Those that deal with graphics and medical imaging often have to work with various types of data and files. This makes the work even more demanding because you also have to focus on working with the numerous file extensions. And converting between them can become confusing.
This article will help you understand how to perform image conversions of JPEG to DICOM and explain why it can benefit your work.
Whether you are looking to have a medical animation created as a client or are a medical illustrator looking to price your work correctly, the question of how much a medical animation costs is an important one to carefully research.
In this article I will break down step by step the factors affecting price of an animation, how to calculate it, and what to look for.
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The best software for medical 3D animation is…not so fast. Having studied in school and used for work 3D animation programs such as Maya and 3DS Max, and a number of other programs to create medical 3D animations over the years, I can honestly say that this is not a simple question to answer. In fact, for each of my animations I use several pieces of software, depending on the animation. In some cases this is a requirement, and in other cases its just makes sense to make the workflow faster and easier.
Let’s get into what these software packages are, what each one brings to the pipeline and how they compare.
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Nurbs, Beziers, B-splines, oh my! If computer graphics curve and surface lingo has you confused at first, you are not alone. Hint: There is a connection to automobiles. I have always wondered what reaction I would get if i had car vanity plates with one of these terms on them.
After reading this article, you will not only know the difference, you will be able to proudly explain what the terms mean.
There is one question that most people interested in the world of 3d animation ask. The question is “Can you teach yourself 3d animation?” There is a growing number of courses, certificates, and degrees in 3d animation, some of which are aimed at specific fields like medical animation. However, there may be various reasons why you cannot attend school for animation such as location, finances, or lack of the specific major you want to pursue.
In this article, I will go into the cons and pros of 3d animation schools, what disciplines official schooling is required for, and how difficult is it to teach yourself 3d animation.
You are working on a 3D animation project and the deadline is in 2 days. You have done all the modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging and animation and now its time to render your final output. You set up your render and it informs you that your sequence of images will be ready in 3 days.
What’s going on here? Read on to learn why 3D rendering takes so much time and what you can do about it.
