jakev

Anyone using Modo with EIAS? I hear great things about Modo. Wonder how it works, or doesn't work with EIAS. I can hardly believe we can work in EIM after so many system software updates over the years. Wonder when the last straw will be...

Amen, I would love a mouse wheel scrolling Project window feature. As well as folders for Materials, Lights and Models. Show/Hide by type menu takes too long and it's too hard to quickly find to select/reselect. Keyboard shortcut for showing only those channels animated on a selected object. (like the letter "U" in After Effects.) Would be a huuuge time saver.

Thanks for the info, I didn't realize Silo had an update. I was about to post the question to the EI Users: what are you using these day to model. I still find myself digging out EI Modeler. Silo sure. I was going to ask about Modo. Does it play nice with EIAS? I have a Cinema4D user that swears by Modo. I let my FormZ upgrades go bye bye. I mostly work in flying logos and opens for broadcast. Jake

Thinkwild is a good looking site, with impressive work. I'm quite confident you'll have that little vampire looking good fully rendered in no time. Please post any early tests for us. Keep it up. Is most of your work done in E.I. and do you have any other resources you really can't live without?

I started on (SGI) Silicon Graphics workstations, then went to Apple. I never had to use a p.c. for work. Still rockin the Mac and E.I. Though i did add Maya after they ported to OS X. Still use E.I. the most. Now if it just had a really great modeler... ; ) BTW love the falling ammo title. Was that rodeo?

Yes hmmm, material previews would be a welcome addition. Plus perfect materials that you never have to tweak. Ha ha.

Thanks for the look. Looks very realistic. I think the green shades in the plants are almost too vibrant, and taking away from the realism. Water and lighting looks quite good. Amazing render difference down to 40 minutes.

Is that the anisotropic shader? Looks good, dig the style. What did you model in? Always curious.

Wow, I would not want to attempt that lip sync. Props to all you guys lip syncing and character animating out there. Hard to pull off. E.I. isn't the most friendly at that either. Great work Toshi, love the model and the animation.

Nice work for only a couple weeks. Did you model everything and cmap all in that time? Love the fly through the lighted trench down below the floor the most. Almost looked like something outta Star Wars. ha ha.

Ya, our voice guy, Chuck Conners adds an extra level of complexity and quality all on his own! Thanks guys. : ) Jake

http://gallery.me.com/jakev#100035/Breaking%20News%20Final I haven't sweetened the HD video but this is how the ten second breaking news promo ended up. If you are curious. Cheers.

Thanks Mark! Trying to get it on the air quick in a 10 second promo. I'm debating if it needs sound effects or just station music and VO. I'll get better and post more. : ) Especially if you mostly say good things. Ha ha.

Thanks Tomas! I appreciate the feedback, I'm still tweaking stuff. May add some "tech stuff" to the background yet for more complexity. Well, I've got quite a few animations, but only a couple in HD. Most don't get even a full week of attention, so they aren't all as polished as I'd really like. But you can see what you think. What format? (I'll try to get some uploaded) And ya, I'm going to get into v8 shortly. ha. Can't wait to see what's to come. I'd miss my EI workhorse. It's just so fast. A big time saver for future versions would be an "easy ease" for F-curves! But that probably should go in a new features request post. : ) Thanks again for the comments.

I rarely upload anything for the EI community (lazy) but I figured I show my latest since it is for HD. I spent about a week on it. It will tag out most of our promos. It's been needed for a while now. Let me know what you think. I used NURBS in Modeler for the gold nine and everything else was ProModeler and Illustrator. All rendered in EI and finished in After Effects with some Knoll Light Factory. The news desk video is just a placeholder. Cheers. Jake updated to HD: http://gallery.me.com/jakev#100035/KCRG-TV9%20NEWS%20Logo%202010&bgcolor=black

I have to say, the faces were my favorite part. Even though the fine animation detail could be improved, it still conveyed the story and felt grounded. Not an easy task for anyone. I think continuing the small organic movements, where objects stopped would take you even further. But I realize the breadth of your time and task. Thanks for the look. Very promising.

I bet Cristobal could have done this in EI if he wanted to. Just amazing. Thanks for the share. Does anyone know what he used in Nature By Numbers? And is this just a pet project or for hire?