
11. Roto Hand and Motion Blur (43:23)
12. The Invisible Man (44:11)
13. The Invisible Man Extended - Creating a clean plate
14. Intro to Mocha V2 - New Features

Digital-Tutors - Utilizing the 3D Features of Photoshop CS5

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:53:34 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Utilizing the 3D Features of Photoshop CS5
1 hrs. 40 min. |Released on January 3, 2011 |Project Files Included (9 MB)
Required Software: Photoshop CS5 and higher

In this series of lessons we will be exploring many of the 3D features found in Photoshop CS5.

Using these tools and features, we can now incorporate high-quality 3D elements directly into our design layouts without having to rely on any sort of external 3D application. We will begin this course by learning how to adjust the OpenGL settings in Photoshop in order to have faster feedback and response when working with 3D objects. We will also learn how to move our objects and virtual cameras through the 3D workspace in Photoshop. From there, we will learn how to apply materials and textures to our 3D objects, utilize the Repouss© feature in Photoshop to create 3D geometry from scratch, work with 3D lights, shadows and rendering, as well as highlighting many other tools, tips, and workflows that will allow you quickly begin using these features in your own projects.

FXPHD MOD301 - Advanced Environment

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:52:29 +0000

FXPHD MOD301 - Advanced Environment

For our first environment modelling-centric course at fxphd, Wayne Robson will be covering the creation of the highly detailed cathedral interior of Durham Cathedral in England. Its final use is as background to fair number of green screen live action plates, so a photo real asset is needed.

Robson will cover the creation , texturing and final lighting and materials using combination of Mudbox and 3DSMax. Although these apps are used, other applications can be used as well using the same or very similar methods to those shown. The course will show from how to break down and plan a highly complex model to the final model and renders themselves which can be then used along with tracking data in the final shot.

Eat3D - Mudbox - A Comprehensive Introduction

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:51:26 +0000

Eat3D - Mudbox - A Comprehensive Introduction | 540MB

In this DVD, Instructor Riki Babington guides you through many of the powerful features in Autodesk Mudbox. Riki starts off with the UI and then goes into importing and exporting your meshes. From there he gets into the sculpt brushes and then into the extensive painting features.

Further topics include using pose tools, curves, cameras and lights, viewport filters, map extraction, sculpting with maps, and rendering. As a bonus he then goes into the new features recently released in the Subscription Advantage Pack including the Gigatexel Engine, smoothing groups, creating and combining normal maps from bump maps, using the tiling plane, and much more. Finally, Riki demonstrates how to create a portfolio quality sculpt of an old wall. He begins inside 3ds Max and goes all the way through completion.

PSDTuts+ Create 3D Displacement Effects

gfxscene — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:49:58 +0000

PSDTuts+ Create 3D Displacement Effects – Psd Premium Tutorial | 278.9 MB

In this PSD Premium tutorial, author Mark Mayers will walk you through the creative process of applying some cool halftone and 3D displacement effects. The main focus of this tutorial is to explore Photoshop’s often-misunderstood Displace Filter and how it can be utilized to re-create a popular style of illustration

Digital-Tutors - Professional Series - Texturing Military Vehicles in MARI

gfxscene — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:22:34 +0000

Digital-Tutors – Professional Series – Texturing Military Vehicles in MAR

1 hrs. 18 min. |Released on September 1, 2011 |Project Files Included (552 MB)

Required Software: MARI 1.3v2

In this course we will talk about important concepts and workflow ideas to keep in mind as you create vehicle textures in MARI.

Welcome to the Professional Series for Texturing Military Vehicles in MARI, an advanced learning guide for skilled artists brought to you by Digital-Tutors, the world’s largest online CG training library. This course was designed to help develop your MARI workflows, and give you some concepts to keep in mind as you go through the process of painting texture maps for your military vehicles. The objectives for this fast-paced course include looking at several different workflows and techniques for texturing a military transport. These concepts include using a layer-based approach to add flexibility to your textures and using snapshots to create variation. We won’t be going step by step through an entire project, but rather talk in broad terms about some of the best ways to work and options you have for dealing with issues that may come up. Before we start, I recommend you have experience using MARI as we cover a lot of information in a shorter span of time. If you’re an artist new to MARI, I recommend you check out Establishing a Solid Foundation in MARI first. From there you can look at the intermediate step-by-step project based courses that will take you through the entire process.

