3D Animation Talk

Made this for work 3D

Made this Medical breakthrough video for work- Computer animation is in 3D. It’s pretty cool and only 30 seconds long New to forum- can't post links go to ...

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last post on October 30, 2011 - by halloweenscream

Sketch

I love sketching!!! someone should put my sketch on ebay or ...

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last post on October 26, 2011 - by AlexSmitt3d

What can be called the best 3D animation software?

The best 3D animation software People watch films like Shrek and play games like Prince of Persia and are amused by the wonderful 3D animations they contain.While enjoying this content they ...

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last post on October 25, 2011 - by guyfromnb

Simple 3D wireframe software with physics, ability to import

Hi everyone, and thank you for the help in advance. I'm looking for software that lets me work with 3D models and has physics, so I can set up simple scenarios. For example, if I have two shapes ...

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last post on October 14, 2011 - by BioStudent

Thoughts on an intuituve array of unitasking 3D software

So I'm fairly new to 3D and needed some advice. But first a little background on who I am what I wish to do (if you prefer to skip forward to the actual question, which I've bolded below, I won't be ...

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last post on October 05, 2011 - by ventureforth

How to make changes to an already animated model [3dsM2011]

Okay, so I'm putting together my own short movie. The main (and almost only) character is a simple robot. Basically, what I've done is, I've created a minimally detailed model robot, rigged him ...

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last post on September 22, 2011 - by rockyourteeth

Please help filling my questionnaire regarding 3D animation

Hi, everyone I'm Vivian from Limkokwing University, majoring in Animation. I'm doing my dissertation for my final project regarding "Research on how professionals and 3D artists use lights in ...

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last post on September 20, 2011 - by Vivian

Which software for character animation

Hi. I was wondering which software would be the best choice for character animation (the sculpting would be done probably by ZBrush). Unfortunately I am beginner in 3d area. The idea is to ...

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last post on September 12, 2011 - by baalnazzar

3D animation resources

Digital art, and specifically the art of 3D, is still in its infancy compared with traditional forms of art. The landscape is constantly changing, and as a 3D artist, you have to change him. Maybe, ...

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last post on August 26, 2011 - by j3dj3d

How to Create a Successful 3D Animation Demo Reel

So what makes a 3D animation demo reel successful? Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you 're compiling your animation art to present to potential employers: 1. Include only your best ...

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last post on August 17, 2011 - by UVlas

Help me to disable this MODE!

if i click vertex alt the points will turn to color yellow. i can move the vertex. please help me ...

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last post on August 17, 2011 - by Andyba

please help with bones

Hi! I am making a skeleton for a car to get it into a game and I have trouble with linking bones. First, the game only supports a speedometer, and I wanted to make an imitated rotationsmeter by ...

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last post on August 08, 2011 - by Terraviper-5

If you have an animation project...

I would like to introduce our new service to you – The Aniboom Animation Marketplace. We utilize a pool of 13,000 animation professionals from around the world to reach the most suitable creators ...

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last post on August 07, 2011 - by Aniboom

Super Easy 3d animation software

I messed around with photoshop and make a 3d object, and its very easy to manipulate... but I want to take that 3d object and import into something where I can record my movements with that 3d object ...

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last post on August 01, 2011 - by cf_pro

Which hair plugin???

:?: excuse me guys :?: i wonder that which plugin is most faster and best for hair generating in 3ds max???!!! ...

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last post on July 29, 2011 - by baalnazzar

hey guys need Help about save animation AVI format

i want to save my turntable as AVI format. please help me what to do, i need to know it Badly give me steps to do and the settings to render, i use maya 2011 autodesk. thank you guys and Godbless. ...

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last post on July 26, 2011 - by Nicerender

3D animation galleries

There are many sites to upload our beautiful 3d artwork such as this one, but where can I find sites to upload our beautiful 3d animations? For myself the goal is to make 3d renderings come alive by ...

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last post on July 26, 2011 - by Nicerender

3d industry

What good industry is ...

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last post on July 19, 2011 - by zica

3d animation software

what good softwares are there ...

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last post on July 19, 2011 - by zica

Render Farm for Sale!

I have a 4-Node-(32 Core)-RENDER FARM for sale. I had an animation studio that I am closing and I would like to sell our farm. These are amazingly fast reliable units. It used to take over an hour ...

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last post on July 18, 2011 - by p_4204

CHOOSING 3D SOFTWARE ANIME FOR CHARACTERS

I wanted to chose Autodesk which as I know is the best 3D software company. But I am unsure of which is the best for character animation like this. bit.ly/eiKoTs I am a full time ...

