Visual Effects Software Open Source

[@baruchben-david4196]

Please note that "open source" and "free" are not the same thing. The distinction is important.

[@ILove3d]

Blender user here. Hello every blenderer.

[@seb6861]

What up me blender user

[@zect556]

yeah, i finally know how to delete the cube!

[@tagvsstudiochannel6347]

I was once but not now

[@anicraftstudio4578]

Hello

[@1dendanny1]

Level 1 donut here 😎

[@MarioTorre]

You seem to confuse open source with free.

[@lituru]

Beuh

[@vincentaziati7430]

Sure.. Ure right. Open source simply means it has a wide community of developers who can add more to the program. In terms of plug ins and other resources. The software is not locked to the main developer. Free software on the other hand simply means it's free to download and no payments required for and no need for any activation of licensing. In the nutshell, a free app may not be open source. An open source app may not be free

[@slippydouglas]

@Vincent Aziati Not exactly. Open source means the full source code is publicly available and licensed such that downloading, modification, and republishing of the source code or builds of the apps are unrestricted (given inclusion of proper license acknowledgements and often not charging for redistributions or variants)- inherently making it free. A dev can download the source code and build it themselves and have a free copy. And in lieu of free official builds, there's little stopping a dev from posting builds with or without their own modifications online. You initial description of open source would include things that have extensive plugin support but don't reveal the entire source code- such as Unity or Maya. Those tools are definitely *not* open source and are often a thorn in my side- Unity is notorious for having serious bugs that Unity Technologies is very slow to fix. I've spent weeks working around bugs in Unity that could've been fixed in a few hours if I had access to the source code and could just fix the bugs myself. Open source software does not have that problem- if you are stuck on a bug and have the skill to fix it yourself, you have nothing blocking you from getting your work done.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Free software en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software is not freeware en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware .

[@Swyse]

@@slippydouglas If somebody has no clue of compiling from source then for them it's not free at all. :D Ardour for example is open source but is not free.

[@kuntalmajumder5310]

Fusion is not open source, but has a free plan, though a great piece of software, :)

[@bra1nd3a7h]

it's now in davinci resolve since version 15, i think. and there is a complete, fully functional version of resolve which is free.

[@kuntalmajumder5310]

@@bra1nd3a7h umm yes it is but it is not as same as the standalone fusion, standalone fusion will always be there

[@bra1nd3a7h]

@@kuntalmajumder5310 oh okay, didn't know that. thought they would be the same and now its just a part of resolve.

[@akyhne]

The title says Open Source, the thumbnail says OS/free.

[@habecuy]

@@bra1nd3a7h but fusion now cannot use 3dcamera tracker on davinci resolve (free plan)

[@mr_don_key]

A few seconds into the video.. i noticed an error when you mention fusion. Fusion is NOT open source

[@spiralviper8158]

Don't forget Unreal Engine 4 which makes the Quixel Suite free and connects to Unreal. It's a game engine but can be used for a lot of this. Someone made a shortfilm in Unity, also

[@TheRodT]

what would you use today?

[@hperticarati]

I’m not sure, but I think that there’s a plugin named Gaffer for Blender, which serves the purpose of easy lighting and managing lights in a Blender scene. And then there’s also the Completely different software named Gaffer, which is not what is shown in the video.

[@SidewaysCinema]

I remember years ago this was like one if not the first videos I watched before I got started on my 3d visuals effects journey.

[@aandre311]

Blender uses ACES, and has a built in compositor and video editor.

[@opshichem9976]

Everytime i watch this kind of vfx i say in my heart this the job i should be working bcz i love iiiiit

[@r.pizzamonkey7379]

Half of the time you're just using blender in the footage XD

[@stonail665]

And the other half Maya.

[@ErorcAnderson]

Which means you need something(s) for the other half.

[@Rohit-xc3tl]

It's not even his footage he borrowed it from other tutorials Edit- I don't think he borrowed it with permission

[@imnemo2327]

@@Rohit-xc3tl it does not matter if you making an inspirational video

[@Rohit-xc3tl]

@@imnemo2327 well you have to give credit at least , and ask for permission a lot of channel does that

[@aandre311]

This footage of blander is so old. Blender 2.79 and older, we are on 2.82a as of now.

[@newadventure5609]

Very useful information! Thanks for posting.

[@hthaneunt]

Natron isn't under active development atm.

[@markopopovic4068]

And Fusion isn't open-source lol

[@slayyou]

@@markopopovic4068 was going to say, not sure about taking advice from this guy

[@James-pb8xu]

there are people right now using 2015 maya and 3dsmax. Development is important and eventually, if natron doesn't get support, it'll be fazed out of existence, but right now it has the tools to be a considerable option.