Digital-Tutors - Creating Caricatures in Mudbox 2012

gfxscene — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:37:53 +0000

Digital-Tutors – Creating Caricatures in Mudbox 2012
Intermediate | 2h 52m | Released on 9/1/2011 | 1.37 GB | Project Files 487 MB | Required Software: Mudbox 2012, Maya 2012

In this course we will learn to use Mudbox to sculpt and paint exaggerated caricatures from start to finish.

Caricature, as an art form has been around for many years. Typically they are 2d drawings that really capture the essence of a real person through exaggeration and emphasis on specific features. With Mudbox, we can easily take this process into the 3d realm and create fun 3d caricatures complete with textures. We’ll start by building up some base geometry in Maya and then begin shaping and sculpting our character bust. We’ll use a variety of sculpting tools to create some exaggerated features for our character. We’ll make use of the close integration between Mudbox and Maya to build accessories for our bust and assemble everything in Mudbox. We’ll then talk about preparing the meshes for texturing and we’ll paint maps for all of the different pieces. In the end, you’ll have a finished caricature bust, but you’ll also have the skills you need to start creating your own custom caricatures.

Digital-Tutors - Utilizing Shading Networks in 3ds Max

gfxscene — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:42:26 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Utilizing Shading Networks in 3ds Max
1 hrs. 31 min. |Released on September 1, 2011 |Project Files Included (9 MB)
Required Software: 3ds Max 2012

In this collection of lessons, we will explore the process of creating and using shading networks within 3ds Max.

Understanding how to create and modify shading networks is an important skill - one that is essential for recreating the various materials and the different types of surfaces found in the real world. This course will explore topics such as using maps to control transparency, bump, and displacement effects, understanding mapping coordinates to control texture placement, applying textures to particles, combining and layering details from multiple textures, and many other topics that are designed to help you become a stronger, more efficient 3ds Max artist.

Digital-Tutors - Using Sculptris Alpha 6

gfxscene — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:41:09 +0000

Digital-Tutors - Using Sculptris Alpha 6
1 hrs. 22 min. |Released on September 1, 2011 |Project Files Included (44 MB)
Required Software: Sculptris Alpha 6

In this series of lessons we’ll learn how to use Sculptris to really quickly and dynamically sculpt models in a very artist-friendly way.

When getting into digital sculpting, some of the applications can seem a little daunting. There is a lot to think about, and much of it has to do with the technical aspects that allow the sculpts to be used in a production pipeline. Sculptris removes a lot of those technical concerns and really allows artists to concentrate on the sculpting. Using a really innovative feature called dynamic tessellation, it allows us to not have to worry if we have enough polygons or what level we need to be on to get a particular detail. In this course we'll cover the sculpting functionality, how dynamic tessellation works, and modifying the resolution manually. We'll also cover the painting functionality and how Sculptris works with ZBrush.

14 videos in this course

1. Introduction and project overview
2. Interface overview
3. Using the sculpting brushes
4. Using rotate, scale, and grab
5. Using dynamic tessellation
6. Modifying the resolution
7. Working with symmetry
8. Working with multiple objects
9. Working between Sculptris and ZBrush
10. Painting in Sculptris
11. Painting with textures and brush masks
12. Using multiple materials
13. Painting bump maps
14. Exporting data from Sculptris

Simply Maya 3D Exterior Set Design

gfxscene — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:27:20 +0000

Creating a Fantasy Landscape is a tutorial that contains a lot of NURBS modeling so you will learn how to work with isoparms, hulls, CV's, lofting surfaces and Maya's curve tools. This is a fast way to generate a lot of geometry in a scene which is then converted to polygons for adding details and refining the models.

We'll create mountain terrain, windmills, mushroom shaped houses, clouds and rope bridges, all these techniques are important when modeling fantasy or realistic exteriors in Maya. You'll see how the sculpt geometry tool can be used to sculpt ground based terrain and work with the split poly tool to cut out irregular shapes in landscape modeling.

The project continues with texturing where you'll lay out UV's for the environment and you'll get some good tips and tricks on how to fix some of the common problems that might occur during the UV mapping
process. We'll then bring it into Photoshop for texture painting rock, wood and many other things during which you'll get some good practice at using smudge tools and blending colors. As well we'll create bump maps using procedural textures and to get some color variation in our final scene we will work with ramp textures.

