Planet Blender v2 beta4 - 'Turning Pages'

blender 2.5 Alpha 2 Keyboard shortcuts map, on its way
blender 2.5 dev - 2010-03-24 23:40:00

i have jsut started creating a map of the keyboard short-cuts for blender 2.5 alpha 2 see here:

there is still a long way to go.
Agregando subtítulos en Cinelerra
The Mercator Project - 2010-03-24 22:36:48

Necesitaba agregar algunos subtitulos en ingles a las voces en español que grabé, para que mis amigos no hispanoparlantes pudiesen entender algo de la historia. En este punto ya tenía todo el sonido de la animatica 2D editado en Cinelerra lo cual fue muy cómodo y fácil de hacer. Entonces ¿cómo se ponen subtitulos en Cinelerra ?

Les voy a mostrar un truco que aprendí de Jason van Gumster en la lista de correo de Cinelerra (Jason y yo somos viejos amigotes !)

Una de las cosas más excitantes de Cinelerra es la capacidad que tiene para ponerle keyframes a todo. Así que lo que haremos es lo siguiente:

Primero, seleccionamos todo el strip de video (yo tenía un único strip con la secuencia de imagenes del corto) y desde la ventana Resources arrastramos un Video Effect llamado Title y lo soltamos sobre la selección. Esto agregará una subpista justo debajo de la pista original.

Ahora podemos escribir el texto que necesitemos, cambiar la posición del mismo, tamaño de letra, color, etc. Podemos también agregar efectos de animación como marquesina y otros pero eso es otro cuento. Pero ¿ qué pasa cuando queremos cambiar el texto a lo largo del tiempo ? Deberemos añadir otro efecto Title ? No señores.

Debemos activar el modo “Key” , (el ícono de la llavecita en el toolbar) primero. Entonces navegaremos hasta el punto en que deseamos el “nuevo” texto, y entraremos en la configuración del efecto Title otra vez. Aquí borraremos el texto original previo y escribiremos nuestro nuevo texto. Mientras hagamos esto observaremos cómo se dibuja una “llavecita” en el strip del efecto, indicando que hemos cambiado algo y Cinelerra lo ha registrado. Ahora si nos movemos hacia atrás y delante en la línea de tiempo veremos como el texto cambia automáticamente donde fue insertado el key !

Y eso es todo. Podemos seguir agregando keyframes automáticamente mientras cambiamos el texto de esta manera hasta completar todos los subtítulos necesarios, podemos usar distinto font, tamaño de letra o color en cada keyframe.

No es genial ?
Project London: Multiply Teaser
BlenderNation - 2010-03-24 20:12:17

Project London has just unleashed a new teaser trailer! Phil McCoy writes: This clip explores the world of Project London and introduces the opposing forces, Joint Command and The London Underground. All 3D animated elements were created using Blender, open source software. The clip features “Multiply” performed by Half Acre Day, available exclusively [...]
A break from the current, A break into the past!
3rD Movement - 2010-03-24 17:11:00

So, it is March and I haven't posted this month yet, so here it is finally. There hasn't been much new artwork getting done due to having a certain windows RC operating system head into the land of "shutdownevery2hours". Been doing some OS 'experiment' have installed linux and have been trying to make things work. Well things were working, until yesterday, it seems i break stuff quite easily there. On a brighter note, I cooked some bacon today, now the stove is all splattered.
New team members, 4k, renders
Durian Open Movie Project - 2010-03-24 16:37:24

Yesterday we went to the 4k viewing room from Cinegrid Amsterdam again (www.waag.org). They were still fighting desktop issues, silly drivers stuff… the picture below was meant to be the first in a series showing us watch 4k, but then the camera battery went down! Still, it’s an insane screen with epic proportions and resolution. So cool to see our work on it!

Also arrived monday and tuesday, two new artists. They deserve a picture: William (2nd pic) and Dolf (3rd pic). Welcome dudes!

And for the impatient crowds; here a test render I snatched from Soenke today, it is really not final, bad textures, and so on. But still… worth showing! Later more…

-Ton-
Demo of a Syntheyes-Blender Workflow
- 2010-03-24 16:22:44

Hey! Very long time no post, I know. But we are or have been all in very time-consuming projects, so there is no chance to post anything on our poor lonely blog ;-) But that has just changed! Because the project I have been working on is finally over, the last changes been finished and [...]
Tennis class
Virgilio Vasconcelos - Animation - 2010-03-24 14:51:32

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Modeling a Porsche 911 GT3 RS – part 08
Blender Tutorials Downloads Videos & Education - Blender Cookie - 2010-03-24 12:57:03

In this multi-part Blender 2.5 video tutorial we are going to be taking a close look at how to model a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Due to the nature of the car these tutorials encompasses a lot of techniques from both organic modeling and hard-surface modeling styles. A particular emphasis is placed on creating good [...]

http://blendercookie.com
Speed Modeling a Cloudscape
BlenderNation - 2010-03-24 04:56:48

A speed modeling video that Andrew Price recorded whilst waiting for a flight at Brisbane airport. View the tutorial Andrew writes: I’ve just published a tutorial that teaches you how to easily create a cloudscape that is perfect for any outdoor scene. During the tutorial you will learn: How to model a cloud The correct materials to apply An easy two point [...]
Mind map of YafaRay lights for architecture
Blender 3D Architect - 2010-03-24 02:14:04

One of the ways I use to organize my presentations and even the subjects of my books is with Mind maps. This is a powerful and intuitive way to organize and display information, in order to plan or make decisions. If you are a Blender user that renders your projects with YafaRay, you may [...] Related posts:
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2. How to use IES lights in YafaRay and Blender 3d for interior design An experimental version of the next version of YafaRay was...
3. Interior rendering for architecture with Blender and YafaRay From all the renderers available for Blender, YafRay/YafaRay is one...
Talk @ Hampshire GLUG
tube - 2010-03-24 00:55:04

On Thursday, March 25th at 5:30 we’ll give a presentation at the Hampshire GLUG (GNU Linux User Group) in the East Lecture Hall on campus. We’ll screen the teaser and Elephants Dream, talk about Open Movie projects, about the CG Incubator Space and Tube. I plan on showing images and video from the production (including sikrit unreleased stuff!!!! )

Being me, I’ll probably end up spending some or most of the time showing some Blender 2.5 goodies, especially where they affect our production- so those interested in using Blender for their own work, or users of older versions who haven’t made the switch and want a first time look might enjoy.

If you live close by, please come, the event is open to all (not just members of the glug) and we even have free food, provided by Fresh Side Cafe in Amherst.