1. Halo 3 Cinematics Pipeline CJ Cowan

2. Halo 2 Pipeline Halo 3 Pipeline Custom Animation in Maya
Exported to Individual Assets
Hand Authored Script
Limited Viewing Options In-Engine
Halo 3 Pipeline
Streamlined Custom Animation in Maya
Exported to Individual Assets Automatically
Auto-Generated Cinematic Scene GUI that Creates Run-Time Script on the Fly
Complete In-Engine Viewing Solution

3. Maya Workflow
Exporting/Organization of Assets
Cinematic Tag/GUI
Manipulation In-Engine

4. Exporting/Organization of Assets Cinematic Tag/GUI
Maya Workflow
Exporting/Organization of Assets
Cinematic Tag/GUI
Manipulation In-Engine
Quicktime Reference
Shot Editor
Ubercam
Camera HUD
Director’s Viewfinder
Dialog Import
Subtitle/Actor Support

5. Exporting/Organization of Assets
Maya Workflow
Exporting/Organization of Assets
Cinematic Tag/GUI
Manipulation In-Engine
Source Control Integration
Smart Organization
Control Over what gets Exported
Literal “One Button Export” Solution

6. Exporting/Organization of Assets Cinematic Tag/GUI
Maya Workflow
Exporting/Organization of Assets
Cinematic Tag/GUI
Manipulation In-Engine
Auto-Creation upon Import from Maya
Puts Common Scripting Tasks “Under the Hood”
Allows Bulk of “Polish” Work Outside of Maya
Exposes Cinematic Tasks to Multiple Disciplines
Interacts Directly with the Xbox

7. Exporting/Organization of Assets Cinematic Tag/GUI
Maya Workflow
Exporting/Organization of Assets
Cinematic Tag/GUI
Manipulation In-Engine
Clearly Presented Information
View Just What You’re Working on
Ultimate Control of Camera and Time
See Updates Seamlessly