Finally we'll create a complete sky environment with clouds and look at how to add your own custom background images in Maya and render with depth of field to add another dimension to our final result. This environment can further be used to place your own animated characters in.

creativeLIVE HDDSLR Filmmaking with Gale Tattersall English

gfxscene — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:20:36 +0000

creativeLIVE HDDSLR Filmmaking with Gale Tattersall
English | m4v | 950 x 538 | h264 549 Kbps | 15 fps | aac stereo 44.1 KHz | 4.53 GB
Genre: Video training
For the first time in history a camera that costs roughly 2,500 can shoot material good enough to hold its own weight on the highest professional levels. Gale Tattersall, renowned Director of Photography, has been at the forefront of pushing HDDSLRs in Hollywood. He shot the season finale of House entirely on a Canon 5DMII last year.

Modeling Dodge Charger in 3ds Max

gfxscene — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:17:43 +0000

Modeling Dodge Charger in 3ds Max + Bonus
English | MKV | AVC 2458 Kbps | 712

CgTuts : Maya Exterior Environment Creation

gfxscene — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:56:52 +0000

CgTuts : Maya Exterior Environment Creation
eLearning | 1.23 GB
Maya Exterior Environment Creation – Day 1

Today we are happy to release the first ‘day’ of a new multi-part tutorial series by Cgtuts+ regular Ivan Krushkov. This in-depth series focuses on the creation of an exterior scene in Maya. In day 1 we’ll start the project off by modeling our environment from the ground up, exploring the many different modeling tools and techniques Maya has to offer!

Digital Tutors : Light and Color Study - Multiple Colored Light Sources

gfxscene — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:55:57 +0000

Digital Tutors : Light and Color Study - Multiple Colored Light Sources
English | Duration: 1h 47m | VP6F | 1280x720 15fps 600Kbps | MP3 44.1KHz 96Kbps | 608MB
Genre: eLearning
In this collection of lessons we will study how multiple colored light sources react when illuminating a subject.
To get things started we will learn about an alternate workflow in digital painting which separates value decisions from color decisions. Using this workflow we will first learn how to apply a quick base color to our value study using color layers. Initially the colors we choose will be simple and based on a neutrally lit environment however over the course of the next few lessons we will learn how to bring in two different colored light sources to illuminate our subject. Throughout this process we will learn how the color of each light changes based on the area it is illuminating. Along the way we’ll also learn some tips for using various blend modes as well as incorporating textures into our image. After finishing completing this course, you will have a good understanding of how multiple colored light sources work together to influence how we see color.

Phase One - Capture One 6 Training

gfxscene — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:53:35 +0000

Phase One - Capture One 6 Training (updated 06.01.2011)
English | h264 1280x720 25.00 fps | aac 44100 Hz 76Kbps | 697 MB
Genre: Video Training

The official training course on handling Digital Photo Capture One version 6 of the developer.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Reverie (HDTV)

gfxscene — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:51:53 +0000

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Reverie
English | h264 640x360 29.97 fps | aac 44100 Hz stereo | 978 MB
Genre: Video Training

An updated "five" avoids all potential competitors, including the recently introduced Nikon D700 Thus, the specifications Canon EOS 5D Mark II:
Matrix: 36 x 24 mm with a resolution of 21.1 million pixels
Photo Resolution: 5616 x 3744
Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30 frames per second
Sensitivity ISO: 50-6400 (12800 and 25000 extended mode)
Auto Focus: 15-point c 9 selective
Display: 3-inch Live View function of
memory cards: Compact Flash (supports UDMA)
Dimensions: 152 x 114 x 75 mm
Weight: 810 grams without battery and memory card
After the announcement of Canon EOS 50D is not so surprising to see the new product video capture. By the way, are written into video format Quicktime 1080p H.264 at a flow rate 38.6 megabits per second. Maximum file size - 4 gigabytes, equivalent to 12 minutes of recording.

Blender Foundation - Blend & Paint 2011

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:02:07 +0000

Blender Foundation - Blend & Paint 2011 | 1.94 GB
Year:2011 | Manufacturer: Blender Foundation
Author: David Revoy | Duration: 2 hours more
Interactive CD | Language: English

On this DVD training - with over 2 hours of videos - David Revoy explains step-by-step his 3D paint-over techniques. De training starts with an introduction to Blender 2.5, to provide 2D artists with not much 3D experience a quick overview of the key features of Blender. It introduces the basics of the UI, modeling meshes and setting up light and rendering. This render is then taken to MyPaint and GIMP for further processing, importing and setting up several layers and showing how to efficiently add detail, texture and more dramatic lighting with manual paint-overs and layering techniques.

