Authors: Kevin Karsch, Varsha Hedau, David Forsyth, Derek Hoiem

From Siggraph 2011


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I think this will probably change the world of computer graphics, imagine a render package that uses the CUDA language to then multi-thread render jobs. Results are immediately viewable on the workspace, and the shader network system is node-based which you can edit within the UI. And how much did you say? AUD$200 (thereabouts). Per node. Puts renderman to shame I say.

Only drawback, it renders using GI, Final Gather, (Physical Sun) ambient occlusion area lights... You get the picture, so it ...
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Smart Image Based Lighting (or sIBL) is a smart way of rendering your scene using HDR Images and Global Illumination. Rendering processes have always been a bit laborious, but this technique just minimises the workflow when using HDRIs and Global Illumination together. The GUI also neatly has presets. Check out the vimeo channel on the Maya installation of the sIBL-GUI. Quite nfty.

sIBL GUI QuickStart from Christian Bloch on Vimeo.

Check out the weblink from hdrlabs.com
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Quoted directly -

"Global-illumination (GI) computation has been the subject of intense research in computer graphics for many years, but it has only recently been extensively used in practical applications. Major industries, such as videogame and film production, architecture, and design, now use GI to produce CG imagery with increased realism. However, trade-offs differ in these applications, so each uses a significantly different GI computation technique.

This course provides an ove...

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Heres a link sto Florian Witzel, an FX Technical Director, now at ILM with amazing work. Very inspiring. This vimeo shows the workflow his "Sprint - Speedway".

Making of 'Sprint - Speedway' from Florian Witzel on Vimeo.

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