本视频教程是由cmiVFX机构出品的Realflow大师级流体技术进阶训练视频教程，时长：6小时，大小：8.2 GB，MP4高清视频格式，附工程源文件，教程使用软件：RealFlow，作者：Marcelo Cermak，语言：英语。
本教程由Marcelo Cermak讲授，主要针对使用RealFlow创建流体动画的中级用户。本教程主要讲解五个小的项目，让学员熟悉使用Realflow 2014及其新功能。用户可以根据现实生活中的例子创建流体模拟。教程将会讲解场景尺寸和流体动画帮助我们完成项目的制作。
需要注意的是这门课程包含了生产验证技术，使用其他应用创建逼真的模拟。但是不会讲解上色，用光和渲染制作最终的图像（这是另一种技能，需要再另一门课程中学习）。
Marcel Cermak教授来自纽约。他拥有过硬的艺术技巧，同时拥有伽马菲略大学的学士学位和列宁体育学院的硕士学位。
RealFlow是由西班牙Next Limit公司出品的流体动力学模拟软件。它是一款独立的模拟软件，可以计算真实世界中运动物体的运动，包括液体。RealFlow提供给艺术家们一系列精心设计的工具，如流体模拟（液体和气体）、网格生成器、带有约束的刚体动力学、弹性、控制流体行为的工作平台和波动、浮力（以前在RealWave中具有浮力功能）。你可以将几何体或场景导入RealFlow来设置流体模拟。在模拟和调节完成后，将粒子或网格物体从RealFlow导出到其他主流3D软件中进行照明和渲染。RealFlow在电影、电视剧、广告、游戏等领域均有非常广泛的应用。RealFlow应用的电影有：《冰河世纪4》，《复仇者（2012）》，《洛杉矶之战》等等大型国际电影。
cmiVFX机构是国际领先的高端特效教程提供者，网站以特效和三维技术为主，教程内容翔实而深刻，是少有的以深度而闻名的网站。而且教程的发散角度非常新颖，常常是技术弄潮人首选的新锐技术接受渠道。相对而言，其教程的价格也较高，不过由于其丰富的内容和实战的经验，已经物超所值。
FXPHD RFL204 INTERMEDIATE REALFLOW
The release of RealFlow 2014 brought not only a new look, but also included numerous improvements including new viscosity controls in the Hybrido grid fluid solver. In addition, the release saw a dramatic reduction in price for node-locked versions of the software, opening it up to many new users.
This course, taught by Marcelo Cermak, is targeted to an intermediate level artist who uses RealFlow as a primary tool to create fluid dynamics. The course will focus on five mini projects, allowing artists to became familiar with Realflow 2014 and its amazing new features. The user will be able to create fluids simulations from practical real life examples. This will include a deeper understanding of scene scales and fluid dynamics to help you on your projects.
It is important to note that this course covers production-proven techniques creating realistic simulations for use in other applications. It will not be covering shading, lighting, and rendering to create final images (which is another skillset which deserves a separate course).
Professor Marcel Cermak is based in New York City. In addition to strong artistic skills, he also brings a science background with a Bachelor of Science degree (Gama Filho University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and a post graduate Biomechanics degree (Lenin Institute of Physical Culture, Moscow, Russia).
