Alembic (computer graphics)
Alembic is a data format for the exchange of geometric data among computer graphic artists and animators who work on a joint project in a network. Since its presentation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Lucasfilm on August 9, 2011 at the SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference , Alembic has established itself as a quasi standard. Alembic's program code is open, i.e. open source .
Unlike older exchange formats such as .obj and .fbx , Alembic is not limited to the pure geometry of polygon or NURBS objects, but also records particles, light and the hierarchies of computer-generated 3D scenes. For example, when Alembic saves the data of textures on objects, this is done by writing the textures onto the objects, known in the industry as "baking".
Its programmers named Alembic after a bar in San Francisco.
The filename extension is "abc".
Individual evidence
- ^ Sony Pictures Imageworks; Lucasfilm LTD .: Lucasfilm and Sony Pictures Imageworks Release Alembic 1.0. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 22, 2017 ; accessed on October 22, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Alembic is firmly integrated in popular software products for 3D production, such as Autodesk Maya, Pixar Renderman and Maxon Cinema4D.
- ^ Sony Pictures Imageworks - Open Source. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
