Later in this chapter, we??™ll divide the CG production phase into more
stages; however, most of the techniques you??™ll learn in this book are components of the
production phase.
Postproduction
Postproduction begins when your scene elements and animation are all set up and raring
to be completed. Postproduction for a CG project is very similar to postproduction for a
film. When you click the Render button, you??™ll end up with several image files or movie
files that are then edited and put together to make your project. You add sound, correct
color, combine elements, and add any finishing touches in postproduction. Here is a
quick rundown of the CG postproduction pipeline.
Rendering
All CG scenes need to be rendered to their final image or movie files. Again, this is the
process by which the computer calculates how everything in the scene should look and
displays it. Rendering makes your computer work hard. It usually requires the full attention
of your PC and can take a lot of time. As you??™ll learn throughout this book, the decisions
you make, such as how much detail you give the objects you create for a scene, can
make a big difference in the rest of the process and can affect the rendering speed.
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