What about fxPHD? Downloadable classes with personal forum interaction? I agree with Brad that some level of interaction between students and professor is important.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Nasser Al-Ostath <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes .... seems that recording and downloading maybe is a good idea > On Mar 28, 2013 4:29 PM, "Mirko Jankovic" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> +1 for recorded. it is already hard to plan day to get everything done in >> time... being able to watch recorded when you can... huge bonus >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Nasser Al-Ostath >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I agree .... making it recorded or web based is much better and most of >>> us will get the benefit of it >>> On Mar 28, 2013 4:22 PM, "Daniel H" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Based on scheduling, the GoToMeeting might not work well. How about >>>> recording the videos and selling them with Vimeo's new Video on Demand >>>> service; requires a Pro account. >>>> >>>> Daniel >>>> VFXM >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:52 AM, javier gonzalez < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Record the class and more people will be interested. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2013/3/28 Adam Sale <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> The whole kit looks like it would be interesting. A scheduled class >>>>>> would be tough for me to make as well what with kids / sched. If there >>>>>> were >>>>>> some sort of archived classes we could check out on our own time after >>>>>> delivery of your live sessions, that would be awesome. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:28 AM, John Clausing <[email protected] >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It would be impossible for me to make any scheduled class,......... >>>>>>> But if you record it a la "Ted", I'll buy it! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ICE, rigging, ICE >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 28, 2013, at 12:53 AM, Bradley Gabe <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Softimage Users! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have only a few more months before I'm off to grad school full >>>>>>> time and thought it might be mutually beneficial for our community to >>>>>>> come >>>>>>> up with some sort of Softimage Jedi training regimen in order to impart >>>>>>> some wisdom, while at the same time helping me stash away some funds to >>>>>>> pay >>>>>>> for cappuccinos when I have to pull all-nighters for my exams. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Something I was thinking about, (in an effort not to overlap any of >>>>>>> Raffaele's excellent training work) rather than creating a bunch of >>>>>>> videos, >>>>>>> was to set up a class using GoToMeeting where we can distribute scene >>>>>>> data >>>>>>> and solve problems interactively. This would allow real time questions >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> feedback, but more importantly, provide insight into the problem >>>>>>> solving >>>>>>> process, and how decisions are made along the way, which is something >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> video course format doesn't provide. For all students, I would provide >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> extensive package of custom tools to add to the problem solving arsenal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What I'm curious to learn is, what areas of technical animation in >>>>>>> Softimage would users be most interested in learning? For example: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Basic rigging (fundamentals) >>>>>>> - Advanced rigging (secondary and tertiary animation control) >>>>>>> - Designing custom deformers using ICE (facial animation, volume >>>>>>> retention, etc) >>>>>>> - Adding secondary effects under short deadline (flesh jiggle, >>>>>>> springs, muscle effects) >>>>>>> - Using scripting for problem solving >>>>>>> - Developing custom tools using the Softimage UI >>>>>>> - Developing custom tools using PySide UI >>>>>>> - Understanding ICE (fundamentals) >>>>>>> - Other >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Bradley >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
