Derek Rein

Hybrid AI/VFX Instructor at NYFA - prev. ILM, DNEG, TIPPETT

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

Built and tested @Dreamworks Moonray on Apple M5 Pro - very cool open source ray tracer. Hopefully will see some DCC integrations soon!

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@elonmusk @jamesdouma Downloading SQLite database from the REPL as an artifact.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

Arnold + Maya + Nuke

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@Rousokuc Export to CrazyBump after!

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

Edited a video - it was easier and faster for claude to use ffmpeg directly than open resolve.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@elonmusk Need access to it via heavy subscription

[Brian Halligan @bhalligan]

I don't remember where I found this, but its spot on.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@mcuban We have books for that - even then the same text will be interpreted differently depending on the reader.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@techartonline Very cool! Bifrost is underrated!

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

https://t.co/D3WbMP6ZEA

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

I've open-sourced my EXR Sequence <-> Video File converter.
A desktop GUI app (or headless CLI) that turns video files into OpenEXR sequences and back again, while handling color management with OpenColorIO.

Video → EXR (for pulling plates into comp)
EXR sequences → video (for quick reviews, dailies, or delivery)
Multi-threaded for speed (let it use all your cores)
Bundled integration with OIIO, OCIO + FFmpeg/PyAV
Scaling, compression options, codec choices (ProRes, DNxHR, H.264, etc.)
Nuke style PySide6 GUI or headless CLI.
I've built standalone executables for Mac, Windows, and Linux via Nuitka, so you can just download and run it without relying on environment configurations.
It will automatically pickup your OCIO config if there is an OCIO env variable or you can use a built in one.

Useful for running conversions in a pipeline without consuming a Nuke license.

https://t.co/dL9dtvXBOB

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@MrBeast .

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@CaptainGPU Engines like Arnold and even Cycles will generate mipmaps so only the tiles and resolution needed at render time is loaded into memory.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@westerbamos @weswinder Their toxic cancellation flow converted so many users into advocates for alternatives.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@BryanNHolt Some early hybrid VFX RnD from 2024

https://t.co/gMM5U9s8Ky

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@leerob @rahulj51 Appreciating that the tabs are back - a whole column of screen space for old chats was wild.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@TrendSpider It’s going to take a while for cancellations to impact revenue.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

@garrytan The floor for what’s expected and ceiling for what’s possible are much higher.

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

The floor for what’s expected and ceiling for what’s possible are much higher.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Rick Rubin says there was slop before AI and there will be slop after AI

Look guys it’s like getting mad at a paint brush or a drumstick

[Derek Rein @derekvfx]

Composer2 fast is quickly becoming my most used model on @cursor_ai - not quite as good as Opus but the speed more than makes up for it.