CMIVFX PRESENTS: SKY REPLACEMENTS IN COMBUSTION

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CMIVFX PRESENTS: SKY REPLACEMENTS IN COMBUSTION CREATING UNIQUE ARTWORK FROM
FOUND AND ILLUSTRATED OBJECTS (Volume 1, PHOTOSHOP AND COMBUSTION)

This DVD was created by the demand of our customer base. You wanted to know.. so we delivered. Plain and simple. The task at hand is not as easy as one might think. Delivering several INTERSTING projects in HIGH DEFINITION, and including all the content in HIGH DEFINITION, on ONE SINGLE DVD, is a major task. We took the chance anyway despite the odds of potential failure and succeeded as planned. We know you will love it.

WHO THIS DVD IS FOR: The beautiful thing about the content of this DVD is that it applies to just about anyone. From graphic designers to very high end film visual effects artists, we have included innovative techniques on achieving the goals of the project at hand. We show you the shortcuts, the right tools for the job, and fastest, easiest way to get your vision to the big screen. As you can see below, we take found images and turn them into
dynamic animations using a variety of techniques. Not to mention we do all of these projects in REAL TIME and IN ONLY TWO HOURS!

WE CHALLENGE THE COMPETITION TO DO THE SAME!


THE DESERT CRATER : This project shows the viewer how to take a static image with little information and turn it into a complete animated matte painting in just a few short minutes. Topics cover: Sky removal, 3d fluid cloud dynamics, color correction and extreme contrast alterations in order to create city lights during a night scene that never existed! Add all of these items together and some quick frame based keys and get a good looking result
that will be sure to intrigue your directors. Be sure to watch the sample movie below. NOTE: Quicktime 7 must be installed. MAC OR PC.

THE DESOLATE ICEBERG : Sometimes in life we shoot a location that isn't quite what we need. However, with the power of modern technology we have the option to sculpt the landscape into what we want. This project is a fine example of taking and interesting location to a higher level. We started with a still from an Antarctic iceberg plain, and added a sky replacement, 3d renderedvolumetric clouds, fluid dynamic water and particle based mist effects. View the sample movie to see more of this projects details. What isn't shown here is the additional branch of the project showing a snowy land mass instead of an icy ocean environment. Both scenes are on the DVD.
NOTE: Quicktime 7 must be installed. MAC OR PC.

THE ERRUPTING VOLCANO: Pictures speak louder than words, and in this case the proverb is true. Take a still photo of this volcano, and add a little CG magic to create a brilliant background plate for the most demanding film or tv projects. We use maya and cinema 4d particles to create dynamic clouds, billowing smoke and major fireballs. We put it all together in the Combustion user interface, and achieve great results in a considerably short amount of time. Be sure to watch the sample movie below. NOTE: Quicktime 7
must be installed. MAC OR PC.

BLUE SKY AGAINST TREES: This is more of a bonus chapter more than anything. But we squeezed on the DVD to show you yet another technique of sky removal. This is often known as keying. keying is a great technique when trees are in the way of your CG destination. This brief tutorial shows you how to pull several different types of keys together in order to isolate a troublesome
horizon line. Feel free to watch the video below. It simply doesn't do the amount of content covered in this piece justice, but you can get the idea of what we are talking about. NOTE: Quicktime 7 must be installed. MAC OR PC.

NOTE: This project (Number 4) is not a photo realistic one. We spent no time color grading like the others. This movie is just to show the edge of the tree line against the sky. Nothing more.

Price: $59.95

Check it out now!

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Michael Horton
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