Shane Engelman

Create an animated 3D scene without any previous 3D experience! See how fast and easy it is in this Spline tutorial for beginners.

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Best trick for improving your video to video workflow? Good motion capture data. That’s it. In the realms of film and music, my mentors emphasized the significance of quality footage and audio. No amount of post work can compensate for subpar initial recordings. The new tech often misconstrued as a quick fix is, in reality, a meticulous backend process tailored for desired outcomes. So make sure to start with something purposeful. The video below features a captivating performance by @holly.downey on Instagram. If you're looking to elevate your projects, reach out via email to contact@gerdegotit.com. #newtech #entertainment #marketing #aianimation #techadvancements #marketingsolutions #vfx

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Check out this directory of Unreal Engine Animation studios! If your studio is using Unreal Engine to create content, add it here! https://unrealstudios.info

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Run. I spent a while on this one trying to get it right. Explosion sims are slow and they require a lot of tweaking and waiting and waiting and even more waiting. I probably should have used Embergen but I’m not 100% on the workflow yet (getting a BG movie in, interactive scene lighting, etc) VDBs are slow AF so I just did this one in PhoenixFD but animated the plane in Blender. Composited in After Effects. So there’s a big software collaboration on this one. My buddy Sherre told me to watch “Leave the World Behind” and if you’ve seen it, you know the plane crash scene. That influenced me to make this. Different obviously, but it planted the seed for me to make this. I was out one night and pulled up to this spot, saw that the skyline was pretty clear and the location seemed cool so I parked, jumped out, and shot myself and the VFX plates real quick. I didn’t have my Insta 360 camera so I didn’t get an HDRI of the location. I probably should have as it would have made everything more realistic (lighting for the plane) but I think this came out pretty good without it, as I used an HDRI from Polyhaven that was somewhat similar to the location. Came out pretty well I think. Also, I got the plane from Turbosquid probably about 10+ years ago, and tweaked the textures in Blender to make them more realistic. Mostly adjusting the roughness and a small amount of bump to give the first some texture on the plane’s body. VFX breakdown videos coming soon. Also, agencies, production companies and brands - hit me up for collabs and content creation. I just finished a piece for @adobe so hit me up and let’s make some cool art! Finally, please like and share if you like this. It really helps! . . . . #Blender3D #vfx #Blender #b3d #blendercommunity #blendercycles #blendercommunity #blenderrender #blenderart #blendervfx #blenderartist #blenderanimation #blendertutorial #blender3dart #aftereffects #adobe #adobeaftereffects #aftereffectstutorial #aftereffectsedit #aftereffectsvfx #3danimator #vfxcompositor #vfxcompositing #3dcameratrack #aftereffectscompositing #3dsmax #phoenixfd #vray #vrayrender #vrayrendering

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In this machine learning/AI demonstration, we're not examining a black and white image but attempting to restore the colors of a faded dye scan or magenta-tinted film. The subject is the trailer from "Ben," the sequel to "Willard," which exhibits the classic magenta tint. Although the scan appears to have complete information across all channels, a one-light adjustment in Resolve is ineffective, as is using the RGB mixer to transfer information from one channel to the damaged ones. Complementing this with a splitter combiner node to enhance the red channel's contrast yields a more satisfying result, but it's not perfect yet. Next, we export the first, middle, and last frame from each shot and employ Photoshop's new neural filter to colorize these frames, with some manual tweaking to refine detection. Then, we face two options: the traditional "Match Grade" node, which creates a LUT to mimic the reference or target—with unsatisfactory results—or the "Copycat" method. For Copycat, we use the three colorized Photoshop frames as ground truths for our Resolve output, spending about 10-20 minutes on training, and finally achieving the desired outcome. A good reference, such as a telecine or a photograph, would have simplified the colorization process, but such references are not always available. It's important to note that the trailer has not been restored or digitally cleaned, so flicker and dust may affect the final result if you attempt a similar process on your own. #filmrestoration #colorrestoration #colorgrading #colorcorrection #resolve #nuke #photoshop #adobe #copycat #film #filmheritage #filmscan #colorrecovery #magentafilm #fadeddye #MachineLearningMagic #FilmColorization #ColorAlchemy

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Here's a deeper look at what my newly updated Exploder Tool v2.0a for Blender allows you to do. In this video I demonstrate how easy it is to animate the polygons of your mesh with modifiers and falloffs. Everything is done procedurally so you can swap out the mesh you are affecting at any moment. Exploder Tool does a lot more though, and it's handy companion for any Blender user that wants to speed up their animation workflow. It's available at Blender market and my own website as well, just google "blender exploder tool" #b3d #blender #blender3d #blenderheads #3d

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Check out this great short all made in Unreal Engine.

