Rob Garrott

Mastering Advanced Layer Control in Omnisphere 3 I’ve just released a comprehensive tutorial on Quadzone - Omnisphere 3’s sophisticated layer manipulation system that many producers overlook. This feature enables professional sound designers to: • Create evolving textures through automated layer crossfading • Build velocity-responsive instruments with dynamic expression • Design complex keyboard splits and multi-timbral patches • Implement round-robin sequencing without external MIDI tools The 15-minute tutorial includes practical demonstrations across ambient, cinematic, and electronic music contexts, plus 10 downloadable example patches. Ideal for music producers, composers, and sound designers working in: → Film & TV composition → Ambient & electronic music production → Game audio design → Commercial music production Omnisphere 3 Quadzone Complete Guide for Beginners https://lnkd.in/eP9s5zks #MusicProduction #SoundDesign #MusicTechnology #AudioEngineering #Composition #MusicEducation #SynthesisProgramming #DigitalAudio #CreativeTechnology

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Animation Pro Tip 205 Another lived experience worth your read👇🏾; Hmm, I almost lost a client over 3 words. Early on, I presented a sequence. Seeing confusion, I blurted, “I spent three days on these frames.” The room fell silent. My defense undermined their experience. That taught me one thing “Emotional Distance”. The viewer’s heart doesn’t beat for your overtime but only for what’s on screen. Detaching your self-worth from the labor lets you critique work clearly. You stop defending effort and start designing impact. Your value isn’t in hours rendered, but in moments remembered. Keep to impact and stay animated Guys🥂 #Animation #CareerAdvice #Animatingwithselormx #CreativeProcess #ProfessionalGrowth #AnimationIndustry

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What if physics wasn’t the limit to what’s possible in animation and design? We’ve all seen those jaw-dropping scenes in movies or games where the laws of physics seem to bend (or break) entirely. Take, for example, a red-haired hero who—after a ground-shaking leap—defies gravity, staying in the air for 400 seconds before landing with enough force to wipe out an entire city, all while somehow remaining unscathed. Sounds impossible, right? But in the world of visual effects and animation, it's about making the impossible look plausible. If you're looking to create scenes that defy physics—yet still feel real—there are several tools that can help bring these dreams to life: Houdini: Powerful for dynamic simulations and effects. Blender: A versatile tool for both 3D modeling and physics simulations. EmberGen: Best for real-time fluid and fire simulations. Maya: Industry-standard for animation and character rigging. After Effects: A go-to for compositing and creating mind-bending effects. Physics may define our real world, but in the digital world, creativity knows no bounds. What’s your favorite tool for breaking (or bending) the laws of physics in animation?

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Stoked to be speaking at Epic Games Unreal Fest Orlando next week. Going to have some fun with lens, cameras, lighting, scanning and some good cinematography tech workflows in UE5. At Unreal Fest, Jim Geduldick, Visual Effects & Virtual Production Supervisor at Spaceboy Labs, an Unreal Engine Service Partner, will walk through practical workflows that bring production design, lighting, camera, and art departments into the real-time process using Unreal Engine 5. His session, “Crafting the Look: Virtual Cinematography in UE5,” happens on June 4 at 4:45 PM ET in South Session Room 2, and focuses on how to create digital twins of sets, lights, and lenses to visualize and refine the look of a scene before you’re on set. Jim will also share how tools like Twinmotion, RealityCapture, and Fab fit into collaborative pipelines across departments. If you’re working in film, episodic, or game, and especially if you're blending physical and digital production, this session is a must. Unreal Engine Twinmotion Capturing Reality Fab #EpicGames #UnrealEngine #UnrealFest #cinematography #cinemalens #virtualcinematography #virtualproduction #filmmaking #UE5 #TV #VFX #Animation

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When artists integrate AI into their workflow, they can either use Additive or Subtractive AI workflows. With Subtractive AI workflows you create a large swathe of different content. And curate it down to the few items that most closely represent what you may have been going for. With Additive AI, you start from some piece of media, be it a storyboard, concept art, photography or something else that already has a large amount of intentionality behind it. And iterate upwards from there. In my view, both are valid. But Additive workflows are the best for total creative control, resulting in media that is precisely what the artist intended. This is an example of an Additive AI workflow. I start with a clear idea of my character. He's a half Maori head of a security firm. Battle hardened, but from a sophisticated social class. I start by drawing and describing the character and his backstory. I then enhance this drawing in the storyboard mode to speed up the rest of this workflow (optional) And then in Cinematography mode, I bring the character up to a final character sheet. Along the way there were many iterations - over 30 paint overs and modifications, but I'm happy with the result and ready to start filming. Filming itself is done using an AR camera in real or virtual environments, and directed using natural language. Eg. "Mate, can you give it a little more intensity? There's more at stake". You can also use a real actor to drive these performances. This was done in LiveMind Aperture. I'll share more workflows soon.