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last post on July 05, 2011 - by Leroy

Which 3d software i need?!

Which program will help me to make animation like Ice Age and Kung Fu Panda! Maya, 3ds max or any other?! Please help ...

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last post on July 02, 2011 - by kinsaw

Particles in 3DS Max 2011

Using 3DS Max 2011. I have a model of a gumball machine, along with lots of individual gumballs inside, and I need to make it explode from the inside out. No fire or anything like that, I just need ...

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last post on June 30, 2011 - by ryanky02

Where do I start as an aspiring 3D Animator?

I know theres so many fields but where do I start. I just started about 2 months ago and I am getting really comfortable with Maya. Im above average with traditional drawing but I can be really good ...

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last post on June 30, 2011 - by ryanky02

What should a high school student expect?

I was looking at doing some 3D character animation for a senior project that we're required to do as part of my Digital Graphic Design class. My teacher told me to seek the input of those that are ...

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last post on June 16, 2011 - by obesespieces

Help: Move as both Biped AND Quadruped

Hey, all. I'm new around these parts so I must apologize if this has come up before. I have searched a few different ways and not been able to find anything. I am using 3ds max 2010. I have ...

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last post on June 16, 2011 - by obesespieces

Scaling rigged character problem

Hello there. I’ve Got few characters rigged and skinned. I used CAT. What I need is to scale them and I’ll have to do it many times. For example I’ll need animations of growing up and getting ...

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last post on June 13, 2011 - by baalnazzar

3D Visualisation & Digital Artwork

3D Visualisation company in the UK, 3D rendering specialising in photorealistic visualisation in ...

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last post on May 28, 2011 - by conkavisualisation

"Fall" - A Heart-Warming Animated Short Film

For Trailer and Info google: "fall short film adam parker" Coming Soon! You guys are an inspiration to me every day. As fellow CG artists, you understand the time and effort needed to ...

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last post on May 27, 2011 - by AdamParker

University of Wales vs NYU

Hi, if anyone has experience with or has an opinion about these 2 schools - Uńiversity of Wales in Newport and NYU Tisch Asia in Singapore, please share with me. Got accepted for animation ...

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last post on May 27, 2011 - by kristi v

Should I go with Blender or something else?

I'm not really an animator. I'm a writer. I've written some scripts that I'd like to turn into cartoons. I've been looking at Blender and it seems like it would work for me. I want to create ...

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last post on May 24, 2011 - by RealizedPotential

help required

hello every 1 .... i need a little suggestion and help regarding 3d animation ... i want to create an add/commercial advertisement regarding new project of apartments so i want to create roads tress ...

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last post on May 19, 2011 - by 3dmgm

please help!!!

Hey everyone, I am a student from the Southern Institute of Technology. I am currently in my final year of bachelor in Digital Media (majoring in animation) and as a part of the course have ...

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last post on May 17, 2011 - by mysteriousangel

Illusionmage - scam or for real?

Hi all, my 14 year old daughter has decided animation is what she wants to do for a living - she is a beginner with a long way to go so I thought I'd start looking into it, just to give her support ...

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last post on May 02, 2011 - by lyndon

help me

im starting on animation i have tried pivot animation software but i dont know what to move on to. can i have some suggestions plaese ...

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last post on May 02, 2011 - by lyndon

Blender basic for 3DS Max user

Many Blender users also uses 3DS Max. The two programs are similar in principles of working process. Here is a list of equivalent blender command for 3DS Max user to not give up on Blender too ...

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last post on May 02, 2011 - by lyndon

3d Animated Movies

Lets create a list of the greatest 3d animations ever made: Toy Story by Pixar 1995 - A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a ...

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last post on May 02, 2011 - by lyndon

animating a hard disk as a beginner

I want to do a short animated video tutorial on the topic: disk space management system with application in nanotechnology. The first part of the tutorial is to start with a little introduction on ...

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last post on April 21, 2011 - by kosyfrances

Arete Productions British Animation

Hi all. We all know how difficult it is to get started in animation. I myself have a small team and new production company under construction... areteproductions(dot com)and we are all working for ...

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last post on April 16, 2011 - by TT

How did you got started with 3D!!!

Actually, I almost never got to do 3D at all. I originally saw myself taking Creative Advertising in College, since I thought that was the field where I could best apply my love for drawing. Back ...

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last post on April 11, 2011 - by Hille.R

3d animation video tutorial

Hi, everyone. Am a new 3d student, 1 month into the course. I have a passion in 3d animation. I use 3dmax in ma training. I need a video tutorial which at the moment I cant get. Is it available and ...

