playblast

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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.

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Meanings

nounplayblast (plural playblasts)

plural playblasts

  1. animationcomputer graphicsA 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.
verbplayblast (third-person singular simple present playblasts, present participle playblasting, simple past and past participle playblasted)

present singular third person playblasts · participle present playblasting · participle past playblasted · past playblasted

  1. transitiveanimationcomputer graphicsTo generate a playblast render of.

Origin

From play + blast.

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APA

playblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playblast

MLA

“playblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playblast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playblast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playblast.

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