[@hthaneunt]

@@James-pb8xu Not saying it can't be used. The facts should still be presented.. And the difference between free and open source. this list was probably made by the first thing that popped up on google..

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

James 4:8 Not really if "considerable" means "future-viable".

[@RenderRides]

Yaay I just saw a footage from one of my videos here at 0:52 😆

[@reezlaw]

The atmospheric scene, right?

[@gvpixelstudios2020]

Always Blender💥🔥Blender is always awesome❤️💥

[@huntersrow64]

What is the work flow for all of this software and how would they fit together in a topical project? Thx.

[@balhazer]

keep going, u had the voice, editing & content!. Be brave

[@InspirationTuts]

thank you i appreciate your support

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Same here man, well done!

[@boelest]

Me: OMG My computer: lets crash Me: no no My computer: bye (CRASHES)

[@nazaxprime]

Solid. Good job.

[@Ethersis]

Thanks for making this video!

[@notacarguy6750]

Is fusion free to download?

[@SurajGupta_3D]

Every Compositing software is gangsta until Nuke walks in

[@LoneWolf-tk9em]

but nuke costs money & others here are free.

[@SurajGupta_3D]

@@LoneWolf-tk9em yeah I know but hey if you're a good compositor you won't have money problem

[@xaxuelx7987]

@@SurajGupta_3D not true... In the states 80 percent of the jobs went overseas so the studios could sate the fiscal appetites of greedy actors and directors ...but what the heck, judging by your name, I bet that you are one of those who benefited from the mass exodus of VFX jobs from the states.

[@SurajGupta_3D]

@@xaxuelx7987 I don't give a damn about you judgment your jobs went to overseas cause we can and are providing better quality, which is also cost effective... I would suggest you to get better,

[@xaxuelx7987]

@@SurajGupta_3D lol. Number one learn to speak English. Number 2 you are not providing better quality as much of the compositing work coming out of Asia has to be reaccomplished at studios in Canada and the UK... as fe getting better...that is not possible...nor feasible as I'm independently wealthy and retired. Im kust sixk of our crooked government allowing studios to farm out work to dirtbags like you so. By the way, you may want to give a damn as we are pushing legislation to tax films that are predominantly ptoduced out of country. This will make it cost prohibitive for the studios to release movies on the states. Many here in the states have boycotted the film industry. Either way, most things are available online and the studios dint get a dime of their blood money.

[@cyanlos01]

I think you mistook the Gaffer app with the Gaffer plugin for Blender.

[@TheMonarchofGold]

So, you're just reading directly off the websites? Cool. FANTASTIC idea for a video. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@emosewasikcin]

0:23 how do you have EEVEE in 2.7?

[@jjmolinacnp]

blackmagic davinci resolve or blackmagic fusion is not open source

[@robestey5628]

Excellent vid - thank you.

[@ExcelVisual]

It is interesting! thanks for the idea

[@InspirationTuts]

thank you

[@Equilibrier]

It's nice you enumerated them, but for a beginner, the terms used are pretty high-level, it would have been nicer if you could have masticate the info yourself and present only a comparison info to us about these software apps, or just a summary of what they can do, in a more accessible terminology. But nevertheless, you named your clip "visual effects software open source" so you are not obliged by your title to provide what I said, maybe another "comparing visual effects software open source" clip would be needed for that. Anyways, I liked your clip, gave you thumbs up, but couldn't be very useful for me, other than just have the list of ten open-source video 2D and 3D compositing software on the industry. The list itself is valuable, thanks !

[@jacopwaage905]

Great vid, this is really helpfull👍

[@tobi-b]

Some of these aren't even open source??

[@phuongnganinh4634]

Blender 3d fan is me. Thank you posted detail of hardware. Usefully

[@RenderingUser]

uhh what buddy

[@666willis666]

He's a fan of blender and wants to know the specs of buddy's pc

[@RenderingUser]

@@666willis666 :\

[@666willis666]

@@RenderingUser was I wrong? Sorry if I was

[@RenderingUser]

@@666willis666 i dont even know whats hapenning XD

[@RicardoMusch]

Also, you seem to show Blender and a plugin for it (also called gaffer but not related) when talking about gaffer

[@khaled.aldajani]

Not every free software is open source tho..

[@Maisonier]

Amazing video!! What is the best software to remove the Green background?

