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- By Fuchur,
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Aquarium Fish / Flock Experiment (based on the previous topic - https://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=48389)
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Hello everybody . I wish you all a Merry Happy Christmas (or whatever you are celebrating all over the world ) and a wonderful time with your family, friends, children and partners whereever you are . Best wishes *Fuchur*
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Hi, It's unfortunate that AM changes the windows display settings...V14 did not but I guess for some reason V17 has to? I thought AM set them back upon exiting but for some reason I stuck with out the 'transparency' of the window frames (whatever that is called). This should be a trivial point but I guess I've gotten spoiled. How do I change them back? Cheers, Rusty
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Files are located in the 'Hair Salon' thread, located here: http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showt...mp;#entry397248 A:M's hair material in a LONG HAIR scenario, useful for a 'Duck Dynasty' beard, 'weeping-willow' style tree leaves, 'hippie-hair' or glamorous female long hair. The feature being demonstrated here is not so much the hair material as the way it interacts and wraps around other objects, known as collision-detection. Many programs boast impressive hair and styling features, but have very little to show how the hair reacts dynamically in an animation scenario... AND- what happens when the dynamic hair comes into contact with other objects... usual…
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Here's a quick test of a stop motion approach to animating that uses... no animation... just different (instances of) the same models. (Those instances can then of course be adjusted/animated) Click to play gif animation. StopMoStyle.prj
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Wondering if it is possible to implement touch support for AM for those with touch screens and for tablet connect via remote desktops. Need a lazy mouse select? Use common gestures for navigation, maybe modify for view manipulation? For kicks I tossed on Remote Access on my iPad to my pc and AM displayed perfectly, navigation wasn't half bad but was almost impossible to do anything with since I would need a 2nd mouse button and modifier keys.
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So I got bored waiting for our massive local data migration. So I patched together the 11 segments of Tin Woodman of Oz in one movie. Nothing new has been added or anything. But I thought it would be better to watch in one part not 11 parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7sLaO73TCQ
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You can now upload the videos and they should play like they use to. After the 'hack' I did an update and reinstall when we first got the software it was not working so I had clip-share log in and fix it. They never told me what they did and if an update would break it. Well it ends up the update did break it the use "-vop" not more supported "-vf" so it's fixed and if there is an update again I will remember to check that. Now I just need to get the YouTube uploader installed again and that will be done and I can get back to vintagefilms. I sent a email to the people that lost videos in this since the master was lost too.
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Hi there, besides AM i am using some other programms, one of which has a transportable licence. They install the licence file (if the customer wants) onto a usb stick. That USB stick must be present when you want to run the programm. Is that possible for AM to? That would be so cool and would give me the option to work wit AM at work too ... Hehehehehe. Regards Heiner
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Hi! 0) Show Particles ON (Shift+8) 1) Turn OFF Animate Mode 2) Switch ON slider "_RUN" 3) Press play ("END KEY") 4) Move sliders for setup PRJ + Point.png Enjoy! Youtube https://youtu.be/vax_cCpTvgY capture-3.zip ROTOGRAPH_005.prj
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I am trying to do a little simulation of a fishing lure. I rigged up the lure with hook and have the root bone on a cube that is my starting spot. Not sure how I go about getting the force to work. I set Newton on and have the default attributes on just as a starting point. I know I flubbed this up, any suggestions would be awesome. Eventually I will be tweaking the model design out then making a prototype of it and then sand cast the final in Zamak. Base design I have works but I need to fiddle with the volume of material to fit specific weights ie 1/4 oz, 3/8 oz etc. luretest.zip
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I purchaced AM two days ago but can.t find a download anywhere .allways used to be in latest updates forum
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I want to take a depth map and split it into multiple images to make slices for laser cutting. Is there any easy or automatic way of doing this or do I need to fiddle in my photo editor and use threshold? thanks
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I'm over my head in a rushed animation project, so I don't have time to file reports, but wanted to put these down as I encounter them so that I don't forget... and some may not be issues or are already known. When I'm done and have recovered, I'll file them. 1) JPEGs don't seem to work. Can't get a JPEG file to import into the PWS. I was noticing that an old material I used wasn't doing anything and I realized that it used a jpeg support file and A:M was importing it as a blank image. Changing it to a PNG file allowed it to load normally. I usually prefer not to use JPEGs, but weird that it's not letting me import them. 2) Shaded Renders getting stuck on "CPU SSA…
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Is there currently any known problems with it? Just asking, maybe someone knows ... However I already send a email to support as well. I attach the error I am getting ... Cheers Heiner
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There's another A:M Image Contest flying your way. Which means I oughta' get back on track and get out the prizes for the last one! Here are some handsome, so-suitable-for-framing-you-get-a-dollar-to-buy-a-frame runner-up certificates waiting to hit the road.
