Illustration showing 3D animation production pipeline
Pre–production: Idea, Story, Storyboard, Animatic, Design;
Production: Layout, R&D, Modelling, Texturing, Rigging/Setup, Animation, VFX, Lighting, Rendering;
Post–production: Compositing, 2D VFX/Motion Graphics, Colour Correction, Final Output.
Fig.1 John Ludwick (2011). "3D Production Pipeline".
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Is Photoshop Remixing the World?
"Photoshop has completely revolutionized our visual culture. Artists now use Photoshop to create complex imagery that would have been impossible 20 years ago. It has also profoundly changed the art of photo retouching, turning a labor intensive process into an artful and often controversial digital workflow. But possibly the most current and expressive influence can be seen in meme culture online. With the ability to alter any image in the media landscape, everyday people now have the means to critically comment on culture and spread their ideas virally, leveling the playing field between traditional media creators and consumers. Photoshop has changed the way we communicate, the way we express ourselves, and the way we view the world and each other."
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Video post-production workflow for 5D Mark III RAW footage in OSX
"You have probably seen our extensive written guide on how to get Magic Lantern's 24p working on the 5D Mark III, which also includes a step–by–step instruction on how to end up with usable ProRes 4444 files.
Well, as it turns out, Sebastian here has found a much more straightforward way to post process the raw files from the 5D Mark III which allows us to skip the relatively cumbersome After Effects conversion process. This new process only utilizes Adobe Photoshop's raw import module, which allows batch processing of files (which is necessary to apply the same settings onto an entire clip consisting of individual DNG files).
Watch our video with a step–by–step instruction on how to end up with editable post–processed files!"
(Nino Leitner, 16 May 2013, cinema5D)
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Digital Negative: Adobe's publicly available archival photo format
"Raw file formats are becoming extremely popular in digital photography workflows because they offer creative professionals greater creative control. However, cameras can use many different raw formats – the specifications for which are not publicly available – which means that not every raw file can be read by a variety of software applications. As a result, the use of these proprietary raw files as a long–term archival solution carries risk, and sharing these files across complex workflows is even more challenging.
The solution to this growing problem is Digital Negative (DNG), a publicly available archival format for the raw files generated by digital cameras. By addressing the lack of an open standard for the raw files created by individual camera models, DNG helps ensure that photographers will be able to access their files in the future.
Within a year of its introduction, several dozen software manufacturers such as Extensis, Canto, Apple, and iView developed support for DNG. And respected camera manufacturers such as Hasselblad, Leica, Casio, Ricoh, and Samsung have introduced cameras that provide direct DNG support."
(Adobe Systems Incorporated.)
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An Introduction to Researchrr
"Looking for a better way to search for information on the web? Tired of navigating through links/unhelpful descriptions not content? We were too. And we made researchrr, an easy to use tool for aggregating relevant content and sources for your research and managing your workflow."
(Kevin McCabe, 25 April 2011, http://researchrr.com/)
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