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last post on April 05, 2011 - by jawerty

Can you help me find software that can make a photo speak?

I don't know where to ask this question, maybe you can help me. Can you help me find software that can make a face photo speak? And very life-like? Where you take a face image and tweak it so it ...

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last post on April 04, 2011 - by chrisjchrisj

Tongal / Brisk® $25,000 Ad Campaign

Brisk® is known for two things – iced tea and incredible animation featuring the likenesses of everyone from Eminem to Ozzy Osbourne. Embracing their love of all things animated, Brisk® is looking ...

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last post on March 30, 2011 - by caleb@tongal

A Easy 3d animation maker tool

I see a very simple and quick production of 3D text and Logo software "Aurora 3D Text & Logo Maker", which make it very simple, it offers a look at ...

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last post on March 29, 2011 - by albadvert

career with 3d animation

Hi all, Am newbie to 3D Animation. Am very much interested in animation career. I have learnt 3D Animation to some extent through online tutorials and through some friends. I dont know how to ...

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last post on March 27, 2011 - by Lis

Animation help?

I am trying to find a way to animate a logo in the machinima logo sense. (Thrown forwards and Flipping vertically until smacking the background and finishing with slight glare and ...

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last post on March 17, 2011 - by galilsnap

Looking for a 3D Animation

Heyho all, my name is René I am coming from Germany, Frankfurt and I am going to develop a Homepage with a few guys from college. Therefore I am looking for someone who is able to create a short ...

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last post on March 15, 2011 - by ReneakaSpY

Free Trial: Faceware 3.0 Facial Animation Software

Image Metrics Award Winning Facial Animation Software, Faceware 3.0, is now available as a fully functioning open ended trial for Autodesk Maya and 3DS Max. Our goal as a company is to develop ...

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last post on March 14, 2011 - by peterbusch

Best Animation Movie In 2010

What is Best Animation Movie In 2010 ...

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last post on March 12, 2011 - by matto666

3D Animation Companies in the States

I need a list of 3D companies in the United States so I can get a demo from them and I would like to partner with them, because I have connectios with studios. More information, please respond or ...

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last post on March 05, 2011 - by cheershow3d

Acting In Animation

"An animator is an actor with a pencil", goes the oldest and truest animation cliché. Not "a draftsman that acts", but first and foremost - an actor. If you're trying to tell a ...

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last post on March 04, 2011 - by gemz888

WANT TO WRITE AND PRODUCE A 3D ANIMATION SHORT

Hey People! I'm new here ^^ I'm a student in 3D modelling and animation and I use Maya. (I'm starting Animation Mentor this year \o/) I want to create a story and work on all the production of ...

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last post on March 04, 2011 - by holipop

Should i quit?

Hey guys, i've recently got into 3d animation and have taken up a course learning to use 3ds max, though my problems is i can't draw at all :(, been trying to teach mysefl but it just doesn't seem ...

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last post on March 04, 2011 - by holipop

3ds Max: problems with path constraint controller

I am trying to create an object moving along a path using the path constraint controller as position controller. Now I want to adjust the speed of the object individually but it always refers to the ...

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last post on March 04, 2011 - by holipop

please help me to learn "How make an animation"

hai guys... i'm melda from indonesia... I don't have any experience for make an animation. :( .i interested to make an animation.but,i don't know the software that i have to use, i don't know what ...

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last post on March 04, 2011 - by holipop

Problem mit Blender

Hallo zusammen, ich habe vor Kurzem begonnen mich mit 3D-Animationen zu beschäftigen und bin bei Blender gelandet. Ich bin vollauf begeistert von dem Möglichkeiten, die diese Programm für lau ...

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last post on February 27, 2011 - by Skydiver

Games Developer Conference 2011

Hi guys, Contact Singapore invites you to join us at the Games Developer Conference (GDC) 2011 exhibition in San Francisco to find out how you can become part of the vibrant Interactive & ...

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last post on February 25, 2011 - by contactsingapore

What software/plugin is used to make this effect?

Can anyone tell me, how to animate these blocks like they do in the Building Projection Promo for the Tourist. or at least what software or plugins they use? or what this type of animation is ...

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last post on February 23, 2011 - by xav_B

3ds Max: Physique pulsing

We're having some severe pulsing problems with the heads and bodies of characters that are rigged with Physique. Anyone had this problem? Know of a workaround? We're still waiting to hear back (well ...