[@florisliesker]

Microsoft Paint

[@toma4474]

Don’t use ms paint. It’s very tedious to use and also will create ugly artifacts because it doesn’t have anti aliasing and feathering. Also working with only one layer is very risky if you’re don’t have backups. Working in vfx job in TV shows I have some experience with keying. In my opinion Keylight plugin in After effects gives the best results. Make sure to light the green screen evenly. And keep the subject little bit away so no green reflections is created. Also try to flatten the shadow. And don’t use green screen for green object like trees or something use a red screen instead. Use a black screen for transparent objects.(black just go away if you put the layer on screen mode)

[@stevejjd]

Animal logic USD is amazing 😉

[@TheTca211]

I'm a blender user(about to start getting into it for vfx stuff) what would anyone suggest as a good companion vfx software/ plugin for free?

[@mdroid-8]

DaVinci

[@XadaTen]

You're video footage for gaffer is completely wrong lol

[@ChristianIce]

*your

[@goku21youtub]

this video is just a brief overview with stolen footage ... i seriously doubt you tried all programs and compared their performance and ease of work , you still get a thumbs up, but only a small one

[@rodelyriche7922]

Can you make some tutorials more slowly to learn us how to realize theses effects?

[@reezlaw]

I think those are examples from 3rd party VFX breakdowns, he didn't do them

[@educate3d]

Wish more of blenders community would invest in expanding blended functionality.

[@-r4inb0wzz-35]

I just need Blender :D

[@seanhorgan1908]

How does Natron compare to other software like Fusion, After Effects, and Nuke?

[@thejaraj7706]

Yesss

[@Masoud_Amiri]

Nuke non-commercial is free Also Autodesk Flame has 3 years free education license

[@conahscreations]

Thank you for the Nuke non-commercial info, I've been meaning to have a go at their software for years now and even visited their website a few times only to be put off by the price. Somehow I totally missed this non-commercial version - such a great idea!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Freeware is not Free software. It’s like they’re doing you a big favour by offering you toy crippleware.

[@kuntalmajumder5310]

Nuke non-commercial has a lot of restrictions unfortunately at least on linux, haven't tried Flame, though the direction Autodesk is heading is quite mehh

[@conahscreations]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 if you're referring to Nuke - I don't think anyone is expecting a fully fledged free version of Nuke or anything other than 'freeware' as you call it with the non-commercial version. It's just for people like me who are willing to miss out on certain features but want to get the feel of the software without buying a license that they may never use.

[@thelurkingpanda3605]

why tf are you reading the definition of alembic file format what is this video?

[@rancherito]

nice information, thanks a lot

[@InspirationTuts]

thank you

[@fromearth6282]

Thank you very much!

[@4.0.4]

"G-U-I"... Did you get someone to just read off a script? Plus no credits for the footage on screen...

[@kpbendeguz]

Fusion is not open source, by this logic any free and / or non-commercial version of VFX software, tool or plugin could be on your list. At least that list would make sense since ACES, Alembic, OPENVDB, USD are not even software nor tool or plugin.

[@thelurkingpanda3605]

yeah

[@PhantomDoge]

is he reading the manual.

[@ruslan_naguchev]

Great job) thnx

[@stoneagegaming5991]

Guys i want to ask which Software is best for beginning

[@DonkeyPlanet]

Where can I watch the video, which is played at 0:56?

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

thank you

[@bu5hm45t3r]

misleading, most of the stuff is blender. but thanks for the names of the open source stuff

[@rajkumarraghavan2840]

I love 3D

[@MultiCappie]

You need to include Krita...

[@adriancardenas7563]

Which program is used for the pixels movie?

[@robertvlogtv2570]

Nice video i like to learn how it is work for me i hope i can do it how can i get good software for 3d animation

[@simonestarace5249]

*Blender* + *Fusion*

[@sihanvideo1814]

very very thankz broooooo

[@paymansalehishafa6884]

Blender is missing one must have and fundamental tool: Linking file formats such as .fbx, .dae, .obj, .cad, .3dm, .3ds, etc.......

[@GabrielsLogic]

Dude. You can do that very easily in blender

[@paymansalehishafa6884]

@@GabrielsLogic You didn't read the comment carefully enough. Please try and do exactly what I mentioned. Importing to one blender file then linking that to a new .blend file doesn't resolve the issue.

[@NOWAYBROhellno]

tbh. Blender is the best choice but its sad how Blender cannot run in my laptop or any Laptops. It only runs in a powerful computer with large GPU.

[@Noah-rm1pj]

Nice, someone please point me to where I can get Blender Video editing tutorials ?

[@Marvin-dc9rz]

You don't want to edit videos in Blender, trust me. Use the free version of Davinci Resolve for video editing instead. It's much better for this task and it includes colour grading tools, too.

