SECTION 3: POST PRODUCTION EDITING

Whether you use Photoshop or After Effects to composite various render passes, have different layers so you can add specific effects, or just use the post production process to improve the final image, the image straight out of the render engine is rarely the final result. In this chapter we take a look at some of the processes worth looking at as post production options, starting with adding speed to the image. Then there's a discussion on reducing the amount of depth-of-field and throwing in some old-school film effects to make it look less digital. Finally, there are practical considerations of image resolution and colour profile appropriate for the target platform and end use.

Using speed – how to make the machine or the landscape move

Reducing depth – when you really don’t want to see what's in the background

Getty dirty – adding lens and film defects or just colour toning to style the image

Getting the right size for your render – don’t set your computer on fire trying to render something too large

Selecting colour profiles – if it's going to be used in a book like this, then you need to convert