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playblast

playblast noun: a low-resolution crude render of computer-generated imagery used in CGI production as a check for character and prop positioning and lighting placement. Curved surfaces are rendered as surfaces with low face count, i.e. faceted.

Noun

playblast (plural playblasts)

  1. (animation) A low-resolution crude render of computer-generated imagery used in CGI production as a check for character and prop positioning and lighting placement. Curved surfaces are rendered as surfaces with low face count, i.e. faceted.

Verb

playblast (third-person singular simple present playblasts, present participle playblasting, simple past and past participle playblasted)

  1. (transitive, animation) To generate a playblast render of.

Forms of playblast

Noun
pluralplayblasts
Verb
third-person singular presentplayblasts
present participleplayblasting
past participleplayblasted
pastplayblasted

Origin of playblast

From play + blast.

Questions about playblast

What does playblast mean?
Playblast means a low-resolution crude render of computer-generated imagery used in CGI production as a check for character and prop positioning and lighting placement. Curved surfaces are rendered as surfaces with low face count, i.e. faceted.
What part of speech is playblast?
Playblast can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of playblast?
The plural of playblast is playblasts.

Words near playblast in the dictionary

  1. playballs
  2. playbarn
  3. playbarns
  4. playbill
  5. playbills
  6. playblast
  7. playblasted
  8. playblasting
  9. playblasts
  10. playboard
  11. playboards

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