FXWars! THE OCEAN!: Mathieu Gérard

#1

Hello,
I enter this challenge in the open ocean category. I will send a WIP which shows passes I use to render sea.
Software used : maya 7, mental ray and AE

Mathieu

#2

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As I said here is passes I use to render my sea. It includes spec, reflection, diffuse lights, color, and final composite. It was a long way to breakdown maya ocean shader but I succed in what I needed, therefore it not so fast I intented (max 3 min for reflection pass in 768X432 on a atlhon 34000+). I will post a QT of my all simulation in color mode just to show you the overall movment of the simulation.

Mathieu

#3

A quick test of compositing, juste color reflection and diffuse, no spec.
I need to paint a matte for the bg. I am now rendering the main passes and hope completed this shot until next week. The final version will be more sharper in terms of details (for this test I used a less displaced plane).

http://mat.ger.free.fr/cgtalk/ocean_01.mov

Hope you like it.

Mathieu

#4

Bravo…!:applause:
Franchement t as assurer …
Je trouve que ca claque carrement …

Great job

Cheer and good luck for the end of your studies…

Mais ca devrai aller…:thumbsup:

#5

Merki ca fe toujours plaisir :slight_smile:
Thanks for the comment.

Mathieu

#6

VERY NICE! I think you really have the motion nearly perfect. The only thing I feel isn’t quite realistic is that with that much motion I think there would be a few very small ripples. It just feels a little bit too perfect. Over all though it really is extremely good!

#7

Hope to see an update soon. The dateline is fast approaching, so you have enought time to render the final scene.

-R

#8

Well renders are already done, and compositing is nearly finished. I will post some pictures from final renders.

Mathieu

#9

Well, it s nearly finished, just final touches and editing (not the most complicated). The final shot is made from 3 differents plan, it is the same ocean simulation see at different position. Hope you like.

fxwars_ocean.jpg792x1375

[left]Mathieu[/left]

#10

wow :applause: . Excellent, great shots, and the colours… amazing, cant wait to see the final piece. :thumbsup:

#11

Nice entry.

Dont forget to post it on the voting thread when you are done.

FXWARS: THE OCEAN: Post your Entry!

-R

#12

Well it’s done you can view the final result here :
http://mat.ger.free.fr/cgtalk/mathieu_gerard_FXWARS(768x432).mov (16 mo)

MIRROR :
http://icv.fh.free.fr/vid/mathieu_gerard_FXWARS(768x432).mov (16 mo)

Critics and comments welcome.

Mathieu

#13

Great simulation man!
How did you create that marvelous sky?
Did you just map a picture onto to a sphere?
The water has awesome reflections in it.

Superbe!

La classe quoi!!

Xavier.

#14

Bravo ! C’est magnifique ! Chapeau bas, je m’incline !

You’re the best

#15

…would love to see the clip, but do you have an alternate web host?

This hotel is giving me an estimated 20-30 minutes left…

  • Jonas
#16

Well, thanks to all, it’s nice to read your comments

Cobrax : the sky is a matte I did from differents pictures and then simply mapped on a plane.

Jussing : I have put the video file on an other ftp, hope it will work faster :

http://icv.fh.free.fr/vid/mathieu_gerard_FXWARS(768x432).mov

Mathieu

#17

Thanks, that’s a great entry. :thumbsup:

  • Jonas
#18

great job man. you got my vote

#19

Gorgeous, I love the atmosphere of the piece. :thumbsup:

#20

great job…i love the look and feel of the atmosphere you created. i love the colors and camera shots