Category: software

The DirectDraw Surface container file format (uses the filename extension DDS), is a Microsoft format for storing data compressed with the previously proprietary S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) algorithm, which can be decompressed in hardware by GPUs. This makes the format useful for storing graphical textures and cubic environment maps as a data file, both compressed and uncompressed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectDraw_Surface

The DDS format was developed by Microsoft to be used with the DirectX SDK for the development of real-time rendering applications, particularly 3D games. The format is primarily used to store model textures, mipmap levels, and cubemaps in 3D video games.

wizartsoft.com/

github.com/Brackeys/Portal-In-Unity

https://blog.demofox.org/2017/11/21/floating-point-precision

https://www.h-schmidt.net/FloatConverter/IEEE754.html

The challenge with precision limits in production is tightly connected to the context of the assets, camera and procedural requirements the render scene needs to support.
For example a far away camera chasing a plane may not reveal issues that the same scene may show with a far away camera’s closeup of a displaced water drop on the plane’s windshield.
This is a rough example, but it helps putting things in perspective.

Always best testing for specific patterns or targets within a given setup.

www.neatvideo.com/

www.alexanderrichtertd.com/post/plex-open-source-pipeline

Environments
– OS: Windows | Linux | Mac
– Software: Maya 2020+ | Houdini 15+ | 3ds Max 2020+ | Nuke 12+ | …
– Renderer: Arnold | RenderMan | Mantra | V-Ray | …

Project Features
– Visual Effects, Animation & Game production management system
– file & folder management (settings | create | save | load | publish)
– flexible, portable, multi functional project environment
– additional libraries (api | img | user | shot)
– workflow tracking & reporting
– user-pipeline integration
– SSTP (simple | smart | transparent | performant)

Pipeline Features

Layered Pipeline
– create a company pipeline
– add a project pipeline
– test and develop in a personal environment

Scripts
– desktop app
– save (+ publish) | load | create | render
– get, set and handle data | img | scripts
– template UI (user, report, help, accept, comment, color code)
– setup menu, shelf, toolbar, …

Workflows and Charts
– naming conventions
– software pipeline
– folder structure (project & pipeline)

Data and Helper
– project (resolution, fps …)
– user (name, task …)
– context (shot, task, comment …)
– environment variables (PROJECT_PATH …)
– additional libraries

Feedback & Debug (+ advanced logging)
– inform user about processes
– debug like a king *bow*