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Working in V17G under OSX 10.68. Having some very frustrating problems setting up the lighting for the dance sequence. Sometimes the lights aren't rendering and , when they do, changes in position are not reflected in the render. First screen shot shows the render, notice the spot position with the values highlighted. Second screen shot shows no effective change in render but the spots position has been drastically altered. I refreshed the window carefully and advanced and rest the timeline after the change to allow it to take effect. For such a large positional change I was expecting a much bigger change in render Any help gratefully received. …
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I was wondering if there was a plug-in that would create a halfway point spline ring between two spline rings. In other words, if I were to have two spline rings that are too far apart. Is there a way that I could select both and then have a new spline ring that would appear halfway between them and also tween the shape (like Flash does)? I tend to start on the low end as far as splines when I'm modeling and add more as I need to. I sometimes realize I need that extra spline ring, but manually adding CPs between them doesn't always give the result I want. Especially since I avoid using the bias handles.
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It's time to renew my A:M subscription and how do I must proceed with render nodes ? Are render nodes a year subscription too ?
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Steve and I have been using poses in models to compose larger models -- even whole sets -- from smaller models. This is very useful to avoid creating multiple copies of mesh, as well as allowing an easy way of turning on and off various parts of the model. Here are the requirements that we had when the pose idea came up: Avoid having multiple copies of the same mesh. If there are 18 chairs in the set, there should not be 18 copies of the mesh in some model. Ideally, they need to be configurable for different situations. For example, we don't want a separate set for the coffee shop before it opens (less clutter) and after (more supplies, etc. laying around and on …
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I've discovered a bug that crashes A:M v19.0 on my Win10 machine under very specific circumstances. Before I submit a bug report, I'd appreciate someone to check my work to make sure I'm not missing something. All required files should be in the zip file including the following image showing the chor layout (top view). Thanks Open displ_bug_test.prj displ_bug_test.cho shows grid_test_a.mdl within the camera's field of view while grid_test_b.mdl, located at X=550, is outside the camera's view both models are identical and have displ_bug_test.jpg decaled to both of them as displacement maps the chor uses sky_small.jpg for image based global ambience with inten…
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Hi. I just wanted to report that the http://amfilms.hash.com/ site is totally broken. It doesn't render properly in Chrome, IE or Edge. None of the links work. I have tried all the links on the Hash site to get to this site and it results in the same issue.
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During Live Answer Time today, >Renumber CPs came up. We found it does change some CP numbers, but for what purpose? Who asked for it and can you explain its intention some?
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So, After Windows 10 ate my last pc with all my stuff on it, I was pretty upset. I just didn't want t deal with it for awhile. I now have a new laptop and I was actually able to get my stuff off my old pc finally. So I can't really afford the subscription version of A:M, so I was thinking of getting the 300 dollar version. I actually have the money for that right now and it's been years since I upgraded. My question is; is it a digital download? My new laptop doesn't have a disc drive so I would need a digital version. Otherwise, I could always buy a usb disk drive, but I would rather not. Thanks for reading.
