My task this week still revolves around animation production. Since we dedicated these two weeks to focusing on animating, we did not have specific group discussions. Instead, we uploaded our progress and received suggestions and feedback from other team members. In my section, I primarily focused on refining the animation details during the struggle between the robot and the main character over the control lever.
Additionally, after completing the animations, we adjusted the rendering parameters uniformly. We then packaged the files and used the render farm provided by the UAL system to render the animations. I must say this was a somewhat challenging process. Firstly, rendering took a considerable amount of time, and secondly, there were instances where some textures were lost when uploading to the render farm. To address this, we resolved the issue by reassigning the texture paths in the file path editor, which largely solved the problem.
In addition to rendering, each team member was responsible for rendering their own animation sections. After completion, we combined the segments and handed them over to me for sound editing, background music, opening and closing credits, and other post-production tasks. I accomplished this part using Adobe After Effects. I must admit that this phase was quite time-sensitive, as I had only one day to complete this work. As a result, there were areas that I couldn’t modify due to time constraints, and the final outcome had some aspects that I wasn’t entirely satisfied with. However, overall, completing this project within the given time frame is something worth celebrating.