20. Introduction to Digital Compositing Half Day / Beginning This course covers the basic terms and processes required to understand compositing, particularly as it applies to a production environment. It details the basic operations used to combine multiple image elements into a single seamless image or image sequence, including how to prepare and repair elements, and what is needed for a clean final composite. Who Should Attend Anyone who needs to create an image or sequence of images that contains elements from different sources. The course is presented from a production viewpoint, but the concepts apply to graphic design, engineering, scientific visualization, and fine art. Organizer Ron Brinkmann Sony Pictures Imageworks Lecturers Gary Jackemuk Digital Domain Jerome Chen Sony Pictures Imageworks Schedule 8:30 am: Introduction - Brinkmann Montage of composites we have worked on and example of a BAD composite. 8:45 am: Explanation of what is a composite - All Basic terms, definitions, and tools used. 9:00 am: Discussion of image formats and storage - Brinkmann RGB(A) images, Bit depth, 8 vs 16 bit linear vs log data space, image input devices 9:15 am: Single Image operator processes - All Color changes and corrections Gamma changes, Blurring, Transformations, etc. 10:00 am: Break 10:15 am: Dual Image Operator processes - All Dissolves, blends, mixes Using the matte: over, add, in/out, etc. 11:00 am: Matte generations - All Bluescreens & Greenscreens Difference & Garbage mattes Matte paintings 11:30 am: Tracking and stabalizing - Jackemuk 11:45 am: Example of a good comp, using techniques learned - Brinkmann/Chen 12:00 noon: Question session - All

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