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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shrike on April 02, 2002, 11:00:08 pm

Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Shrike on April 02, 2002, 11:00:08 pm: Check this out. http://216.147.85.26/emm/astroscape/index.htm

It looks like it can make some pretty impressive stuff. It's not a plugin unfortunately.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Kamikaze on April 02, 2002, 11:09:09 pm: Some of the samples are cool-looking - I'll report more when I try it :D
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: vadar_1 on April 02, 2002, 11:16:12 pm: Its a little fustrating to use, the rendering takes forever to draw those stupid little stars.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Kamikaze on April 02, 2002, 11:18:50 pm: Since there aren't any tooltips at all - I'll have to read those tutorials... :sigh:

Somewhat pretty - coulb be a good program if I figured it out...
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Carl on April 02, 2002, 11:26:57 pm: neat. and it's free too. :yes:
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Stunaep on April 03, 2002, 01:37:25 am: Quote
Originally posted by Carl
neat. and it's free too. :yes:
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: wEvil on April 03, 2002, 05:01:44 am: MAX comes with a starfield video post generator anyway.

Does motion blur but no nebulae...i still have to do that wit volume shaders or noise.

im sure theres some kind of 3D plugin that does starfields for any 3D app...just do a search on google

"starfield +generator +truespace"

or something.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Styxx on April 03, 2002, 06:39:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by wEvil
...i still have to do that wit volume shaders or noise.

I make them with a multi-level perlin marble/noise material. gives you pretty good results, and is really easy to do and control...
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Setekh on April 04, 2002, 07:46:17 am: I just generate some fractal noise and play with brightness and contrast till I get a satisfactorily dense/sparse starfield. Bah, a program just for starfields? Bah. ;)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: wEvil on April 04, 2002, 08:13:57 am: actually i found a decent tut on some very nice nebula effects.

Ill post something up as and when I actually get it finished (im working on the Vengeance havok refit, a shetland pony, Aces' Heretic destroyer and descent4 atm tho)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Styxx on April 04, 2002, 08:14:50 am: Well, sometimes, specialization is good. :)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: aldo_14 on April 04, 2002, 08:20:41 am: Quote
Originally posted by wEvil
actually i found a decent tut on some very nice nebula effects.

Ill post something up as and when I actually get it finished (im working on the Vengeance havok refit, a shetland pony, Aces' Heretic destroyer and descent4 atm tho)

a shetland pony[/i]

:wtf:
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Styxx on April 04, 2002, 08:26:50 am: Hey, it's his job, what's wrong with that?
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Setekh on April 04, 2002, 08:39:54 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
Well, sometimes, specialization is good. :)

True, I suppose. But I still have a great deal of control over my starfields even without a specialist application to deal with them. Just your standard 2D tools. :)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: wEvil on April 04, 2002, 09:01:34 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh

True, I suppose. But I still have a great deal of control over my starfields even without a specialist application to deal with them. Just your standard 2D tools. :)

I found 2D maps a little fiddly..plus they give a very static starfield.

the video-post type dynamic fields or particle systems are just that - more dynamic. much nicer look for animations and things.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: CP5670 on April 04, 2002, 09:59:02 am: I usually make my starfields using Universe; they turn out fairly realistic IMHO. :)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: KillMeNow on April 04, 2002, 10:53:49 am: i do mine in lightwave and nebulas just a fractal noise tex on a sphere and then use a transpaency tex to get rid of the bits i dont want and turns out pretty good at least i think so
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Zeronet on April 06, 2002, 05:02:02 pm: i use glittero. Pretty neat.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Corsair on April 06, 2002, 05:16:32 pm: I use Universe for starfields and nebulas. It does a pretty good job. :nod:
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: delta_7890 on April 06, 2002, 05:19:54 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Zeronet
i use glittero. Pretty neat.

Glittero 0wnz!
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Setekh on April 06, 2002, 11:26:48 pm: Quote
Originally posted by wEvil
I found 2D maps a little fiddly..plus they give a very static starfield.

the video-post type dynamic fields or particle systems are just that - more dynamic. much nicer look for animations and things.

That's true. I never have animation in mind, though... I love stills. :)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Kamikaze on April 07, 2002, 01:23:36 am: Quote
Originally posted by Corsair
I use Universe for starfields and nebulas. It does a pretty good job. :nod:

Hey, where can I find this Universe? I've heard it's free :)
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Gortef on April 07, 2002, 04:13:08 am: http://www.diardsoftware.com/

the unregistered version does not have all the gadgets, but it has enough :nod:
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Corsair on April 07, 2002, 09:40:14 am: Yah it comes with the starfield, the nebulas, and the intersteller gas. The galaxies and stuff you need to pay for.
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: elorran on April 07, 2002, 12:30:02 pm: Interesting programs...
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Zeronet on April 07, 2002, 08:53:41 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Corsair
Yah it comes with the starfield, the nebulas, and the intersteller gas. The galaxies and stuff you need to pay for.

:(. How much do you have to pay?
Title: Starfield Generator
Post by: Kamikaze on April 07, 2002, 10:42:14 pm: Like $15 - don't remember accurately it's probably off but it's what I remember...