Compositing 3D Render Passes

On October 24, 2021

Release date:2021, October

Author:Ryan McCauley

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Creating and rendering a 3D scene is a tall task. But what happens when you need to make adjustments after render time? In this course, instructor Ryan McCauley shows you how to use AOVs to correctly composite a 3D scene for flexibility and finalizing. Ryan explains some important basics of AOV. Using a real-world example of a 15-second spot, he covers Multipass rendering out of Cinema 4D, including EXR multi-layer workflow and setting up AOVs properly in Redshift. Ryan steps you through rebuilding the beauty pass, fine-tuning to get the look you want in your final shot, and making revisions. He also touches on compositing stills in Photoshop, as well as advanced compositing techniques for both Fusion and After Effects.

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0. Introduction
01. Welcome to 3D compositing
02. What you should know
03. Exercise files

1. AOV Basics
01. What are AOVs
02. ACES and color spaces
03. Additional tools

2. Rendering AOVs from Redshift
01. ACES workflow in Redshift
02. Render time decision making
03. Beauty pass AOVs
04. Setting up Puzzle Mattes
05. Cryptomatte for multiple objects
06. Utility and data passes
07. Separating light groups
08. Custom AOVs
09. Optimizing the render
10. Final output settings