Carl's Corner :)

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ronviers wrote: lamb but it's going out like a lion.

oh yeah - Catherine - there is a great film she is in before she came to US, I think it was french

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Carl wrote: I think it was french

Sounds very interesting - I will have to check that out.

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Carl wrote: hate sleeping it's such a waste of time

I know. It crazy to have to do something like that for so much time every day.

cheers young Ron

great pics on the 3d stuff. that house and those women look great! but, $5000 for maya? ouch! then again, if that's what made the orcs and balrogs and flaming head, then i suppose it's worth it if you're in the industry.

i wonder if terragen and true space would play together? and what of Blender? it's a freebie still, isnt it?

Maya.....

TrueSpace.....but I don't know what was used on top of it to create the lighting effects.....

Ron, if you know where they are, I would love to see more photo-realistic 3D modeling samples from Maya for comparison.....

It's truly amazing, isn't it!!!

I fear that we'll never see Carl again with digital women becoming so realistic..... ..... LOL....

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StevieJ wrote: TrueSpace with V-Ray sample that may win Ron over

Okay now if it could make them for real.. I would be ordering that software now

Chocolate!! Yummy!

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Beliria wrote: floating seed heads link was interesting

Thanks! See Carl and Steve - told ya.

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Beliria wrote: one of them really really old ones that have problems starting

Two reallys?! Really? That's a lot of reallys for someone only 401,689 hours old - not that I'm counting.

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Beliria wrote: So why is page 155 not liked?

There is no page 155.

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Kraellin wrote: i wonder if terragen and true space would play together?

I wonder if trueSpace and AutoCad play nicely?

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StevieJ wrote: may win Ron over.

Hey I'm won over. For hard surface modeling, things like architecture and cars, trueSpace stands toe to toe with Maya. Unless I learn something new it would be impossible to justify the cost of Maya when free, or dramatically cheaper, software is available that will do the same thing. On the other hand, Maya's PLE is also free, it is stable and there is a lot of training available for it.
I may end up doing cg stills, or even games or web graphics, or flipping burgers but that is not my goal. As long as I have an option I'm going to keep my eye on balrog.

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StevieJ wrote: What is Blender?

You should definitely check out Blender and Daz too.

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Beliria wrote: I would get out more taking shots of the real thing.. nature and buildings that is not females

Remember though, the best selling models and photos females not trees.

The biggest problem I had with Digital Tutors was the cover of their modeling humans DVD. Look how crappy the model looks. What's up with that? Why would anyone aspire to create a model that looked like that? The took a pretty girl and turned her into some kind of cg freakshow.

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ronviers wrote: I wonder if trueSpace and AutoCad play nicely?

I know the files can be converted.....but yet to find out if I can do a direct import/export.....

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ronviers wrote: You should definitely check out Blender and Daz too.

Checked them out.....Blender looks like it could be useful.....but not Daz.....

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ronviers wrote: balrog

I still don't understand what that is??? I must be having a brain cramp....

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StevieJ wrote: TS has a node-based editor!!!

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StevieJ wrote: what that is

Watch the first five minutes of 'The Two Towers.

I do not see why anything would not be node based. The old file drawer paradigm sucks. Tabs were a big improvement but nodes are far better.

LOL..... I couldn't resist.....

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ronviers wrote: I do not see why anything would not be node based. The old file drawer paradigm sucks. Tabs were a big improvement but nodes are far better.

Yeah, kinda cool how they do it in TS.....node editor pulls up from the bottom. How do they do it in Maya???

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StevieJ wrote: I couldn't resist

Where it says 'Fully customizable interface' I know that the Maya interface is fully customizable. In face the existing interface was written with the same mel script that is available to customize it with. So they are not being accurate with that one.

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ronviers wrote: So they are not being accurate with that one.

Probably not......but the eye is drawn away from it to "FREE" at the bottom.....

Hey, I was wondering if you had used Blender???

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ronviers wrote: It would take a long time to explain. There are many ways to gain access to the various nodes. There are also lots of ways to connect them.

Ah, the one in TS is alot like FF.....but a little fancier with alot more options.....

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ronviers wrote: Did you watch the first five minutes of 'The Two Towers' yet?

I don't have the DVD.....but I've seen it......refresh my memory and it will click.....

There's a Maya 'Complete' version for $2000 ......and an 'Unlimitted' version for $7000???

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StevieJ wrote: refresh my memory

Gandalf blocks the passage of Balrog by cracking a stone bridge with his staff. Gandalf and Balrog battle each other while they are falling down a huge crack in the earth.