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  • My BWC 2009 Progress
    3rD Movement - 2009-10-19 23:44:00

    Sitting in the shadow of the mammoth fur tutorial release, (haven't gone to check it out yet) so this is basically my attempt at cow fur.

    Just note I still have to tweak a bit. The color, the specularity and the foot textureing. I still have to add some bump textures as well.

    p.s. I have less than two weeks to pull the whole scene together, wish me luck :)

    More frequent updates occur here at my Blender Artists thread.

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  • Render Speed Comparison (2.49b VS 2.5)
    BlenderNation - 2009-10-19 19:57:59

    Virgilio Vasconcelos has recently compared the render speed of the current version of Blender (2.49) with the latest 2.5 build (svn revision 23930). The render optimizations are thanks to Jaguarandi and his Google summer of code 2009 project.  The results are very impressive! Virgilio writes: After I saw the news that the rendering optimizations made by the [...]
  • Using real camera settings for architectural render in LuxRender
    Blender 3D Architect - 2009-10-19 17:45:45


    I was reading an interesting article last week, about the importance to know and use the camera settings of a renderer or 3d software to adjust the light of a scene. The tutorial was all written for adjustments on 3ds Max camera using Mental Ray, but immediately I realize that this could be a great [...] Related posts:
    1. Controlling cameras for rendering with YafaRay Earlier this week I was talking about how to control...
    2. LuxRender 0.6 released with a new tool called LuxMerger A new version of the open source Unbiased render engine...
    3. How render with photometric lights in Blender 3D and LuxRender In the last few days I’m playing around with LuxRender...
  • The Ian Report #470 - I think my face exploded.
    Ian Hubert's Posts - Project London - 2009-10-19 17:13:56

    I think my face exploded. Or imploded. Ohhhhh sinuses.

    Still in the middle of the finale, although I'm explanding to see if I can keep up momentum on the ending whilst also addressing small problem shots throughout the rest of the film.

    I'm currently sitting in a Starbucks at 5am, writing this update, responding to emails, and revising some interview responses. Also, via the power of the internet™, I'm watching a rawther complex shot render on Nathan McCoy's machine, as the frames are popped out one by one; a fun thing to be able to do in realtime.

    -Ohp! 2 more frames are done!

    This week I posted a short blurb on facebook. Something like, "This movie will be awesome!" and I got a bunch of responses from folks- most of whom had worked on the film in one form or another over the years. Actors and extras, prop makers, soundtrack composers, demolition enthusiasts, family, friends (all!) It really made it start to sink in: this has been a pretty incredible journey, and we've all gained a lot of allies along the way.

    Awesome.

    Ian Hubert
    Writer Director
  • GIANT OSAKA!!
    CG系blog - 2009-10-19 15:13:06

    TKです。
    Blender Party @OSAKA,Japan 2009 開催のお知らせ。
    ====[bpoj2009 開催のお知らせ]=====

    昨年11月の名古屋、今年4月の東京に続き、オープンソースの3DCGソフトBlenderのオフラインミーティングを大阪にて開催します!!。

    【イベント名称】
    Blender Party @OSAKA,Japan 2009
    (bpoj2009、ぶれんだーぱーてぃーあっとおおさかじゃぱん２００９)

    【日時】
    2009.11.7(土)
    17:00-20:00(3h)

    【場所】
    パーティスペース Morishita 北新地
    http://www.restaurant-morishita.com/
    大阪府大阪市北区堂島1-1-5 梅田新道ビルB1階

    最寄り駅は地下鉄御堂筋線淀屋橋駅、JR東西線北新地駅
    JR大阪駅からだと10分少々、御堂筋沿いに南下し大江橋の手前付近、
    (会場案内図はお店のHPから入手可能です)

    ※"Blender Party"で予約を入れています。

    【内容】
    17:00-18:00 勉強会
    　Blenderについてもっと知りたい方のために、Blenderユーザーが発表を行います。
    　告知時点ではプログラム調整中です。詳細はサポートサイトにて随時発表します。

    18:00-20:00 立食形式パーティー
    　Blenderユーザーの交流を深め、情報を交換する時間です。
    　また、パーティー中にBlenderに関連する動画を流したり、告知等を行う予定です。

    【参加費用】
    参加費用は以下のとおりです。
    　学生 2,500yen(学生証の提示により)
    一般 3,500yen

    【募集人数】
    40名
    (ただし、10月30日時点で参加者が20名集まらなかった場合にはキャンセルとさせていただきますことご了承ください。)

