Introduction to Compositor in Blender

Pluralsight

Course Summary

If you want to create amazing 3D scenes, this course is for you. You'll learn how to use Compositor in Blender, covering everything from setting up the workspace to compositing a render onto a photo. Software required: Blender v2.77.

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Course Description

Creating an awesome 3D scene from start to finish is exciting and challenging. In this in-depth course, Introduction to Compositor in Blender, you’ll learn about all of the features in Blender’s powerful Compositor. First, you will figure out how to set up your workspace to maximize your workflow and navigate within the Compositor. You'll learn about the Node Editor functions and render layers, and certain special effects to make your work really shine. Finally, you'll learn how to make your scenes look realistic with the depth-of-field function and compositing your render onto a photo background. By the end of this course, you'll be able to create scenes that stand out and look great, whether for personal use or for a professional portfolio. Software required: Blender v2.77.

Course Description

Creating an awesome 3D scene from start to finish is exciting and challenging. In this in-depth course, Introduction to Compositor in Blender, you’ll learn about all of the features in Blender’s powerful Compositor. First, you will figure out how to set up your workspace to maximize your workflow and navigate within the Compositor. You'll learn about the Node Editor functions and render layers, and certain special effects to make your work really shine. Finally, you'll learn how to make your scenes look realistic with the depth-of-field function and compositing your render onto a photo background. By the end of this course, you'll be able to create scenes that stand out and look great, whether for personal use or for a professional portfolio. Software required: Blender v2.77.

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Course Syllabus

Compositor Basics
- 23m 28s

—Introduction 5m 13s
—Setup Your Workspace 6m 25s
—Basic Navigation Within the Compositor 5m 33s
—Basics of Nodes 6m 15s

Understanding Compositing Nodes
- 35m 49s

—How Nodes Work in Blender 7m 0s
—Render Layer and Composite Nodes 4m 42s
—Backdrop Feature and Viewer Node 5m 22s
—Filter Nodes 6m 58s
—Mix Node 7m 6s
—Distort Nodes 4m 39s

Using Render Layers to Isolate Elements of a Scene
- 21m 41s

—What Are Render Layers? 5m 10s
—Separating Scene Elements into Layers 6m 56s
—Rendering the Scene 3m 44s
—Creating the Glow Effect 5m 48s

Creating a Headlight Glow Effect
- 26m 43s

—Preparing the Glow 5m 16s
—Setting up Render Layers 7m 21s
—Creating the Effect in the Compositor 6m 11s
—Finishing the Effect 7m 54s

Adding Depth of Field to a Render
- 14m 36s

—What Is Depth of Field? 3m 50s
—The Importance of Z Pass 4m 42s
—Setting Depth of Field 6m 3s

Compositing a Render onto a Photo Background
- 49m 17s

—Bringing in the Photo Background 5m 42s
—Setting the Camera 4m 44s
—Adding the Floor Plane, Setting the Lighting 7m 13s
—Separating Scene Elements into Layers 5m 24s
—Setting up Render Layers 5m 1s
—Compositing the Render 5m 36s
—Finish Compositing 6m 49s
—Separating the Phone Screen 3m 43s
—Finish Compositing the Render 5m 0s