22/05/2012 23:42:02
Topic:
Deconstructing The High Bridge
  
Dylly
Posts: 306
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Just a quick note to say I've uploaded the first part of a walk through on how I prepare models for Muvizu and some advice on marriage to my website http://www.animationworkshop.co.uk/hbc.html . Its quite a complex model so I will be going through UVW unwrapping, collision meshes and texturing.
This is not however a tutorial, or meant as one...just a diary on my progress with the model, but it may be of help...if nothing else it will demonstrate how thick I am on occasion!
Oh and before I forget WARNING: may contain the occasion eff and blind...there was something else...oh yeah
WARNING: MAY CONTAIN NUTS!
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22/05/2012 23:28:48
Topic:
Created video doesn't look as good as preview
BA1969
Posts: 5
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I've got to add that this is version 20b. When going back to the 19b 64 bit version, the problem goes away.
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22/05/2012 23:15:35
Topic:
Tutorials on Sony Vegas
fman00
Posts: 6
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No problems. These videos helped me loads.
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22/05/2012 22:19:33
Topic:
Muvizu is Loading
Tangledbliss
Posts: 25
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I use Muvizu with kids in school. Teenagers tend to expect everything to happen instantly, including the loading of computer programs. If it doesn’t look like the program is loading they will click on the icon again (and again) to help it along it along. During those 10 - 15 secs they may reclick half a dozen times. Sir - its not working ! Then of course the poor PC gradually displays the 6, 7, or 8, instances of Muvizu it is valiantly trying to run before it grinds to a complete halt.
It would be really handy to have some sort of little animated Hang On -Muvizu is Loading graphic on screen .
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22/05/2012 20:10:05
Topic:
camera right click
ziggy72
Posts: 411
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Another camera feature I'd like to have - the ability to copy/paste a camera 'In Place', as Sketchup would call it. I mean being able to have the camera 'remember' it's coordinates in one set, and being able to paste the camera in the same position/angle in another set. Or, if that's not do-able, an additional properties box that would allow us to look up the absolute coordinates of the camera in relation to the world so that we can replicate that ourselves in a different set (however tedious that may be!).
The reason I ask is that I need to be able to mask in various shots (of an audience too big to allow me to animate without the timeline taking 6 or 7 seconds to respond to EVERY command) and the only way to do it is to remove the audience completely, and put them back in later. The 1 minute/2gb limit on using a decent codec (IYUV) means I have to do it in little chunks, in different sets, and it's driving me mad. Mad, I tells ya.
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22/05/2012 18:45:08
Topic:
Tutorials on Sony Vegas
ziggy72
Posts: 411
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Those are good vids, very straight forward advice for using Sunny Vegas (!!). The 'Mask Only' bit on Chroma Keying actually makes sense now, thanks for pointing us there 
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22/05/2012 17:05:25
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
 
Marco_D
Posts: 282
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Danimal wrote:
ukBerty wrote: My guy was on a ground plane (chasing a goat - don't ask). Sounds like a must see video! And I find that once it happens once, no matter how rare, it then happens every time. One time I selected the character and chose "Move to" in the scene window and the whole area went black. I was never able to Move To anything else and even opening new set files kept everything black. I think it really does teleport the character somewhere outside the viewable area.
Yep, the character goes underground. If you follow him there you won't be able to return back to the set.
We are gathering all the info we can so we can squash this bugger.
Thanks everyone.
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22/05/2012 16:49:48
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Dreeko
Posts: 655
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Marco_D wrote:
Anyway...  We manage to reproduce this without the characters standing on objects/backdrops. It is still a very rare occurrence though.
Thankfully I've not had this happen to me... And I've never found myself in pursuit of a goat either incidentally!
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22/05/2012 16:38:22
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Dylly
Posts: 306
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ukBerty wrote:
My guy was on a ground plane (chasing a goat - don't ask).
Chasing a goat is all above board and legal, it's when you start acting the goat that you have to start filling in legal aid forms and avoiding questions from the local press!
