Blender

Free and open-source 3D creation suite covering modelling, animation, rendering, compositing and video editing. Increasingly used in live events for content, previs and set visualisation.

Content creationBlender FoundationGPL-3.0-or-laterOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxReported

What to watch for

Render output has to match the screen geometry exactly. Content rendered at the wrong aspect or pixel pitch is the single most common reason a wall looks wrong on site.

Version changes can alter render results. Pin the Blender version for a project the way you would pin a media server version.

Typical use

Rendering content for LED and projection
Modelling a set for previs
Camera-matched visualisation of a stage design

Sources

Blender — Blender Foundation primary

Understand the mechanism

Node graphs and game engines Drawings, models and BIM How a machine reads the world What AI is actually doing

Something wrong, or missing?

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