Gnomon Workshop – Houdini: Rigid Body Dynamics Comprehensive Overview (ENG)

Gnomon Workshop – Houdini: Rigid Body Dynamics Comprehensive Overview (ENG)
English | AVC1 1024×768 | MP3 128 Kbps | 3.22 GB

Houdini’s dynamics system (DOPs) is a very powerful tool that allows users to not only simulate physics, but to interact with the simulation in order to make an impossible looking effects shot look realistic. This is what has made DOPs the dynamics software of choice for high-end feature effects in a very short time. This DVD covers the rigid body dynamics (RBD) features of Houdini, as well as the controls and forces that are common to RBD, cloth and hair systems (though cloth and hair are not covered in this DVD).

UV Mapping 101 Maya UV Techniques

UV Mapping 101 Maya UV Techniques with_KevinHuds0n | 908 MB

In this DVD, Kevin guides the beginning modeler through the concepts and complexities of the UV layout process in Maya. It is essential that UVs are laid out properly so that 3D models can smoothly proceed into the texturing process.
Starting with the fundamentals, Kevin prepares the viewer to take on a project as complicated as laying out the UVs for a house. He covers editing the UVs in the UV Layout Window, projecting and editing on a stretched cube, cylindrical and spherical projections, and the principal of using “material splits” as a means of organizing different parts of a model. Intended as an introduction to production UV layout techniques, Kevin’s many years of expertise inform this clear and precise lecture.

Gnomon School of Visual Effects Full Master Classes 04-2011

 Gnomon School of Visual Effects Full Master Classes 04-2011English | FLV | H264 | 1024 x 768 15fps | Mp3 128kbps | 11.08 GB

12 Exclusive Online Classes Taught by Leading Professionals in the Visual Effects & Games Industries. Join us for two weeks of exclusive classes in an interactive, online event. Each 2-hour class focuses on a different element of the visual effects and games industries. Each class is offered online in a private forum, allowing you to participate in discussion with the instructor and other students. All instructional videos are HD and can be accessed any time during the event, as often as you'd like. This is a great opportunity to learn from the industry's masters and gain insight into their technique, thought process and workflow. Get a massive dose of inspiration, motivation and education while sharing the experience with peers from around the world.
 

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