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Point Oven import test 001

Point Oven import te...

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A successful, first test clip of our new animation pipeline for this VFX project. In the past we have always skinned and rigged in Lightwave ...

QTVR viewing on Vista64?

QTVR viewing on Vist...

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Quick tip on viewing QTVR on Vista 64. Apple QT won't work but DevalVR works fine.

Shooting 360 pano- lowtech style

Shooting 360 pano- l...

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How far you can push the low end of the tech and user elements for panorama photography and still get pro results? Can a person, without ...

Image Modeling 01 (3D scenes from 2D photos)

Image Modeling 01 (3...

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This clip shows the results of a process called image modeling or photogrammetry - how we turn 2D photographic pano backplates into 3D scenes.  This ...

Texture stitching - Garage pillar -

Texture stitching - ...

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Comparison of results while using Photoshop CS3 versus Stitcher for creating texture stitched pillar top support section. Here's the final image sized down. PILLAR TOP ...

Steadycam DIY

Steadycam DIY...

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Induro tripod and a Manfrotto clamp DIY'd into a steadycam. Works pretty well for a light camcorder like the sd9. One of the still frames show the ...