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Panasonic Iron 3D animation video

Panasonic Iron 3D Animation Video

Perfect for a Point-of-Sale or trade show display.

This video combines illustration with video footage to show the unique structure and function of this appliance and its cradle. From the wire frame to the ironing board, it brings science and lifestyle together in ways that are attractive on both a B2B as well as a consumer level. Perfect for POS display or for a trade show.

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Shutterball Package Renderings

Shutterball Package Renderings let retailers see packaging and display options before they are actually produced.

3D pre-visualization can be more cost effective than photography with products that can be made using multiple finishes or materials. It’s a fairly simple procedure to change a material on a 3D modeled object once the model is created. Whereas bringing multiple prototypes of a decent sized product to a photography studio for photos could be time consuming. cumbersome, and costly. In addition, the photos would often need costly post-work or retouching, particularly with transparent or highly reflective materials. With today’s photo-realistic 3D rendering techniques it’s often possible to save effort, time, and money with a 3D rendering. In addition, lighting can be fully and easily controlled within a 3D virtual environment.

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Allowing bright product colors to speak for themselves was a primary goal of this package. Hitting the right demographic with the lifestyle images was also vitally important.

The 3D Web App is a great way to engage prospects because not only does the animation command attention, but its interactive features allow viewers to examine details, as they rotate and explore the package from all sides.

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Dental Appliance

Dental Appliance Time Lapse Animation

Animation can be sped up or slowed down to show a process that would otherwise be difficult to visualize.

This 19 second 3D video animation demonstrates the use of our clients Titanium bracket appliances for straightening teeth. The clarity and accuracy of 3D animation makes it an excellent medium to explain key features of products, and show long term benefits by manipulating time.

This illustration technique is great for medical and dental applications because the imagery is pristine and clean, without interference from surrounding tissues or fluids that make photographic techniques undesirable.

The difference is significant when educating a patient. The procedure is presented in a way that removes any emotional response, and the concept is simple, factual, and clear.

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3D Animation brings a $530 million ship repair yard to life.

3D Animation brings a $530 million ship repair yard to life.

With your smartphone and a VR headset, you can take an exciting tour of the 3D animated ship repair yard, from anywhere in the world.

At least, digital life: MindYolk CEO Paul Lipsky and his team of animators spent three months constructing a meticulously digitized rendering of the proposed 600,000 square meter repair facility. Now you can tour that landscape, with your smartphone and a VR headset, from anywhere in the world.

The animation is also the visual spine of a five-minute video created to attract private investors. The Brasil Basin Drydock Company’s vision is the largest purpose-built ship-repair yard in the south Atlantic Ocean basin. The Empresa de Docagens Pedra do Ingá (loosely: Inga Stone Docking Company) site is near the Port of Cabedelo in northeastern Brazil, an ideal location close to Atlantic shipping lanes, major metropolitan areas and bustling industrial centers. MindYolk’s video shows all that in lifelike detail, from actual satellite imagery of surrounding Brazilian countryside to a CGI shimmer on the water.

Proposed Drydock ship repair yard site used as reference for 3d modeling.
Motion Test of adding 3D characters walking within the 3D Drydock ship repair yard
Approval test frame after adding lights and textures to the 3d ship repair yard

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3D Internal combustion engine
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3D Animation shows the principles of synthetic oil

3D Animation shows the principles of synthetic oil.

Sensitivity to characteristics like viscosity, surface tension, transparency, and splash are critical. Animation of liquids is one of our specialties.

In order to show how this synthetic oil flows through and coats a piston engine, we had to animate a 3D model of the engine. But that’s only half the job. Sensitivity to the unique characteristics of the liquid is critical, and the Mindyolk animators were able to depict the viscosity and smoothness the client needed to illustrate.

A chemical additive called a viscosity modifier is the key ingredient in this client’s product. We took a conceptual approach to depicting the mechanical properties of the oil, and why the additive is important, by animating its molecular activity under various conditions. The introduction, and some of the details of the product story, were illustrated in 2D rather than 3D animation, saving rendering time and ulimately reducing the cost of the project.

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Prestige Product Line Beauty Shot

Prestige product line beauty shot reflects quality.

3D illustration eliminates unwanted reflections that are always a challenge in the photo studio.

Prestige Remote Start Transmitters, a familiar name in automotive aftermarket, gets a fresh face as we collaborate with Lamiroult Adverising & Design to introduce the 2016 line of ProCore-compatible transmitters. Metallic ink in a carefully controlled palette gives the packaging a sheen that screams high end automotive technology.

3D illustration allows us to control focus without regard to depth of field, and eliminates undesired reflections that are always a challenge in the photo studio, especially with a reflective surface. And, no actual products or prototypes are needed—illustrations can be made form the flat package graphics—which means retailers can see the package before it’s produced.

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