Good tips here with software plugin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DlH9EjCdDo
Post-Production
Whether you’re an editor, sound editor, Foley artist, compositor, VFX specialist or work in any profession related to the post-production process, this is the place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice on your chosen craft of the business in general
Render Power
I have yet to use a render farm to speed up getting my renders out, although I have seen several advertised. I also watched a video that explained how to build your own. Again I have to give a nod to Transformers and the incredible detail and resources needed to pull of these amazing visuals.
Has any...
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Sam Sokolow
- 4 months ago
Yeah - I have not yet used personally but studios have been using global render farms for years so I imagine in the right structure it's a great resource.
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
They have a lot of built in plugins that connect directly into render farms, so its more convenient than ever.
Ask Me Anything (AMA) Wednesday 2/7 to Thursday 2/8- Working in VFX
I'm Kenneth Lui. I'm an award winning writer/director and vfx artist. I've worked as a professional vfx artist for14 years. Started with commercials, moved on to features starting with Terminator Salvation in 2009. Since then, I worked on several Marvel and DC movies including Batman V Superman, Iro...
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Leonardo Ramirez
- 7 months ago
I second what Maurice Vaughan said, Kenneth Lui - this was awesome. Glad you had fun!...
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Maurice Vaughan
- 7 months ago
You're welcome, Kenneth Lui. Hope you have an incredible and incredibly successful year!
https://www.stage32.com/profile/1096554/about where to expand ideas n collaborate ... Because I’m down to share asap
Stephen V. Stone
- 7 months ago
Kenneth Lui break a leg on the new project, it sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks again for this AMA.
crazy ideas for an alien movie coming up.. race cars to theme park .. avenge. Stars at war in the dark crazy movement .. n need must" another dino movie breaking recoRds of eating n mountains tasty ps...
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Attention to Detail
While a lot of amazing work has been showcased in many many films, what would you say is the most detailed piece of VFX you've ever seen. While not my most favorite franchise, I'm a fan of the amazing complexity in the Transformers films. The robots alone are so detailed in the fact that they have t...
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Incredible BTS video, Daniel Husbands! Definitely the VFX in the "Transformers" movies. The VFX is one of the reasons I watch the films.
Kerry Kennard
- 4 months ago
Star Wars and the Matrix series are pretty awesome in Detail.
All those moving “jets” and sky fighting had a lot of detail. I think I did see some mistakes and the behind the scenes even said / showed...
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VFX Breakdown: Avatar: The Last Airbender
I haven't watched the show but the VFX work looks very impressive, and the combination of simulations, mocap, match-moving, etc is top notch. What's is a recent show that you thought the VFX were really impressive.
https://youtu.be/kGQMu0NHrr8?si=Iih-O0o4efVTLbQI...
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Wow! That's some of the best VFX I've seen, Daniel Husbands!
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
Thanks Maurice Vaughan I was watching this again, and I realized how often then animate the characters as well, along with the live action. Seems like overkill but I'm sure they have their technical r...
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You're welcome, Daniel Husbands. I'm not sure if I've recently seen any shows that use VFX. I finished watching "Shōgun" the other day, but I'm not sure if it has VFX.
Karen "Kay" Ross
- 4 months ago
I love this breakdown, thank you for sharing! I am curious though - why did they want a live-action anything when so much of the final product is VFX? Actually, I think we need a price comparison. How much is animation versus VFX?
CapCut Video Editor Tutorial!
I just made a tutorial of CapCut - I hope you all enjoy! It has many features that Adobe Premiere does not have...and it's free. I was shocked when I tried it and how different it is from the mobile app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yZLiT4bjBI&t=7s...
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Maurice Vaughan
- 4 months ago
You're welcome, Maia Buljeta. I made a sizzle reel with PowerDirector on my phone a while back, but it was for an unscripted show. I'm not sure how much it costs now, but I think it was like $4.99 a m...
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Maia Buljeta
- 4 months ago
Maurice Vaughan Cool! PowerDirector has some cool features. CapCut is a good one to check out first, what makes Haiper amazing is that you write a sentence into a text box, and you get back an animate...
