3D Artist

Simple file verification - SFV CheckSum

2011-11-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

Several times now I have problem with realtek network card integrated in motherboard (asrock p67 extreme6) - this silently corrupts data.

And is worst ever problem, you copy data ("without errors"!), think what its OK, all data store in safe place (even on RAID1 etc), but inside file apear a lot of trash on writing by network transfer....

Also HDD bigger 1Tb not stable, my hitachi 2tb (one from four) die after ~month with badblocks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_file_verification
So I found from list two good programs to check file genuine or corrupted.
I like RapidCRC and QuickSFV. To be sure....

PS: I'm mistaken with QuickSFV (because install several program at one time to test) - THE BEST IS HashCheck Shell Extension (http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/ even with sources)

Corel Painter 12 + WinXp 64 SP2

2011-05-11T03:07:00.000-07:00

Micro$oft sucks with vista/windows7 and their artificial limitations...

LOL. Their not allow us install Painter12 to windows Xp 64bit.... You kidding me!? :)

1) Ask service pack? SP3 for xp64? - ok! Create text *.reg file with

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows]
"CSDVersion"=dword:00000300

2) installer exit without framework4 - download here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0a391abd-25c1-4fc0-919f-b21f31ab88b7&pf=true

3) Enjoy!

(try on sony vegas - not work)

smoky

2011-03-27T22:14:00.000-07:00

fake sss

2011-02-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

Top 5 cities worldwide

2010-10-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving

Unreal SDK

2010-10-23T23:35:00.000-07:00

specular form from texture (from UT SDK)

Nvidia GTC 2010 - HUGE archive

2010-10-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/docs/GTC_2010_Archives.htm

http://insidehpc.com/2010/10/13/slidecasts-300-hours-of-gpu-technology-conference/

illusion

2010-10-04T01:57:00.001-07:00

Advanced Renderman book - online

2010-09-28T00:34:00.000-07:00

http://books.google.com/books?id=6_4VaJiOx7EC&printsec=frontcover&hl=ru#v=onepage&q&f=false

available symbols in slim parameter name

2010-09-20T03:47:00.000-07:00

\«\»\·\¤\°\®\©\§\µ\¶\¬

test render

2010-09-18T23:08:00.001-07:00

TCL webinar slides

2010-09-16T22:22:00.000-07:00

ActiveState smooth transitions using tcl 8.5 and upgrading to tcl 8.6

Win64 and VisualStudio2008 - "Error spawning cmd.exe" - solution

2010-08-29T04:36:00.000-07:00

cmd.exe in path and work from command line.....
...but stupid error appears - solution is very simple:
http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2005/09/12/cmdspawnerror

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What you must do is change MSVS 2005 options (Tools menu > Options > Project and Solutions > VC++ Directories) to ensure that
$(SystemRoot)
$(SystemRoot)\System32
$(SystemRoot)\System32\wbem
are specified BEFORE $(PATH).
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Introduction to Algorithms video lectures

2010-08-15T02:54:00.000-07:00

MIT OpenCourseWare Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.046J Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503), Fall 2005 Home

not unreal humor

2010-08-06T04:05:00.000-07:00

renderman glass shader closeup

2010-08-06T00:33:00.000-07:00

(I still cant answer comments (dont know why, may be blocked by firefox etc.))
This image's rendered in exr (all refracted in float) but "as is" in single "beauty pass" (in scene only hdr background image).
Shader fully (and even more) support render passes.

2010-08-01T22:11:00.000-07:00

"Real World" medical datasets

2010-08-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

volumetric data
http://www.gris.uni-tuebingen.de/edu/areas/scivis/volren/datasets/new.html

2010-07-28T04:07:00.000-07:00

glass wip

2010-07-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Moscow Runner (timelapse)

2010-05-06T13:22:00.000-07:00

Moscow State University - CUDA and image processing courses

deepshadow on farm

2010-04-30T12:57:00.000-07:00

Moscow days - 27 april 2010 - tanks in city center

2010-04-27T14:36:00.000-07:00

Whats you can see walking from work to home on Russia street :)
(close to national holiday, WorldWarII victory).