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22/05/2012 16:35:29
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Danimal
Posts: 279
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ukBerty wrote:
My guy was on a ground plane (chasing a goat - don't ask).
Sounds like a must see video!
And I find that once it happens once, no matter how rare, it then happens every time. One time I selected the character and chose "Move to" in the scene window and the whole area went black. I was never able to Move To anything else and even opening new set files kept everything black. I think it really does teleport the character somewhere outside the viewable area.
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22/05/2012 15:16:28
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Marco_D
Posts: 282
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ukBerty wrote:
My guy was on a ground plane (chasing a goat - don't ask).
Humm!!!
Anyway... We manage to reproduce this without the characters standing on objects/backdrops. It is still a very rare occurrence though.
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22/05/2012 15:06:57
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
ukBerty
Posts: 272
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My guy was on a ground plane (chasing a goat - don't ask).
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22/05/2012 13:57:25
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
ziggy72
Posts: 411
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Something I've noticed about the 'disappearing' trick - it only happens when movement is involved. Everyone's posts on it always mention movement, and I've only had it happen to me when movement has been assigned to a character. It's almost like the characters are teleporting to the wrong place (but at the right time). Just a fot.
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22/05/2012 12:51:42
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Marco_D
Posts: 282
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Danimal wrote:
The characters are always just standing on the ground, and I have an ATI Radeon HD4350 graphics card.
Thanks Danimal, we are investigating the issue
Cheers,
M
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22/05/2012 12:41:03
Topic:
Tutorials on Sony Vegas
Danimal
Posts: 279
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Thanks for the tip!
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22/05/2012 12:40:08
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Danimal
Posts: 279
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The characters are always just standing on the ground, and I have an ATI Radeon HD4350 graphics card.
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22/05/2012 12:23:56
Topic:
Feedback Thread - v0.20b release (May 2012)
Marco_D
Posts: 282
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Hey guys,
When this happens, are the characters standing on top of a stage or objects?
Cheers,
M
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22/05/2012 12:20:45
Topic:
Anyone use AVS? quality lost from Muvizu to AVS...
EEFilmz
Posts: 44
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mysto wrote:
I'm definitely no expert when it comes to codecs or video editors for that matter but I've been using AVS video editor for awhile now and I haven't had any problems. The final file sizes I get from AVS have been pretty good too.
Most all of the animations I've created up to now have been created with AVS.
It's not the most "robust" video editor available but it has enough "bells and whistles" to allow me to create pretty much what I want thus far. I also have Sony Vegas Pro installed on my system and once I learn how to use it better I plan on using it for video editing but for now AVS is getting the job done.
Mysto, did you register AVS? I just used AVS to edit my next Toon which is basically done, I just need to rerender it if I decide to register AVS...Not sure though, because I read people have issues w/AVS being a legit purchase? Like it's ripping them off and/or failing after they register it. Please let me know if anyone has had issues with registering AVS. I also downloaded videopad, sony vegas, avs, avs seems easy...I'm using the free version so I have the watermark. I'm trying ti figure out which editor has the easiest audio editing features....Sony was kickin out huge file sizes for me and I am not yet savvy with creating variations in volume throughout different tracks....
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22/05/2012 10:22:07
Topic:
Tutorials on Sony Vegas
fman00
Posts: 6
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OK, this is not just specifically useful for Muvizu but if you're using any iteration of Vegas and are trying to get to grips with it then go to youtube and type guerillabill (Bill Myers channel). When you are on the channel then just type vegas on the channel search bar and there are a ton of tutorials. For me at least, these are the best produced and most straightforward tutorials going and most are only about 3 minutes long.
The tutorials that helped me most for combining muvizu and live action were:
Secret for great chromakey (ie green screen)
Pan and crop
Slow motion
There are a load of little tricks on the other tutorials however that can be used to help add effects to muvizu.
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22/05/2012 10:08:23
Topic:
Kevin McLeod Music
fman00
Posts: 6
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For free music can also try links from http://www.seabreezecomputers.com/tips/freemusic.htm
It has a link to Kevin Mcleod's site but has links to a few other similar sites.
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