>>”LevelSet node”, what it does ?

Is anybody know what does the "LevelSet" node ?

i have already read the help in the node, it’s still dark for me.
when i use it it creat a sort of normal map from my image…

somebody use it in prod ?

Compositing reel 2009 – Tom Wagener

I also posted this on the beginners’ talk forum, so my apologies if you saw this already. I submitted this reel at SIGGRAPH 2009 and got hired by Digital Domain as a comp intern a few weeks later. The reel is only part of the qualification, of course, and I realize that this isn’t the best reel ever.

Feel free to critique, etc! Always looking for feedback. 🙂

Edit: btw, I don’t know what possessed me to make this so long (stupid ego, probably), but when I get a chance, I plan to cut it down to about 2 minutes.

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My New Composting Demo Reel 2009

Hi

i’m uploading my Compositing Demo Reel pls reply how is it are any changes in that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82I2kjtSUhw

How to achieve this?

ok well the shot was a guy doing a flip of some sort on a brick wall (side of a building) as he hits that i wanted to make it crack. Would i need to do this in 3d? or can i use photoshop and make the cracks and place them where he hits the wall?

Thanks!

Veer – Logo Contest

Need a nice excuse to get away? I think you have one here. Veer has come up with a nice contest – recreating their logo, but not using the computer. Who knows, ya might even walk away with $8000 worth of prizes.

Tinderbox 4 for Nuke Released

Tinderbox is an impressive collection of 2D visual effects plug-ins, delivering unlimited creative possibilities for artists involved in producing digital images for film and video. Opt for instant gratification with hundreds of presets or add your unique touch with a multitude of adjustable parameters.

Tinderbox 4 plug-ins include Security for simulating a security camera feed. Reveal the layers in an image by flowing colour through a matte with Flow and give images a hand drawn look with Cartoon and LineDrawing. Achieve limitless zoom with InfiniteZoom. Generate clean and really effective 2D Rain or go for a winter look with Snow. Wrap background light around foreground objects with LightWrap and apply fast elegant glow effects with SoftGlow.

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Avatar: thank god for supervisors!

Hard work really pays off. Still a lot of work to be done, other shots are yet subpar with the rest (still up there tho) but when you see it in 3d, even the first trailer looks really amazing.
If any of you are working on that, i want an autograph!
Before and After included.

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Digital Abstracts Updates

Digital Abstracts updates!

Effect limited to layer box

I’m applying an effect to a layer, but it’s limited to the layer bounding box. For example: a have a tiny layer floating on a room. I want light rays coming from it and invading the whole room. For some reason, the light rays effect is limited to the tiny layer’s bounding box.

Any way around this?

REVISIT 1969 WITH P.S.1 MOMA.

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Time-traveling is no joke, neither is art. So, if you could meld the two together, it might turn out something like P.S.1 MoMA’s 1969. From across the East River, the contemporary art center is currently presenting a collection of never-before-seen works from the likes of Lutz Mommartz, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner and John Wesley. As well as, interventions by the new kids of this generation whose work reflects this particular period in history. For your nostalgic review, the large exhibition will break down the year of 1969 through the many dialects of art, up until April 5th of next year.