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#learnsomethingnew "Explore how #UnrealEngine enables infrastructure design giant HNTB to create flexible and immersive #visualizations for large-scale #infrastructure projects. Topics include HNTB's custom #Datasmith pipeline for importing #GIS data and integrating their material pipeline, an interactive callout and chart system, and data-driven tools for construction sequences. HNTB's #Python editor tools enhance #Perforce integration and material creation, and expand customization of PCG foliage with #OpenCV. Custom material graphs and HLSL shaders allow their artists to improve fidelity, introduce randomization, and address #UV issues directly within Unreal Engine without constant round trips between other software. Finally, the session showcases HNTB's post-process materials for creating stylized environments, object highlighting, and custom mattes for compositing."

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For Luma AI modify keyframe line up of your characters and perspective is #1. At this moment it often helps to know traditional tools to edit frames. DP: Julia Harris “Real” Bigfoot: Tamara Bruketta Campfire folk: Jieyi Lee Nancy Estrada Jo Beth L. Bronte Cooper

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I'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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Can you relate to Maya? Managing multiple locations shouldn’t feel this complicated, but for many operators, it does. If this feels familiar, it might be time to rethink how your systems are working together. You can schedule a strategy session here: https://hubs.li/Q04cQnmC0 #AttractionsIndustry #MultiLocations #Operations #CustomerExperience #Leadership

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Phoenix Sonic Atlas: Urban Fundamentals and 'their' Harmonics This is what freeway resonance and mechanical rhythms at 3 AM sound like through the lens of an orchestra. A small excerpt from my current orchestral work Mímēsis Lḗthēs for orchestra and field recordings, exploring how environmental sound can be reconstructed acoustically through listening rather than notation. #NewMusic #OrchestralMusic #FieldRecordings #ContemporaryMusic #SoundArt #Composition #Listening

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Look closely at the challenge in schools. Fragmented alerts, bells, and communications are not a system; they are a failure of design. Quicklert streamlines this chaos with a single, intelligent platform, replacing the complexity with unity. Your tools, devices, and applications work together, delivering incredible experiences. This is the new standard for safe, connected schools. ➡️ Learn how Quicklert replaces the chaos with clarity: https://lnkd.in/gagiKvPs #Quicklert #SchoolSafety #EdTech #UnifiedComms #Innovation #K12 #AlyssasLaw

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Happy to share that all eight Flame Learning Channel videos I’ve been working on over the last several weeks are now live! They span a mix of brand new Flame 2026.2 features, as well as recently updated features. Topics include: - Snapshot - Selective workflow improvements - ML Automatte - Project management improvements - The Type node - The Subtitle node Big thanks to Frédéric Warren, Stephane Labrie, Francis Bouillon, & Louis Martin for their collaboration and trust. https://lnkd.in/e4kDFwfe

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DaVinci Resolve lets you build a powerful multi-user post-production studio with real-time local and remote collaboration via project libraries and Blackmagic Cloud. Editors, colorists, VFX artists, and sound engineers can work simultaneously on the same project—eliminating file transfers, version conflicts, and workflow delays.

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We just finalized our Production Animation Program for schools—and this one matters. At QUED-UP, we’ve moved beyond teaching animation as a “fun activity.” We’re now delivering a studio-style Production Animation program that shows students how creative work actually gets made. Our standard model runs 16 weeks, aligned to a traditional semester. During that time, students work in teams to: Develop story concepts Design characters and assets Animate scenes Collaborate in defined production roles Deliver a finished animated short Just like a real studio pipeline. What schools appreciate most is the structure: ✔️ Clear scope & sequence ✔️ Defined student deliverables ✔️ Assessment rubrics and teacher grading tools ✔️ Portfolio-ready student work While 16 weeks is our anchor, the program is designed to be adaptable—so it can fit different schedules without losing rigor or outcomes. This is about more than animation. It’s about collaboration, accountability, creative problem-solving, and exposing students to real career pathways. If you’re a school leader, educator, or partner interested in bringing structured creative programs to students, I’d love to connect. — Quittman Farmer Founder, QUED-UP #Education #STEAM #AnimationEducation #CareerReadiness #CTE #CreativeCareers #K12Innovation #QUEDUP

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Feature animation doesn’t fall apart in big moments—it slips in the small choices. In this clip, Angie Jones breaks down how clarity, intent, and strong fundamentals separate “okay” shots from feature-ready work. Want to learn this process? Comment APPLY for more info.

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MFA Visual Narrative alumni Cady Juarez (2017) and Jon Bero (2016) are developing an indie animation project called Sol Search with a team of 20. Sol Search explores grief, identity, and power through a fire-wielding protagonist and a fractured world on the brink of war. https://lnkd.in/dYrXkyMJ

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Very useful Houdini feature that often gets overlooked: Detail attributes can be saved into the info block of .bgeo/.geo cache files. That means you can read those values later without loading the full geometry, using File SOP Info Load or gstat. This is great for storing lightweight metadata directly inside caches, not just geometry. For example, you could write per-frame profiler stats, memory usage, node timings, or custom sim metrics into each cache file, then inspect performance across an entire simulation afterward without loading heavy caches. Very small feature, but extremely useful for debugging, profiling your simulations, and understanding performance over time.

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