Category: software

https://benmcewan.com/blog/2020/02/02/demystifying-st-maps/

An ST map is an image where every pixel has a unique Red and Green colour value that corresponds to an X and Y coordinate in screen-space. You can use one to efficiently warp an image in Nuke.

In 3D you project the STMap against all the elements in the scene and render glass/transmittive elements on top of that.

https://www.rayshader.com/

rayshader is an open source package for producing 2D and 3D data visualizations in R. rayshader uses elevation data in a base R matrix and a combination of raytracing, hillshading algorithms, and overlays to generate stunning 2D and 3D maps. In addition to maps, rayshader also allows the user to translate ggplot2 objects into beautiful 3D data visualizations.

The models can be rotated and examined interactively or the camera movement can be scripted to create animations. Scenes can also be rendered using a high-quality pathtracer, rayrender. The user can also create a cinematic depth of field post-processing effect to direct the user’s focus to important regions in the figure. The 3D models can also be exported to a 3D-printable format with a built-in STL export function, and can be exported to an OBJ file.

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV

https://adsknews.autodesk.com/news/rv-open-source

“Autodesk is committed to helping creators envision a better world, and having access to great tools allows them do just that. So we are making RV, our Sci-Tech award-winning media review and playback software, open source. Code contributions from RV along with DNEG’s xStudio and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ itview will shape the Open Review Initiative, the Academy Software Foundation’s (ASWF) newest sandbox project to build a unified, open source toolset for playback, review, and approval. ”