Re: Jurassic Park: Fallen World to open this friday - Jurassic Park legacy.

[Ed Manning]

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On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Pierre Schiller <
activemotionpictu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I just found out this documental. Pretty cool:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DoelBtZHkL4c=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=ocacuPqCuHQEJS4eyGmsG2MSD2xoBYxWSWmJdAa7UMA=LK2VPp8oyy9nd8tbCqtn9Ak9dNclHcXAvXftKHkBYVI=
> 
>
> I remember when I first saw Jurassic Park, I thought "those dinos sure
> look alive" (unlike any other previous stop-motion movie (which I also
> loved).
>
> Question: Is the "when the dinos ruled the earth" banner on the museum´s
> Trex fight with the velociraptor scene, a "cloth simulation"? or is it
> rigged?
>
> Anyone knows the project? How was that "perfectly synch"? with the roar?
> Is that scene done with Softimage 3D?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> * www.3dcinetv.com
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RE: Looking for a 3D-scanner

[Sven Constable]

Received the scanner (the SE model) yesterday and already used it for a 
project. With only one day of practice I got acceptable results, so I'm 
satisfied. The software seems to be targeted to home users, as only a very few 
options are available. Overall the GUI looks like a beta version of a software 
from the nineties. Messages and windows popping up in the background instead of 
the foreground, it has a teamviewer option for whatever reason, it doesn't 
remember file pathes and the english translation is the chinese way. The 
cheaper SE model I bought is a bit unsteady because of the plastic parts but 
works.

However, under the hood it puts out good meshes, of course also depending on 
the preparation of the objects. Point cloud computations and meshing uses all 
cores most of the times.

Even if an objects got a perfectly flat und dull surface, if it has different 
areas of brightness (read color) like a logo or letterings, these will come out 
as depth information. Only lightly but visible in the resulting scan.  Since 
the idea of 3d scanning is not capturing perfectly smooth surfaces but uneven 
and complex surfaces, I would not consider it as a contra. Maybe this was also 
because of the cheap crayon spray I used which created tiny sprinkles on the 
surface . I will try developer spray and see how this works.

Besides the poly formats, it can output point cloud data to be meshed later on.

 

If you're interested, I uploaded an example of a scanned lemon. I used 3-5 scan 
runs I think, with 20 degrees/ 18 steps each. Meshed in high detail with 10 
percent mesh density. Seems to me that the mesh resolution is always much 
higher than the average scan resolution you may achive with an average object. 
In other words you will hit the limits in scanning (due to bad preparation of 
the object or difficult objects) much earlier than what the meshing algorithm 
can put out.

 

 

 www.imagefront.de/tmp/fruit_high_detail_10_percent.fbx

 

FBX would be nice but is not supported by the scanner. I used STL for direct 
import to XSI. Or OBJ if texture is needed.

 

Sven

 

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Subject: Re: Looking for a 3D-scanner

 

Let us know how you get on. i assume photogrammetry is no good? Photoscan.

 

 

On 15 June 2018 at 10:37, Sven Constable  wrote:

Well, all kinds of things. Food products for example. Maybe these will not work 
very well, because I probably cannot flip a fancy cake upside down for a second 
scan run :) Also not every object will work with spray crayon.

Currently I need  a packaging that got crumpled aluminum foil on it. I could 
model it but a scan will surely help. Even the scan will not be perfect I can 
use parts of it, clean and model the rest by hand. 

I already ordered the scanner and will see how it works out.

 

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Subject: Re: Looking for a 3D-scanner

 

What type of things are you thinking of scanning?

 

 

On 14 June 2018 at 22:55, Sven Constable  wrote:

Thanks Andy for the vids. Nice reviews of the Einscans. I think the SE model 
could be sufficient for my needs.

 

Regardings that Cappasity tool: That’s not a 3d scanner, it just creates 
turntable movies.

 

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of F Sanchez
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Subject: Re: Looking for a 3D-scanner

 

Re: path vs curve

[Sandy Sutherland]

There is indeed -

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S.

On 20 June 2018 at 15:52, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES II] <
j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote:

> So I think the question I should be asking is, is there a Houdini mailing
> list?
>
>
>
> But putting that aside, the thing I really wanted to know is, what’s the
> practical difference between a path and curve in Houdini?
>
>
>
> I’ve learned I can path animate on both, but each creates a “curve” in
> different ways and I’ve been unable to determine what might be common or
> similar between them. I’m finding paths to be very cumbersome because they
> create so many cv objects that are not part of a unified path object. I can
> see advantages to that but the disadvantage is that large paths are
> difficult to manage. And curves seem significantly difficult to edit with
> precision, at least easily compared to paths.
>
>
>
> So whats the difference? Why one vs the other and what uses are they best
> for.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Joey
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path vs curve

[Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES II]]

So I think the question I should be asking is, is there a Houdini mailing list?

But putting that aside, the thing I really wanted to know is, what's the 
practical difference between a path and curve in Houdini?

I've learned I can path animate on both, but each creates a "curve" in 
different ways and I've been unable to determine what might be common or 
similar between them. I'm finding paths to be very cumbersome because they 
create so many cv objects that are not part of a unified path object. I can see 
advantages to that but the disadvantage is that large paths are difficult to 
manage. And curves seem significantly difficult to edit with precision, at 
least easily compared to paths.

So whats the difference? Why one vs the other and what uses are they best for.



Joey
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Re: Friday Flashback #341

[Steve Parish]

Wasn't there a video that came out with Face Robot? Downtown Jimmy or
something?

On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Stephen Blair 
wrote:

> June 2006 headlines:
>
>- Face Robot Now Available!
>- SOFTIMAGE|XSI Advanced – ALL the Power, HALF the Price!
>
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