NEW Reference Assets-Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D Imaging
Instructor: Scott Geffert, Juan Trujillo, and Chris Heins, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 2 hours
Prerequisites: This course is intended to bridge skills between 2D and 3D practitioners. Specifically, Photographers exploring 3D and 3D imagers exploring Photography are welcome.
Course Time: 14:15-16:15
Benefits
This course enables the attendee to:
- Understand the value of traditional photographic lighting and camera skills
- Building virtual lighting sets in Adobe Stager
- Rendering Tiff images via Adobe Stager
- Exporting /Delivering 3D Scenes via USD/USDZ
- Translating Scenes to HDRI
- Leveraging HDRI’s to improve 3D web views
Course Description
This Intermediate level workshop is aimed at 2D and 3D practitioners interested in improving the quality of 3D renders and online representations by leveraging traditional photographic standards and lighting techniques. Using the traditional photography of an object as a reference, attendees
will learn how to translate physical lighting sets to create virtual 3D lighting sets and render TIFF images that closely match the reference photography. The workshop will also illustrate methods to translate virtual lighting sets via custom HDRI environments to improve 3D web renditions. The techniques outlined in this course will focus on Adobe Stager and Blender but can transfer to other DCCs. The program will also include the application of ISO 19264-1 for color and tone validation for 3D renders of 2D scenes, basic HTML to illustrate 3D for the web, and practical information about Universal Scene Description.
Intended Audience: Museum photographers, Imaging specialists, collections care professionals, Program Manager
Scott Geffert is the General Manager of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Imaging Department. Geffert is deeply involved with 2D and 3D standards development through the International Standards Organization (ISO), the Alliance for Open USD (AOUSD), and the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) USD working group. Geffert also participates in the Metaverse Standards Forum, Khronos and iiiF 3D, and ICC working groups.
Scott Geffert will be presenting along with Senior Managing Photographer Juan Trujillo and Imaging Technology Manager Chris Heins.