NancyGormezano

qt mov's compressed (PLEASE) are the preferred file of what's up with that (no avi's).

I just added test with 14c to summarize: 14c - 8:18 15e - 8:31 15g - 9:33 Not that much difference between 14c and 15e on my system (render time), BUT 15e is a bazillionbilllllion times better, faster with hair, dynamics. I think OS has a lot to do with it as well as cache, bus speeds, cpu, memory speed, amount. Vista, and maybe ? 64 bit OS seem to be dawgs with A:M. I bought this system over 2 years ago.

Ho Ho Ho and a Hoo Hoo Hoooooo! ok...and a hee hee too. NEAT! Good on ya!

On my system 15g is slower than 15e

looks terrific - Well done! very cute, makes me smile...

ver 15e CD 8:31 Dell 3GHz Intel Core2Duo 1 core? 50%? 3GB Ram XP pro sp3 EDIT: with ver 15g CD 9:33 EDIT2: with ver 14c 8:18

As for making sense - that's a different issue - it is what it is...so for now, one has to find a work around if it's giving you a problem. You can put in an A:M report for a feature change. If you want to turn your lights on/off as action objects - you can do it in the chor - by making lights active/not active - as well as change all other properties of the light. There are different ways to do it. One way: add action to model in chor, turn on show all drivers for model, grab action object light - from side view might be easiest - turn off light (not active). (Holy Mackeral - Flying Clay cars! - looks great)

Are you sure it doesn't render correctly? And Yes a model that contains lights will appear all black until you render. If you don't like seeing black in modeling mode - perhaps you would be better off if you added lights to your model as action objects in an action? ie delete lights from model, start new action with your model - then add lights to the action, position them, save action.

hee hee - another funny one

nice Matt - fascinating character

Yup - pretty good - for such a sprint effort!

beautiful

Hee hee - Looks like a fun crew! (amazing amount of modeling) I imagine that Woof-ankhamun and the Nefre-Kitties are also a rockin' and a rollin' in their tombs...

Butterfly is not distracting - it looks like it will be someone for man-eating plant to relate to. I like the arm/hand (right one in particular). I think the ending head down pose is too similar to the starting head down, maybe have it end higher?

funny! looking great so far...

Blah...I don't like either one of them. I don't like the acting in Bigbird yet - of any of the characters. The "story", so far doesn't get communicated well: She's complaining of being stuck at home having to do all the nest chores all day with screaming baby birds. I was going to add more baby birds demanding her attention, and try to fix Big Daddy Bird actions to look more like he's trying to comfort, be understanding, make "nice". My husband prefers BigBird (but feels the baby bird on ground is distracting). He's probably just sick of seeing/hearing dialog, but probably not as sick of it as me. Steve - It's my opinion, that everyone is qualified to have a preference - and the gut opinion of any audience viewer - regardless of experience, counts. Maybe even more. However, you are not inexperienced either. Sometimes I feel that those who have animation experience, might focus or be distracted by technical aspects, rules, etc. However, they are more likely to be able to suggest ways to make it better, or know why something doesn't work. There's no right/wrong rules for telling someone how they should react/feel - when viewing something for the first time. That is a most valuable reaction/feedback. Usually the animation only gets 1 chance to make an impression, and not many animations get played over. Thanks all for your responses.

looks terrific so far - hope you get the smartskin problem sorted...

OK - In the first movie there's not too much difference, mainly changed the hand moving down the tummy. The second attempt is entirely new (started yesterday). Comments welcome. Still a little time to make mods (tomorrow is deadline). Which one? WiddleBirdH264.mov BigBirdH264.mov

hee hee - Living on the edge, are we? A fish! A fish! A flounder fish? I expect the same ol' same ol' Robcat quality super-terrificness. (umm...no pressure, now...) EDIT:changed my mind: little shop of horrors man-eatin' plant?

Wha?...Ya mean you haven't noticed the incredible resemblance between Santa Myron and Moses ??? Geesh - All he needs is some nice new perky robes and a spiffy mean Smitning rod. That can double as a snake. The rod, that is. Not the Myroses fella.

My favorite frogs are the ones used for making poison darts that'll kill ya in an instant. But we're talking Egypt here ...so best we can hope for is that they slime ya to death: And the Lord spoke to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants." Ewwwww. Sounds pretty icky to me. That big nice fly looks like it could eat a frog.

I agree, it is kind of obvious ...(thinking to self: hmmm...Now what obscene gesture can I come up with?) tsk tsk...another pantie peeker in the crowd... Maybe the Mothra's should fly out from under her skirt? I mean...as long as your eyes are there? .... Again, I kid. Thanks - I also thought that some too...happened inadvertently when I moved the camera back. They didn't show when I had a closer camera - will see what next silliness I can conjur to fix this...

Okey dokey - attack of the mutant vampire killer moths is now in the planning stages.... John - rules are - can't modify sound clip in any way Myron - It's "Nine cans of aerosol whipped cream" - I repeat - Can't change sound quality. Ummm...actually I think this is a fun clip to animate to...it's HARD to animate this clip or ANY for that matter (for me). Most of the other sound clips haven't grabbed me. Steve - perhaps the Giant Mother Mothra's I'll be adding will distract your attention from the disturbing bird on head? I can only try... Yup - I can feel my inner "going rogue" ramping up...Sista Sarah is calling me to the fold. Seriously, I don't do this to win. I do this for fun, learning, and to see how ridiculous I can push it, and see what works and what doesn't. All this feedback is very valuable. Thanks again all.

Next attempt. Ditched the butterflies - added a new friend. Yes? No? maybe? cocoon19h264High.mov

Oh yes! The plagues! The plagues! I love the plagues! I had in mind to paint the 10? plagues on some Passover dishes sitting in my garage - I've been threatening to do it for years now... Ribbbbit.