Free PDF: Linear Workflow- The Whole Shebang

coldside · Mar 2012

Hi everyone,

I have seen quite a lot of confusion surrounding Linear Workflow and 3ds Max. This is understandable, as there are many guides online, some with conflicting information. Another confusing stage is how to composite these renders correctly.

This is why I have written this guide. I hope it will explain everything you need to know to work in a full Linear Workflow. I show you the whole process, from 3ds Max to rendering out from your compositing app.

This is a 17 Page PDF in a RAR Archive. The download is just under 5mb.

Glossary:

Part 1: Setting up 3ds Max
Part 2: Setting up your Render Engine
- Scanline and MentalRay
- Vray
- finalRender
Part 3: File Formats
Part 4: Compositing with a Linear Workflow
- Adobe After Effects
- Autodesk Composite
- The Foundry's Nuke
Part 5: Final Thoughts and Comments
- Extras

The first 2 parts are mainly applicable to 3ds Max, but Part 3 and 4 does apply to any other 3d application

Get "Linear Workflow: The Whole Shebang" here:

http://www.inthefleshart.com/resources/LinearWorkflow-TheWholeShebang.rar

Hope you find it useful,

Daniel.

xXm0RpH3usXx · Apr 2012

hey man, got this open for quite some time, never had anything really constructive to say about it, other than it helped to sort out an error i made while setting up the correct gamma in max.

i'm a bit disappointed that there are no other people commenting on this, as it was pretty well done.
(u did choose the wrong forum, though, game artists dont often use gamma correction, but i'm offline rendering quite a lot at work)

Nauh · Apr 2012

Thanks man!

This is really great, very useful information!!!!

coldside · Apr 2012

Thanks guys

Yeah I have posted this elsewhere (3d buzz, cgsociety, ect.)

I know linear workflow isn't a big deal for game artists, but I only work with offline rendering. I have utilized quite a bit of information from here before, so just wanted to give something back.

Just glad someone has found it useful

fattkid · Apr 2012

Thanks man. I have been playing with linear rendering in my personal projects for a while, and I'm still not entirely sure what I'm doing

This definitely helps. Thanks again.

[HP] · Apr 2012

Just trowing another comment in because it's worth it. People typically don't give a fuck about this but it ends up biting them in the ass later!

r_fletch_r · Apr 2012

[HP] wrote: »

Just trowing another comment in because it's worth it. People typically don't give a fuck about this but it ends up biting them in the ass later!

yup! people need to replace the word 'linear' with 'correct' in their heads.

latorril · Sep 2012

I'm new to 3D rendering, but I'm glad I found out about this stuff before I could start to learn bad habits.

Thanks a lot for the resource @coldside!

coldside · Nov 2012

Ooh, for some reason I stopped receiving email notifications for this thread

Just thought I would point out that my tutorial has been posted by 3dTotal

http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=1552#.UKYHLod9Dz5

Thanks for the feedback!

Cheers,

Daniel

huffer · Nov 2012

When using 'affect color selectors' are the dark gray tones accurate and consistent with other applications? A gray with 8,8,8 RGB looks like 50,50,50 gray in Photoshop. Is there something I'm missing?

Free PDF: Linear Workflow- The Whole Shebang

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