Stereo

2010-04-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

I forget to say - I bought 3d stereo monitor (now only one, but....), and nvidia stereo glasses, and now I be working on..... eh, you know... ;)

Its only for personal. I have interest in new technology (and its quit perspective)

TOTAL UPDATE

2010-04-24T12:38:00.000-07:00

I'm try BIG and improve site content in weekend on 1-3 may (national holiday in Rus)
....know issue about my english (all understand, but cant speak fluent (=fast)), but I'm smart and solve this by make self interview about myself :)
And a lot of tech demo of what I can say even incredible six month ago, my skills level grow and grow.

activisation

2010-03-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

no polygons at all

Ultra fast multi-threaded flicker free photon map generation. Caustic, GI etc,

BIG things coming

2010-02-21T02:25:00.000-08:00

No source. But I may be show some pictures :)

Shaderlink

2010-01-06T09:38:00.000-08:00

node based open source shader authoring software.

RmanConnect

2010-01-06T02:04:00.000-08:00

render dysplay for renderman->Nuke

http://danbethell.github.com/rmanconnect/

comment

2010-01-05T13:29:00.000-08:00

artaman comment: CG industry in Russia is really so bad that you definitely want to emigrate?

Dude, sorry I dont know why, but cant send comment in my post....
And answer to you here - "emigrate" is not relate to CG at all, with this in Russia situation not bad, and even good... perspective a little foggy, but positive.
...not salary or any not satisfaction of job reason, I have nice job and cute collective.
But..... Reason lay in mentality around.

All 'old' stuff available!!!

2010-01-04T06:20:00.000-08:00

As promise, few days ago - I decide to share all stuff what not public on site, and I do it. Now you can download it, dude ;)

www.pp.tc > files > prman

And my friend, Stas Ermakov, also developer, present "Self made ultrafast multi-threaded photon generation in Renderman" (on russian lang., cgEvent conference)

part1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76Gk3t7il8)

part2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQE7y7jWBAs)

And we both looking for interesting job (I'm personally not in active search now).......
If this level is 'sucks' in US, then I dont know what they need..... :)

CgEvent - "Russian Siggraph"

2009-12-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

December 12-13. CgEvent conference of 3d graphics and postproduction in Moscow, Russia.
Like small Siggraph. A lot of unique masterclass and around 1000 people per day.

On way:

Hall

Main

Stereo Tv

MentalRay man on left.
Famous and very cool man and main organizer on right side. Sergei Tsyptsin (Сергей Цыпцын)

JOB

2009-11-22T13:38:00.000-08:00

I promise to share some stuff - if someone wait this, real sorry, I'm bizzy last weeks:

Because I not recive any offer from outside Russia, I easy to find job here.

I'm relocate to capital, and now I'm work in famous Moscow studio www.Ulitkapost.ru
Can say primary working as Shading TD (R&D and all shading technical direction + scripting)

And now working in large production environment I can apply all my knowledge and improve it a lot.
I still full of ideas and know how do things cool :)

update soon

2009-10-24T07:37:00.000-07:00

After post link to my site on cgtalk.com, I see statistics and not a lot, but some people interesting file section, viewing all pages...

And I decide share more stuff what present on site, but not public access.

Renderman section not be shared now, is contain advanced features and techniques.
May be later, when I find job....

(update in few days - week)

Also I'm write half-fake "CD shader", but its only for test purpose now, complete it later.

Chroma lustre render in 4fullHD (7k4k)

2009-10-03T09:05:00.000-07:00

full resolution here

Chromatic aberration renderman shader - more test

2009-10-02T01:52:00.000-07:00

Some more test with DOF and as camera lens.
(on background HDRI texture with low saturation (0.1 from original))

Lustre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSk--dHsWsQ

And interesting using shader as camera lens :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZqLqmde6cQ

Future plans

2009-08-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

I place my resume on some site's, like highend3d, but its give me only few visitor addon (seen by statistics). Gain site visits is so low - look like statisticly error.
It's really surprise me!

I'm not waiting a lot of real offer.... But nobody even not visit site, and even not see works (its may be very simple noob or impressive and genious - doesnt matter in this case!!!)

A lot of company have huge job list, opened positions for half year and more. And a lot of job seekers waiting....

I'm now, really don't know, whats HumanResource departments doing at all... or may be all simple - filter Russia automaticly, and not bother at all, "only locals citizens".
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Now I'm planning continue education and improve knowledge in Python, RiFilter and DSO.

