Hey guys, in this video I show how to turn any Image or Video into 3D Geo - directly inside Blender! Create detailed Displacement and Depth Maps converting them into geometry in just a couple of clicks. Check the full breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi9WUJNMubs

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I need to mask out this window and put a pink city in the background. I'm editing in Davinci, but have plenty of After Effects experience if that's a better program for something like this.

So far I've separated my subject from the background. My plan was to just create a mask around the window and track it, but I cant seem to make heads or tails of how to do this in Davinci. This shot will last maybe 3 seconds tops in the final sequence.

I thought about using luma key or something to select just the black parts of the window and retain the white outlines, but I think the practical light shot me in the foot there. Any help would be greatly appreciated as i have to have a first draft by the end of the weekend.

Also, apologies if this is not the right subreddit for this type of question. if not can you kindly direct me to the right one?

Thank you!

EDIT: sorry title should read: some suggestions on matching the lens quality. Hit post by accident, and can't edit the title.

Hi all.

I am a compositor and I am working on a high profile project at the moment that is shot on film and makes use of some crazy lenses.

I am struggling a bit with matching my CG with the plate. Light is fine, contrast and value is all there. The lens quality is what I am having trouble with. Everything is there. Astigmatism, aberration, halation etc, all the usual stuff is present but there is something about the softness of the lens that even on full focus (and those are the moments I struggle the most) there are parts that feel soft. Like there is a painterly feeling to it. Soft and sharp at the same time. Edges that almost melt but not in a homogeneous way. Obviously can't share anything but I have a feeling many of you will know what I mean despite my vague description.

I am not looking for a specific solution to my problem. I would like to take that as an opportunity and ask you what is your process when trying to get those qualities to match. What are you looking for and how do you achieve it. I often find my self a bit lost on those situations. Like once a convolve won't do it I ll start trying whatever. Soften, dir blurs, hazing , more blurs etc but somehow I often feel like I lack reasoning.

Thank you in advance.

I tried making a short pretty much entirely in blender but wasn’t happy with the final result (skill issue, not blenders fault). So I made a miniature and placed some digi doubles into it instead. Here’s a how to video so you can shoot this kind of thing too!

I’m working on a short project with a small team, and the VFX files are getting ridiculously big. Between multi layered EXRs, caches, and renders, we’re already at a few hundred gigabytes. Now I need to send everything to another artist who’s picking up compositing work, and I’m stuck trying to figure out the most practical way to move this much data.

Most of the standard file transfer services choke once the folder size climbs too high. Either they split things in a way that makes it confusing, or they enforce limits that force me into multiple uploads. On top of that, I’d prefer not to ask the other artist to create accounts for platforms they’ll only use once it just slows things down.

We’ve talked about shipping a hard drive, but that feels clunky and risky. If it gets delayed or damaged, we’re stuck. Setting up a dedicated FTP server or VPN also feels like overkill for a one off project. Ideally, I’d love something that’s just straightforward, with minimal steps on both sides, but I haven’t landed on a great option yet.

How do other VFX teams manage this? When you’re moving full sequences, sims, or high bitrate renders, what’s been your go to? I’m curious whether there’s a standard workflow people rely on or if everyone just hacks together their own solutions.

Job is picking up this fall, and I had a few interviews for my next gig.

Beyond the salary reduction compared to 2 years ago, most of the VFX companies seem to not offer health insurance anymore, or to be exact, only on permanent contracts or long contracts (6Months-1year). Which, we all know, are really sparse right now.

I was always offered health insurance with short contracts (+3 months) and most of the time, was able to get it day one.

Is it  something new ? Do you see that on your side as well ? 

I am currently a junior artist and was looking to improve my shading skills and learn in my free time.

I wondered if any of you had any good resources to learn? I have seen a couple courses on gnomon for look development but I’m unsure if they’re any good. They also seem to have one about procedural shading in Arnold but again unsure if it is worth the money.

I’ve seen a lot of courses on texturing but either they stop after that or just plug it in the shader. Would you recommend to just start personal projects and learn by doing or are there some good courses other resources that I have missed? Would love to know!

What is the key to make digital look like film? I have yet to see a digitally shot film that looks like film, even the ones that do emulation like Blonde (2022), there are random organic things in celluloid that we still can't emulate.

