Tears of Steel (Open Movie)
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A Blender Foundation live-action/CGI short film (2012) released as open content. Often used as test material for visual effects, 4K streaming, and encoding performance evaluations.
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Tears of Steel (Open Movie) is cataloged in Intro & Learning and Tutorials & Case Studies. Its topics include open-source, blender, 4K, visual effects, and encoding.
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