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So I'm a bit behind one Support Email at this time. I got wrapped up in some other updates this weekend and did not get to it. I meant to get them done tonight but work killed me(just walked in the door). Tomorrow I'm going to sit down and get threw all the back emails and really try to stay on top of it more(back to checking every day). Thank You for understanding and sorry for the delays,
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That little notification window thingy is now appearing to suggest I have a few more days on my current subscription and it's always a good time to reflect on where I've been in the past year and where I might focus my attention in the future. It's been a great journey thus far and yet I remain confident the best is still ahead concerning the potential for creativity with Animation:Master. What a great 'little' program A:M continues to be. Lots of shiny stuff out there but even after all these years nothing compares. I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I'm at that cross roads of recommitting to another year of A:M I still don't have a solid plan to pro…
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I'm working away on a project which will combine AM animation with hand drawn animation in TVpaint. I will post some interim results in the WIP space later. To make it easier at the drawing stage, I've started rendering out at UHD resolution.. Unfortunately, it is taking a long time to render each frame, between 7:30 and 10:00 hours. Thats not a big headache, although it would be better to shorten the time, as I can get on with something else while waiting. However, what is of concern is an inconsistency in the renders. These are png conversions from TGA originals Notice the shadows and the lighting, it is almost as if someone stepped in front of the light so…
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AM v. 18f I can not create a connection that does not continue spline. In earlier versions of this tool does ADD MODE (A) while pressing SHIFT I have one this is happening? How to create a compound that is non-extendable spline?
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I've been thinking about fake SSS. I've been thinking it might be useful to be able to have a map of the thickness of the model. This might be part of a backlit SSS look. We can get something that appears to be a thickness map with surface "transparency" and "density" settings...
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Extras DVD
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Hi! Can the extras DVD be found for download somewhere (if it's freeware)? Or is there some kind of A:M model library online somewhere? Greetings, Elm.
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So I've been using A:M since 1999-2000 as many of you have. And just like all you others, I've watched the software experience great strides, successes, and growing pains. As for my own work using A:M, I've experienced uncountable "user errors"(I laugh at myself as I think of all the errors I've made), and struggled at times with bugs, glitches, long render times, my own mistakes, etc. BUT today I ran a short render and sat back marveling at how far A:M has come and improved. Now whether I've improved so much, who can say. BUT my hats off to the team for pushing ahead and implementing things that have helped us artists soo much. Thanks for putting time into …
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connecting with proper splinage Anyone care to take a stab at it? Unfortunately you can not just lay the 2 pieces next to the hinge because the maker bot rep 2 will not print them correctly. For the most part makerbot seems to need most things to be splinedproperly in Am. hingeV2_11.prj
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Working on the Bear model and trying to set up the cp weights. Two things occur to me. One, is it possible to do all the weighting for one side then mirror it to the other side, as it is with the "Mirror Smartskin" option ? Two Is it a Mac quirk or, when selecting the bone in the weighting window, for example Right Bicep geometry, the bone named in the box below could be the Left Knee Fan bone. It is then necessary to scroll through all the bones to find the one you want ( and there are a LOT in the 2008 rig ). It does get a bit wearing after awhile. regards simon
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I bought the current version last week and was going to migrate over to using V18, rather than my more usual V17. However its giving some trouble I have a project, set up in V17with all the files embedded ready to use and the map pathways clearly set out. When I try to import that into V18 it imports the models and the animationm some of the maps but, NOT all of them. The paths are retained in the file details but the image is left behind. When i try to reconfirm the file by following through the path and identifying the file, it doesn't accept the input. If I try to import the map to then reapply the map it does not import the map as requested. Can abyone k…
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Is there still interest in an animation boot camp? The goal would not be to teach you all there is to know about character animation but to get you using A:M right so that you may make sense and good use of the abundant character animation information that is available now. I'm thinking there might be four projects.... -Bouncing ball -Broad jump -Walk -Pose-to-pose acting exercise. We'd need to find some time we could all Skype together once a week.
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I put in a trial request, sent off my host id etc, a few days ago but haven't heard back. I've bought a Windows tablet with a Wacom Digitizer for drawing and working on when I'm not at my main computer. Photoshop works great on it and I've seen a video of somebody using Z-Brush on it but I know A:M doesn't always play nice with Intel onboard graphics and want to test it before I get a license. I'm gonna be on a plane for 7 hours this coming Saturday so was hoping to tool around on A:M during the flight.
