multipass compositing with cinema4d

hello, everyone
i have some problem, compositing with cinema4d 11.5
compositing image is too dark and too different

how to work using material layer pass in nuke?

many multipass tutorial in internet,
but only using specular, diffuse, reflection and so on…
there is no material pass that i confuse 🙁


MPC Vancouver are Hiring!

Position Summary:

MPC are looking to hire artists in all disciplines and would love to hear from you. Areas of particular interest are:

  • Animation
  • Modelling
  • Rigging
  • Texturing
  • Matte Painting
  • Environments
  • Lighting
  • Compositing

We would particularly love to hear from you if you are Canadian resident or national but anyone of any background is welcome to apply.

Details:

  • Start Date: October/November 2010
  • Duration: 4 – 12 weeks dependent on role
  • Location: Vancouver, Canada

If working for MPC Vancouver sounds of interest then please get in touch, sending a copy of your reel and resume to: vancouver-jobs@moving-picture.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Mid-level and Senior Compositors:

Mid-level and Senior Compositors:

A Hollywood-based leader in premium 3D and stereoscopic VFX for feature films is looking for experienced compositors and TDs for several high profile projects. We’re looking for artists who are not only great at their craft, but are also capable of training, critiquing and mentoring other artists.

The company is renowned in the industry as an artist-friendly studio with an only slightly dysfunctional family atmosphere. We also understand the "freshness" of the emerging stereoscopic effects market and are willing to invest in training our employees to be world-class stereo compositors and animators.

Nuke competency is a strong plus in our desired skillset, though individuals highly skilled in other compositing systems will be considered. Candidates skilled in 3D matchmoving, 3D modeling or character animation are also of interest.

Specialized training will commence in October (with the possibility of after hours training for those still working existing contracts). Short and long-term contracts available based on skill and experience.

Please send resumé and applicable external reference links (e.g. IMDB) to vfxtalk@stereoscopicvfx.com

The following positions are available:

Nuke Compositors

Essential Skills
• Strong compositing skills with the ability to derive unique solutions to novel compositing problems
• A solid, intuitive understanding of Nuke’s 3D environment, or strong production knowledge of a dedicated 3D package (Maya, 3DS, LightWave, modo etc.)
• Unforgiving attention to detail and unrepentant perfectionism
• Ability to create custom cleanplates (i.e. rig removal)
• Understanding of a float-based color pipeline
• Good, stereoscopic vision (sorry, no monocular eye injuries)

Desirable Skills
• Knowledge of gizmo creation process
• Rotoscoping
• 3D modeling
• 3D matchmoving, especially with PFTrack
• Previous experience in stereoscopic production

Compositing TDs

Compositing TDs:

A Hollywood-based leader in premium 3D and stereoscopic VFX for feature films is looking for experienced compositors and TDs for several high profile projects. We’re looking for artists who are not only great at their craft, but are also capable of training, critiquing and mentoring other artists.

The company is renowned in the industry as an artist-friendly studio with an only slightly dysfunctional family atmosphere. We also understand the "freshness" of the emerging stereoscopic effects market and are willing to invest in training our employees to be world-class stereo compositors and animators.

Nuke competency is a strong plus in our desired skillset, though individuals highly skilled in other compositing systems will be considered. Candidates skilled in 3D matchmoving, 3D modeling or character animation are also of interest.

Specialized training will commence in October (with the possibility of after hours training for those still working existing contracts). Short and long-term contracts available based on skill and experience.

Please send resumé and applicable external reference links (e.g. IMDB) to vfxtalk@stereoscopicvfx.com

The following positions are available:

Compositing TDs

Essential Skills
• Solid knowledge of Nuke’s Python implementation
• Setting up custom UI elements and macros.
• Basic pipeline integration with other software

Desirable Skills
• Creation of OSC controls within Nuke and its 3D environment
• Ability to script (and link with Nuke) Maya and/or 3D Studio Max.
• Ability to work with tracking data and link to import/export pipeline
• C++ or C experience, knowledge of Nuke NDK
• Knowledge of motion capture systems

3D Matchmovers

3D Matchmovers:

A Hollywood-based leader in premium 3D and stereoscopic VFX for feature films is looking for experienced compositors and TDs for several high profile projects. We’re looking for artists who are not only great at their craft, but are also capable of training, critiquing and mentoring other artists.

The company is renowned in the industry as an artist-friendly studio with an only slightly dysfunctional family atmosphere. We also understand the "freshness" of the emerging stereoscopic effects market and are willing to invest in training our employees to be world-class stereo compositors and animators.

Candidates skilled in any of the leading matchmoving applications will be considered. (Nuke competency is a strong plus in our desired skillset.)

Specialized training will commence in October (with the possibility of after hours training for those still working existing contracts). Short and long-term contracts available based on skill and experience.

Please send resumé and applicable external reference links (e.g. IMDB) to vfxtalk@stereoscopicvfx.com

The following positions are available:

3D Matchmovers

Essential Skills
• Ability to quickly solve tough tracking shots
• Ability to accurately orient a 3D space and add appropriate helper geometry
• Deal with moving objects in a scene
• Solve nodal moves for spherical projections

Desirable Skills
• work with mesh hints in PFTrack to derive accurate object depth mattes
• articulate modeling of scene geometry after solving the scene
• establishment of batch processing pipeline for similar shots
• scripting of alignment tools for a motion capture pipeline

Entry Level Compositors and Illustrators

Entry Level Compositors and Illustrators

A Hollywood-based leader in premium 3D and stereoscopic VFX for feature films is looking for experienced compositors and TDs for several high profile projects. We’re looking for artists who are not only great at their craft, but are also capable of training, critiquing and mentoring other artists.

The company is renowned in the industry as an artist-friendly studio with an only slightly dysfunctional family atmosphere. We also understand the "freshness" of the emerging stereoscopic effects market and are willing to invest in training our employees to be world-class stereo compositors and animators.

Nuke competency is a strong plus in our desired skillset, though individuals skilled in other packages will be considered. Candidates skilled in 3D matchmoving, 3D modeling or character animation are also of interest.

Specialized training will commence in October (with the possibility of after hours training for those still working existing contracts). Short and long-term contracts available based on skill and experience.

Please send resumé and applicable external reference links (e.g. IMDB) to vfxtalk@stereoscopicvfx.com

The following positions are available:

Entry Level Compositors and Illustrators

Essential Skills
• Strong knowledge of rotoscoping workflow with an efficient grasp of keyframing spline outline curves over time
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ambition to participate in the fast-moving Hollywood VFX industry.

Desirable Skills
• Solid grounding in 3D modeling and/or animation

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