a couple of weeks ago i started using blender, from NaN..
its currently (or at least as of a couple weeks ago) not available from
their website, but i found a tarball on a debian mirror...
ive never used 3d SMAX but, from pictures, blender looks to have similar
functionality.
be sure to check out www.elysiun.com, which appears to be a blender fan
site of sorts, with tutorials and a web forum where people post their
work...
-tom
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Tilly, Lawrence wrote:
> G'Day.
>
> I'm starting to get involved with video editing (including blue screen
> compositing) and some 3d modeling at a hobbyist level. I'm currently playing
> with software on my Windoze box (Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After
> Effects, 3D Studio Max) and it looks like I'm getting hooked by this money
> sink, err...hobby. I don't have a penguin-based environment up to this level
> yet and plan on some upgrades, so I figured I'd throw out a few questions
> and try to do this the Right Way from the start...
>
> Hardware:
> I have never worked with a dual-monitor setup, but several people I'm
> learning this from use such a config. Especially for compositing multiple
> layers (blue screen / green screen) and arranging video clips, they like
> having one monitor to serve as a holding area / reference and one for active
> work. Could someone recommend a good dual monitor video card with decent
> support under Linux?
>
> I currently have no method to capture video from my Hi8 camcorder or VCR /
> DVD. There are several USB-based and PCI card-based solutions in the sub
> $100 range but I'd like to see if someone is already using such an item and
> get their input. USB would be nice since I could swap it between boxes.
>
> My strongest Linux box is (don't laugh) a Celeron 350 w/ 512MB. I'm
> naturally looking at my new interest as an excuse to upgrade ("Loving wife,
> my life will just not be fulfilled trying to render 3d models at 350 MHz").
> I have to see how far I can push my ABIT board (I think it can go over 700),
> or I may go with an AMD in the range of 1+ GHz...we'll see how convincing I
> can be. If anyone is doing similar work and has some significant
> recommendations I'd like to hear them.
>
> Software:
> I like the capabilities of the above software packages I've named. However,
> some of these are friends versions that I'm trying out to see if I really
> like it before I shovel out any money (some of these things are EXPENSIVE).
> If I stick with them I'll have to try running them under a wine, etc. Does
> anyone have any experience with a Linux based version of any of these tools?
> Naturally OS is preferred. This is not just because I'm cheap (plus I have a
> partner that encourages my hobbies, but relationally to their expense), it's
> also because I love to be able to say to the people promoting $500 - $1000
> software packages "See, it doesn't have to be like that."
>
> REMEMBER: This is for personal satisfaction only. I do not intend to
> generate any revenue from this, only share with family / friends / fellow
> hobbyists. I know the more money I throw at it the better things would be.
> However, if something is going to run a slower than a professional would
> find acceptable that's ok with me as long as it actually works. My goal is
> to have fun and grow into the hobby over time. I'm willing to take these
> things in steps (Capture, CPU, dual monitor, etc) as needed.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Lawrence
>
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