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1. Visual Effects: Set Up Your VFX Content Development Workstation

Wallace Jackson

(1)Lompoc, California, USA

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In this first chapter, let’s put together your foundation for a highly professional visual effects (VFX) content development workstation. This is an important fusion of hardware and professional software, allowing you to reach your goal of doing interactive multimedia production VFX development. Let’s spend a chapter considering your new media hardware needs and the software infrastructure ...

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