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[vfx] ACES

ACES2065-1 (AP0 primaries) : Ultra Wide Gamut / wide range of colors / non physically realizable primaries Linear High Dynamic Range RGB input > IDT > ACES > RRT / ODT > output sRGB texture / linear texture / ACEScg texture > IDT conversion to ACEScg colorspace > ACEScg > RRT / ODT output transform to monitor or projector > output log C to AP 10 > ASC CDL XML > aces proxy 10 to ACES > RRT / rec 709 ODT (ACES viewing transform to rec 709) > output camera data > ACES input transform IDT (camera data conversion to scene) > color grading > ACES look transform LMT (LUTs) > reference rendering transform RRT > ACES output transform ODT rec 709 (monitors), p3 (theatres) , rec 2020 (UHD ultra hd tv)

[life] SR bullet points 2

inner game self acceptance is the first thing you need to do respect respect first, love second, this means boundaries first respect means having the ability to walk away touch use plotline, callback, and story to initiate touch playfully each escalation point is a check point, if she doesn't feel weird, escalate to the next one, if she does, back off (calibration) ask out how you make her feel is key bring up the activity, in a fun and visual way invite her to come creatively specifics date male energy (just being a male is good enough for attraction) take the shit test and all her questions light heartedly (counter my innate seriousness) (means all the questions can be rolled off) (being an alpha lover with options is a good thing) (admitting attraction is ok) sexual vibe (counter my innate non sexual vibe) (fragrance) (dance and spin) (eye contact) (close proximity) (hold hand) (you are attractive) get to know who she is, respond to who she is in a fun and flirty way get out of...

[life] SR bulletpoints

After good text, good date, good sex, do not confess your feelings or send gifts, this behavior has high failure probability. Ok, so you confessed and the answer is maybe, remember, maybe is still not a defeat. When cold approaching, give a reason for the encounter. If she can't make it, just say ok, this will differentiate you from 90 percent of men already. Soft close then hard close. Say I don't like x y z, this is setting standards, setting the rules, it is attractive. Don't talk about past relationship, diffuse with humor. Don't talk about future relationship together, this is what she wants to earn. Take charge, killer instinct, make sex happen. Ask for a favor, or a suggestion with something that she is good at. Family meetings early on, is too fast, too early.

[vfx] work notes 6

FG and BG exposure BG explosion behind FG character, if BG explosion is exposed correctly with detail and mid tones, the FG character in front would be a black silhouette. If FG character in front is exposed with detail and mid tones, the BG explosion behind would be blown out, all white. Facial interactive light from flashing spell using 2D comp treatment When pulling out spell caused light interactive color on character's face, you need to pull out the specs on the face as well. 2.5 D comp fix for flickering bricks using camera projection Bricks are flickering in the render, roto and frame hold one frame of the flickering brick, use 2.5D (camera / scanline render) to paste back this one frame non flicker brick to cover over the flickering part. Atomic is empty This usually happens when you open someone's else scene, and the atomic data is not copied over. To fix it, from Atomic directory, copy the .atom file for the corresponding scene to your directory, the name of the atom ...

[vfx] work notes 5

[farm] [farm] check render farm for irregular renders, long renders, or renders taking a lot of memory, please flag it to the team [farm] can add and edit filters for different tabs and keywords [houdini redshift] [houdini redshift] turn off visibility of all the lights, disable dome, raise light itself samples, helps with shadow noise [houdini redshift] for the shadow samples, raise the minimum samples, like min 16, min 32, min 64 [houdini redshift] there is a bug, when rendering IPR, it turns off motion blur, need to remember to enable it back [maya] [maya] "load material set" command in shot description, is the same as finding the material in organic manually, don't double do it [maya] the "main_mtl" naming material, is usually the main material to assign to atomic (there might be only one material that is needed to be assigned) [maya] atomic test layer needs to duplicate functional layer, with all the settings imported, don't use empty layer to test [may...

[vfx] houdini redshift

beauty : storage format : scanline / full multi layered exr file deep : no multi layer exr file main rop > unlock channel first > then delete channel to customize if there is no available camera format in main rop, can change the format in the camera itself, control > view tab > change format shift drag for region render proxy layout uses less memory than normal layout (redshift proxies, are redshift renderer only proxy, that use less memory) inside the light rig, use null node to group lights, null node is like a group node, also add network box to group lights redshift sss flicker solution : a) sampling : point based b) quality : high update houdini template, delete two nodes, the template node, and the namespace node, need to delete both, refresh ab, then get (the namespace node is what is showing up in ab)

[life] [pin] [important] re-organize all bullet points

communication self amuse (fun, flirty, misinterpret) show value (show my interesting life) don't give pressure, don't try that hard (trying too hard cheapens my value) don't give away free attention (establish attraction first) don't explain the joke (explaining lowers value) trying a couple times is mandatory keeping attraction, aka chemistry, means my masculine vs her feminine frame, aka dominance falling in love (obsession) comes from absence, disqualifying, tension falling in love (obsession) comes from her own thoughts, not something you do to stand out, do not give free attention, my attention is my only currency preemptive, ask for a favor, to get the power back, this is counter intuitive but it works admit sexual attraction is good (don't admit love) fun and flirty vibe is good (white knight loving vibe is not good, it is a turn off) learning period chess game, think about her reaction, strategize, then act (strategize, means study all this first then react)...

