Hasta La Motion!

A top tier Creative Production Studio based in London, with a global presence and a first class client list, is currently looking for a CGI Studio Manager.

The CGI Studio Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of The CGI team, leading to the efficient and effective delivery of all commercial and internal projects undertaken. From bid estimating, planning and scheduling of facility resources, managing the team and monitoring their work throughout the process, the key role is the timely and successful delivery of multiple CGI print and animation projects simultaneously. Key responsibilities include supervision of the CGI team alongside close collaboration with the Department Head, production department and creative leads.

The role requires the ability to foresee potential problems within CGI workflows and the ability to perform visual and analytical problem solving, including the ability to accurately interpret briefs is also required. A good knowledge of CGI workflows for print and animation along with experience in production management is a must, to enable you to hit the ground running.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=1011

closes: 19 Jul 2010

Hi all,

I am currently going through the Nuke6.0v5 UserGuide to make the transition. I have added a LightWrap node to my script, the user guide tells me for further adjustment I can use the "Tweaks tab" (For FGBlur, BGBlur, Saturation, Luma Tolerance, Highlight Merge). But where is this tab? In the properties panel my LightWrap only has LightWrap, CCorrect and Node tabs.

I’m sure I’ll kick myself when someone tells me where it is, but I’m getting really frustrated!

Thanks.

Version
Nuke 6.0v6

Release Date
20 May 2010

Supported Operating Systems
•Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” and 10.6 “Snow Leopard” (32-bit only)
•Windows XP SP2, XP64
•Linux CentOS 4.5 (32- and 64-bit)

New Features
There are no new features in this release.

Feature Enhancements
BUG ID 8429 – RotoPaint: Enabled correlating (with Ocula) for curves and curve points in stereo projects. For more information, see page 471 in the Nuke User Guide.

Bug Fixes
•BUG ID 8514 – Text node’s text didn’t update until you closed and reopened the control panel.
•BUG ID 8923 – Nuke crashed with a particular script when adding a curve to a LookupCurve_Knob.
•BUG ID 9116 – Keyframe markers in timeline disappeared when zoomed into a smaller frame range.
•BUG ID 9679 – CameraTracker: Principal View menu had a blank item which could cause a crash when used as the principal view in a stereo project.
•BUG ID 10011 – RotoPaint: Moving more than one feather point at a time caused them to be placed incorrectly.
•BUG ID 10014 – RotoPaint: Glitches occurred in the Viewer when the Viewer was docked back.
•BUG ID 10065 – Python: Knobs didn’t have a method for getting the node they belong to.
•BUG ID 10164 – RotoPaint: Stroke/shape list didn’t update when you changed frames.
•BUG ID 10353 – RotoPaint: Deleting a Curve Editor meta point after deleting non-meta points caused a crash.
etc, etc, etc, etc….

Full Release Notes

Product Website

Hi, Came across the following text on the interweb…

"Computer-generated imagery (CGI), often incorrectly referred to as Animation in India, is the application of 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, and printed media. Video games usually use real-time computer graphics (rarely referred to as CGI), but may also include pre-rendered "cut scenes" and intro movies (or FMVs–full motion videos) that would be typical CGI applications.

CGI is used for visual effects because computer generated effects are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single graphic artist to produce such content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props.

3D computer graphics softwares such as Autodesk’s Maya is used to make computer-generated imagery for movies, advertisements, etc. Recent availability of CGI software and increased computer speeds have allowed individual artists and small companies to produce professional grade films, games, and fine art from their home computers. This has brought about an Internet subculture with its own set of global celebrities, clichés, and technical vocabulary."

What I understand from this is that Animation is a subset of Visual Effects. IS VFX truly the bigger picture? (pun intended)

Comments, anyone?