This glossary is an excerpt from the VES Handbook of Visual Effects, courtesy of The Visual Effects Society. Please visit this link to purchase the complete book.
The Virtual Production glossary can also be found as an appendix in the newly published VES Handbook of Virtual Production which can be purchased here.
A
- anaglyph
- anaglyph glasses
- analog
- anamorphic
- anamorphic format
- anamorphic lens
- animated
- animatic
- animation
- animation rig
- animator
- anisotropic
- answer print
- anti-aliasing
- aperture
- API
- apparent motion
- Array System
- articulate matte
- artifact
- ASA rating
- ASCII
- ASCII file
- ASC Manual
- aspect ratio
- Association for Computing Machinery
- atmosphere
- Augmented reality (AR)
- autostereoscopic
B
- background
- backing color
- BAFTA
- baked out
- bake in
- banding
- barrel distortion
- base
- batch compositing
- Bayer mosaic pattern sensor
- beamsplitter
- beauty pass
- Bézier curve
- BG
- bicubic interpolation
- bilinear interpolation
- Binary Space Partition (BSP)
- binocular
- bipack
- bit
- bitmapped image
- bit depth
- black point
- bleach bypass
- blue record
- blue screen
- blue screen photography
- blue spill
- bokeh
- bounce light
- box filter
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- British Society of Cinematographers (BSC)
- burn-in
- B-spline
C
- camera aperture
- camera frustum
- camera mapping
- Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC)
- cardboard effect
- CBB
- CC
- CCD
- CDL (Color Decision List)
- cel animation
- center extraction
- centroid
- CG
- CGI
- CG feature
- CG Supervisor
- channel
- characteristic curve
- chromatic aberration
- chromatic resolution
- chroma-keying
- chrominance
- CIE XYZ
- Cinemascope
- cinematographer
- Cineon
- circle of confusion
- circular polarization
- clean plate
- clip
- clipping
- clone
- cloud tank
- cloud-based rendering
- CLUT
- CMY
- codec
- color bars
- color contamination
- color correction
- color difference method
- color lookup table
- color management
- color resolution
- color script
- color space
- color temperature
- color timer or grader (colorist)
- color timing or grading
- color wedge
- complementary color
- complementary matte
- component
- component video
- composite video
- compositing
- compositing engine
- Compositing Supervisor
- compositor
- computer graphics
- Computer Graphics Supervisor
- computer-generated imagery (CGI)
- conform
- conjugate points
- contact shadow
- continuity
- contouring
- contrast
- control points
- convergence
- conversion
- convolution filter
- convolution kernel
- convolution mask
- convolve
- cool
- corresponding points
- CPU
- crawling
- creature shop
- cropping
- crosstalk
- CRT
- cukaloris
- cursor
- curve editor
- C-scope
- C-stand
D
- dailies
- day for night
- dB
- DCI
- DCP
- decibel (dB)
- decimation
- Deep compositing
- Deep data
- Deep images
- deinterlace
- densitometer
- density space
- depth channel
- depth cue
- depth of field (DOF)
- depth of focus
- depth range
- desaturation
- detail generator
- DI
- difference matte
- diffusion
- digital
- digital artist
- digital cinema
- digital cinematography
- digital cinema package (DCP)
- digital compositing
- Digital Effects Supervisor
- digital imaging technician (DIT)
- digital intermediate (DI)
- Digital Light Processing (DLP)
- digitization
- dilation
- DIN rating
- diopter
- Dirac filter
- director
- disparity
- dissolve
- dither
- DOD
- domain of definition (DOD)
- DoP, DP
- dots per inch (DPI)
- double exposure (DX)
- double framing
- DPX
- drop frame
- dubbing
- dust busting
- DVE
- DX
- dynamic range
- dynamic resolution
- D-Cinema
- D-max
- D-min
- D1 format
- D2 format
- D5 format
E
- ECU
- edge detection algorithm
- edge matte
- edge numbers
- edge quality
- editing
- EDL
- effects animation
- effects filter
- EI
- eight-perf
- element
- emulsion
- encoder
- ENR
- erosion
