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David Rhodes posted thisThe cinematic transitions in 007 First Light are next level. IO did an amazing job!
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David Rhodes reposted thisDavid Rhodes reposted thisCheck out my breakdown of a fully volumetric shot created with a 3D Gaussian Splat environment and a 4DGS character! This workflow shows a rendered video - not a real-time setup - which can be useful for film and non-real-time projects! You have total control of where you can place your cameras in the scene. Credits and special thanks to Neirin Jones, Prism AI, as well as Clear Angle Studios for the captures! What was my process? This shot is created in Houdini, using GSOPs (CG Nomads Ltd) tools as well as OTOY Octane Houdini render. - I merged the assets, and I was able to do colour correction with LUTs - Then I have some relighting options with the HDRI of the environment to match the light on the character - I used Octane render to create shadows and depth of field - I have done the final compositing of the shot in Houdini COPs - The color and relighting changes as well as fully composited scene could be also exported as a raw Gaussian Splat model to be used in real-time setup such as Unreal Engine and Virtual Production! Thanks to these tools and Gaussian Splatting, I could treat this 3D scene almost like 2D compositing of images in software such as Nuke. I also have depth pass information, which is useful to create additional effects. For colour correction, it was very useful to have the colour charts of the environment and the character. It could be extended with VFX such as particle simulations, as well as standard 3d meshes and animations! If you are interested in exploring 3D and 4DGS workflows, please let me know. I create and teach workflows that support projects with real-time and non-real-time setups! #GaussianSplatting #Houdini #GSOPs #4DGS #3DGS
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David Rhodes shared thisI'm thrilled to announce GSOPs EDU! At CG Nomads Ltd, we believe the next generation of artists, engineers, and researchers should have access to the most advanced tools available. That’s why full access to GSOPs, including Early Access features, is now available for educational institutions to use for free. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our inaugural educational partners: -Stuttgart Media University (Jan Adamczyk) -USC Ganek Immersive Studio (Jordan Reece Halsey) -UTS Animal Logic Academy (Raphaël Gadot) We’ve already seen incredible student work using Gaussian Splats to solve complex production challenges. Educators: please reach out if you're interested in leveraging the full power of GSOPs in your curriculum. Students: If you’d like these tools in your lab, give your instructors a gentle nudge! 😉 Please help us get these tools into more classrooms by sharing this post. Let’s empower the next wave of creators to master one of the most significant innovations in computer graphics since texture mapping. More information in the comments. #GSOPs #GaussianSplatting #3DGS #SideFX #Houdini #VFX #ComputerGraphics #EDU
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David Rhodes shared thisAre you interested in creating synthetic 4DGS with #GSOPs? Check out this amazing project (including example scene) from Karim Rehimi! Karim developed this project openly and frequently shared his progress and exchanged ideas in the GSOPs Discord server. What's clear to me is that he's a quick study, diligent problem solver, and curious individual. If you're looking for a fantastic Houdini FX / Technical Artist, I strongly recommend Karim. #GSOPs #4DGS #GaussianSplatting #SideFX #Houdini #PDGDavid Rhodes shared thisR&D: HOUDINI TO UNREAL 4DGS PIPELINE Spent the last few weeks deep in PDG-land building a Houdini → Unreal pipeline for 4D Gaussian Splats. The whole training run happens inside Houdini — no tool switching. TOPs orchestrates the rendering, image conversion, and training in one go, with synchronized timelines across the stages. Color-baking is in custom VEX, the Python glue is vibe-coded — no COLMAP, no detours. GSOPs (David Rhodes) and LichtFeld Studio (Janusch Patas) do the heavy lifting; SplatRenderer brings the result into UE. Full write-up + free HIP file (MIT) at https://lnkd.in/eUDbCN6K. Released as R&D code — break it, fork it, learn from it. #Houdini #UnrealEngine #GaussianSplatting #VFX #PDG #TechArt #RnD
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David Rhodes reposted thisDavid Rhodes reposted thisInterested to know how the A$AP Rocky - HELICOPTER music video (https://lnkd.in/g6Ma9ZvD) was made? Here's an awesome presentation from Angus Oakes and Andrew Muron: https://lnkd.in/g5SpwtTh. Thank you for the shot-out, and great work on the project! Christopher Rutledge and GRIN MACHINE, we're inspired by your ambition and grateful for your faith in GSOPs. #GSOPs #3DGS #GaussianSplatting #SideFX #Houdini
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David Rhodes shared thisWe're brewing next-level technology, tools, and workflows. Please reach out if you're interested in joining our adventure!David Rhodes shared thisEyeline is hiring a Volume Capture TD in Vancouver—if you’re deep in Houdini, PDG/TOPs, and pushing the edge of volumetric workflows in virtual production, this is a chance to help shape the future of filmmaking. Apply below! https://lnkd.in/gVqB6EzH
