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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 04:52:00 pm

Title: Question for renderers
Post by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 04:52:00 pm: What are you favoured programs - 3ds Max & Lightwave? Likeiwse, is it possible to use TrueSpace or 3d Exploration to create a decent render?

I ask as I'm hoping to finish some of my new models soon, and be able to include some ani's for the briefing in the finalised files for them (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) . Sortof a bonus pack
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Setekh on May 28, 2001, 04:55:00 pm: Yes to TS and 3DX, though I now use something different - they are good alternatives for rendering. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: heretic on May 28, 2001, 05:02:00 pm: 3ds max and lightwave I'm still learning, but I love Bryce.
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 05:07:00 pm: I'll have to learn TS properly then (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Hmm - the otuput for an animation would be AVI, wouldn't it? Is there a decent freeware program for extracting frames from video formats?
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Shrike on May 28, 2001, 05:07:00 pm: Darkshear wants me to get lw 6.5, so he can teach me to 'use a good modelling proggy'

currently I used 3DS max 3.0
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Grey Wolf on May 28, 2001, 05:09:00 pm: You can render to BMP in TS.
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 05:15:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009:
You can render to BMP in TS.

Indivivdual frames? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) (hope so). Might try and nick some images from the Colossus construction vid if I can for my frigate (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Snipes on May 28, 2001, 05:16:00 pm: Is darkshear gonna get a class together? I have 6.5 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Shrike, if you ask nice enough, it'll be Snipes' favour #1 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/rolleyes.gif)
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Martinus on May 28, 2001, 05:17:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh:
though I now use something different

Would it be presumptious to guess that your communications filter doesn't want the rest of us plebs to know what that something is? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: wEvil on May 28, 2001, 05:21:00 pm: 3D studio MAX 4 w/ brazil RS or Mental Ray (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

or if i could get my hands on it...softimage.

learning maya3 but its a little too "different" :P

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start globillum photon trace...

start caustics photon trace....

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arrgh...it's gone all blotchy!
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Kazan on May 28, 2001, 05:23:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Shrike:
Darkshear wants me to get lw 6.5, so he can teach me to 'use a good modelling proggy'

currently I used 3DS max 3.0

if darkshear wants to teach someone how to use lightwave i want to learn it!

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Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Nico on May 28, 2001, 05:29:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009:
You can render to BMP in TS.

With 3ds too
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: wEvil on May 28, 2001, 05:42:00 pm: you can render bump maps in pretty much anything

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Mental Ray Subdivision preprocessing.....

start globillum photon trace...

start caustics photon trace....

*SPLAT*
*SPLAT*
*SPLAT*
arrgh...it's gone all blotchy!
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Darkshear on May 28, 2001, 07:06:00 pm: Hmm...a class...you know...I know about 12 - 15 people who want to learn...

I might have to put something together for like monday evenings...or sometime...like on IRC, and just sit down and teach you all how to use it...

It would require everyone having Lightwave 6.5 and a copy of Adobe Photoshop....

If there are enough interested people I might do that...

Rob
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Shrike on May 28, 2001, 07:25:00 pm: Interesting.
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: DragonClaw on May 28, 2001, 08:10:00 pm: Mememe!!

I've got 6.0... when i go to 6.5 with an update it totally messes up... dunno why....

I also have Adobe Photoshop 5 L.E.
is that ok?

And i have IRC!

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Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Setekh on May 29, 2001, 01:28:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor:
Would it be presumptious to guess that your communications filter doesn't want the rest of us plebs to know what that something is? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

I don't really care if you know ( (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)), but I'm just tired of explaining (thank Thunder for that one (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)). (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Question for renderers
Post by: Snipes on May 29, 2001, 03:18:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Darkshear:
Hmm...a class...you know...I know about 12 - 15 people who want to learn...

I might have to put something together for like monday evenings...or sometime...like on IRC, and just sit down and teach you all how to use it...

It would require everyone having Lightwave 6.5 and a copy of Adobe Photoshop....

If there are enough interested people I might do that...

Rob

VERY INTERESTED (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Question for renderers
Post by: CobaltStarr on May 29, 2001, 08:58:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Darkshear:
Hmm...a class...you know...I know about 12 - 15 people who want to learn...

I might have to put something together for like monday evenings...or sometime...like on IRC, and just sit down and teach you all how to use it...

It would require everyone having Lightwave 6.5 and a copy of Adobe Photoshop....

If there are enough interested people I might do that...

Rob

I don't have Photoshop... I have Paint Shop Pro 7... but I'm interested too... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)