Forum - Feedback - Switch Layers for face mask, or textures? - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Forum - Feedback - Switch Layers for face mask, or textures? - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:35:16 GMT Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:35:16 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from EEFilmz ukBerty wrote:
artpen,

You can animate the properties of backdrops - one of which is the image. I have done this for blood splats etc.

Animating the decals on characters would be very useful though.
]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:35:16 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from urbanlamb
I have done ziggy's way actually in my last little movie. Anyhow just thought I would toss that alternative out there. I am not known for wanting to take the most complicated route to complete anything quite the opposite actually ]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:56:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from artpen All I want in the future if possible is to get these effects in our movies quickly, so
we can go to sleep in a decent time, and knowing our little creative wonders have
Uploaded for HQ to watch with their tea and shortbreads.

Remember fellow Muvizuers, Make Movies in hours not weeks, keep the faith!!!
Over and out, art]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:49:22 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from urbanlamb
Anyhow so there are three ways and all of them very old fashioned methods of creating such effects in animation which people still use to this day
edited by urbanlamb on 26/10/2012]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:15:34 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from artpen
what about shining three spotlights in sequence with individual pngs for each light

just shining any png with transparency through a spotlight in sequence..

Mmmm, I'm gonna try this

I suppose your character will have to stand still for this to work, but
edited by artpen on 26/10/2012]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:06:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from artpen
Mr Ziggs, you sly fox you, what a nice effective method that is, yes, very slick edit,
Using ordered pngs, it worked a treat and I couldn't see the blood bags, honest!
Now, I will use your secret trick in the future, but I would still love to see a switch
Gizmo inside Muvizu for this type of thing.
I think something where you could have your bullet hole pngs ready to go in the
Animation actions window in Direct Mode? Basically a texture action? That when you click on it, it will show you your stored Pngs that you have created for your
Characters Body map, ie, eyebrows, tears, blood splats, cuts, lipstick??
This would be fantastic for facial photo maps aswell, ( picture 1- smiling, 2-sad ect)
This could cure the facial animation problem, not a lot... just a little...]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:25:06 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from ziggy72 now rather than at some point in the future when it might get sorted - just giving everybody another option to consider Also, I take what Muvizu can give me and run with that - I don't see the point in hanging around waiting for features to show up before committing myself to making something - those features might never show up anyway, so I just play with the cards I've been dealt, as it were, and I'd recommend the same attitude to all other Muvizuers out there. There's nothing wrong in requesting features, just don't hold yer breath is all I'm saying... ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:05:54 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 ziggy72 wrote:
Artpen, there is another way. And it's cunning. Very cunning. More cunning than a particularly cunning fox who's just been to cunning school (and earned a degree in cunning). I've started to use it myself, as you can see in the Dev Test : Radio Rental vid I made. Actually you can't see it, because it's so bloody dark you can't see the bullet holes appearing on the policeman's chest, but they do appear as he is shot. It's possible because of the Breathing option in the character properties - let me explain ;

(Using the cop as an example) I created 3 body textures - one with one bullet hole, one with 2, one with 3.

I applied the first texture to the cop, set him to not breathe, and filmed the scene.
I changed the texture to the next one, filmed the scene again (exactly as before, same session), then changed to the third one and filmed the scene one last time.

So now I have 3 pieces of footage, with the same cop performing the same actions precisely - without breathing turned on, there is no randomness in his positioning. It's then a fairly simple job of fading shot 1 into 2 into 3 to give the illusion of the bullet holes appearing on cue. I'm using the same trick on my Halloween vid to create lightning (just as I created the muzzle flash effect in Radio Rental when the guy fires the gun). You could do the same thing with tears, as you say, but you'd probably have to use more 'frames' of animation to make it look smooth. Hope this (long and rambling explanation) helps!

Yes, Ziggy, but this would be tedious. It's OK for now, however, it would be nice to have a feature built in to Muvizu.]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:47:47 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from ziggy72
(Using the cop as an example) I created 3 body textures - one with one bullet hole, one with 2, one with 3.

I applied the first texture to the cop, set him to not breathe, and filmed the scene.
I changed the texture to the next one, filmed the scene again (exactly as before, same session), then changed to the third one and filmed the scene one last time.

So now I have 3 pieces of footage, with the same cop performing the same actions precisely - without breathing turned on, there is no randomness in his positioning. It's then a fairly simple job of fading shot 1 into 2 into 3 to give the illusion of the bullet holes appearing on cue. I'm using the same trick on my Halloween vid to create lightning (just as I created the muzzle flash effect in Radio Rental when the guy fires the gun). You could do the same thing with tears, as you say, but you'd probably have to use more 'frames' of animation to make it look smooth. Hope this (long and rambling explanation) helps! ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:34:35 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from ukBerty
You can animate the properties of backdrops - one of which is the image. I have done this for blood splats etc.

Animating the decals on characters would be very useful though.]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:36:33 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2247-switch-layers-for-face-mask-or-textures.aspx Message from artpen Textures, be it for body textures, face mask, objects ect??

I think this would be a great feature, you could animate facial emotions, tears ect
Just by switching your layers in the right order.

Could switch layers be the answer for photo facial animation, blood splats, bullet holes, window cracking........
What do you think, is this possible team Muvizu?
edited by artpen on 25/10/2012]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:03:14 GMT