Still not enough? We test the “Stable Release” from Cascadeur, play hands-on with an RTX 4090, Graden Remote with Colourfront & Pharos, test Creation FX and see whether Insta360 version 3 is finally “good”. We also talk about dinosaurs, Omniverse, Daniel2 and dinosaurs. Is that enough to get you out of hibernation?
Trash, Dance & Robots: What’s the story behind the tin mate on the cover? It’s a first-semester (!) project at the HFF – and there’s a lot behind it! A robot invites you to dance. (S. 128)
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Insta 360 – drone in style
360° video is nothing new anymore – but in version 3, there’s now a camera to recommend! (S. 6)
Training for a greener future
VP is climate-friendly – sounds strange, but it is. The Filmakademie BaWü and its partners are setting out to realise the pipelines of tomorrow. (S. 12)
Links to the article:
https://is.gd/green_shooting/acm.org
The miracle of virtual production
Beyond the hectic hype, we talk to Michael Coldewey about virtual production and how we now have to learn to deal with it – and where the next generation is. (S. 18)
That girl is green!
There are people who take comic books too seriously, and there are those that love the She-Hulk-Series. And guess who made the giant and the Abomination? Trixter! (S. 24)
Eizo vs. LG
The Eizo CG2700s is the dream of many colour enthusiasts – but what makes it better than an LG, for example? And what does the built-in probe do for (or against) it? (S. 30)
Creation FX – creative templates!
We all know and loathe templates that are always the same – wouldn’t it be cool to have a flexible system for AE that is also easy to use? (S. 35)
Links to the article: https://www.creationeffects.com/
http://postproduction-tutorials.net
RTX 4090 practice with Houdini and Resolve
Olaf Finkbeiner throws in the towel – and sees how it falls! A practical test beyond benchmarks and deep into the VFXer’s toolbox. (S. 46)
Links to the article:
http://is.gd/bequiet_psu
http://is.gd/bequiet_invert
http://is.gd/zotac_4090_trinity
Collaboration with Blackmagic Cloud
Collaborating in Resolve is possible – but how exactly? Bernd Klimm takes us by the hand and shows us where the shortcuts and pitfalls are. (S. 52)
Links to the article:
https://vfxstudy.com
CityEngine meets Omniverse
Omniverse talks to everything – right? We ask our friends at CityEngine how to imagine this conversation. (S. 69)
Nuke Tools 3 – Channels, Passes and Mattes
In part 3 of the toolbox, we open up the compartment of channels, passes and mattes – with labels, contact sheets and more! Or do you label everything by hand? (S. 72)
Grading in pyjamas
Working remotely – the dream for colourists. This is now possible – Pharos relies on colourfront streaming and reports on how it works. (S. 75)
Magic Nodes v1
The best of both worlds – Node-based compositing in After Effects. Can it work? Andreas Zerr sees if it works – or if we should wait until the update. (S. 80)
Links to the article:
http://hollywoodillusion.com
http://www.stern7.com
What’s New in Nuke 14
Foundry shakes the foundations. Not really, some cellar compartments simply had to be cleared out – Christoph Zapletal looks at what was left. (S. 84)
Higher frame rate in the face of death
HFR has become deadly quiet – except in a charming dialect comedy that played it out in 2022 – and reports on it. (S. 96)
Video for the article: http://is.gd/hfr_vergleich
Video Packaging Unveiled
Sure, we push a few frames back and forth – but what tech do you use when you have to push Netflix-sized amounts? We talked to the founder of GPAC. (S. 108)
When dinosaurs ruled the screen
How do you describe working in “VFX”? “We make Dinosaurs” – and here we are talking to Glen McIntosh, the lizardwrangler for the recent Jurassic movies. (S. 114)
Cascadeur
After a three-year beta phase, the “final” version of the keyframe animation software with AI support has finally been released. Was it worth the wait? (S. 122)
Trash, Dance & Robots
What’s the story behind the tin mate on the cover? It’s a first-semester (!) project at the HFF – and there’s a lot behind it! A robot invites you to dance. (S. 128)
Planet B
“There is no Planet B” – we’ve all heard that statement. Second-semester students at the HFF take a look at what this can mean (p. 140)
