Volumetric Methods in Visual Effects

Another SIGGRAPH2010 Course has published their materials online, this time it’s Magnus Wrenninge’s “Volumetric Methods in Visual Effects”.

The course begins with a quick introduction to generating and rendering volumes. We then present a production usable volumetrics toolkit, focusing on the feature set and why those features are desirable. Finally we present the specific tools developed at Double Negative, DreamWorks, Sony Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, and Side Effects Software. The production system presentations will delve into development history, how the tools are used by artists, and the strengths and weaknesses of the software.

You can download the course materials as a 65M, 273 Page PDF at his site.

via Volumetric Methods in Visual Effects (SIGGRAPH 2010 course) — Magnus Wrenninge.

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Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .