{"id":1499,"date":"2022-01-25T16:58:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2022\/01\/25\/animator-lets-3d-characters-get-their-groove-on-with-nvidia-omniverse-and-reallusion\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T16:58:07","slug":"animator-lets-3d-characters-get-their-groove-on-with-nvidia-omniverse-and-reallusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2022\/01\/25\/animator-lets-3d-characters-get-their-groove-on-with-nvidia-omniverse-and-reallusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Animator Lets 3D Characters Get Their Groove on With NVIDIA Omniverse and Reallusion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor\u2019s note: This post is a part of our <\/i>Meet the Omnivore<\/i><\/a> series<\/i>, which features individual creators and developers who use <\/i>NVIDIA Omniverse<\/i><\/a> to boost their artistic or engineering processes.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Benny Dee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Benjamin Sokomba Dazhi, aka Benny Dee, has learned the ins and outs of the entertainment industry from many angles \u2014 first as a rapper, then as a music video director and now as a full-time animator.<\/p>\n

After eight years of self-teaching, Dazhi has mastered the art of animation \u2014 landing roles as head animator for the film The Legend of Oronpoto<\/i><\/a>, and as creator and director of the Cartoon Network Africa Dance Challenge<\/a>, a series of dance-along animations that teaches children African-inspired choreography.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Based in north-central Nigeria, Dazhi is building a team for his indie animation studio, JUST ART<\/a>, which creates animation films focused on action, sci-fi, horror and humor.<\/p>\n

Dazhi uses NVIDIA Omniverse<\/a> \u2014 a physically accurate 3D design collaboration platform available with RTX-powered GPUs and part of the NVIDIA Studio<\/a> suite of tools for creators \u2014 with Reallusion\u2019s iClone and Character Creator<\/a> to supercharge his artistic workflow.<\/p>\n

He uses Omniverse Connectors<\/a> for Reallusion apps for character and prop creation and animation, set dressing and cinematics.<\/p>\n

Music, Movies and Masterful Rendering<\/b><\/h2>\n

From animated music videos<\/a> to clips for action films<\/a>, Dazhi has a multitude of projects \u2014 and accompanying deadlines.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main challenges I faced when trying to meet deadlines were long render times and difficulties with software compatibility, but using an Omniverse Connector for Reallusion\u2019s iClone<\/a> app has been game-changing for my workflow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Using Omniverse, Dazhi accomplishes lighting and materials setup, rendering, simulation and post-production processes.<\/p>\n

With these tools, it took Dazhi just four minutes to render this clip of a flying car<\/a> \u2014 a task, he said, that would have otherwise taken hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rendering speed and photorealistic output quality of Omniverse is a breakthrough \u2014 and Omniverse apps like Create<\/a> and Machinima<\/a> are very user-friendly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Such 3D graphics tools are especially important for the development of indie artists, Dazhi added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Nigeria, there are very few animation studios, but we are beginning to grow in number thanks to easy-to-use tools like Reallusion\u2019s iClone, which is the main animation software I use,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dazhi plans to soon expand his studio, working with other indie artists via Omniverse\u2019s real-time collaboration feature. Through his films, he hopes to show viewers \u201cthat it\u2019s more than possible to make high-end content as an indie artist or small company.\u201d<\/p>\n

See Dazhi\u2019s work in the NVIDIA Omniverse Gallery<\/a>, and hear more about his creative workflow live during a Twitch<\/a> stream on Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. Pacific.<\/p>\n

Creators can <\/i>download NVIDIA Omniverse for free<\/i><\/a> and get started with step-by-step tutorials on the <\/i>Omniverse YouTube channel<\/i><\/a>. For additional resources and inspiration, <\/i>follow Omniverse on <\/i>Instagram<\/i><\/a>, <\/i>Twitter<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>Medium<\/i><\/a>. To chat with the community, check out the Omniverse <\/i>forums<\/i><\/a> and join our <\/i>Discord Server<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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