Ian
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Hi all,
Did anyone here buy my Pacifica tutorial ?
If you did, many thanks :) However, I'd quite like to make this tutorial free now, there is a small problem, I don't have a copy of it, I've changed computer twice since I did it and I can't find the files anywhere...
Now that Paralumino is closed, it would be nice to share it for free.
If you have it, and could somehow send it to me (via the EIAS3d ftp site is fine), then I would be most grateful!
Thanks again,
Ian
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I too agree with this.
It's always better to have something to look at :)
Ian
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Good work Michael!
Ian
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Blurred refRactions has been a dream of mine for a while now ;)
Ian
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That looks fantastic! Great work!
Well done figuring out the worflow,
Ian
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Good work bringing this up again :)
Like the icons, I think the treatment needs a little Stephaneing though :)
I think changes like this are important because they are minor, but visible often, and of course, useful....
Ian
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There really should be a 'cancel rendering' button that quits the slave camera and also deletes their .ccn files so you can start rendering again without having to do that manually.
Ian
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Hi David,
We've been ironing out some of these legacy inconsistencies over the last few versions and we will continue to do so as we improve these areas of the app. Thanks for pointing them out :)
We also appreciate that improved material previews is an often requested feature and is firmly logged as a feature request.
Ian
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Hi James,
If you look in your Activity Viewer (utilities folder), you will probably see that Animator is running at close to 2gb of ram. When Animator goes over this limit, you will not get a warning, it will just crash.
I only ever had one project that did this kind of thing, and I got around it by binning anything that wasn't absolutely essential, and where possible, splitting the project up into separate files (internal/external for example).
Hope that helps,
Ian
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If Rodeo supported springs, you could do this entirely in EI, however it doesn't, so you can either do it roughly in EIAS (following my tutorials, which would still look natural), or, if you need it doing scientifically, you'll need to get ahold of a Maya car rig (there are several free ones) and do it there.
Let us know how you progress,
Ian
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Hi David,
The normals on that model are not smoothed. In your modelling program, set a normals angle of 40 degrees. Alternativly you can try this on importing the model into EIAS by checking the 'recalculate normals' box.
Transporter can also recalculate normals (should be in your EIAS folder).
Best,
Ian
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Hi Bill,
I'm afraid every app has that issue. For the last 2 years I've been doing ALL my blur in post-production using ReelSmart motion blur, or time blur in Nuke, once start doing it, you'll never go back :)
Ian
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Theoretically, I can't see why not, I'll have a play tonight and post my results.
Ian
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Hi Ash,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but SimCloth IS soft body dynamics... What additional features are you looking for?
Best,
Ian
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:) Maybe a Sock-in, as in, "put a sock-in it" (means "be quiet") as my mother used to say :)
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Heh heh heh ;)
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Officially, they are sockets :)
But technically, a socket is a plug-in ;)
Ian
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No problem, let us know if you have any questions about EIAS 8!
Best,
Ian
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This technology is too immature to be used in production, it's fine for hobbyists. In the future I'm sure it will become more widely applicable, but for now, these are just interesting frontier developments showing the way things might go for certain scenes.
Ian
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Hi Antknee,
It's pretty easy, here's the set up (post simulation).
Thin cloth: http://homepage.mac.com/cake_or_death/ThinClothH264.mov
Thick cloth: http://homepage.mac.com/cake_or_death/ThickClothH264.mov
Hope that helps,
Ian
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You can do it with Noise Factory instead of the other reactive shader in that tutorial (it has a black and white reactive mode for the gradient)...
As Paralumino has now closed, I can probably make those tutorials free, I'll contact Brian and ask...
Ian
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3. Make sure your project timing (render info window) is set to 'All Frames' not 'Current Frame'. Then Sim Cloth should simulate.
:)
Ian
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Hi Felix,
Two fixes:
1. In ubershape, un-check 'auto name' so you can re-name the group.
2. Hold 'ctrl' and 'alt' while you double click on Sim Cloth.plm to open the interface directly. I keep forgetting to tell people this short-cut, but it's a great time saver.
Best,
Ian
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Hi Igors, Tom,
I did some basic tests this morning, I have 2 processors on my home Mac, my first test project rendered 55% faster with the new beta, my second test (very simple project) rendered 40% faster, excellent results, and no errors :)
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With the second project I did have a problem, but this may not be related to the new MP.
1. On server bug projects "Box-bug.zip"
2. Open
3. In Function curve editor select a channel
4. Delete first keyframe
5. Animator will crash.
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I will test more this evening,
Ian
Adaptive or Oversample in animations?
in EIAS General Forum
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Oversample for animations is really the only option when your output is going to be a CRT/Broadcast monitor, as it will guarantee you don't get any nasty diagonals that cathode ray tubes are prone too.
However, most people now have flat TVs and monitors, so, I always use Adaptive now too :)
Ian