CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Animation is the art of breathing life into the inanimate for films, games, and advertising. The career possibilities in animation are growing each year as new techniques, processes, and genres emerge. In this article, we’re going to look at six types of animation: Traditional Animation. 2D Animation. 3D Animation.

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Advertising 52

Nvidia

APRIL 12, 2021

Streamline Digital Human Creation and Animation in NVIDIA Omniverse with Reallusion's New Character Creator Connector Reallusion released Character Creator 3. The new Omniverse Connector adds a complete digital human creation pipeline to Omniverse Create and Omniverse Machinima apps.

Simulation 52

Simulation Rigging Asset Animation 52

Nvidia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

NVIDIA is researching tools and developing ways to accelerate and simplify digital human creation and we believe that AI and simulation are the key to doing this. There are three main components to making a digital human, and each of these requires a different combination of art and technologies: generation, animation , and intelligence.

Simulation 52

Simulation AI Entertainment Animation 52

Filmustage

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In his groundbreaking film "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) , Méliès used stop-motion animation, miniatures, and practical effects to create fantastical scenes. One of the prominent figures of this era was Ray Harryhausen , a stop-motion animator known for his meticulous craftsmanship. The Bullet Time rig from "The Matrix".

Film 75

Film Technology Animation Animation 75

CG Spectrum

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I knew that if I could get the simulation capture process figured out in the City Sample Demo, I could make my own environment in the future and use the same workflow. The blueprint was already rigged with a Metahuman, and the riding physics seemed perfect for what I needed.

Cinematics 52

Cinematics Demo Engine Engineering 52

CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can be rigged and animated, placed as a stationary object in a scene, combined with other assets to create a set/environment, simmed or destroyed, and used for shadows or holdouts. Retopology is an essential step in creating 3D models for animation, games, and other interactive media. What is level of detail (LOD)?

Software 70

Software Polygon Baking Texture Mapping 70

Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

CREATING AND SIMULATING PHOTO-REALISTIC GRAPHICS OptiX OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. With the Audio2Face app, Omniverse users can generate AI-driven facial animation from audio sources. Download the latest version here.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Graphics Render Technology 52