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Having some trouble with the Happy Families project and don't know if its caused by the Hardware, a mac mini running OSX 10.85 with 4Gb of RAM or, have I corrupted the file somehow ? It started with the last scene ( the one with the hard edged lights ) which was taking up to three hours to render some frames, 20 minutes the next, with variations inbetween. Started on the final scene and have manged to get the first pass at the animation done so, while waiting to review that, thought to setup the lighting properly. Introduced the set model but, every time I tried to render a quick test it crashed AM. That was in V17. So switched to V18 and tried that. With…
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Hi guys! I was a long time A:M user. For my new project I (had to) switched to Blender. Blender is great in some aspects and really bad in others. I really miss the logic and workflow of A:M. I have coworkers and I simply cannot explain them how to make some things (like object instances) which was extremely easy in A:M but practically impossible in Blender. I cannot show them that- since my A:M version 13 doesn't work on my Windows 8 anymore (don't know why, since it worked couple of months ago when I tried. On the same system of course. Maybe some new Windows update has messed something... Of course I tried deinstalled and installed again... etc...). I can see there i…
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Re: our discussion today of buffers in OpenEXR... Here is a tut that shows how to make the detail of an OpenEXR depth buffer visible to the naked eye... A subsequent test of OpenEXR render in v19 and v17 indicates something is wrong in v19. For now, do your OpenEXR Rendering in v17 if you need buffers.
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Thinking that it could be a nice thing if the project workspace in A:M was color coded, as to make a visible distinction between base parameters and animatable parameters. What do you think?
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Presently trying to edit the F curves on an animation sequence and having all sorts of "fun" doing so. Can anyone kindly suggest a broad strategy for going about the process?. Mainly trying to stop feet going through the floor plane and smooth out positional changes as it approaches or moves away from the keyframe. If I adjust one bone until it works, it inevitably affects the position of another. Its probably age catching up with me but, it can get very involved and confusing very quickly. I wondered if there was a fairly standard way of approaching the problem, such as starting where in the bone heirachy, what type of interpolation to use. I appre…
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After seeing Soulcage's wonderful renders and lusting after GPU rendering speeds, as well as some of the non-character tools in other packages I finally spent a couple of days on the export and render pipeline from AM to Blender and it's cycles GPU renderer. Bearing in mind that my knowledge of blender is minimal at best, it was surprisingly easy. I exported the model as an obj file and then exported the matching mdd. In Blender I imported the same. turned on the cycles renderer and pressed go. RomanJump.mov
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fake-riddle )) zip=rar VolumeShaderFake5a.zip
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Is anyone else missing the little icons from the right hand side of the PWS in the new v17? As you can see the relevant boxes have been tick as always but I'm still getting non of the relevant icons.
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Hello Hashers- In the past I have not gotten into designing materials much because there is a such a wealth of materials already available designed by others to choose from, and Dark Tree is also amazing... ...however I am trying to teach myself how to think like a Materials designer and I realized that I have no idea how to design a material for a barber pole. The idea of designing a spiral color wrapping around a cylinder is beyond me..and designing two alternating colors is again bewildering. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks! Tom
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In this thread I will highlight some tutorials that are relevant to the "Planes Trains Automobiles" Image Contest. A great first stop for anyone who is mechanical modeling-curious with Animation:Master would be Rodger Reynolds' website, with numerous discussions and demonstrations of essential mechanical modeling strategies... Non-character Modeling in Animation:Master
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A few experiments toward getting a nice human Sub Surface Scattering result. "Loyd" model by Steve Shelton. Default surface (no SSS) render... Sub Surface Scattering renders. Pink and less pink... I've turned on some Surface "noise" to suggest the pores in the skin. SSS with Ambient Occlusion... Separate AO render... Curve-Adjusted AO... SSS render composited with adjusted AO... Separate specular render... Composited SSS+ AO +Specular...
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Good evening, I'm looking for tutorials on expressions ... do you know links? I am also trying to understand the logic of the number of ".. |" before an expression. Thanks in advance!
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Is it possible to use BitMapPlus textures on objects that animate like characters do rather than just objects that retain a rigid form? Is it possible to make the texture stick to the surface as materials and decals do as the object changes shape?
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