Glossary of Terms

3D
The combination of each dimension to form a solid shape. More....

3D Animation
Moving cameras, objects and other items in a 3D scene. Just like typical old cartoon animation but produced by computers in a 3D environment More....

3D Artist
The person who has the technical and creative ability to make 3D renderings. More....

3D Camera
The virtual camera within a 3D scene that determines what is rendered. More....

3D Mesh, 3D Wireframe
The structural part of a building, character or object in 3D devoid of color or texture. More....

3D Rendering
An image created by an artist from a 3D computer system and software. More....

3D Scene
The virtual environment created by a 3D artist. More....

Architectural Rendering
The specialist side of 3D Renderings that caters for architects and property developers. More....

Architectural Visualization
The creation of artwork, animation, sketches that portray architectural design. More....

CAD, CAD Files
The electronic version of the plans. More....

Camera Path
The trajectory of a camera within a scene. More....

Character Animation
The adding of apparent life to 3D characters, whether they be people or cartoon-like. More....

Camera Tracking
The determination of a real camera's motion and the extrapolation of that into a 3D scene. More....

Digital Media
Artwork and documents that are created and displayed using a computerized process. More....

High Definition
The most recent and higher quality video format. More....

High Resolution
The image density of a picture. More....

Real-Time
Instant visual feedback of a 3D scene. More....

Render, Rendered
The processor intensive process that a computer undertakes to create a final 3D image. More....

Render Farm
A cluster of powerful PCs that combine to form one super-computer render powerhouse. More....

RGB-CMYK
Two difference image formats dealing with the representation of colour. More....

Stereoscopic
The combining of 2 images of other data with a viewing system to create the illusion of real depth in a video or picture. More....

Video Frames
The individual pictures that combine to make a movie. More....

Virtual Reality
Refers to an environment that appears to be real but it not. More....

Virtual Tour
A viewing of a property remotely and usually of one that doesn't exist yet. More....