Niki and Snail

[markw]

I recently found that two of my models will not open in v18h, indeed attempting to do so will always crash v18h!
However all other versions of A:M are quite happy to load them which seems strange to me.
So I thought I would post them here (in the attached .zip file) and maybe others would like to see if they can load them in v18h and maybe determine if there is something about v18h that needs reporting to Steffen.
Also as this is the time for giving do feel free to keep and use the models in your own work as you wish. The bass models I re-splined and developed them from are both on the Extras DVD. A model just called "Woman" I think for Niki and "Meta Bean" for the snail.
They're perhaps not brilliantly rigged (it's really not my thing!) but they did what I needed them to do at the time.

Niki&Snail.zip

[Rodney]

Hmmm.... I wish I knew why they wouldn't open for you in v18h.

They open fine here.

If you haven't done so you might reset A:M and try again with the default settings or alternatively hold down the Shift key while starting A:M to have A:M skip over loading previous files on startup.

 

Great characters!

 

P.S. I like the controller you have at the base of Nikki that allows control of both feet simultaeously.

[Fuchur]

You may want to have a look at your master.log-file.

Anything interesting in there?

 

See you

*Fuchur*

[Fuchur]

Okay, worked for me too... Rodney do you use Windows or Mac-Version?

It is Windows here.

 

I resaved them into a project-file too just in case someone with a Mac version wants to test that too.

 

See you

*Fuchur*

niki_snail_01.prj

[Rodney]

Rodney do you use Windows or Mac-Version?

 

Windows here.

[RS3D]

I was able to load and use the models in v18, but I have a an earlier version than 18h. My system is very unstable and crashes all the time. But not with these models. The Nikki model reminds me of the Tennis Star model from a few uears ago.

[markw]

Thank you all for taking time to try the models.
After more prodding and poking I think my loading/crash problem is being caused by some of the decals.

Looks like the Mac version of 18h dose not like .jpegs! If I change them to, say .png or .tga the models can be loaded.
So any other v18h Mac users having this problem with .jpeg?

[robcat2075]

are they .jpeg or are they .jpg?

[markw]

are they .jpeg or are they .jpg?

Both .jpeg and .jpg extensions will crash my v18h.

[robcat2075]

Is there a JPG.iio or JPG_64.iio in your v18 ImageIOS folder

And... if you revert to 18g or some previous version do the JPGs work again?

[markw]

Where would we all be without you Rob!
I copied the JPG.iio package from v18g's ImagesIOS folder and replaced the one in v18h with it and we are good to go again!

No more crashes.

[robcat2075]

Cool... I hadn't thought of just copying the iio file!

 

If you have time... could you reinstall v18h over your current v18h and see if that makes the problem happen again? then we'll know the installer has a bad iio file in it and that it wasn't just a random freak accident.

[markw]

Just tried your idea there Rob and yes things started crashing again. So it looks like it is being caused by a bad JPG.iio package in v18h.

Will let Steffen know.

 

Well looks like some else has already reported the jpeg problem and Steffen has fixed it for v18i when it's ready!

(I suppose before then if people are desperate they can try my workaround)

Edited December 28, 2014 by markw

[Rodney]

Thanks for sharing these characters with us Mark.

Because folks are likely to miss it, I've moved this topic from A:M Reports to A:M Exchange but left a link in the A:M Reports area for historical purposes.

 

There is great character in these characters!