[@benjaminyeiser4023]

@@Marvin-dc9rz Blender now supports color grading tools. I think it really depends on what you need to edit and how complicated the edit is. I find that Blender has the fastest UI of any video editing software that I've used, but really it is not ideal for anything about 24 fps.

[@stotramala4957]

I want to install alembic but i am not able to find the download link please can anybody help me

[@gagliardivex9218]

Hey guys which ones here other than blender and natron work on Linux

[@evocreator7186]

Why does gaffer look like blender?

[@vkscartoon1580]

I'am blender user or you

[@jhay_vine5083]

BEST VIDEO EVER!

[@eviltwin2322]

Is Baffer a variation of Blender or did you just use the wrong video clip at that bit?

[@formaffinity]

Gaffer is a Blender Plugin. He's reviewing not only software but also plugins and tools.

The Gaffer shown in the video is not the Gaffer 3D is talking about. He talk about Image Engine Gaffer HQ and put video from a not well build Blender version called Gaffer. The real Gaffer is here : www.gafferhq.org/

[@mortarmopp3919]

Yo, Genius! That's not Gaffer, that's Blender.

[@avtpro]

Thanks.

[@monstarboo4546]

which one friendly with Mac OS？

[@anthonyoxel]

Gracias

[@JorgeAraujo97]

You sound like someone impersonating John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino. Sorry for the joke. xD

[@Rubafix989]

Half the time the footage doesn't match the program you're talking about

[@mussemulugetadejene9458]

I'm asking if there is a software that ahelp of eye glass and hearing aids can see and lissen sound of Jesus and devils or a video camera software that both appeared

[@sanalkumarks6918]

did blender work in 4gb ram 2gb graphics card

[@zyzo99]

Gaffer is just obviously Blender's fork...

[@sohamdasms.it.cyber_securi7231]

Plz share me link .. fusion software for mac ..free

[@tropicalhousemusic601]

On tutorial Natron please

[@ravnOne65]

Fusion is not open source, it is not free either

[@markissboi3583]

Blender just reinstalled the new app cheers 👍🥇 but will i use it so many buttons ? where do we start im not good at these things GOOGLE help please add a forest in background with 10 bears chasing me lol 😳😁👍 google looking for the 10 bears google has found goldilocks 3 bears is this ok ? 😲🤷‍♂️wot ?

[@CaseyGray58]

same

[@thelurkingpanda3605]

@@CaseyGray58 what

[@opposites-369]

After effect become fossil? 🤔

[@RicardoMusch]

Natron is definately not stable and production ready...

[@ajitsingh7207]

I need blender first video resources

[@scottjohnnyhelgemoaune2951]

What do they mean with «open source»?

[@EdgarAbyss]

The source code of the program it is open to anyone to modify it, give recommendation... Etc...

[@scottjohnnyhelgemoaune2951]

Edgar Abyss oh cool! Thanks for the answer👍

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Official definition of “Open Source”: opensource.org/osd

[@nico_photograph_fit]

wow

[@subhamsarkar037]

Make A video for Free Animation Software's ..

[@GabrielsLogic]

Blender is free

[@unfa00]

Fusion is not open-source software. You're mixing up free (as in freedom) software like Blender with freeware (software, where the user is granted a no-cost license to use the software, but the source code, patents, and full control over the software remains in the hands of it's proprietor).

[@CrystalRecords]

Does anyone know of a free layer based vfx composting software apart from HitFilm Express? I know after effects is available but I'm looking for something free

[@FlameForgedSoul]

JDRL Gaming not free but you can get the full hitfilm and a bunch more besides on Humble Bundle right now for like 30 bucks.

[@CrystalRecords]

@@FlameForgedSoul ok thanks. I'll check it out

[@tonycstech]

99% of all these programs never even heard of. Possibly because they are for MAC ?

[@magicvines3d832]

Thank you for video. LIKE

[@InspirationTuts]

you are welcome

[@wowmuchshiba7516]

him: nodesnodesnodesnodesnodes Me: I hate nodes.

[@darkvador6432]

Huh ? You prefer layers ? What if you have to modify a part : you take your shovel and dig the comp in a comp of a comp which is in another comp ? ;) Come on...

[@cristinocanga]

Tu és brasileiro?

[@gower1973]

Wtf is this your just describing various file formats for different data types and showing them running in paid applications, the only program in this that is open source and actively updated is Blender

[@mathewsjoseph5437]

Which free software is good for motion graphics??( Almost like after effects)

[@reezlaw]

Blender!

[@rdavanzado9451]

beginner here, need HELP.

[@playsadityaa]

Blender is very hard