OVERVIEW : The component parts of the FxStudio systemFxStudio comprises several sections detailed in the flowchart below. From artist's workflow to engineering integration and effect playback, the FxStudio system services the entire content pipeline.
FxStudio
Designer – Time-based visual
effects sequencing authoring environment.
Artists and designers who are familiar with
sequencers like Adobe’s After Effects or
Premiere will be immediately comfortable
working with FxStudio Designer.
Component, LOD, Input and platform
specialization data are defined using the
Component Definition GUI and supports custom
asset picker plug-ins.
For more information on FxStudio Designer follow this link
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FxStudio’s runtime component FxStudioRT is a highly
optimized C++ module designed to efficiently manage
the client data at runtime. FxStudioRT has
been architected to be memory cache and I/O
friendly.
FxStudio
Processor – The Processor module provides
support for efficiently packing runtime effects into
platform specific formats. Hooks are available
for converting source asset dependencies into
runtime IDs or packed asset descriptors as
necessary.
FxStudio
Tunnel – FxStudio provides a convenient TCP
connection for real-time communication between
FxStudio Designer and FxStudioRT. Real-time
updates are piped through from Designer to runtime
providing artists with a WYSIWYG art pipeline and
zero-iteration time.
