Re: render flavor for architecture rendering
On 8/2/2012 8:56 PM, Kris Rivel wrote: Quick question..what's the flavor of choice for rendering architectural walk-throughs in Soft these days? I may be doing a few of them. I'm thinking of just man-handling MR into submission but wondering if Arnold, 3Delight or whatever may have a few more easy options for doing some great bounce lighting, GI, etc. Its not just stills so it needs to be render farm and sequence friendly. Thanks for any opinions or suggestions. Kris What renderer have you used before for jobs like this? MR will work but we all know the issues... There is a certain renderer that holds a dominant market share in architectural rendering - and for a good reason :) I'm obviously biased but you should probably consider it too, since it is now reasonably well integrated with Softimage.
Re: render flavor for architecture rendering
i am an Arnold fanboy for sure, but for indoor archvis i would use vray. light cache in combination with irridiance map or brute force is the way to go. Am 03.08.2012 um 15:23 schrieb Kamen Lilov kamen.li...@chaosgroup.com: On 8/2/2012 8:56 PM, Kris Rivel wrote: Quick question..what's the flavor of choice for rendering architectural walk-throughs in Soft these days? I may be doing a few of them. I'm thinking of just man-handling MR into submission but wondering if Arnold, 3Delight or whatever may have a few more easy options for doing some great bounce lighting, GI, etc. Its not just stills so it needs to be render farm and sequence friendly. Thanks for any opinions or suggestions. Kris What renderer have you used before for jobs like this? MR will work but we all know the issues... There is a certain renderer that holds a dominant market share in architectural rendering - and for a good reason :) I'm obviously biased but you should probably consider it too, since it is now reasonably well integrated with Softimage.
RE: Friday Flashback
Friday Flashback 81 From 2004, Softimage XSI the perfect fit: - Everything you need - Everything you want - Everything there is http://wp.me/powV4-21j From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane Sent: July-30-12 4:00 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback I think Olivier can still be seen shuddering when Batchserve is mentioned in his vicinity :) On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Stephen Blair stephen.bl...@autodesk.commailto:stephen.bl...@autodesk.com wrote: Friday Flashback #80 BatchServe 1.5 the Experience http://wp.me/powV4-1YW attachment: winmail.dat
RE: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work
I think this is really interesting treatment, i love it From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:57 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work Hi guys, since its friday have you seen this? https://vimeo.com/46478843 Is this what the ex Softimage devs moved over to Maya for - because it can't do this yet? ;) interesting in the comments the credits are given to Maya and some third party plugins...did some research and it looks like it was made by some guys at a place called Piranha Bar who use 8 seats of Softimage 3Dsmax - not a Maya in the house /shakes fist at the world for promoting further Softimage ignorance :) have a great Friday folks Rob
Re: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work
It is absolutely beautiful. :-) -ben On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Jeff McFall jeff.mcf...@sas.com wrote: I think this is really interesting treatment, i love it From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:57 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work Hi guys, since its friday have you seen this? https://vimeo.com/46478843 Is this what the ex Softimage devs moved over to Maya for - because it can't do this yet? ;) interesting in the comments the credits are given to Maya and some third party plugins...did some research and it looks like it was made by some guys at a place called Piranha Bar who use 8 seats of Softimage 3Dsmax - not a Maya in the house /shakes fist at the world for promoting further Softimage ignorance :) have a great Friday folks Rob -- Best regards, Ben Houston Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals.