- Estar film stock
- exposure index (EI)
- exposure latitude
- exposure sheets
- exposure split
- exposure wedge
- EXR
- extrastereoscopic cues
- eyeline
- E-fan
- E-split
F
- FACS
- fade
- fast Fourier transform (FFT)
- FFT
- FG
- field
- field chart
- field dominance
- field of view (FOV)
- field-sequential
- file format
- fill light
- film gauge
- film recorder
- film recording
- film speed
- film weave
- film-out
- filter
- final
- fixed matte
- fix it in post
- flare
- flashing
- flat
- flatbed
- flat lens
- flicker glasses
- flip
- float
- floating point
- floating windows
- floor effects
- flop
- focal length
- focus
- folding
- foot-lambert (fL, fl or ft-L)
- forced perspective
- foreground
- format
- Forward Kinematics
- four-perf
- four-point track
- FOV
- fps
- fractal compression
- frame
- frame rate
- freeze
- freeze frame
- fringing
- frustum
- frustum culling
- full aperture
- fusion
- f-stop
G
- Game engine
- gamma
- gamut
- garbage matte
- Gas Plasma Screen
- Gaussian blur
- Gaussian filter
- gel
- generation loss
- geometric transformation
- ghosting
- GIF
- global illumination
- glue code
- gobo
- Go-Motion photography
- GPU
- grading
- grain
- graphical user interface (GUI)
- gray card
- gray scale image
- greeblies
- greenlit
- green record
- green screen
- green spill
- grid chart
- guesstimate
- GUI
- G-matte
H
- halation
- handles
- haptic arm
- HDR
- HDRI
- HDTV
- HD resolution
- Hermite curve
- High Definition
- high dynamic range (HDR)
- high-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI)
- high-pass filter
- histogram
- histogram equalization
- histogram sliding
- histogram stretching
- HIT
- HLS
- HMD
- hold
- hold-out matte
- homologous points
- hot
- hot head
- HSB
- HSI
- HSL
- HSV
- hue
- Huffman coding
I
- ICC
- IDT
- IK
- image processing
- IMAX
- impulse filter
- indexed color
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
- interactive lighting
- Interaxial distance (IA)
- interframe coding
- interlacing
- intermediate
- internal accuracy
- International Color Consortium (ICC)
- internegative (IN)
- interocular distance
- interpolation
- interpositive film stock
- interpositive (IP)
- interpupillary distance
- Inverse Kinematics (IK)
- in-betweening
- in-camera effects
- ISO index
- IT
K
L
- LAD
- large-format camera
- large-format film
- latency
- latent image
- layering operation
- LBE
- LCD (liquid-crystal display)
- LCOS (Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS or LCOS))
- LED (Light emitting diode)
- Leica camera
- Leica lenses
- lens artifact
- lens assembly
- lens flare
- lens mapping
- letterboxing
- LIDAR (light imaging detection and ranging )
- lighting reference
- Light Box
- light emitting diode
- light pass
- linear color space
- linear encoding
- linear interpolation
- linear polarization
- linear space
- Lineup (lineup sheet)
- Liquid-crystal-display televisions (LCD TVs)
- locked cut
- locked-off camera
- log space
- long lens
- lookup table (LUT)
- lossless compression
- lossy compression
- lowball bid
- low-pass filter
- luma-keying
- luminance
- LUT
- LZW compression
M
- Macbeth chart
- Mach banding
- macro
- mandrel
- maquette
- mask
- matchmove
- matte
- matte channel
- matte extraction
- matte line
- matte painting
- matte pass
- maximum density
- median filter
- Medusa Head
- miniaturization
- minimum density
- Mitchell filter
- MoCap
- moco
- monochrome
- monocular cues
- morphing
- MOS
- motion artifact
- motion blur
- motion control
- motion control camera
- motion graphics
- Movieola
- MPEG
- MR
- multimedia
- multiplane compositing
- multiplexing
- multiple-camera rig
- multiple-pass photography
- multiple-pass rendering
N
O
P
- paintbox
- paint software
- PAL
- palette
- Panavision
- Pantone Matching System (PMS)
- pan and scan
- pan and tile
- parallax
- parallax budget
- particle system
- pattern matching
- peg registered
- perf