And may be write my own network render manager (not complex), because all other have some advantages and disadvantages at same time.
I have ready working prototype of client-server on TCL, but may be rewrite in Python and PyQT for learning purpose. Not decide now.

Renderman section update

2009-08-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

Add most what I want.
Later add cool 'diffuse with category' template and may be "other".

(now only head of file description and screenshot)
PP.TC > FILES > PRMAN

New monitor + update soon

2009-08-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

Around half month ago one of my old CRT monitors die...
...and now I buy 2 new FullHd 22" LCD.
Now comfortable work at 3840*1080 pix. screen resolution :) (before using 2560*960)
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In few days BIG update of renderman section coming - I rewrite a lot of my templates based on my knowledge standalone TCL. Some be rewriten to dynamic with changable inputs, or full automatic some task for end user.
Also create more detailed documentation, usage examples etc. to new level of production ready state.

Amazing source of power klowledge

2009-08-03T02:31:00.000-07:00

I find today, incredible youtube channel, with tons of cool lectures from India Bombay university.
http://www.youtube.com/user/nptelhrd

For example lectures of fluid dynamics mathematics.
All lectures on english and.... its FREE!

Animation reference's on youtube

2009-07-19T01:53:00.000-07:00

Place on my youtube channel some animal video, what shoot in zoo week ago.
Shoot to use as animation reference.
(polar bear, leopard, eagle, pelican, horse)

update Zbrush

2009-07-15T09:52:00.000-07:00

New version (0.2.0) of Zbrush interface setting. FILE > ZBRUSH
...and demonstration video what and why its cool and how to use some feature. (on site available in fullHD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-C9ynVmCp0

new on site

2009-07-06T04:22:00.000-07:00

add FILE>TCL>
Flam and PTFilter front-end description and documentation.

Vegas and save media

2009-07-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

I'm compile my demoreel in SonyVegas.
But, because not have free space in one hdd and try to do it fast - source file be placed randomly in different folders and hdd.

Try to find, how save all used media in project in one place, to project be ordered and nice... but not find this option :(
...I think, based on background: "all can be done handly, but is tedious... in same time we can create script - and all work be complete, and created tool be available for future project".

Even all be much quicker, than I expect - 3 minutes and script done. :)
Save vegas project in text format, parsing with regular expression to find path and copy file.

If I try to find and save all (only used, 112 files) by hand, it consume around 30+ minute vs 3 minute...
TCL cool :)

SHOW REEL (draft)

2009-07-03T04:21:00.000-07:00

Today I compile draft demo reel, primary from work 2003-2007, to show not only pure beauty words on site, but something in action.
DemoReel (youtube)

dos "for each" loop

2009-05-23T22:38:00.000-07:00

If you need doing something on all files from command line tool, like convert textures, or convert audio files etc., you can do it with *.bat file like this

for %%t in (*.tif) do "%rmantree%/bin/txmake" -mode periodic -float -envlatl "%%t" "%%t.tex"

or that

for %%t in (*.wav) do MFAudio.exe /OTVAGC "%%t" "%%t.vag"

its simple tip, but may be very usefull.

Philippe Faraut

2009-05-15T10:20:00.000-07:00

Today I'm view sculpting video tutorials from Philippe Faraut.
Perfect, very interesting stuff, recommended.
You can find it here.

Gnomon

2009-05-09T23:30:00.000-07:00

On last week view video tutorial: Gnomon - Mate Painting DVD with Dusso, not impressive, is certainly professional, but teaching skill of instructor not high.
I not like this lessons.
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Also I'm review: Gnomon - Painting the Adult Male (3DVD) with Bob Kato, and Gnomon - Story Telling (4DVD) with Iain McCaig.
Both highest level professionals! Great respect and thanks for this tutorials.
Perfect teaching skill and very interesting.
Highly recommended!

Chroma in action

2009-05-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

You can view shader in action in my youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0bNGaY21QY

Chroma in realistic mode

2009-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

New revision shader, create correct and realistic chromatic aberrations.
(a little bit exaggerated chromatic shift to better view effect)
Now can select realistic or "fantasy rainbow" mode.

Calculate fast, with this quality around 1-1.5 minute on quad core 6600 in HD720p.

Welcome

2009-05-09T03:35:00.000-07:00

My first message here.
Its first test of Rendeman shader with chromatic abberation effect.
Shader contain linear color rainbow.

Background is grayscale HDRI image