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last post on February 18, 2011 - by Swactiginna

Animation Student Research [Contributors needed]

Dear fans of the art of animation, I'm a 21 year old German student of Media Production in Southampton, UK. I'm currently researching the works of Studio Ghibli and the perception of animation ...

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last post on February 09, 2011 - by Gremnon

3DS Max6: How to rig a face like in "Stop Staring"

How to rig a face like in "Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right" by Jason Osipa book? Especially I'm interestend in the ...

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last post on February 03, 2011 - by oceardono

roetrusemic blog promo

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last post on February 03, 2011 - by roetrusemic

3d tool to make an animation like this

Hello! My name is Martin and I am a programmer who is trying to start making some simple 3d animations for my games. I work in ActionScript and I am used to work with vector and bitmap graphics but ...

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last post on February 02, 2011 - by Starlight

adult dating

I am assured, what is it — ...

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last post on February 01, 2011 - by Adult Dating

Character Emotion

hi everyone! I'm currently half way through completing my 4th year studying computer arts, and within my honours project. The aim of my project is to focus on facial emotion within an animation. I ...

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last post on January 31, 2011 - by gemz888

3ds Max: Modelling types

First post..yay:buttrock: Anyways I'm pretty new to 3d and max even though I did use it a few months ago for a month or 2 an thus I have some basic knowledge of most tools. I'm currently trying ...

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last post on January 31, 2011 - by Tushar

Power your game or 3D app with the LoveMyHome Platform

To the 3Dmd developer Community We’re in the early phase of launching the Unity based website with a growing customer base to finance an exciting development roadmap. Just after we won the Unity ...

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last post on January 20, 2011 - by ferdinand

Maya Blend Shape Animation Editor Not Allowing Me to Key?

Anyone know why I'd be able to key blends from the Channel Box but not from the Blend Shape Editor? There has to be some setting I've missed... right? I'm working with the Pixar Model they ...

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last post on January 18, 2011 - by Andyba

My biped is moving in the wrong direction!

I have been googling for hours and I can seem to find a solution to my problem. I've made a "walk cycle" in 3Ds max and I want the animation to repeat. I press the "Motion Flow ...

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last post on December 29, 2010 - by Spanjoar

Softimage Xsi: Soft learning curve compared to Maya??

I have been using Maya for 2 years now and am considering doing a degree were they use soft. I was wondering if anyone has learnt maya and changed over to soft, i know its good to know a few ...

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last post on December 19, 2010 - by Hargo

Keys for Reactor water

I have created a wave effect with reactor water (by dropping an object in it) and created the rest of the animation according to the necessary timing. For some reason, I need to insert some more ...

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last post on December 03, 2010 - by heartscool

Any 3D animation schools in Louisiana?

Sorry if this thread is similar to others but mine has a more specific focus I am a junior in high school and I'm looking for colleges that offer courses and degrees in 3D animation - specifically ...

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last post on November 27, 2010 - by erebus1994

IKinema - a tool that animates any model

Greetings to the community ! I thought I drop a line to introduce a new animation tool for Maya - IKinema. IKinema is a full-body solver that works directly on your character and can animate ...

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last post on November 26, 2010 - by ikinema

Quote for 3D animation work

Hello all, I am an indie film director (live action, not animated) and am looking for someone to do some 3d animation for a feature length film we're currently editing. Basically, I'm looking ...

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last post on November 23, 2010 - by baalnazzar

should i quit my course

Hi I've been studying computer animation for about 3 months now, when i was at school i never tried hard and just didn't put any effort in, this was a big mistake on my part and is a big regret. ...

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last post on November 22, 2010 - by dTb

How would I animate the fur on a character using 3D's Max?

How would you animate the fur on a character, like for instance, it blowing in the wind? Im still quite new to the software so any suggestions would be helpful. ...

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last post on November 16, 2010 - by TrueCowgirl27

3d ANIMATION MASTERCLASS (Malaysia)

LEARN FROM THE MASTER OF ANIMATION International 3D Animation Masterclass Speaker : SHAWN KELLY from USA Date : 13 & 14 December 2010 Time : 10.00am - 5.00pm Venue ...

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last post on November 13, 2010 - by fishsteak

Searching for a BIP file

Hello, I'm looking for a .bip file referred to in this tutorial: character-studio. net/biped_with_physique.htm It's a man slipping on a banana peel. I think it's included in a tutorial in ...

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last post on November 11, 2010 - by h0dge1

Wanted: Director, Writer(s)

Hello all, We are an experimental online collaborative who are going to create a high-quality animation from scratch. We are currently seeking a director and/or writer(s) for the ...