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David Rhodes shared thisUsing Gaussian splatting for CG crowds makes a ton of sense. Amazing to see such innovation coming from student-led projects! Great job, Robin Lemke and team. CG Nomads Ltd has received several requests regarding GSOPs EDU licenses. Stay tuned for more information. 😃 #GSOPs #GaussianSplatting #CrowdSim #HoudiniDavid Rhodes shared thisHey everyone, Here’s the VFX breakdown of our student short film „Burnout“, which I worked on last semester at Media University Stuttgart. Throughout the project, our team tackled several technical and creative challenges, including a Gaussian Splatting-based crowd simulation, a fully CG environment, multiple pyro simulations, and matchmoving anamorphic footage. It was an intense but incredibly rewarding experience that pushed us to explore new workflows and techniques. A big thank you to our sponsors CG Nomads Ltd, Zibra AI, OTOY, and 3Dmij, as well as our academic supervisors and everyone who supported us along the way. This project wouldn’t have been possible without you! :D If you’d like to check out the full breakdown in higher quality: https://lnkd.in/drPd2gBH I also wrote a short blog post diving into the techniques we used: https://lnkd.in/deRCDPdE If you have any questions feel free to reach out! :) #VFX #GaussianSplatting #Houdini #3DGS #LichtfeldStudio
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David Rhodes reposted thisDavid Rhodes reposted thisHello everyone! I am launching a new enrolment for my course about Gaussian Splatting workflows called "What The Splat" and would like to invite anyone who is interested to have a look at my recent trailer highlighting what you can expect from the lessons. If you are looking for structured classes that can guide you through different Gaussian Splatting practices, my course can hopefully fit your needs. You can learn how to work with 3D Gaussian Splat scans of objects and environments - starting from capturing, and diving into work in Houdini GSOPs, Octane Plugin, Lichtfeld Studio, Unreal Engine Volinga Plugin, exploring lessons and ideas showing asset editing, cleanup, relighting and colour correction techniques, animation, rendering and much more! With the knowledge you gain, you can create assets for web, games, film, VFX, Virtual Production, and immersive projects using VR and AR. The 8-week course costs £499 (available at beginner and advanced levels), and you will gain access to more than 20 hours of pre-recorded video lessons, example scene files, Gaussian Splat models and access to the Discord community. If you would like to find out more, please visit www.whatthesplat.com or drop me a message! Thank you! #GaussianSplatting #WhatTheSplat #LearnGaussianSplatting
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David Rhodes shared thisSuperman and Helicopter (4DGS) have both been featured by Corridor Crew. I wonder how many times we must make an appearance before they mention GSOPs. 😅 https://lnkd.in/g-TEEZ4X https://lnkd.in/gCkfswCJ #GSOPs #GaussianSplatting
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David Rhodes reacted on thisDavid Rhodes reacted on thisCongrats Finland! Ice Hockey world champions 2026! Such great way to arrive to Helsinki in the middle of celebrations! I was trying to do some work in the hotel room but I must admit it was tough to focus on anything but hockey. What a game! 🇫🇮
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David Rhodes liked thisDavid Rhodes liked thisBack to capturing my neighborhood... this time, Coiffure Mile-End played the game. Here is just a quick initial exploration and reconstruction check of this capture. The mirrors facing each other made for an interesting challenge, along with the constantly changing light as the sun kept appearing and disappearing behind clouds. #GaussianSplatting #3DGS #pointcloud #portalcam
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David Rhodes liked thisDavid Rhodes liked thisOne of the most valuable lessons my parents taught me before I ever started my first professional job more than 20 years ago was this: You have your family. You have your friends. You have your co-workers. If you're fortunate, you have people in those first two groups who truly have your back no matter what. People you can trust completely. People who will support you when things are difficult, not just when things are easy. Many people, unfortunately, don't even have that. And every once in a great while, if you're exceptionally lucky, a co-worker becomes a genuine friend. I mean a real friend. Not a work friend. Not someone you get along with. Not someone who is pleasant in meetings. Someone who remains in your life long after the job is gone. Someone who takes time out of their own life to support you when they don't have to. Someone who cares about you independent of any title, company, opportunity, or benefit. For me, after more than 20 years in the workforce and thousands of colleagues, the number of people who truly crossed from "co-worker" into "friend" is very small. I can count them easily. That