NancyGormezano

Yup - AM Films That was a fun time.

Yup - gotta agree - Your characters are terrific ! You'll be dangerous some day.

The problem is the setting for diffuse falloff in the surface properties of the model - it was set to 0% and it needs to be set to 100%. You also might want to change the roughness scale as well - to 100%. This model was created in a previous version, so sometimes the settings get messed up. Also if you want to upload non-standard files (like tga, mdl) to the forum - you can put them in a zip file

Absoulutely gorgeous, inspiring imagery, as well as a fun, appealing, expert style of animating ! (WOW is right)

I and my nose thank you Mark...very welll done

Oh do hurry back, please...sir. There is a real danger that my nose will become permanently flattened from being pressed up so hard against my slobber encoated monitor

Here's a start: http://www.hash.com/am2004/Modeling/CP%20Weights/ EDIT - and in the TUTORIALS section: http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?s=&am...st&p=249000

Bravo Stian! - very very impressive!

I think keep Hip null name for the reason you stated. Maybe instead of changing Hip null name, change the name of the Hip controller to Pelvis controller or Lower body controller? (but I don't think you really have to change the names at all, we can adapt)

Very, very nice Mark - thanks very much. Love the IK switching. For a quick & dirty pseudo spine/torso squetch, I modified your Thom and made back2 not attached to parent, and then created a pose (in spine folder) that translated back2 in z only. It wasn't necessary to create pose, of course - as could then have just switched off chest controller, and manually translated back2. It ain't perfect but it is Squetchy-Good-enough for me. Pseudo-Neck squetch seems to already be there (turn off head controller, translate neck, or could also create a pose). Perhaps some variation on this could be used for arms, legs. I personally have only used torso or neck squetching with the squetch rig. I know you are capable of something more elegant than what I did. IMO, it's a good thing to keep this rig as straight forward as possible, with as simple an installation process as possible. The easier it is to understand, the more people will use it. The less overhead, the faster real time response. And the easier it will be for others to tweak/modify it for their own special purposes. This rig is functionally powerful, as well as powerfully simple. PseudoSquetchAMv13_2008_Rig_Thom.zip

hee heeee! Thom, the Stud MuffinMan! Terrific Paul

-vern hee hee - FYI Neil Sedaka (writer of that song) is a cousin of mine (around 3rdish or so) - so I'll collect the royalties and pass them on to him. Also, FYI encore, so is Eydie Gorme (nee Edith Gormezano, married to Steve Lawrence). Most people here are probably too young to know about her. Now why why why why can't I sing?

That sounds truly terrific ! Great results.

Yossi, Stormed - It's probably that your playrange (in the timeline) is set to less than the length of the chor In my example, length of chor is 24 frames - but the playrange is set to only play frames 0-10 Right click on the top bar of timeline and set your range, or drag the ends of the playrange with your cursor (start and end)

The black background is the transparency PNG may not be an option in 10.5 It is an option in ver 15 (and some of previous versions)

There, there Vern. The swimsuit competion will show up on You tube pretty soon. You won't have to vote for her. Just make sure it's a legit website link you're clicking on, when googling.

She is even more of an unknown so far than Obama was ... The media has yet to "vette" her, and they will be sure to be doing some digging around...We just have to sit back and wait. I can hear them shoveling now. Sounds to me she's for drilling, and has no perspective on long term future environmental impacts, is focused mainly on the benefits to the state of Alaska, and does not have a regard for scientific evidence, nor have the capacity for critical thinking, and knows nothing about international politics, nor the Iraq war (yikes!). And that's in my first 15 minutes of reading, observing - so, of course - who knows what the truth is. Much more needs to come out. This was a political decision on the part of the republicans, they had to go with someone that seemed different than the old white guy. She will not attract those who were disappointed that Hillary didn't get the nomination.

Time to start focusing on McCain's VP candidate - Sarah Palin, 44, Governor of Alaska, wants to drill, drill, drill to boost Alaska's revenue, says polar bears are not endangered, former beauty contestant, evangelical christian, wants to outlaw ALL abortions (no ifs, and, buts) - She said McCain and she have only met once or twice and barely know each other - She claimed she hasn't been paying attention to Iraq war, is under investigation for something about having ex-brother-in-law fired or hired (forget which it is). In case McCain croaks, she would be next in line for presidency.

right click and save (firefox) works - but its 330mb

No one person has a clue. The goal is to pick an intelligent enough leader that knows how to pick the right advisors/specialists and be a critical enough thinker to know what to do with the advice. Baby Bush is an embarassment to listen to. He sounds inarticulate, and incredibly dumb. McCain sounds like an older, dumber version of Bush. He is embarassing also. The rest of the world regards Bush as an idiot, and is astounded that the US population elected him for a 2nd term. It is important to pick a leader that at least sounds intelligent. Obama is incredibly articulate, seems incredibly intelligent. I have no problem if he changes his views based on new information. I would have a problem with any leader who DIDN'T change his views as he learns new facts, as they become revealed. To not be flexible, and dynamic in this fast changing world is a sure recipe for being crushed. It is not an asset to "stay the course" regardless of the truth. It's a sign of true ignorance and stupid ego. The leader who gets us out of this disastrous mess the US finds itself in today because of the hubris and stupidity and criminal activity of the Bush/Cheney gang, needs genius-like qualities. That ain't McCain. And we need a President/leader/ambassador who the rest of the world might respect, as we need to rebuild alliances that have been so recklessly destroyed.

The video card does not influence rendering time, a faster cpu would have the most impact on render time, and depending on what's in the scene - more ram could help as well - What are the specs of your computer currently? It's hard to imagine that those frames took 1 hour (I'd have to go back and analyze the imagery) The imagery seemed very straight forward..what were your render settings? Did you have a lot of reflections?, light rays, passes? I don't remember seeing hair. Were you using materials that were complex?

Nope. I don't think so. No matter what you do - you have no control over how others have their monitors calibrated or not. However, after you read Yves' tutorial - could you please give us the real answer? Just a short yes, no, maybe will do (hee hee) (I have read that wonderful chock full of great info tutorial ... and always come to the same conclusion.... which is a very definitive "huh?")

Do you mean as a named folder in the chor? or do you mean animate the cps? (as a named group in the model). If you mean folder in the chor, I have found that I have to select the individual models in the folder (with ctrl or shift option) and then move, rotate them together as a "group" - But I am using xp pro - so don't know if there is an issue with vista.

that's very lovely - I can't speak for Robert - but I'm guessing he was looking for more of a wave action. I did this a very long time ago using an animated movie that drives the direction of the grass: http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?act=a...ost&id=5540 However your method is much simpler and elegant, and works for me

maybe also try some motion blur?