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last post on November 08, 2010 - by takeshi87

Character Emotion

I'm currently working on my 4th years honours project within computer arts. I'm looking into character emotion, and how to get the best emotional response from characters within narrative; I'm ...

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last post on November 08, 2010 - by gemz888

30 second animated short for the Doritos Crash the Superbowl

Here is the short if you want to check it out... It is a 30 second animated spot for the Doritos: Crash the Superbowl contest. Called it, Tales from Dortios... Potato Chip aliens invade a small ...

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last post on November 07, 2010 - by cinematicfusion

Question / Request

Hey guys. I am working on a presentation that I am going to make to my colleagues here at work later on this year. It's about hardware and software / operating systems. I had this notion of trying ...

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last post on November 04, 2010 - by CG forums guest

Help with a Project?

Hi, I'm a graphic design student at university and I'v recently had a new project brief, to create a Typography Viral video. The problem I occur is that I want the intro of my viral to contain ...

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last post on November 02, 2010 - by Djsquid

New To trueSpace

I'm new to trueSpace and new to the forums. I have some questions about trueSpace: 1) How do I render my animations to a movie format? I keep getting "No workstation renderer is ...

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last post on October 31, 2010 - by Andyba

Partnership with experienced 3D Persons

I would like to partner up with an individual who would like to start his own 3D conversion company. I can provide the funds and connections if you are ...

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last post on October 07, 2010 - by ubaise.azeez

Partnership for 3D Conversion Business

I have the funds and connections to help any struggling 3D companies, so if this seems to interest you, then please feel free to reply and we can further continue this ...

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last post on September 19, 2010 - by Allianza

Animating a carousel

I'm not sure this message will get up. If it does I am trying to animate a carousel. One where chairs move outwards as it spins (not the horse up-and-down kind). I'm looking for tutorials or book ...

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last post on September 16, 2010 - by S. Silard

flashing lights. please help

hi all i am new to this so i will try to keep it simple...... i am trying to create a flashing light on a 3ds max model of a police car i have created and want to save the animation of the flashing ...

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last post on September 02, 2010 - by karan22

maya - dodgy timeline

hi! please could anybody help me with my timeline in maya? ive got 8.5 and 2008 and they both do the same. when i do simple turnaround animation it just wont playback smooth but kind of snappy ...

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last post on September 02, 2010 - by karan22

Looking for an animation

Theres an 3D animation from a while back and I can't remember the name. It's really trippy, its in a city and everything starts to float upwards, it zooms out and shows earth burst into flame, as it ...

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last post on September 02, 2010 - by karan22

Free 3d Animation Software

We have a topic about industry standard 3d animation software, but I didn't find anything dedicated to FREE 3d animation software. :) I will list only free 3d animation programs that at least ...

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last post on August 12, 2010 - by vinni117

Looking for a NICE 3DS Max (biped) rig.

Good morning, everyone! I am wracking my brain, looking for a rig to download - free or not (I am willing to pay a reasonable about for one). I have been sifting through many sites, and have found ...

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last post on August 06, 2010 - by Mixamo

How/where can i get or make this please?

I would like to get the speaker animation shown on the home page of the site "treehouserecordingstudios" so can anyone have a look at that site please and advise me on the following? Is ...

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last post on August 05, 2010 - by CGmagia

Fire text effect in 3ds max

hi, Can anyone give tutorials on text with fire on it which is animating. thank ...

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last post on July 24, 2010 - by heartscool

3D Animation: Postal Jungle

Tell me what u think of my FMP and maybe on what i can improve on next time... Thnx Youtube: Postal ...

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last post on July 22, 2010 - by UVlas

Camera following circle path problem

how to make the target camera to follow a circle path with a complete round? i had tried several time but the camera keep reversing back to the initial point without completing the circle ...

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last post on July 22, 2010 - by UVlas

Hope I am in the right place?

I had a look through the forum topics and this seems to be the right place to ask this question? I am looking for someone to create animated drilling graphics, I believe the primary picture could ...

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last post on July 22, 2010 - by UVlas

Softimage Xsi: texture projection

Say I have a grid that is 10units x 10units. This grid has 100 polys. The grid already has a shader assigned to it. I want to add a new shader to 1 poly and when I add the texture projection it ...

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last post on July 22, 2010 - by Aert

face rig

oh, i forgot to mention that i need a good facial rig setup ...

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last post on July 20, 2010 - by Andyba

character rig

I am looking for a nice tutorial on a simple bi-ped rig in maya. any ...

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last post on July 20, 2010 - by UVlas