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Have you ever wanted to crumple a paper using 3D software? And this crumpling shot you want just can't be filmed? In my new Patreon tutorial, you’ll learn two approaches for crumpling a paper ball - one fast and another high-fidelity - and when to use each in Houdini. Full tutorial and project files on my Patreon: https://lnkd.in/eKVDhk3s

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https://lnkd.in/eN5ak4j3 The Learn Mari series is ramping up again and will now shift focus using the node-graph workflows. Before we get into the nitty-gritty, I want to up-ress the asset we previously used. For non commercial users, you can also get the six UDIM versions if you want to practice transferring from the original geo https://lnkd.in/eptrEmcu

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Unreal Engine 5.4 has a ton of amazing animation features and improvements - no better time to dive into real time animation! And there's lots more to come. Here's some great guides on the various new features: 1. Control Rig - https://lnkd.in/gXBA3WeY 2. Modular Rigging - https://lnkd.in/gwTUgMxA 3. Animation Authoring Overview - https://lnkd.in/gykmXW-U 4. IK Re-targeting - https://lnkd.in/gmtRQQUY 5. Sequencer Updates - https://lnkd.in/g6QU-uRc #ue5 #unrealengine #epicgames #realtime #transmedia #animation

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Nanite displacement appears to be the upcoming big thing in unreal engine. I used the same to build this scene, and I also experimented with several new material functions, geometry scripts, and blueprints. I'm hoping you will all find this exciting. Please have a look and feel free to comment. #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev #games #videogames #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #ue5 Unreal Engine Quixel NVIDIA 80 Level

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Developers Kuro Games explain how Unreal Engine helped cross-platform PC and mobile game Wuthering Waves deliver fluid combat mechanics and expansive open-world gameplay 🌊 Dive in!

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You can now embed Bifrost in your application. The new Executor and Geometry SDKs complement the Operator SDK to allow the excution of graphs and manipulation of geometry. Oh, also a node library browser, rigging workflows, 61 new nodes and a plethora of bug fixes. #bifrost #maya #autodeskemployee

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Depth Anywhere: Enhancing 360 Monocular Depth Estimation via Perspective Distillation and Unlabeled Data Augmentation 🔔 🔔 🔔 Accurately estimating depth in 360-degree imagery is essential for virtual reality, autonomous navigation, and immersive media applications, but existing methods struggle due to different camera projections and distortions. We propose a new framework that uses state-of-the-art perspective depth estimation models as teacher models, generating pseudo labels through a six-face cube projection technique to effectively utilize unlabeled 360-degree data. Our approach, which includes offline mask generation and an online semi-supervised joint training regime, shows significant improvements in depth estimation accuracy on benchmark datasets, enhancing any 360 monocular depth estimator and facilitating effective knowledge transfer across various camera projections and data types. project: https://lnkd.in/dSnxYVQv paper: https://lnkd.in/dcgCWhGE code: No yet available. demo: https://lnkd.in/duJ934FF #DepthEstimation #360Imagery #VirtualReality #AutonomousNavigation #ImmersiveMedia #MachineLearning #ComputerVision #AI #DeepLearning #PseudoLabels #CubeProjection #UnlabeledData #SemiSupervisedLearning #BenchmarkDatasets #Matterport3D #Stanford2D3D #KnowledgeTransfer #MonocularDepthEstimation #CameraProjections #InnovativeFramework

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My esteemed colleague, Alban Bergeret has written an awesome new EDC tutorial on high precision rotations in Unreal... Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gbKtMnY9 #unrealengine #simulation #visualization #engineering #gamedev #animation #storytelling #filmmaking #realtime #UE5

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I invented XR, the hardware stack for the metaverse, in it's current itteration, & I challenge any of you to prove me wrong, because I have receipts(NDAs, email correspondence) with plenty John Hancock's & letterheads. Mark Zuckerberg acquired this company where I first publicly disclosed to, just to unalive my one pager from the internet. https://lnkd.in/eBjFEM6V & this was another company acquisition, to unalive vouches given to me by almost every component manufacturer that I was collaborating with to build it at the time. So who are they? What components are they? What corporate entity acquired them? Top tier of coarse. Do your own due diligence. https://lnkd.in/e3NP_jQn Is there no justice for misappropriation? At this point I want my Nobel Prize. Come at me bro.

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