isn't criticism of anyone. It's simply reality. A friend is not someone who is nice to you when everything is going well. A friend is someone whose character reveals itself when things become difficult. Someone who supports you when there is no advantage in doing so. Someone who stands by you when it would be easier not to. Over the years, I have heard countless stories from people who believed they had friendships, alliances, or support systems at work, only to discover during layoffs, reorganizations, political conflicts, or moments of personal vulnerability that those relationships were not what they thought. Often, people will do whatever they believe protects their own position, status, reputation, or career. In many ways, that is simply the reality of organizations. Businesses are not families. Companies are not friendship clubs. Most people are trying to navigate their own challenges and responsibilities. My parents taught me this early, and I am grateful they did. Because it helped me understand that kindness and professionalism should always be given freely, but trust should be earned carefully. Especially if you're early in your career, remember this: Be kind to everyone. Treat people with respect. Build relationships. But understand the difference between a colleague, an acquaintance, a friend, and a true ally. The people who genuinely become lifelong friends from work are among the most valuable relationships you'll ever have. They're also much rarer than most people think. You rarely learn who people truly are when everything is going well. You learn it when there is something at stake.
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David Rhodes liked thisDavid Rhodes liked thisHey everyone, I’d like to share my experience creating a digital twin of a restaurant and some dishes from the menu. I used a small rig with three synchronized cameras and trained the scene using #lichtfeld. The walkable tour and the interactive menu were built with #PlayCanvas, by Johannes König and Léo Mallet https://lnkd.in/dNGZDA5e #gaussiansplatting #digitaltwin #immersiveexperience #radiancefields #virtualreality #foodtech
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David Rhodes liked thisDavid Rhodes liked thisRelighting Gaussian Splats is Hard. Here's why it's one of the biggest unsolved problems in 3DGS, and how one team is tackling it. When you capture a Gaussian Splat, you capture the light of the scene baked right in: the shadows, the highlights, the color temperature. All of it is "locked" inside the splat. This is what Fernando Rivas-Manzaneque at Volinga calls the additive lighting problem. In the interview at XR AI Spotlight he told me: "You are always adding light on top of what was captured. The original lighting stays. You layer on top of it" Two approaches are being explored to get around this: - Pre-delighting the source material. Teams like Beeble AI strip harsh shadows from the raw footage before the splat is ever trained. Clean input means a clean base to relight from scratch. - Mesh-based lighting. A proxy mesh is attached to sections of the splat, giving it real material properties and normals. Lights in your scene can then interact with it physically. Both require extra work. One before training. One inside the engine. Neither is a one-click solution yet. But as Gaussian Splatting moves deeper into virtual production and episodic VFX (VOLINGA recently helped CBS/Paramount+ rebuild a silo environment for Fire Country without a single dangerous scaffold), relighting becomes the feature needed to unlock the whole format for professional use. Make sure to check out the full interview on my YouTube Channel
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David Rhodes liked thisGuess which software was used for training? hint: L****F**dDavid Rhodes liked thisWork in progress... Soon the interactive 3DGS version on www.360images.fr #Angers #Cathédrale #KengoKuma #Patrimoine #Architecture
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Visualization Transitions for Augmented Reality
Issued 11461976
See patentAn augmented reality (AR) module receives a location notification including a current location from a client device. The AR module determines an AR tabletop view based on the current location. The AR tabletop view includes geographic information representing a geographic area that includes the current location. The AR module sends the AR tabletop view to the client device. The AR module receives a destination notification including a destination location within the represented geographic area…
An augmented reality (AR) module receives a location notification including a current location from a client device. The AR module determines an AR tabletop view based on the current location. The AR tabletop view includes geographic information representing a geographic area that includes the current location. The AR module sends the AR tabletop view to the client device. The AR module receives a destination notification including a destination location within the represented geographic area. The AR module transitions the AR tabletop view into an AR world view based on the current location and the destination location. The AR module sends the AR world view to the client device for display.
