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Learn How Adobe After Effects CS6 Takes Advantage ofNVIDIA Optix Technology for 3D Ray TracingColin Smith Sr. Solutions Consultant 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.

After Effects CS6 - the vision As a motion graphics artist, I need the ability to create and animate 3D textand shapes without leaving After Effects Text extrusion with bevels Shape extrusion with bevels Use existing Illustrator art Compatible with After Effects lights and cameras On-canvas model manipulation High quality antialiasing High quality motion blur Depth of field 3D Material options Reflections, Refraction, Metal, Transparency, etc. 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.2

Shopping for a Ray Tracing Engine Adobe Photoshop 3D Engine No motion blurNVIDIA Optix CUDA optimized Ray-tracing framework CPU fallback 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.3

21/2 D goes 3D On May 2012, Adobe released After Effects CS6 “Advanced 3D” is now called “Classic 3D” New 3D is called “Ray-traced 3D” Extruded and beveled text and shapes Reflections Refraction Environment layers Curved footage layersNot Rendered: Blending Modes, Track Mattes, Layer Styles Masks/Effects on continuously rasterized layers Masks/Effects on 3D precomp 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.4

Performance NVIDIA GPU required for Optix CPU fallback Fast Draft - OpenGL Graphics processing, not computational processing No Ray-tracing featuresAdaptive Resolution Drops resolution for interactivity (pixelated) Release the mouse for full render 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.5

What didn’t make it? Texture maps, UVs Image projections Revolves Spheres Lofts And the big one. No import of models! 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.6

Where are the controls?UI only shows up with Ray-tracing on 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.7

Rendered ExamplesFlat 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.8

Rendered ExamplesNo reflection/refraction 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.9

Rendered ExamplesSpecular intensity Reflection 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.10

Rendered ExamplesSpecular intensity Reflection Refraction 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.11

Rendered ExamplesTransparency with Index of Refraction of 1.00 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.12

Rendered ExamplesTransparency with Index of Refraction of 2.00 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.13

Rendered ExamplesTransparency with Index of Refraction of 3.00 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.14

Rendered ExamplesTransparency with Index of Refraction of 5.00 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.15

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Title: Adobe After Effects CS6 & NVIDIA Optix Technology 3D Ray Tracing Author: Colin Smith Subject: GPU-accelerated ray tracing drastically improves the workflow by enabling motion graphics artists to develop these 3D effects entirely within After Effects.