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The National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University

United Kingdom
There's no point shooting footage on a really expensive camera with an expensive DOP and good quality lenses if you can't actually see the quality of the image on your monitor. So the great thing about the ASUS ProArt is the multiple HDR formats. - Harvey Goodall, Head of Compositing
Testimonial video of The National Centre for Computer Animation at Bournemouth University
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The National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) has been at the forefront of computer graphics and animation education, and research in the UK since 1989. The aim of the NCCA is to promote science in the service of the arts, and to give its graduates highly sought-after skills in the computer animation, visual effects and computer games industries.
The NCCA has been part of Bournemouth University from 1989 and since then, they have improved the quality of visual effects and animation work remarkably. Today, the NCCA is a recognized center of international excellence in computer animation, fusing technical developments in computer science with underlying artistic principles and practice of computer animation. The school was presented with the Queen’s Anniversary Award in 2011 for “World-class computer animation teaching with wide scientific and creative applications” and its contribution to world-leading excellence and pioneering development in the teaching of computer animation.

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The Challenges

The rapid advancement of technology has made Animation and VFX one of the fastest growing segments in the global media and entertainment market. Consumers are increasingly demanding high-quality productions with engaging visual effects and realistic animation. To contribute to the growing global VFX market, the challenge for Bournemouth University is to equip its future Animation and VFX artists with the latest industry-standard technology that is affordable for the faculty.
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Compositing visual effects with ASUS ProArt monitor

With the adaptation of HDR workflows becoming the norm, students require equipment that delivers absolute accuracy when it comes to color. Bournemouth University was excited to have the opportunity to partner up with ASUS ProArt and put their monitors to the test.
The school installed ProArt PA32UCG 4K HDR monitors into their MA Visual Effects teaching space. One of the challenges in compositing is viewing the in-camera effects versus the ones that are being added in. With the ProArt monitor the students are equipped with a color accurate HDR monitor, which enables them to see the natural image and the effects they are adding in.
The teacher is compositing in front of the monitor.

Different HDR empowered workflows

10-bit color is essential when you are working across different HDR formats. If the monitor is restricting the color range, you are not able to see the true picture from the camera. As a compositor, Harvey mentions that not only does the 1600 nits of peak brightness enable him to view the brightest highlights, but more importantly deep into the shadows. With the ProArt monitor, he is now able to see the details of the changing luminance even in the darkest details when compositing.
Not only is the ASUS ProArt PA32UCG able to switch between SDR and multiple HDR formats, it also comes with Thunderbolt connectivity built in. When you are transferring, transcoding and swapping between hard drives, Thunderbolt allows you to connect multiple hard drives and sources of footage without any concerns about transfer speeds.
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The Outcome

Bournemouth University academics are also working across disciplines on a range of other projects. As a result of the success these monitors are bringing to the teaching environment, the faculty used these monitors in one of their latest projects that involved working with large LED panels on a volume stage. To make sure these panels are color accurate, Bournemouth University used the ProArt PA32UCG to perform color evaluations.