    【参加登録】
    参加登録にはATND（ http://atnd.org/events/1742 ）というサービスを利用させていただきます。
    Mixi, はてな、Yahoo! JAPAN、LivedoorなどのID(アカウント)をすでにお持ちの方はログインして参加登録が可能です。
    参加人数が吹く数名の場合、アンケート内の質問orコメントに残していただけると助かります

    【募集対象】
    ・「Blenderを自分のPCにインストールしたはいいけど、次に何をすればいいのかわからない」方
    ・他のBlenderユーザーとコミュニケーションしたい方
    ・とにかくBlenderが好きな方

    【サポートサイトURL】
    http://sites.google.com/site/bpoj2009/

    イベントの詳細情報を随時アップデートしていきますのでチェックをお願いします。

    【連絡先メールアドレス】
    ご質問や当日までのキャンセル等については下記イベント用メールアドレス、「まんだ」までご連絡ください。

    　bpoj2009_at_gmail.com ("_at_"を"@"に変えてください)

    【パーティー協力者募集】
    参加のみならず、勉強会にて発表、またはパーティーにて告知等を行いたい方を募集しています。まずは協力したい旨をbpoj2009_at_gmail.com("_at_"を"@"に変えてください)までお伝えください。
    もちろんその他の形でこのイベントを盛り上げてくださる方ももちろん歓迎です。

    【その他】
    ・当日の様子は全世界にストリーミング配信する可能性も…。
    ・勉強会は椅子に座って、会場内のモニタ(3面)をご覧頂きながら、という形式となります。
    ・勉強会の時間はドリンク類は出ませんのでご了承のほどを。
    ・当日ノートPCの持ち込み可能ですが、電源(コンセントの口)を十分に確保できない可能性もあります。
    ・学生で参加される方は当日、学生証の提示をお願いします。

    皆さん、奮ってご参加を!!
    Happy Blending!!
  • Another nice Smoke sample using vortex
    Blender Physics Development - 2009-10-19 14:46:40

    Posted by an Anonymous source (needs Quicktime to view it):

  • Video Tutorial: Finishing the Low-Poly 3D Cartoon Hand
    Blender Newbies 3D Video Tutorials (Learn to Create 3D Graphics with Blender!) - 2009-10-19 13:31:00



    This is part 3 in the BlenderNewbies Hand Modeling Tutorial series. In this part, we'll pick up from where we left off in the blocking phase and move towards creating a low-poly cartoon hand.




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  • One more Smoke test
    KICHAVADI - 2009-10-19 10:03:00

    One more smoke test
    http://www.vimeo.com/7139355
  • Trickle week planner
    Trickle Project - 2009-10-19 08:16:49

    This is the way we decide to organize our work during the weeks.

    We don’t know if it is the best plan for this kind of project, but it’s an attempt,
    so the next time we’ll be able to manage the planification of the work in a better way.

    The whole project takes 12 weeks but we consider only 10 weeks for completion.
    The latest 2 week will be useful to correct hypothetical mistakes or to refine the result of the video.




    TRICKLE WEEKS PLANNER
    WEEK MATTIA DAVIDE LORENZO
    1 Script & Storyboard Script & Storyboard Script & Storyboard
    2 Character design + modelling & UV Hub Color Layout Character design + modeling Herbert
    3 Design, modelling+ UV environment Color Layout Learning of Rigging
    4 Design, modelling& UV Props Learning of Lighting& Shading Learning of Rigging
    5

    Design, modelling

    & UV Props

    		 Learning of Lighting& Shading Rig Herbert
    6 Design, modelling& UV Props + 3D layout Learning of Lighting

    & Shading (Hub)

    		 Rig Hub
    7 Animation (blocking) Lighting & Shading TOT

    Rig Hub

    & gears of the clock
    8 Animation Lighting & Shading TOT (Matte painting) Animation
    9 Animation Compositing Animation
    10 RENDERING RENDERING RENDERING
  • Seattle BUG report, next meeting announced
    BlenderNation - 2009-10-19 07:41:01

    Oscar Baechler reports on last week's Blender User Group meeting in Seattle and announces the next one. Oscar writes: A week ago, Seattle's first Blender User Group (SeaBUG) launched with great success at The Art Institute of Seattle. Although there were some logistical issues in the beginning, Blender users from throughout the Pacific Northwest packed the classroom, [...]
  • Render: Blender 2.49b x Blender 2.50
    Virgilio Vasconcelos - Animation - 2009-10-19 07:05:02

    After I saw the news that the rendering optimizations made by the user known as Jaguarandi were merged into the trunk branch of Blender 2.5, I decided to make a little experiment:

    [read the full article]
  • Old news, new news
    Virgilio Vasconcelos - Animation - 2009-10-19 06:38:54

    Yeah... time to take the dust off this blog! :)

    [read the full article]
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