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Candidate Geometry Displays for Augmented Reality
Issued 10964112
See patentAn augmented reality (AR) module receives a location notification including a current location from a client device. The AR module determines a set of geographic vector data within a threshold distance of the current location of the client device. The AR module identifies a set of candidate geometries within the geographic vector data. The AR module identifies a set of content items presentable at candidate geometries. The AR module translates the set of geographic vector data into an AR world…
An augmented reality (AR) module receives a location notification including a current location from a client device. The AR module determines a set of geographic vector data within a threshold distance of the current location of the client device. The AR module identifies a set of candidate geometries within the geographic vector data. The AR module identifies a set of content items presentable at candidate geometries. The AR module translates the set of geographic vector data into an AR world view based on the current location of the client device. The AR world view includes a candidate geometry presenting a content item.
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Data Exchange System
Issued WO2017030840A1
A data exchange system is disclosed herein for receiving motion and attribute data corresponding to user interactions via a robot animation application. The motion and attribute data can be associated with a virtual animation of a virtual character using the robot animation application on a computing device. The data exchange system can translate the motion and attribute data for implementation on a physical or virtual robotic device to perform the virtual animation.
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Gaussian Splatting Operators for SideFX Houdini (GSOPs)
GSOPs is a collaborative 3D Gaussian Splatting project for SideFX Houdini from David Rhodes and Ruben Diaz. It is comprised of a viewport renderer, example files, and several digital assets to assist with common I/O and editing operations for 3DGS content.
Use GSOPs to import, render, edit, and export 3D Gaussian splatting models, or to generate synthetic training data. Synthetic data is capable of producing high-fidelity models with view-dependent effects and performant rendering on…GSOPs is a collaborative 3D Gaussian Splatting project for SideFX Houdini from David Rhodes and Ruben Diaz. It is comprised of a viewport renderer, example files, and several digital assets to assist with common I/O and editing operations for 3DGS content.
Use GSOPs to import, render, edit, and export 3D Gaussian splatting models, or to generate synthetic training data. Synthetic data is capable of producing high-fidelity models with view-dependent effects and performant rendering on most modern devices. GSOPs is effective at isolating objects, eliminating noise and floaters, deforming and animating splat models, composing scenes, meshing and relighting splats, and conducting feature analysis.Other creators -
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Star Wars BB-8 Droid
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Called by TIME and Forbes "The Greatest StarWars Toy Ever Made", our BB-8 Droid is a connected robot with technologies that cross an entire stack: from mechanical, to firmware, to software, and crossed many disciplines from art and design to app development. We grew our team, and had to pull together our already incredible team together with our new members to create something that truly came alive in our customers' hands. So many technologies were invented in such a short amount of time: a…
Called by TIME and Forbes "The Greatest StarWars Toy Ever Made", our BB-8 Droid is a connected robot with technologies that cross an entire stack: from mechanical, to firmware, to software, and crossed many disciplines from art and design to app development. We grew our team, and had to pull together our already incredible team together with our new members to create something that truly came alive in our customers' hands. So many technologies were invented in such a short amount of time: a robot animation engine to bring it to live, a personality engine, a voice recognition engine, and a sophisticated on-robot programming language and compiler that had not previously even existed. The Sphero engineering team performed like a pro sports team and created a delightful and complex robot to people all over the world.
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