- perforation
- performance capture
- periscope lens
- Periwinkle effect
- persistence of vision
- perspective
- perspective compensation
- photogrammetry
- photorealism
- picture element
- pincushion distortion
- pipeline
- pitchvis
- pixel
- pixelation
- pixelation animation
- pixel analyzer
- pixel aspect ratio
- planar
- plano-stereoscopic
- Plasma Display, also known as Plasma display panel (PDP)
- plate
- playback speed
- polarized glasses
- posterization
- postmove
- postvis
- post-house
- post-production
- PPD
- practical effects (floor effects)
- precomp
- preliminary composite
- premultiplied image
- previs
- pre-production
- Primatte
- prime lens
- procedural paint
- processing
- producer
- production sense
- progressive scan
- projection mapping
- projection speed
- ProRes (Apple ProRes)
- proxy
- pulldown
- pullup
- pull a matte
R
- Ramsdell rig
- raster graphics
- raw stock
- RDBMS
- real time
- rear projection (RP)
- record
- Rectilinear lens
- red record
- reference spheres
- reflection pass
- region of interest (ROI)
- release print
- render
- RenderMan
- render farm
- render queue
- reposition
- resampling
- resolution
- resolution independence
- retinal disparity
- retroreflective curtain
- RGB
- RGBA
- ride film
- rig
- ringing
- RLA
- ROI
- rotation
- rotoscope
- rotoscoped matte
- rotoscoping
- RP
- RRT
- RTFM
- run takes
- run-length encoding
- rushes
- R&D
S
- sampling
- saturation
- scaling
- scanner
- scan line
- scene
- scene-referred image
- scope
- screen left
- screen resolution
- screen right
- screen space
- script
- SDK
- SECAM
- seed
- selection device
- self-illuminated blue screen
- sequence
- server
- SFX
- Shader
- shadow pass
- sharpening
- sharpness
- short lens
- shot
- Showscan
- shutter angle
- shutter speed
- SIGGRAPH
- Signal to Noise
- silver halide crystals
- sinc filter
- skinning
- skip frames
- slate
- slop comp, slap comp
- slow motion
- SLR
- SMPTE
- snorkel lens
- Sobel filter
- Sobel matte
- software developer’s kit (SDK)
- solarization
- spatial aliasing
- spatial convolution
- spatial filter
- spatial resolution
- special effects (SPX)
- special visual effects
- spherical lens
- spill
- spill suppression
- spline
- spline curve
- splinter unit
- split diopter
- split-screen
- sprite
- square pixel
- squeezed image
- sRGB
- stabilization
- staircasing
- stand-in
- static image
- static matte
- steadiness
- steady test
- stereo
- stereographer
- stereoplexing
- stereopsis
- stereoscope
- stereoscopic image
- stereoscopic pair
- stereoscopy
- stochastic sampling
- stock
- stop
- stop-motion animation
- storyboard
- strobing
- stuffie
- subpixel
- super
- superblack
- superimpose
- Superscope
- superwhite
- Super Techniscope
- Super 16mm film
- Super 35mm film
- Super 8mm film
- surface normal
- surround
- sync block
- S/N
T
- tablet
- tail slate
- take
- TARGA
- Technical Assistant (TA)
- Technical Director (TD)
- technical previs (Techvis)
- Techniscope
- telecine
- telephoto lens
- temporal
- temporal aliasing
- temporal filling
- temporal resolution
- temporary composite
- temp comp
- tessellation
- texture mapping
- TGA
- theater space
- Three-perf
- TIFF
- timecode
- timeline graph
- timing
- tracking
- tracking markers
- transformation
- transition effect
- translation
- translucent
- transmission blue screen
- transparent
- traveling matte
- trucking
- tumble paint
- turnover
- two-perf
- two-point track
- T-stop
U
V
W
#
- 1.85
- 10-bit image
- 16mm film
- 16-bit image
- 2D
- 2D graphics
- 2D motion blur
- 2D tracking
- 2k resolution
- 2.35 format
- 2.5D (21⁄2 D)
- 24p
- 2:3 pulldown
- 2:3 pullup
- 3D
- 3DoF
- 3D film
- 3D glasses
- 3D graphics
- 3D motion blur
- 3D tracking
- 32-bit image
- 35mm film
- 3:2 pulldown
- 3:2 pullup
- 4D
- 4k resolution
- 4:1:1 compression
- 4:2:2 compression
- 4:4:4 compression
- 6DoF
- 65mm film
- 70mm film
- 8mm film
- 8-bit image
- “T”