Hi Aidan : Checked out some of your links . That "Antics" 3D storyboarding app is just sick ! 90% of the time , that level of visual quality is all that's needed to get a story across . Sad to say that , as far as I know (I've asked many-many times) no one has donated even one simple 'rigged' human character for us to play with in RS . http://www.antics3d.com/index.php
Also , Ambient Grains was fun , but I'm still looking for something which I can use ,to create from scratch, ambient or trance quickly and easily . Still , Amb-Grains is a quick and easy way to "create original" stuff quickly . Trance seems out though . http://www.ambientgrains.com/index.html I loved the original E-Jay (demo), but now there are 5 flavours of it - not sure which one is the one I need. http://www.ejay.com/ Your groboto anim looks neat . Seems a cool S/W if you like abstract stuff , like Xenodream etc . http://www.groboto.com/ Checked out Modo too (you linked us from another thread . Love the looks of their 'Sculpting' tools . Seems like something even I could use . I don't think RSV6 will offer anything like these cool tools for modeling , so maybe I should just save up for Modo too , but it is rather expensive . http://www.luxology.com Cheers ! garry > First off their is ANTICS. This is a PREVIZ movie making app. Can be > used as a story board app and best of all it is FREE: > http://www.antics3d.com/index.php > You actually go through the shop and 'BUY' it for free. Their is also > a Pro Version for $$$. Seems they may be going the route of DAZ, by > making money on extra content. > Second - A rather strange 3D app called GROBOTO: > > http://www.groboto.com/ > > This is for the production of what one would call Abstract 3D art. At > the moment it is $79, but if you look at the BUY page you will see a > button to click that will deliver a coupon with a further $20 > reduction. If you are a company and outside the states you can strip > the VAT off also by providing an appropriate VAT number. I have had a > go off this, here is a quick vid: > > http://www.tidalsound.com/3dstuff/groboto1.avi > > This is about 534kb and xvid. > > The models can be exported out of Groboto and into Realsoft - no > problem. I did such an OBJ export to Luxology Modo and quick rendered > here, same should apply to Realsoft: > > http://www.tidalsound.com/3dstuff/grobolux1.jpg > > [ Sorry about the unfortunate name :) ] > > ===================================================================== > > > Third, SIDEFX came out with an unreal offer recently - Houdini > Apprentice HD. Now, Houdini Apprentice had the usual watermark and > file size restrictions. What makes the HD edition very interesting is > that their are NO WATERMARKS and NO SIZE LIMITS. They call it the > Starving artist edition. You end up with the full working versions of > Houdini Escape and Master, both apps. About $8000 worth, all for > > > $99. > > > BUT, yip a but - this is only for personal use: > > http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1002&Itemid=66 > > Houdini is a high end 3D app, used alot for Fluid and dynamics. Its > used in alot of movies on the big screen - inc Beowulf. Look under > the Company Menu item, Houdini in film. So - as long as an animation > is as a showreel and not for sale you could integrate this app into > your Realsoft 3D workflow for certain scene shots involving fluid and > the like, as again OBJ is available from RS. I havent looked to see > if FBX is in Houdini yet. Of course the free Houdini Apprentice > edition is still available, but with traditional limits. > > > ======================================================================= > > > Lastly, a music type app to help in the creation of your own ambient tracks: > > http://www.ambientgrains.com/index.html > > Quirky, but some interesting results. > > Now - all these apps are available under Windoz, I am not sure about > Mac's or Linux [ Houdini is very strong with Linux ], have a look at > the individual sites. > > So - more tools for your toolkit - and light enough on your wallet, > if in the Euro Zone anyway. > > Roll on v6 ......... > > Enjoy > Cheers > Aidan >
