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Syllabus
Week 1
Course
Introduction
Weeks 14
Thanksgiving
Holiday
Week 16
Final Project Due
Week 13 Notes
Note: There will be no class next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The lab will be closed Wednesday through Sunday (november 26-30).
Video Post handout
Final Project, Portfolio & Coursework CD Handout
Video Post
Video Post is Max’s post-production editor. It is used to create video files with multiple scenes, and to add effects and transition between scenes.
When you render an animation in MAX, you can only produce a single-scene output file: a single camera or other view. Using Video Post, you can create a video file with a title and credits, multiple camera views, and transition fades between scenes.
The simplest way to use Video Post is by using still or video image files that you’ve already rendered and saved. You can render scenes directly from Video Post, but it is much more time-consuming. When you use saved files, it doesn’t matter what file you have open in MAX when you start VP. However, make sure to set the Time Configuration in the max scene to the settings you want to use in video post.
See the handout for more information.
Video Post Basic Steps
You can use a new blank file for Video Post if you have no scene events – if you have already rendered and saved all the files you want to use.
Change the Time Configuration in the max file to the frame rate you want. (the frame count doesn't affect VP)
Open the Video Post window by selecting Rendering > Video Post.
Use Add Scene Event and Add Image Input Event to place items in the queue. All events will be placed to start at frame 0.
After you put input and scene events in the queue, you can drag and drop to rearrange them.
Use Abut Selected to change the timing so that they occur in sequence instead of all at once.
After abutting, add the filter and layer events to create fades and transitions between input events.
Finally, add the Image Output event at the end of the queue to name the file and specify the location to save it.
Execute the sequence to create and save the video post file.
Video Portfolio
One of the things you will turn in at the end of the semester is a video portfolio. The portfolio should show several of the assignments completed during the semester. It should include at title scene with your name and "3DS Max Portfolio" or similar text. Do not use the course name if you plan to use the portfolio in real life.
The final video should be at least 120 seconds long and use a frame rate of 12. Render at 640X480; you may need to rerender some video files before video post, if they were originally rendered at a smaller size (VP will stretch them, and it's ugly).
Include the house renderings, the renderings of the final project, and the best of your other assignments. You can create titles for each "scene" in the video if you like.
You will turn in your portfolio on a CD along with some other files.