Fxphd Foundry Furnace Training

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:58:38 +0000

Language: English | 720 x 576 | 25 fps | .vob | 4.01 GB
FileSonic Fileserve Uploaded links - Single Extraction - InterChangable - No Password
Genre: eLearning

Furnace is one of the most widely used professional image processing plugins.While other plugins have provided visual eye candy, The Foundry has produced the world leading serious optical flow and global motion estimation software.This term, in place of flame, we are presenting a Furnace course complete with the use of a license for either flame or Shake.
Furnace is a collection of plug-in tools to help film compositors correct common problems.It is the culmination of over seven years research into motion estimation and has been developed in close conjuction with film effects houses in London.The plug-ins include motion vector retiming, wire removal, clean plating, grain tools, texture tools and plug-ins to correct camera shake and non-uniform luma flickering.

Topics covered will build from optical flow, retiming, depth maps etc to complex rig removal, scratch repair, wire removal and even simultaneous optical and spacial re-alignment to allow for â€˜virtualâ€™ motion control.This course is a direct request from students who sampled some of this in an earlier Background Fundamentals course.

Digital Photoshop Tutorials: High-End Industry Retouching

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:55:25 +0000

Digital Photoshop Tutorials: High-End Industry Retouching Techniques Video
DVD-Rip | MP4/AVC, 703 kb/s, 800×600, 18 fps | AAC, 77.6 kb/s, 44.1 KHz, 2 ch | ~1h 40m | 8.69 GB
Genre: Photoshop Tutorials | Language: English

As you already know, the high end retouching industry has been very tight lipped about the techniques they use to produce world class results for magazines, advertising campaigns, displays and billboards throughout the world.
The only techniques that have been readily available to the public have been the so called “smooth or soft skin” methods that simply blur or smudge the skin texture into an unrealistic plastic doll mess.

This DVD-ROM contains the information you have been seeking but could not find. Your host Vitaly Druchinin, high end photographer and retoucher reveals all, first by thoroughly explaining to you how to apply Photoshop tools and functions specifically for retouching. Then hold on to your chair as Vitaly puts you front and center in front of his monitor as he retouches a beauty image captured with the Hasselblad H3D 39 Megapixel camera from start to finish, explaining every step and decision along the way. You will see first hand how to masterfully manipulate your images without destroying even a single pore of your model’s skin.

Cinema 4D Vray Interiors From Ground Up

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:53:08 +0000

Cinema 4D Vray Interiors From Ground Up | project files | .avi | 4.59Gb

Aimed at beginner to intermediate users this 8 hour course will go through the entire process of creating a highly realistic interior scene using Cinema 4D and VRay. We will model the environment, furniture and accessories and then move on to exploring materials, light and camera parameters, colour mapping, VRay's various GI engines, its Image Sampler and antialiasing techniques, as well as IES lights, HDRI and Depth of Field. We will finish up by taking our final image into Photoshop for some post production techniques.

cmiVFX - Blender V-Ray Introduction

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:51:33 +0000

cmiVFX - Blender V-Ray Introduction
English | AVC1 1024x576 | AAC 104 Kbps | 331 MB
Genre: eLearning

The days of excuses are over! If the lack of a production-tested Global-Illumination-Renderer kept you from using Blender, the wait is over! Blender-Users have been utilizing other Apps like Max or C4D that have the V-Ray-Renderer-Plug-in. Where is the good news for you? Now that the V-Ray for Maya Standalone version is out, you can use an elegant and surprisingly good working exporter-script to render your Blender scenes with the V-Ray for Maya Standalone. Yes, you heard right, rendering with V-Ray from directly within Blender has become possible! Use your favorite tools and your beloved Blender-workflows, and produce stunning and superfast renderings with one of the most used and favored renderers out there! And not only that, when you finished rendering use the Blender ??s built-in compositor to do color-correction, effects and compositing. The possibilities are endless! Need a fast; reliable, easy to setup, high-quality renderer, then V-Ray is for you.

VASST - Director Cameraman Master the Shoot

gfxscene — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:49:23 +0000

VASST - Director/Cameraman Master the Shoot
English | 02 DVD-Video | NTSC 720x480 | AC3 192 Kbps | 5.38 GB
Genre: eLearning

Victor Milt has been a highly respected and well-known director / cameraman for over 40 years. He continues to work and win prizes to this very day. His client list is a who's who from the Fortune 100. His prize list includes over 50 gold and silver film festival awards, including the coveted CLIO. His last instructional video, "Light It Right" has been the best selling DVD at the NAB since it's release. He consistently lectures to packed houses. He is not only a top director - he's a hell of a teacher - and this video proves it.