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Offline Shrike

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Starfield Generator
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.
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Offline Kamikaze

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Starfield Generator
Reply #1 on: April 02, 2002, 11:09:09 pm
Some of the samples are cool-looking - I'll report more when I try it :D
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Offline vadar_1

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Reply #2 on: April 02, 2002, 11:16:12 pm
Its a little fustrating to use, the rendering takes forever to draw those stupid little stars.
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Offline Kamikaze

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Starfield Generator
Reply #3 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...
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Offline Carl

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Starfield Generator
Reply #4 on: April 02, 2002, 11:26:57 pm
neat. and it's free too. :yes:
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Offline Stunaep

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Starfield Generator
Reply #5 on: April 03, 2002, 01:37:25 am
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Originally posted by Carl
neat. and it's free too. :yes:
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Offline wEvil

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Starfield Generator
Reply #6 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.
 

Offline Styxx

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Starfield Generator
Reply #7 on: April 03, 2002, 06:39:27 am
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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...
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Offline Setekh

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Starfield Generator
Reply #8 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. ;)
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Offline wEvil

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Reply #9 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)
 

Offline Styxx

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Reply #10 on: April 04, 2002, 08:14:50 am
Well, sometimes, specialization is good. :)
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Offline aldo_14

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Reply #11 on: April 04, 2002, 08:20:41 am
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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]


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Offline Styxx

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Reply #12 on: April 04, 2002, 08:26:50 am
Hey, it's his job, what's wrong with that?
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Offline Setekh

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Reply #13 on: April 04, 2002, 08:39:54 am
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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. :)
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Offline wEvil

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Reply #14 on: April 04, 2002, 09:01:34 am
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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.
 

Offline CP5670

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Reply #15 on: April 04, 2002, 09:59:02 am
I usually make my starfields using Universe; they turn out fairly realistic IMHO. :)
 

Offline KillMeNow

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Starfield Generator
Reply #16 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
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Offline Zeronet

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Reply #17 on: April 06, 2002, 05:02:02 pm
i use glittero. Pretty neat.
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Offline Corsair

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Starfield Generator
Reply #18 on: April 06, 2002, 05:16:32 pm
I use Universe for starfields and nebulas. It does a pretty good job. :nod:
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Offline delta_7890

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Reply #19 on: April 06, 2002, 05:19:54 pm
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Originally posted by Zeronet
i use glittero. Pretty neat.


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