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Tablet - Microsoft Surface Pro 2 (128gb - 4gb RAM) (Note the 256gb version and above have 8gb RAM) Windows 8.1 64 bits A:M v17g render time = 3' 47" I wonder if the v18 beta renders faster or your tablet has more RAM? I do find it interesting that it renders 30" quicker than my 18" i7 Qosmio Laptop..... Cheers

Wacom Pen?? The surface has a stylus (supplied) but also works with the iPad ones as well.

I assume AM will run on a Surface Pro 2 - has anyone tried this yet? Cheers

Wow, some top notch entries there, a very, very hard choice......

I've started on this path myself but use the sculpt tools in blender instead. Interestingly, the current 'fad' appears to be to sculpt the model first then retopology over the top. I must admit that sculpting models to reference images appears to be much easier and produce a better result that building the model in patches from scratch.... It's just a matter to getting used to the scultping tools Cheers

Nicely done on the compilation Rodney. Cheers

Ummm no, I would not rely on any animation software to do that type of analysis/modelling. Mathematica (wolfram.com) is a good math/science modelling tool that can also provide animated output. Cheers

Jason needs to send you a new .lic file after to generate a new Machine ID for him from the new PC. FAQ Item: http://www.hash.com/faq/index.php?action=a...&artlang=en

Is this just for the sake of doing it or are you trying to animate something? What actual result are you trying to achieve? You have your choice of paths (deformable), springs, bones and forces!

At the end of Pass 2 and a bit. Can't quite capture the emotion at the end..... He knows he has just got himself into a position where he can do nothing but fall! ClimbWall_0000.mov

Wow, Nancy you have a great eye for composition and colour. I've got a couple of these saved for my desktop background.

I'd say this goes for a lot of 'education'. If you have an avid interest in something and have already been doing it for a while, you will likely not benefit from a formal education in that subject (value for money wise). I've been an amateur research astronomer for over a decade and decided I wanted to do a Masters degree in Astronomy. After the first year I found I knew more than my instructors so why would I want to pay a University $1000 per unit to be taught to suck eggs! Cheers

Go to the Hash shop and purchase a new subscription or a new DVD version. http://www.hash.com/store/

You'll need to email jason @ hash dot com to get a new .lic file once you have generated a new machine id. Jason will include the instructions in his response to you. Cheers

A new pass on the wall climb itself. Got a feeling the whole thing is just a little too slow. Your thoughts! ClimbWall_0000.mov

Here's my first blocking effort. Haven't decided if he makes it or not..... ClimbWall_0000.mov

Just a couple of words re design. 1. "Tusks" - do you really want them growing out of his bottom lip? or should they be out of his lower teeth! 2. Spines on his back - there isn't always a need to make the geometry continuous. Spines, like tusks penetrate through the skin which can be disguised by additional geometry. 3. Since you have given him fingers, why not toes? Cheers

I agree, 4 hours straight may work for some people but not for me - I animate when and where I can, 30 minutes here or an hour there. I do not recall having spent more than 1.5-2 hrs straight working on anything - I can't concentrate that long. Cheers

So where is the grand poo bah these days?

Australian $ Comparison Intel: i7-3770K four/eight core CPU + CPU fan + Gigabyte Intel Motherboard $590 16GB DDR3 RAM $159 ($270 for 16GB of 1866Mhz RAM) ATX Case w/ 500watt PS $139 Video included on MB $0 (? don't know the spec's of their mother boards - I assume so) 500GB HDD $79 Windows 8 OEM $119 total: $1086

Just paid a visit to the only 'build your own computer' store in town. A basic i3 with 4Gb RAM (onboard graphics) - $599AU. An equivalent AMD without the monitor - $419. Box with Gigabyte G1.Sniper-M3 Motherboard, 16Gb DDR3 RAM, 2Tb SATAIII HD, DVD/Blu-Ray Player, GeForce GTX-670 Video (plus a 27" monitor) - $2,000AU. (they don't discount for removing the monitor keyboard, mouse and speakers) My Qosmio has just died so I have put it in for a service and fix up and hopefully resurrect it before having to buy a new one (I have been told the Toshiba Satellite P70 is a good replacement for the Qosmio and a reasonable price at under $2000 with a Gen 4 i7 processor, 16Gb RAM, conventional and SD HD's) Cheers

I like the old Hash mantra - kitchen table animation. I animate where ever I am - at work, at home on the dining room table, at the in-laws. I do not animate outside though. I could do it in my study behind a desktop system but my wife prefers my presence so I sit at the dining room table (she will not have a desktop computer at the dining room table - been there already ) Yes, desktop components are very expensive here in Australia, at least 2-3 times what you guys pay in the states. Laptops are actually cheaper than desktop systems here and stores do not actually sell desktop systems anymore - only laptops. To find a desktop you either have to go to a big electical store or a specialist computer store (the latter being very few and far between these days). My last visit to a major electronics outlet store and there were over 100 different configurations of laptops on offer and 2 desktop systems! Cheers

I do my animation anywhere - anytime. A bit difficult carting around a desktop system I don't use my laptops on battery only - ever. (My Qosmio lasts just long enough on battery to stop what I am doing, save stuff and shut down). Yes, they run hot but no hotter than a desktop - you just don't happen to be sitting with the desktop box in front of you! If one were to put together a desktop system with the same spec and these gaming laptops, there is not a great deal of difference in the price (don't forget to include the cost of the screen, keyboard, sound system etc) Of course I am comparing prices here in Australia. Different markets may vary. Cheers

In this day and age, I think people are relying more on portable computing. I only have 1 desktop system left (an old 27" iMac). My animation machine, a Toshiba Qosmio (18") laptop, is old (2+ years) and dying so will be looking for a replacement system. I'm looking at a Dell Alienware machine, 18", i7 3.7ghz with 32gb RAM to see me through the next 2+years. Obviously more expensive but built for hard processing anywhere I go. Cheers

Bugger - doesn't work on my original iPad