Hi everyone, I need your help. I’m trying to compose a video with the building as if it were a ledwall (like Times Square), but I can’t figure out why the two images are so disconnected. Levels, the perspective… idk. Thanks in advance!

Seeking Career Guidance

I'm seeking advice on choosing between Compositing and Animation for my career.

Background:

• Experienced in Nuke and Maya software (3D Modeling, Texturing, Nodes, Keying process, etc.)
• Freelance designer/editor seeking a professional job
• I do know Houdini's basic building destruction (RBD), River SIM (FLIP), etc
• Inspired by Hugo Desk's showreel, but concerned about industry stability

Dilemma:

• Option 1: Compositing (passionate, but unsure about showreel content and industry prospects)
• Option 2: Animation (less skilled, but clearer showreel path and potentially faster completion)

Questions:

1. Compositing vs Animation: industry situation, salary structure, and growth prospects?
2. What essential topics should I cover in a Compositing showreel?
3. Who are influential Compositing artists to follow?
4. Can I complete a competitive Compositing showreel within 3 months?

Hello, everyone! I’m new here and to the world of VFX. I’m making a stop motion film/series and need help with figuring out which programs/softwares I should use. I need to be able to add effects like fire, explosions, and lights. I also need to create backgrounds for the scenes which would also need to be CG and I’d need to learn how to do green screen. I have no idea how to really do any of this, unfortunately and it’s really daunting to me to be honest. Where should I start? If anyone would be willing to help me I’d greatly appreciate it!

Hi guys!

I just wanted to share some work here which you may enjoy. This was just a passion project 'spec ad' which I started out with basically no VFX experience and used it to learn UE5, and had a handful of lovely compositors help out as well.

https://vimeo.com/1023406239

I have always had the urge to lean vfx, 3d, video editing, photography I like all this things and i dont want to pick one will it be possible for me to be good at them with constant learning or its not realistic.

thank You

Hi guys, Any free source to start to learn Houdini that you recommend before to jump on a payment one? I am not interested in particles etc, more in foundations/lighting/ look dev since this is a tool that almost every studio started to use. Thanks!

There is a rotating object, like a product here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg69zo9WSJg (it's a random youtube example) It rotates 360 degrees, which means its form is constantly changing. Plus there are colors that match the color of the background. Plus there are the laces. The task is to isolate the object from the background. How can it be done in Mocha? I tried using splains as well as the mesh - they get messed up. Can somebody record a screencast or at least explain in details how this can be done.

My mind clamps down like a vice at the sight of AI-generated content, almost like a gag reflex. Yet, when it's tied to something tangible, it eases. It's like being amplified through neural filters that have learned from all our knowledge. It's akin to a record needle, crafting something from another realm.

Does the music video hit the mark, or miss it entirely? Or perhaps it sparks a completely different reaction in you?

nównøis | like a river (remix by The Third Mind)

Temp Contracts, applications open to those from Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia

Animation: https://framestore.recruitee.com/o/animator-3-7

Environments: https://framestore.recruitee.com/o/mid-senior-3d-environment-generalist-2-5

FX: https://framestore.recruitee.com/o/fx-td-2-10

I have a video that i want to camera track but it is shaking should i stablize the video first or track first then stablize in the end .

Hey all,

Does anyone know any resources for advanced Roto/Paint training, course, etc?
I have experience in compositing, so I have done some roto/paint stuff therfore know the basic knowledge on paint out, projections, roto, etc.

I am looking for a resources where I can steer myself into a lead Roto/Paint artist. I have seen a lot of advanced rotoscoping training, whereas for paint they are mostly basic camera projection or Nuke rotopaint tutorials. So I have yet to training or tutorials for paint where they are teaching you the industry workflow for paint artist, or how to do complex rig removal, etc.

Any pointers to this is appreciated, thank you!

Quick context: I'm requested to integrate this footage on this background, which has completely different lighting conditions. I've done my best trying to imitate the lighting of the background with the tools I can use in Nuke, but client is still unsatisfied. I believe there's not much more that can be done to improve it due to the footage quality and it's dissonance with the background they want to paste it on, and so I have tried to explain to him. But in this point of the situation I'm starting to doubt myself, so I'm asking here if anybody can come up with smething I haven't tried yet. They want it to be this background no matter what.

Hey all

I am reading out for UK based training provider.We are looking for someone to provide an online "Introduction to ShotGrid course" to a studio in the UK.

I don't even know where to start looking for such a person. If someone could send me a recommendation it if you are interested in doing this, please feel free to DM me.

Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvbrkrosYF0

Follow up to yesterday's video

Somebody said it was just camera transfer but it's not. Way more than that. Full character and environment creation.

I know there have been scripts and the like going around to "download" the entire library before they sit quixel off.

However, at fab.com they have added a one click button on the home page to get everything. You don't have to download anything, after doing this, when you click on any item in the library it will say that you own it, allowing you to download it when ever you want.

It says you will have access to all this, and your paid content after the switch.

This is great for personal projects, learning etc.

Hello everyone, so I have been working in the film industry for 3 years now as a CGI Artist. I am mostly good at lighting, environment layout and camera animation. I have been working in a small studio with really good projects in theatrical films and web series but my pay is low and I recieve them late also. I had a thought of shifting my jobs and was eyeing towards the advertising field since I heard it had more money to offer. I had got a few job offers also but has to decline it bcoz I couldn't see any growth to it in terms of career wise.

And since the film industry is in a downfall rn i believe things will go back up soon but this situation has put me in a desperate urge to get money more since I have to take care of my family too. I had a word with my colleagues and they are telling me to wait until the recession storm passes in the film industry but idk man, I am pretty scared and I have heard news about many big VFX studios laying off artists for no reason. I'm much more concerned about job security also.

Should I really shift to a different media field like advertising or something like that or should I stick to the film industry and wait for better options??🙏🙏

Really need your help here guys!!

https://www.tiktok.com/@drezzdon/video/7412361324409277738

Aside from clothes being tight-ish and contrasting with the background, would clothes with color-blocks or wide stripes aid in the AI mocap? (single camera Move One app) … As opposed to solid color clothing.

Curious if anyone has tried this and if it seemed to yield better results.

https://preview.redd.it/b85pb8uw10yd1.png?width=625&format=png&auto=webp&s=d684d63000450c94c2097962496173a0485c9113

Inside Maya, I have a point in 3D that was deformed using Linear Blend skinning.

I also have access to the joints in their current pose and in their bind pose as well as the weight values.

I would like to inverse the linear blend skinning to get the original position of that point.

I am using this website (MyCustomSkinCluster.cpp) as reference on the Linear blend skinning formula, it works one way but when I try to reverse it to get the original position it doesn’t give the correct position.

What would be the correct way to reverse it?

I am currently just changing

mat = preBindMatrix * mat
;

to

mat = preBindMatrix.inverse() * mat.inverse()
;

To inverse the matrices. I can’t seem to wrap my head around what’s the logic to inverse matrix operations.

Thank you for your help.

Any have any links or suggestions for day rates for these roles?

Hey all!

I hope everyone is doing ok, or at least hanging in there!

I just wanted to share an additional sister subreddit that I started many years ago to store any decent reference I found whilst browsing reddit.

r/vfxReference

Initially it was just for myself, I didn't really have any bigger plans for it. But then a few others found it and started to contribute (shoutout u/manuce94) !

Well, I figured it's useful for others as well. And it would be useful to me if others contributed!

So have at it!

r/vfxReference