Technical Terms in 3D Animation Explained

Empowering creators with the knowledge to fluently converse in the world of 3D animation.

Here to help 3D artists one term at a time

Welcome to my ever growing list
of technical terms of the 3D world.
This list is for everyone looking to start their journey into the world of 3D animation. In this resource, I am slowly putting together a list of terms that I have come across that helped me get better as a 3D artist and I hope it helps you too.

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AOVs

AOVs

Arbitrary output variables (AOVs) allow data from a shader or renderer to be output during render calculations to provide additional options during compositing.

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Lighting and Rendering
After Effects

After Effects

Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Inc.; it is used in the post-production process of film making, video games and television production.

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Software
Animation

Animation

Animation is the method that encompasses myriad filmmaking techniques, by which still images are manipulated to create moving images.

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What Is Animation? - Plainly Simple

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Foundational
CG

CG

CG means something that was created using a computer and is related to digital graphics.

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Foundational
Cinema 4d

Cinema 4d

Cinema 4D is a professional 3D modeling, animation, simulation and rendering software solution. Its fast, powerful, flexible and stable toolset make 3D workflows more accessible and efficient for design, motion graphics, VFX, AR/MR/VR, game development and all types of visualization professionals.

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Color Correction

Color Correction

Color correction is a technical process that fixes color issues and makes footage appear as naturalistic as possible.

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Color correction vs. color grading

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Post-Production and Compositing
Color Grading

Color Grading

Color grading helps you create a mood or coherent sensibility with your color palette.

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Color correction vs. color grading

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Post-Production and Compositing
Physical based Renderer

Physical based Renderer

Physically based rendering (PBR) is a computer graphics approach that seeks to render images in a way that models the lights and surfaces with optics in the real world.

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Post-Production

Post-Production

Post-Production is the stage after production when the filming is wrapped and the editing of the visual and audio materials begins.

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Post-Production and Compositing
Redshift

Redshift

Redshift is a GPU-accelerated 3D rendering software developed by Redshift Rendering Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Maxon

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Storyboard

Storyboard

A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of sequential panels or frames used to plan and visualize a narrative, project, or presentation

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Pre-Production
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