Redshift renderer boosts movie-level animation “The Apocalypse of the Last Awakening”

China’s first modern warfare sci-fi theme animation drama “Apocalyptic Awakening” series, the first season “The End of the Awakening Invasion” will be broadcast on May 24 this year, with the exposure of the scene preview and technical forecast, “Apocalypse The series has received a lot of praise and is regarded as “the most anticipated new program in 2018”. The reason why this domestic original animation has been recognized by the industry and the audience, in addition to the quality assurance brought by the good word-of-mouth of the craftsmanship, is also because of the cinema-quality quality of the animation, which is benefited from the GPU renderer Redshift adopted by the team. . .

The “Apocalyptic Awakening” series of stories takes place in an era when technology is king in the future. The highly developed artificial intelligence strong AI rules the earth, and the devotees of the devotees wander in the ruins, a scene of the end. The protagonist embarked on the journey to change the status quo, but was involved in the struggle of interests within human beings. .

In order to meet the huge worldview of animation, the overall setting of “Apocalypse Awakening” is biased towards realism, including character design. As a result, the details added in the previous design have led to a multiplication of work in the middle and late stages. .

The closer you are to a real person, the more details you need to portray. Not only does it increase the task of work, but it also increases the difficulty. It is a big test for the subsequent action design and material, especially the lighting and rendering. The light and shadow changes that need to be considered are more complicated. .

At the same time, the Tianyi Cai team has a higher level of requirements for the “Apocalyptic Awakening” series, and the rendering time has also increased significantly. .

And rendering is the most time-consuming step, the screen can only see the effect of lights and materials after rendering. All the streamlining and hard work in the production process is to reduce rendering time and strive for the best results. It can be said that in the process of making the series of “Apocalyptic Awakening” animation, Tian Craft Color faces a huge challenge. .

A good 3D animation requires not only a moving storyline, but also a strong technical strength. From modeling, Rigging, animation to lighting materials, each technical process affects the final picture. The reason why Tiancai Cai can complete the production of “Invasion of the Last Awakening” with high efficiency under the condition of ensuring quality, and gaining the praise of fans “every frame can be screened and appreciated”, in addition to the efforts and intentions of the team itself, Thanks to Redshift GPU rendering technology. .

Redshift is a movie-grade GPU renderer that doubles the efficiency of animation production with a number of optimizations, and works with Centrino’s GPU rendering solutions for high rendering efficiency and quality. .

There is a lot of shots in the dark environment in “Invasion of the Apocalyptic Awakening”. In this kind of scene, the global illumination GI needs to be turned on, but it also brings noise and flickering problems, which is a big challenge for lighting rendering. Sky Craft Color takes advantage of Redshift’s GPU rendering advantages to avoid the above problems. Almost all shots have GI enabled, rendering more realistic images, and the lighting details are very rich. .

Using excellent production to create an atmosphere of the end, while meeting the aesthetic needs of the audience, naturally introduce them into the plot, it must be said that the team has done a lot of work. Careful planning and production plus cutting-edge technology, the final picture of the “Apocalyptic Awakening” series is almost the same as the film level. .

In short, with the outstanding style of the characters, the magnificent plot and the excellent production, the “Apocalypse Awakening” series became the dark horse of the domestic 3D animation in 2018, and it has earned the fans’ eyes without being broadcast. All of this is inseparable from the efficient rendering of RedShift. Tian Craft Color uses this advanced technology to create, faster than traditional rendering, richer picture details, better picture quality, and get rid of the embarrassment of domestic animation quality for a long time, Tianye Cai hopes to try to promote the industry. Development has contributed to the rise of the country. .

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