Carl's Corner :)

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StevieJ wrote: Bel, do I detect some 3D extrusion???

Um... possibly part of the homework was to pick which position to set the holons at and I went for a part side on effect.

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ronviers wrote: I was looking more closely, it looks like the background and the objects in the foreground do not share the same light source. That may be what's bugging you.

Could be.. I might do some more and experiment because there was two different types of displacement mapping techniques, that one was the easier one.

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ronviers wrote: I hope you enroll in something else soon

lol I need to save some money for that but fingers crossed I get some together and sign up for the November start dates most classes have on them 3 sites I have been looking at. Just have to decide what kind of class to go for. Am very curious about Terragen 2, mind I seem to be having issues following the online tutorials on peoples web pages so maybe doing a class might help me decide if I'll go for the commercial version or not.

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Beliria wrote: 3 sites I have been looking at

Have you found any Vue classes offered?

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ronviers wrote: Have you found any Vue classes offered?

Yep this one http://www.lvsonline.com/index.shtml does some vue 6 classes but I need to read the basic info to find out which version you require. They also do one for Terragen V.2 but you don't need the full version for that class.

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ronviers wrote: What does it mean to be open house

Um basically make what we fancy but using techniques we have learnt.

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Beliria wrote: this one

Very good job.

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Beliria wrote: some vue 6 classes

Just looking over the differences. Not totally sure but I think vue xStream works from within 3d apps while Vue Infinite works as a standalone product. They offer a non-time-limited PLE - which is very nice. I notice they offer Introductory, intermediate and advanced Vue classes whereas with Terragen they only offer beginner.
Here is what they say they teach you:

"We will cover the function generator and how fractal nodes are used to create procedural terrains. Then we will use HDRI, IBL, and radiosity lighting, animations, Multi-Pass renders and custom plant creation."

I don't know about you but to me those sound like some of the most interesting things possible. When I get some time I would like to take the classes.
Have you downloaded the Vue PLE?

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Beliria wrote: 20 hours

It is going to kill me when I start rendering things. I can't imaging having the computer tied up of that kind of time. Maybe I can put something together from parts that I can send jobs to.

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Beliria wrote: an early night and start stage two of my homework early tomorrow.

Later.

Um yep Carl has been quiet. Think he's playing in Dreamweaver?

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ronviers wrote: It is going to kill me when I start rendering things. I can't imaging having the computer tied up of that kind of time. Maybe I can put something together from parts that I can send jobs to.

Yep, I hate it!! I so need a second computer lol!

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ronviers wrote: Not a single drip. Water just wants to be free.

I know what you mean, I had a leak in the pipe from the meter to the house, as water goes to the lowest point the hole wasn't where it was suppose to be and it's like digging concrete round here, then to manage and stop the drips in the new joins was a pain......... ok boring story LOL

Beliria - lastest home work looks good but I will be particularly interested in your open house effort

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Carl wrote: Beliria - lastest home work looks good but I will be particularly interested in your open house effort

Thanks Carl, been messing around to get the homework done, rending something at the moment. But this was the one I submitted for part one homework.

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Carl wrote: is that an open " he's forgiven " or specific one off forgiveness and does it cover me for future forgiveness needs

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StevieJ wrote: No.....

Is that no to all 3? No to forgiven part 1, part 2 or part 3? or so many parts of the part?

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StevieJ wrote: Bel, that looks cool......

Thanks rendering another image at the moment.

the one above used a few different displacement maps on about 3 or 4 holons.

This one I did the displacement thingy on a group of holons, not individual ones.

I like the last one best.....and does look like fractal work.....

Ron, found a nice light renderer freebie.....Kerkythea.....

oo cool will look at them..

had a big surprise this morning, 4 HU emails.. then just got 2 more 5 mins back!

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Carl wrote: Thats a good question Beliria I think what he meant was "yes"

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StevieJ wrote: No....

Maybe?

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StevieJ wrote: Congrats!!!

Thanks!

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Beliria wrote: one holon with two styles on it, and a displacement map holon, plus 2 additional holons to create the fractal effect.

They all look great. Sounds like you really have it figured out.

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Beliria wrote: had a big surprise this morning, 4 HU emails.. then just got 2 more 5 mins back!

This great news! Congratulations. How many HU's do you have now?

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StevieJ wrote: Kerkythea

My tutorials use mental ray but I would like to be using Renderman. Eventually I will have to pick one and a free one like Kerkythea may be a good choice. Thanks.

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Carl wrote: CharacterFX another freebie of interest

Very interesting and really nice of them to offer it for free. Thanks for the link.

I have been offline for a while. Major system crash and my backup failed. I ended up having to repair a damaged OS - took forever. Stupid dot net framework.

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Beliria wrote: 4 HU emails.. then just got 2 more 5 mins back

Wow 6 in one hit that has to be a record - big congrats - ok which ones are they

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StevieJ wrote: Quote Beliria wrote: Maybe? Never!!!

It's ok if your not sure at the moment, will just go with yes till you make up your mind

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ronviers wrote: I have been offline for a while. Major system crash and my backup failed

big huge bummer

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ronviers wrote: Since we're showing off our HUs check this out. That's right – that's an HU snippet

wow - I'm going to have see what it does

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ronviers wrote: it certainly took some thought to make.

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Carl wrote:

I recognize sarcasm when I here it.

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Carl wrote: almost impossible to get hu from snippets

It's probably a fluke of it being both fast and difficult to determine what it's doing but prefer to think it was because someone was interested in it.

Here is my cutest trick but it never got any attention. I do not market things well.

ul.ffxml

Snippets are cool to make because they can go LU and not make me want to shoot myself in the head.

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Carl wrote: never done anything snippety worthy

You would be great at doing aesthetic snippets. I think you and NortherShadow would be the best for making art snippets.

night hope you feel better