Category: Tutorials

Computer Hardware

Fastest Solid State Drives (SSD)

Solid State Drives Introduction Nowadays, there is another category of data storage devices that are slowly overtaking hard drives in the market.  They have evolved from the volatile (chip-based) memory like RAM, but unlike them, they do not lose their data when unpowered. They have first been made in smaller capacities, making them ideal for the development of USB memory sticks (USB keys) and flash cards (for cameras).  Today however, they have evolved into full-fledged […]

News

Happy 4th of July, USA !

We salute all of our followers in the United States of America in this special day!  We hope you had a great and joyful fourth of July!  For some, this also means it’s vacation time, so have a good time and relax well.  If you’d like to keep reading our articles on the go, we’ve made sure our website is also optimized for mobiles and tablets. If you happen to be someone from the 3D […]

3D Industry

Compositing and Assembling Rendered Images for 3D

What is Compositing? Compositing is a step after rendering in the CG production workflow.  The process serves to assemble all the different render passes and layers produced by the lighting deptarment.  They are the 3D artists who finalize the look of every shot in a film.  It takes a tremendous amount of people to do this step on a feature film.  Is is also often associated with the lighting process, because they are closely interlinked […]

3D Industry

Top 3D Schools for CG Film Animation, Games and VFX

Studying in 3D Animation Happy March Break Everyone!   It’s that time of year again!! Where nature starts shedding it’s coat of white, as winter turns into spring.  The groundhog has decided it’s fate on February 2nd and school’s out for students who get a week-long break before the end of the semester. Are you taking a vacation or rather having a lecture week?  Maybe it’s time to catch up on your hobbies… like 3D computer […]

3D Industry

3D Lighting Artists – Virtual Photographers

Lighting a Scene in Film Lighting a scene for film may seem straightforward, but it’s an art on it’s own.  It’s the art of the director of photography and lighting artists.  Lighting a scene in 3D is surprisingly similar to this. In the digital world, the concepts of traditional photography still apply, but with even more control.  It uses the same skills, lighting theory and techniques to manipulate light, shadows and color to effectively convey […]

3D Industry

Women in the 3D & Film Industry

March 8th: International Women’s Day In honor of all the incredible women, everywhere in the world, we wish you a happy International Day of Women!  Let’s have a special thought for those strong women who pioneer in male-dominated industries, and making way for other generations.  In fact, the film and gaming industries are two such areas where there are still a majority of men. Can we collectively take  some time to reflect on how we […]