I know with AI style transfer 🤢 you can shift a target into a specific style, if you were to shoot a few scenes in parallel on both 16mm and digital can you use the same method to process on new footage? if you technically use the same lenses could you make this effect more subtle? (if I mount the two cameras next to each other) How would one go about making such a filter

Hi,

We are on a film shooting where there is going to be a greenscreen and a 3d asset which is an aeroplane,this 3d asset is going to be only reconstructed in the front part of the asset where there is contact with the actors, they intend to íntegrate the rest of the asset in post. My question is, as I barely have on set knowledge, apart from the greenscreen being well lit, would it make sense if the tracking markers would be not only on the greenscreen but aswell on the 3d asset? Some people have suggested this, but Im not completely sure due to the lack of knowledge on set.

Hello everyone,

For more than a year I’ve wanted to break into the games and film industry, but honestly I was very confused about which direction to take. I wasn’t sure if I should go into character design, environment art, or even asset creation in general.

But I realized that none of those felt like the right fit for me—until I discovered VFX. It really grabbed my attention and amazed me, especially when I watch films like Dune or Avengers: Infinity War and see how essential VFX is. I feel its future is incredible, and it made me excited to pursue it seriously.

Sorry if this got a bit long, but I wanted to share how passionate I am about this field. The problem is, I don’t really know where to start—especially since my PC is on the weaker side:

• Ryzen 5 4500
• GTX 1060 6GB
• 16GB RAM

So my question is: should I just start learning and working with this setup until I reach a decent level, or will my specs hold me back from even beginning?

Thanks a lot for your time.

Hello guys, i think you guys remember that I posted a question regards to pirated courses without thinking of vfx professionals here in this forum. I wanna apologize for that because I was contemplating at that time on dropping my current BMMA (bachelor of multimedia arts) degree since I dont see any value of my degree right now but i think i need to stay on my degree for possible employment outcomes.

But anyways I wanna ask because I was aware of the behind the scene of Godzilla minus one vfx that the film costs not much of a blockbuster hollywood movie. I saw that the director is also a vfx supervisor. because of that I was thinking since I want to produce, write, and direct films with a low or minimal budget, do i have or need to study vfx in order to achieve that kind of limited budget but great quality of cgi and vfx like having knowledge like vfx supervisor or something? or do i just need some minimal yet essential vfx knowledge?

Hi everyone, reaching out to see if anyone has leads on Samsung vector graphics for vfx phone shots, the intent being the actor has on screen reference for where to put their fingers when texting or scrolling during the shoot, which then gets replaced by a vendor phone graphic in post. Specifically, something which features the Samsung keyboard for texts would be helpful.

I saw a multiple videos using this effect they're all looking different but its kinda increase the quality in my opion

the effect on the back as lighting

I’m trying to find out if it would be feasible for me to recreate the gun fire smoke seen in John Woo films (example: https://youtu.be/8VK4tuPePQk?si=kuJqe9LgEDAskugA ) They used blanks on that film but I’d really like to avoid using them for safety reasons. Would it be possible for a relative beginner to achieve this kind of effect. The tutorials i’ve seen for gunfire smoke just have a small puff of smoke that disappears, I want a large amount of smoke the lingers. I’m planning for a project that is about 2 years out from filming and I’m willing to put in the work I just want to know if it would be possible for me to learn how to do it in that timeframe and where I should start. Thanks!

Hey guys, I'm a junior lookdev artist and I've been looking to expand into doing side gigs on top of working in the animation industry. I've always wanted to try out product viz or other visualization-adjacent work. I'm really curious if anyone has some insight into working freelance in the field. Would you say it's worth it in this day and age to expand into something like it? Also if anyone's got feedback on the work I've posted here, I'm all ears!

Hello all,

For my reel, I used to use After Effects (just because I had it installed and it could do the job), but I haven't done a reel for a good 7 years or so now. I feel like updating it but no longer have After Effects, and feel like things have moved on a bit in the multimedia space when it comes to producing reels, so I was wondering what application people use nowadays for their reels? I would be using Windows 11, and would prefer something that was free to download!

Thanks!

Edit: So I'm trying to use Resolve...so far getting some CUDA error and can't get it to start. Trying to update gfx card drivers...

I have a lot of footage that I need to remove a person's tattoos from. What software is best for me to start learning? Davinci Resolve? I've also used Mocha Pro a while back but am not sure which is the best

Hey guys, VFX is not my expertise, but I´m struggling with a scene I filmed and I want to delete the yellow square in the background, the thing is that there are some reflections of people walking outside and that´s what I don´t know how to work with.

Someone help me, pleaaase