CG Lab

Welcome

Hi there,

This is where we will collect resources for software, workflows and equipment in the CG Lab (formerly VFX Lab). If you are missing any information that you would like to see added here, please feel free to contact us via our khm mail. If you feel you need more information or advice, you can also make an appointment with shu or nathan.

At the moment this site is under heavy development, but over time more and more information will be added.

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In general, we don't believe that one software/company/tool is always the best or always right, we just try to give you the best way to work with what we have and know. We are always open to new suggestions and are constantly comparing and testing different tools. If you are in doubt, you can always try the free tool blender for almost any cg related task and/or try software in our lab first. We strongly recommend that you only buy software that you are really sure you need and want to use.

Learning Material

Terminology

There is a certain language used in the 3D arts and sciences. We will try to collect here some of the main terms that you will come across in online resources and in everyday use. Some are simple, some are more advanced. To create digital art, you will usually get by without fully understanding all of these concepts. However, we recommend that you look them up. In general it will help you to at least remember that you have heard of something when you come across it. If you are planning to make 3D your main artistic tool, we think you need to have a good understanding of them.

• SFX
  • Effects that are being done and work on a location or film set

• VFX
  • Effects post filming and editing

• CGI
  • Fully computer generated images

You can mix sfx,vfx and cgi and it's being done alot and it's often hard to tell what's what (“invisible” effects).

• More basic (3d) terminology:
  • Attributes: What are Attributes? - Speedy Houdini
  • Vectors: What are Vectors? - Speedy Houdini
  • Voxels: What are Voxels? - Speedy Houdini
  • Normals: 3D Basics - What are Normals?