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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Reprobator on July 16, 2009, 01:44:01 am

Title: Animation software
Post by: Reprobator on July 16, 2009, 01:44:01 am

Hi all,
I'm looking forward to make my own subspace animation effect (not really subspace anyway but kind of)
I know what i want it looks like, the question is : which software to use to make animation?
If someone here make animations like this, can you indicate me that?

If the software can export each picture of the animation seperated it would be a real + as it'll almost be ready to import as eff animation

Thanks you :)

Title: Re: Animation software
Post by: Enioch on July 16, 2009, 03:45:39 am

Depends on what you want to do :blah:

For explosion-like effects, or particle stuff, 3ds MAX is my choice, but if you don't have it I suppose another 3d app could do the job.

I've heard that GIMP can do frame-by-frame animations...

Really, it all depends on what exactly the effect is...

Title: Re: Animation software
Post by: Reprobator on July 16, 2009, 03:58:19 am

no particule at all, quite simple animation effect :)
I have 3ds but did not find tutorial to make a subspace vortex like animation .
I do not master very well light setting anyway  :(

Title: Re: Animation software
Post by: Vasudan Admiral on July 16, 2009, 04:29:53 am

Blender-based warp effect (http://game-warden.com/starfox/Non_SF_related_stuff/MVP3610BETA/NewWarpPacked.zip)

Title: Re: Animation software
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 16, 2009, 05:00:26 am

Get a paint shop pro demo and use rotate image and twist effects. ;)

Title: Re: Animation software
Post by: Reprobator on July 16, 2009, 07:18:25 am

well in fact that's not really a vortex tunnel because that's not for freespace background ^^
anyway i m going to open the file attached earlyer on this thread with blender :)