motion blur on stationary particles with cam animation
I have a cloud of particles generated via ICE. My camera flies through them but I'm not getting any motion blur on them...what gives? Kris
Re: motion blur on stationary particles with cam animation
nevermindmight help if I turn it on for that pass!! I need a drink I think. On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com wrote: I have a cloud of particles generated via ICE. My camera flies through them but I'm not getting any motion blur on them...what gives? Kris
Exocortex @ SIGGRAPH + Alembic for 3DS Max + August Sale
Hey all, First, if you didn't know already, Exocortex has a mini booth at SIGGRAPH this year. Come visit us (myself, Helge Mathee and Chris Covelli). We'd love to meet the artists that use our tools to make the magic we see on screen. :-) We'll also be showing off our latest plugins for Softimage including Species, Crate/Alembic, Momentum, Fury, ImplosiaFX, and SlipstreamVX. Here are the directions to our booth: http://exocortex.com/files/ExocortexAtSIGGRAPH2012.png Second, I know that it is a bit sacrilegious for some to mention 3DS Max on this list, but in this case I believe it is okay since the tool we've created is designed to improve Softimage - 3DS Max workflows So without further ado, I can announce that we have just completed the 1.0 release of our Alembic integration into 3DS Max! We have worked hard to ensure that you can transfer data easily between 3DS Max and Softimage using this tool. We have also tried to match all of the current Alembic for Softimage features with our 3DS Max integration. The features that we support include: Meshes (including Dynamic Topology), Splines (including Dynamic Topology), Dummy Objects/Nulls, Hierarchies, Points and PFlow (including instancing), Asset Tracker, Time Controls, Transform Caching and Point Caching (including blending between caches), Material Metadata, Explicit Normals, Multiple UVWs, and V-Ray and MR-based Motion Blur. You can try Exocortex Crate for 3DS Max instantly by filling out a demo request here: http://exocortex.com/alembic/get_alembic Or you can send me a request for a full featured trial license: b...@exocortex.com Lastly, we are offering $100 off Fury 2 pre-sales and Species 1.5 for the rest of August, you can access these discounts via the coupon codes SIGGRAPH-FURY and SIGGRAPH-SPECIES -- Best regards, Ben Houston Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals.
Re: Hybride is recruiting
Sounds interesting. Sadly I am not at SIGGRAPH this year so I won't be able to meet-up. On 03/08/2012 11:22 AM, Mathieu Leclaire wrote: Hi guys, Time for a little PR on my part. Hybride is recruiting for a position of Lead Character Rigging Artist, as well as Character Rigging Artists, RD Programmers, Particle Effects Animators and some Motion Graphic Artists. You can check out the Job Listing on our website for more details: www.hybride.com http://www.hybride.com Permanent positions, available immediately. Forward your resume and/or demo reel to: c...@hybride.com mailto:c...@hybride.com We are looking to expand our team and we have some very exciting movie projects on our plate right now. Sorry! Can't mention them at this time, but trust me, they are very interesting! ;) Our facility is located on nature's doorstep in the heart of the Laurentians in Quebec, Canada--a tranquil setting ideally suited for creativity. I'm in L.A. right now for SIGGRAPH. If any of you are attending as well and would like to meet-up, send me an email and we'll set something up. Mathieu Leclaire Director of RD Hybride Technologies, a Ubisoft division www.hybride.com http://www.hybride.com
Re: motion blur on stationary particles with cam animation
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Re: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work
this isn't slipstream from exocortex ? Ben ? with a generate strands trail... Maya can do that ? :P nahhh!!! :) On 8/3/2012 11:17 AM, Ben Houston wrote: It is absolutely beautiful. :-) -ben On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Jeff McFall jeff.mcf...@sas.com wrote: I think this is really interesting treatment, i love it From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:57 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Maya trying to get credit for Softimage ( Mootzoids) work Hi guys, since its friday have you seen this? https://vimeo.com/46478843 Is this what the ex Softimage devs moved over to Maya for - because it can't do this yet? ;) interesting in the comments the credits are given to Maya and some third party plugins...did some research and it looks like it was made by some guys at a place called Piranha Bar who use 8 seats of Softimage 3Dsmax - not a Maya in the house /shakes fist at the world for promoting further Softimage ignorance :) have a great Friday folks Rob
Femto photographie
http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html Real light bouncing !
OT: CG places to visit in London + Softimage meetings
Hello guys, a little off-topic here... I'm planning a trip to England in November, for personal reasons, but I would like to take the time and try to visit some CG companies, and maybe meet some Softimage people. Can anybody share information on how friendly or not cg companies in England are with strangers dropping by for a visit? Are some better at this then others? Which is which? Plus, any softimage users getting together for a beer in that time frame? Cheers -- Gustavo E Boehs http://www.gustavoeb.com.br/blog