[movie] notes 6

Cobra Kai S4E1 start from a low point: two teams not connecting (eagle fang and miyagi-do) two people not connecting (johnny and mom) two people not connecting (kreese and terry) good ending, two people, both student becomes the teacher. robby is the teacher of cobra kai, all the kids of eagle and miyagi build the okinawa sparring deck Boba Fett S1E2 how put together an episode: [perspective] told from tusken raiders perspective, humanizing them [other sources] draw from comic and cartoon characters : pike syndicate, black krrsantan, the hutts [familiar tropes] train robbery is a western trope [commentary] add social commentary : pay money to the native land when train crosses the desert Narcos [narrator] there is narrator, so it is told from the future, when all these real life events have already happened [create conflict] pablo wants to go back to prison, then, the president wants to put 1.4 million on pablo's head, and the president isn't willing to negotiate, this crea...

[vfx] work notes 3

Flicker Expression If you want to generate a curve with random values between 2 and 8 with a (low) frequency of 1 peak every 5 frames this is the formula: (random(1,frame*0.2)*6)+2 (random(seed,frame*frequency)*amplitude)+valueOffset If you want a curve containing random values between 0 and 1. (random(1,frame*1)*1)+0 simplified version : random(1,frame) Break it up rooftop bricks :  break it up, some big, some small, less straight line, slight color variation fx expanding spell :  don't expand like a circle, break it up, more starfish like, more organic fx spell trail dissipation :  use wind to break up the straight line trail walls :  add dirt, add moss, don't be too clean heat haze :  break it up, some small, some big, some have some holes Framehold alembic how to framehold anim/cfx crowd alembic file? asset objects > load options tab > frame parameter default it $FF (frame number by default) clamp it by doing : clamp($FF, 1120, 1251) ie: clamp(val, min...

[life] mindset - bullet points

heal yourself first love life, live better first show value show non needy show pre-selection self amuse let them invest chess game, think reaction try again, revive it she pulls back, you pull back but even better, preemptive, pull back availability first steps, soft close, before hard close give offer, don't chase, take it or leave it need options, for abundance assume attraction, we should______ desensitize anxiety don't chase (unconditional) , screen (conditional) don't validate freely don't pedestal don't please reframe, not will she like me, but will I like her social calibration / raise interest > then intent (text) resolve the underlying issue when it's good, need to pull back, or will get ghosted don't show hurt, show strength, be grateful something happened protect from gossip after sex, be silent strategize, think different options, then act when she comes back, there has to be punishment, ask for something assertive, make something happen, clo...

[movie] inspirations

[visual storytelling] Maid, ep8 ending, Alex hides inside the sofa, this is a visual representation of her feeling, this is visual storytelling. [language] In my movie, every one speaks Taiwanese, revolution to bring back the language. [dilemma] Attack on titan, s3 ep18, a dilemma, a very hard decision, between saving Armin or Ervin, who should Levi save. [possibilities] A short a sweet post, Puffy Kuo can be a good horror leading lady after watching light the night, think future possibilities. [creative writing]  Poem ending with four disagree slogan. [unexpected] Zodiac opening, car goes away, then comes back, this is unexpected, No way home, Tom jumps to save MJ, but green goblin rams into him, then Andrew jumps to save her, this is unexpected, for something unexpected, there has to be A first, then B, two situations.

[life] examples - different mentors - same philosophy

girl : like what you did earlier? (negative text) guy : don't say I didn't do that earlier (this is logical) guy : say this instead, where is the love (this is emotional) girl : wait till you taste me (positive text from girl) guy : that good? (this is screening her) (pull back) girl : I don't like it when I don't get my way (shit test) guy: I would be happy to slap that ass to get the brat out of you girl : sorry, I'm busy guy : I understand that you're busy but if we really wanted to meet up I'm sure we can find a few hours (concrete, not pushover answer) girl : how's it going guy : finished a big set at the gym (show value) guy : finished editing a video for my client (show value) girl : what video guy : how to do a threesome (non judgmental, honest) guy : I showed it to my grandma (humor) guy : southern girl : I think you got the wrong girl guy : *midwestern takeaway 1: misinterpret everything takeaway 2: don't give a shit about her shit, be amus...