Maxim Zhestkov: RECURSION

RECURSION is a new film that comes from Russia-based director Maxim Zhestkov.

His films exude the quality you would expect from a world-class studio but with a certain trace of characteristic that only an artist could produce.

And this time is no exception: elegant, simple and beautiful.

Q&A with Maxim Zhestkov

Posted on Motionographer

Please help me choose

1
Precision T3500
Processor One Intel Xeon W3570, 3.2GHz,6.4GT/s,8MB
Hard Drive 146 GB (15000RPM) SAS
SAS Controller SAS 6/iR Controller Card PCIe x8
Memory 12GB (6x2GB) 1066MHz DDR3 ECC-UDIMM
Graphics 1GB Quadro Nvidia FX3800 2 DP, 1 DVI

2
Precision T3400
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
3 GHz
4 GB DDR II SDRAM ECC
1×147 GB 1×300 GB
SAS
Nvidia Quadro FX4800

Please help me choose….
i WILL USE IT MAINLY FOR MAYA (MODELING, TEXTURING, ANIMATION, DYNAMICS)
I WONT USE IT MUCH FOR RENDERING BECAUSE I WILL DO NETWORK RENDER..

What exactly means premultiply by alpha?

Hallo, guys!
Please, can someone help me? I don’t exactly understand what means PREMULTILPY and POSTMULTIPLY by alpha. What do these functions with image? I know this isn’t related explicitly to Fusion, but I’d like to know this.. In Fusion you can find "postmultiply by alpha" in any tool containing alpha channel.

Thanx.

B

What exactly means premultiply

Hallo, guys!
Please, can someone help me? I don’t exactly understand what means PREMULTILPY and POSTMULTIPLY by alpha. What do these functions with image? I know this isn’t related explicitly to Fusion, but I’d like to know this.. In Fusion you can find "postmultiply by alpha" in any tool containing alpha channel.

Thanx.

B

corner pin

hi,
im using the corner pin node to arrange an element that is running into the a side of a merge but even though the transparency of the a-side is right down, every time i go to move a corner point, the element comes back to be fully opaque. This makes it hard to see where to place the corner pin point as it obscures the bgnd. Is there any way to disable this behaviour or is there a different way to work.
cheers

My new site and Demoreel

Hi everyone,
I want to show you my new site and Demoreel.
Please send me your opinions, ok?
🙂

www.ronaldoluis.com

Cheers
Ronaldo Pucci
ps: sorry Donald, my mistake
🙂

Heat maps to aid keying

Hello,

Some colleagues mentioned an interesting idea this evening. Can infa red heat maps aid the keying process in compositing for green, blue, blackscreen for live action and effects work? I’ve noted some limitations such as breathing, farting will show up in the heat map and that clothing might not absorb the heat from the wear evenly. However more promising is the idea of using heated or cooled liquids for water tank work. Again a limitation here would be that heating the liquid or substance would change the way it acts when in the water.

Is the technology there to record a good plate and an infa red map at the same time? Seems like the idea has some promise. Has this technique been used before?

Thanks.

Fluid Dynamics Specialist

Fluid Dynamics Specialist

Invisible Pictures is looking for a Fluid Dynamics Specialist to join our team.

Duties
Working with the FX TD to design and create fluid dynamics and systems
Apply asset builds to visual effects shots in production
Take creative direction from Visual Effects Supervisor
Lead a team of CG artists

Qualifications
• 3+ years working experience with Real Flow
• 5+ years working experience with Maya, Maya Fluids and Maya Ocean
• Degree in Visual Effects and/or Animation or Diploma equivalent
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Works well under pressure and deadlines

Qualified candidates please submit your resume and demo reel to
jobs@invisiblepictures.ca

Spring 2010 Student VFX Demo Reel

This is my first demo reel with examples of my work. I’d eventually like to add some matchmoving to it also.

My Reel

After effects Comp artist with 3d skills – San Francisco

Hey All
My company is looking for an artist who has experience comping multi pass cg renders, and potentially motion graphics experience….also Maya skills are a plus.
Im headed out on vacation in June and my boss wanted me to put feelers out there for a fill in.

If youre interested…..send me a link to your online portfolio…..

clayton.douglas@gmail.com

I can almost guarruntee repeat business if it all goes well. this will all be inhouse in Northbeach neighborhood so Bay Area locals only please

Cheers