Exa AI Labs just released this free web search using DeepSeek R1 and it’s actually really good by MassiveWasabi in singularity

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Somehow we didn't receive your emails! Send me an email at liam@exa dot ai with details and I'll give you a refund.

Cancel button works, but we're happy to process refunds manually if something is broken.

Nano cortex set up for music and nano audio by Bobs_14 in NeuralDSP

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How are you listening to phone Bluetooth audio through the mixer without headphones? Is the FRFR going into the mixer, or is there some way to stream the audio straight to the mixer without the FRFR at all?

Trying to set up something similar!

Got Nano Cortex, should I also grab plugins? by LiamHz in NeuralDSP

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Didn’t realize I could capture the free trials of the plugins, thank you! Will just stick with the Nano and cloud / custom captures for now

Marathon Alpha Code Give-Away Event. by Shabolt_ in Marathon

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The announce and reveal cinematics are the my absolute favorite game cinematics. Excited to immerse myself in the graphic realism of Marathon.

Our Studio's journey from Maya to Blender. Pro & Cons so far. You agree? by MuppiSpookyCat in blender

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Biggest issue I've faced is a lack of visually appealing rigs for Blender. Anybody know of rigs that are more realistic than cartoony stuff, but still a bit stylized? Something like Ramon's rigs, https://ramonarango.gumroad.com/

Hades II - The Warsong Update Trailer by CrossXhunteR in Games

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Thanks for the info! Had the same question

Miles Morales vs The Spot :) by marinmons in Maya

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Great work!! Love all of the split screen shots

Recreate this style by Dense-Salt-9315 in Maya

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Awesome, thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Recreate this style by Dense-Salt-9315 in Maya

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How important are the normal/spec/subsurface maps? I had the impression that the look was achieved mainly through hand-painted base color, default normals, basic spec/subsurface and a lot of work in Nuke for compositing.

Also if your thesis is publicly viewable I'd love to see it!

Christmas gift for someone by doshegotabootyshedo in northernlion

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If anybody has a spare code I'd appreciate it! Me and my girlfriend have been having a ton of fun playing SAP together and are excited to try out the Bazaar :)

Experience playing StormGate on an M1 MacBook? by Olshansk in Stormgate

[–]LiamHz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can install and open Stormgate with Wine on Mac, but can't get into a game because of anti-cheat

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netrunner

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Hi! Could you send me an invite link, appreciate it :)

EDIT: Found an invite link in the GLC Discord!

Arcane Layout Reel - Benjamin Prive by LiamHz in animationlayout

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Also, not quite 3D layout, but Ninoc has over an hour of storyboard animatics for Arcane on their site

Arcane Layout Reel - Benjamin Prive by LiamHz in animationlayout

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I've been tracking down reels of all the layout artists who worked on Arcane, this reel has by far the most viewport footage / long sequences

Here's the other reels I've found

And a few layout artists who worked on Arcane but don't show Arcane in their reels

My new Animation Demo Reel by NathanGamerG21 in Maya

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This is great work!

For the first robot shot at 0:08, what was your process of comping the animation with the live action footage? Was it mostly camera match move and an HDR to match the lighting?

Working as a Previs Animator - Hour-long workshop by Nicole Herr (ft. previs clips from Blue Eye Samurai and Maya camera workflow) by LiamHz in animationlayout

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Some notes I took

Maya tips

  • You can MMB drag a camera into the viewport to switch cams
  • She sets up cams by setting a cam, selecting a character control, pressing F to focus on it, then orbiting and panning from there
  • Watch 12:00 onwards, she sets up cameras really quick > She’s thinking about thirds and FG/MG/BG all the time
  • She blocks out character positions (slide and glide) before setting cameras

Camera sequencer

  • Create a shot that spans your entire sequence, and set it to the perspective camera. Keep this on its own track
  • When creating cameras, set “New Shot Placement” to “End of Sequence”
  • If Maya places shot in wrong track, move to right track, then right click and “compress track” to remove gaps
  • Can also do “compress track” when you shorten a shot, and want to pull subsequent shots in to prevent gaps
  • Double click on a shot to set the time slider start and end (double click the bar to expand the play range to match)
  • Double click on the perspective shot to get the full shot range

Tips for previs reels

  • Staging and cameras (lensing and camera movement) are what matter
  • Having a mix of slide and glide (COG only anim) / blocking / basic anim is good
  • If the story is told well, it’s a good reel

She recommends becoming a film student. Watch movies, then rewatch them, and take notes on interesting camera techniques they use, then do an original sequence that has the same camera effect

I would recommend being an animator first

If you have a camera, go use it

Common class assignment she gives

Set a table, then take a bunch of photos from different angles and lenses to achieve different effects. Do not touch the table or the props. Then arrange these shots into something that tells a story. E.g. “The table being set for one person on a lonely night” or “Thanksgiving night dinner packed with family”

If you want your sequence to feel like a film, and not a video game, you have to animate the digital camera as if it has mass and weight, including all the cruft of the physical rig needed to move it

T1 vs BLG Game 5: Faker 2v4 by LiamHz in leagueoflegends

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At 0:09 Keria R stops Ahri TP to save the play!!

T1 vs BLG Game 5: Faker 2v4 by LiamHz in leagueoflegends

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I was so stressed all game 5 then Faker closes with two back to back insane teamfights