Sora will now be able to Al generate videos based on animated, masked & creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar & Star Wars after $1 billion deal. Curated selections of Al generated videos will be released on Disney+
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-openai-sora-agreement/

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Wanting To Understand How 1996's Twister Was Done

Being more of a hobbyist VFX artist, I really love going back and studying how effects were made and recreating them as an education for myself. Right now I've got an itch for tornadoes and destruction so I'm making a shot as a sort of homage to Twister.


I've gone back and read the Cinefex and watched all the footage I can find, but while trying to replicate what I've seen and read, I'm a bit stuck on one thing: In the Cinefex interviews, the tornado is described as being multiple layers of the model with varying levels of noise textures and some kind of special blurring transparency to put them together. In particular, I'm focusing on the first tornado, the F1 with the barn getting destroyed. Doing my best, I was able to get this:

https://preview.redd.it/jqzasfp3rl6g1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9f2b4205e0c2d218e1214fe6530fa2c3aa8cbd9


But it doesn't really feel right, and when I watch VFX artists break down the shots in the film, they describe the effect as a volume rather than layers, and watching the movie, I sort of think I see volumes at times, and at others maybe this effect, but they are able to make it look soft and fluffy compared to my harsh and fuzzy. Beyond that, when they did the sky replacements, those have to be volumes, right? How did they do that in 1996 when my current PC cries rendering so many volumes? I tried reworking the tornado to be a volume but it sort of brought about new issues that seemed much more controlled with this method, with better performance, but what am I doing wrong that's making it not look like the movie's effect? Thanks for your time, guys, always appreciate you.

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Character - Slum Vagrant (Personal Project). For HD and Breakdown visit Artstation
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Disney sora deal.

https://screenrant.com/disney-sora-ai-deal-billion-characters-historic/

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Thoughts on Hawaiki Keyer 5 (compared to other keyers)?

Hawaiki Keyer 5 just became available for Fusion. I was wondering if anyone has experience and informed opinions of it, compared to other popular keyers such as, Keylight, DeltaKeyer, IBK, etc?

Is the $150 worth it?


LINK

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Runway Research world model
https://www.youtube.com/live/OnXu-6xecxM?si=W5GO9CrD3nA5eoCG&t=1531

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BorisFX Student license not "really" activating?

So through one of my teachers, I was able to get a BorisFX student license. I activated it using the activation key I got and downloaded the BorisFX Hub. Through there I downloaded Mocha pro for after effects to test if it all worked, I also tried standalone but both gave the same problem. Whenever I opened Mocha pro, it would open in unlicensed learning mode with a watermark and not allowed for commercial use. It gives me the option to activate my license through that activation key, when I do, the app says it closes the UI to "update license conditions". However when I then try to open Mocha pro again, it just brings me back to that unlicensed learning mode, prompting me to input the activation key again. I'm just stuck in this activation loop and I can't seem to get it to work. I've tried resetting my license, I've tried using the key activator app manually which didn't work.. I'm kind of at a loss here, anybody got solutions or has faced this problem before? Thanks in advance

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Best website for vfx

Hi just getting back into video editing after 20 years. I have a magic the gathering channel and I’m editing my first commander gameplay. I’ve been trying to find vfx for transitions and lifetotal changing. I’ve seen lots of websites but I’m ready to spend some money and commit to one. Can you let me know what has the largest library of vfx and sound effects. Thank you.

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This pretty much sums it up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_JvopiBBQI

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VFX breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srw4UjrbDa8

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Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch found guilty of swindling Netflix out of $11M for luxury cars, watches and mattresses
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15378535/Keanu-Reeves-director-Carl-Erik-Rinsch-guilty-Netflix.html

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For the past year I've been working on a sequel to my 3D animation. I've finally finished and here it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnnYLKGQK58

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Notes with drawings are the best

Just a quick vent needed, when someone supplements a note on a shot with some drawings, it's the best. It's faster to understand, my artist brain picks up on the note more easily. I don't know why more leads and supes don't do it. Or even verbally chat with me, walk through a shot with me so I see and follow along with what they're seeing that needs change. I'm a visual creature, I thrive on visual communication.

I get quite a bit of written notes about a shot, telling me what's wrong, then not much follow up on how what to fix to change it. So then I have to keep messaging, taking screenshots, do my own doodles, to get more sustenance out of my lead/supervisor so I can figure out how to tackle the note.

Anyways, notes that come with a drawing/doodle are awesome. I'd like more of that for Christmas, thank you.

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Claw Slash VFX
https://redd.it/1pl8hhn
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VFX Before Color Grading: How Does it Work With flat Log Footage?

Most advice I’ve seen says VFX should be done before color grading.

What I’m still unclear on is how this works specifically with log footage, which is usually very flat. Since many VFX assets aren’t in log format, how are they typically integrated before color grading?

Do you usually:

Do some form of color correction on the log footage before VFX
Attempt to make VFX assets visually match the flat log plates?

Related question: how do you handle Rec.709 footage that are intentionally designed to appear flat or log-like? How are those typically integrated alongside standard Rec.709 VFX assets?

Curious what the standard professional workflow is here. I’m mainly asking because the idea of “reverse” color grading VFX assets just to make them fit flat footage feels off to me.

Thanks

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What were the most unhelpful client notes you ever got?

Stuff like “make it more sellable!” for example

https://redd.it/1plb5ln
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Just tried the “Gemini Christmas Prompt” on Media io

So I stumbled on Media.io’s new “Gemini AI Christmas Prompt” page (yes free!) and gave it a go today. I uploaded a selfie and used one of their Xmas templates. Within seconds I got back a cozy holiday-style portrait: it is amazing.

https://redd.it/1pleetq
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Laptop for work on the go

What laptops are you all using, and are you happy with your choice?

I’m looking to replace a 15" 2018 MBP and since what I do 95% of the time is just remote into my Windows workstation I’m really not concerned with having a high spec laptop, but what I do really want is a decent screen.

Although I’ve enjoyed my MBP I think they’re too expensive and I don’t really care about brands or MacOS vs Windows.

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How to do VFX for Log footage

I am thinking of doing some VFX for my upcoming short film using Blender, however I have no Idea how the workflow should be. Like should I first do the final grade of my video, then do the VFX shots to match my grade? I myself will be doing the editing, directing, and VFX.

Im new to doing VFX on log footage so please help me out! I have no idea if anyone's asked this already so some help would be very nice, and please explain it to me simply 🙏.

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Bouncing Ball
https://redd.it/1plkgq9
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AI usr in recent trailers

What shots in recent trailers do you think were either done by AI? Or at least AI used used in the design process? The bus from the supergirl trailer looks a bit suspect and some of the cars from fantastic 4 trailer are some I think AI was used in the concept art.

https://redd.it/1plnu0w
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