Open Source CG short

[Foxboy]

Big Buck Bunny, available from http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/

I enjoyed it, but then, I like animated shorts.

(Edit: Link code was broken, fixed it. -- Bob)
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

[Star Ranger4]

interesting factoid for you all as well.... this was produced using an open source program called Blender, and its my modeler of choice nowadays
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Bob Schroeck]

And that's some nice rendering. I wonder if I can finally try my hand at making that Warriors animation I've wanted to do for so long.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Star Ranger4]

Possibly, but Blenders got a really steep learning curve. Right now I'm jousting with the programming team about some of their UI design choices.

On the plus side, though, there is a lot of stuff out there that you could just import and use as is...
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[CattyNebulart]

every 3d desing tool has a steep learning curve, because it's hard to make a good one. That said I have seen people learn how to use Blender well in less
than a week, but that was an intense course that covered blender and basic python scripting for about 8 hours a day over 5 days.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

[Bob Schroeck]

Urk.

Maybe I should play with it later.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Star Ranger4]

Eh. Dont let us scare you too much. here's a coupla three links to get you started:

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual -- the official online user manual

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manua ... tes_Part_I

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro

http://blenderartists.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Bob Schroeck]

Actually, I kinda resolved this morning I would try it anyway, thinking that Shadowwalker or Silverbolt would make good simple test subjects, both being
straightforward human forms with a minimum of detail to worry about. Of course, Silverbolt is a freaking funhouse mirror, which might make the renders take
several centuries...

So, thanks for the links, Ranger. I'll be checking them out.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Star Ranger4]

mmm. Make a Environment map for her to keep the rendering simple.

She still takes a bit to render, but there are ways of fixing that...



I've sent you the files I used for this test so you can see what I did. Didnt model her from scratch though, I already had her from some other project
that escapes me...
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Bob Schroeck]

Oh, wow. I haven't received the files yet, but in advance, thanks.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.