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Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
I only recently tried out this program. Great share Maia Buljeta
Maia Buljeta
- 4 months ago
That is so awesome to hear! Thank you,
Karen "Kay" Ross
- 4 months ago
The epic music is so fun! LOL Really keeps everything moving for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Working w / sounds - moved from iMac to iMac
I Love the Ambient sounds from Grain States - the music Library in which I used to made a nice film music sample INow, switching from the 2011 iMac to the 2020 iMac, Grainstate doesn’t work any more. Use to work real good w Native / NI also.
I contacted Kontakt and the GrainStates company and it’s n...
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Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
Hey Kerry Kennard unfortunately Kontakt and 3rd party developers have to have very specific versions line up in order to work. I still have VSTs that only work on a specific version of Kontakt and not...
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Kerry Kennard
- 4 months ago
Thank you Daniel Husbands - appreciate the information. I think I did move the correct version of Kontakt to the 2020 machine and it still did not work. I can look into it later. Thank you for your in...
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Stephen V. Stone
- 4 months ago
I use Kontakt and unfortunately they made major changes to the library in after 2011. This falls under Grain States responsibility. They need to provide a solution or upgrade path to work with the cur...
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Old VFX is sometime much better than new - 30+ year old Disney secret finally cracked!
I've read and heard about Disney's secret matte screen technique that befuddled and amazed VFX folx for decades as it's vastly superior to green/blue screen, even with today's AI assisted tools. Corridor Crew partnered with a guy who managed to reverse engineer this holy grail technique.
https://yout...
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Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing this Stephen V. Stone This is fascinating to watch. The level of quality and time saving in the sodium vapor technique is very interesting. And to have been around for so long, I ca...
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Ashley Renee Smith
- 4 months ago
I watched this video when it came out and was mind-blown! It's so cool!
Sam Sokolow
- 4 months ago
Well, that's about the coolest thing I've seen today. What a great share, Stephen V. Stone!
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
I wonder what other techniques have been lost to time, that's why it's good to know the history.
Xochi Blymyer
- 4 months ago
That is so cool! It's so odd that it's not used. We always have to tell costumes what colors they can't use for cast and/or depending on that cast, blue or green. Very interesting.
The Evolution of Visual Effects on 007
Visual Effects Supervisor Mara Bryan worked on five James Bond movies over three different decades. As we prepare to see The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and learn more about Bond 26 and who will step into the role, read some fun facts on the evolution of visual effects in the iconic franchise....
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I LOVE these evolution videos that show how far things have come in VFX over such a short time. Thank you for sharing, Dustin Richardson!
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
I've always been a big 007 fan, great share Dustin Richardson
Very cool video! Thank you for sharing!
Save Money, Build Smart
Post Production covers a lot of different things, but one things is clear (especially for beginners) you need a decent computer to pull it off. Now I've post about computer specs before, but this is one of the most comprehensive videos I've come across and I think it will benefit a lot of us. Someti...
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Dustin Richardson
- 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing, Daniel Husbands. "Sometimes "more" isn't necessarily better, and that goes for post-production workstations as well." That's intriguing.
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
What surprised me the most about this video is that the heaviest tasks, i.e. fusion effects, doesn't benefit the most from a power house GPU. For all the VFX ability built into fusion, I was really sh...
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Ashley Renee Smith
- 4 months ago
This is awesome, thank you for sharing Daniel Husbands! My husband built out his computer by himself a couple of years ago to ensure that it was catered to CAD design, fusion, and gaming. It makes sen...
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Sam Chambliss
- 4 months ago
Hey Daniel Husbands thanks for sharing our video! We were also very surprised and immediately checked our systems and settings back at the studio.
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
I'm glad it helped. It's completely changed my wish list.
Trailer time
Who’s got a trailer to share this week? I do, I do! drop yours below!
I got a "The page you are looking for is no longer available or has been moved" message, Mike Boas.
Thanks Maurice. Here's a new link.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/frenzy-moon-horror-movie/coming_soon...
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You're welcome, Mike Boas. Thanks for the link. Incredible trailer! Scary! I just signed up for updates on the campaign.
Daniel Husbands
- 4 months ago
Looks like fun Fran Harris
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