Forum - Your Videos - Birdies! - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Forum - Your Videos - Birdies! - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:02:18 GMT Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:02:18 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes clayster2012 wrote:
ok thanks ikes,you inspired me with this!


Great! I wonder what you can come up with...]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:02:18 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from PatMarrNC clayster2012 wrote:
ok thanks ikes,you inspired me with this!


Ikes should start a business of inspiring people ;-)]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:15:47 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from clayster2012 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:45:12 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes clayster2012 wrote:
Ikes what part of the arm did you attach the wings to?


They are attached to the arm sockets, but tilted and offset to fall outside the attached body.]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2016 09:11:44 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from clayster2012 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:27:30 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from PatMarrNC

I hope these birds are going to the store too... I'm sure a lot of people will buy them]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:42:06 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes clayster2012 wrote:
Nice ikes, did you use sinister to make them to?


Thanks Clay,
No, it's used with the potato head man.]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 22:13:29 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from Rocque
It is going to be great to have a lot to do once it is too cold and windy to go outside vs being too hot and windy.

Thanks for sharing Ikes, you are awesome.]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:22:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from clayster2012 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 19:47:28 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes PatMarrNC wrote:
ikes wrote:

Thanks! I modelled and textured the eyes in my 3d modeller. You can then later in muvizu pick and keyframe another texture for the imported fbx mesh under the character proporties.


Cool! Again, the implications are huge! This same technique could be used to make static models talk. A collection of phenome images could be prepared, then applied with keyframes as needed. The same basic phenome images, once created, could be used for a variety of different characters


Indeed, that's possible. Allthough it is quite labor-intensive to keyframe every frame for a mouth shape, especially long sentences...]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:14:33 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from PatMarrNC ikes wrote:

Thanks! I modelled and textured the eyes in my 3d modeller. You can then later in muvizu pick and keyframe another texture for the imported fbx mesh under the character proporties.


Cool! Again, the implications are huge! This same technique could be used to make static models talk. A collection of phenome images could be prepared, then applied with keyframes as needed. The same basic phenome images, once created, could be used for a variety of different characters]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:08:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes tonyob67 wrote:
Amazing!!! I want them... Thank you, they look like Disney pixar


Thanks Tony! I shall make it available to buy in the store this week. ]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:48:40 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes PatMarrNC wrote:
ikes wrote:
MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.


on a backdrop?

Hey wouldn't it be cool to have a round backdrop, specifically for animating eyes

(Excellent concept and execution, Ikes!)
edited by PatMarrNC on 07/08/2016


Thanks! I modelled and textured the eyes in my 3d modeller. You can then later in muvizu pick and keyframe another texture for the imported fbx mesh under the character proporties.]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:44:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from PatMarrNC MrDrWho13 wrote:
PatMarrNC wrote:
ikes wrote:
MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.


on a backdrop?

Hey wouldn't it be cool to have a round backdrop, specifically for animating eyes

Uh... you can use the sphere shape and put a texture on it.
edited by MrDrWho13 on 07/08/2016


good point! I tend to forget about the usefulness of the primitive objects! Thanks for the follow-up!

that really opens up a lot of possibilities, especially if the texture can still be animated when the object is used as an attachment
edited by PatMarrNC on 07/08/2016

------------update----------------
I tried this, but when picking attachments there is no path to the built-in Muvizu primitive shapes. Bummer, because their adaptability and scalability of textures is very good!

But, in process of testing I discovered that any ol' set of sphere saved as FBX can have keyframable texures applied to create moving eyes. In fact, you can even apply AVI video textures to your own model (doesn't have to be a backdrop... I didn't realize that until now)

Upshot is that you can make an AVI of eyes that blink and randomly look around and then use it as the texture for your eyes. Because eyes like that can be sized an put wherever you need them, you aren't as limited position-wise when using small characters inside critter suits.

In fact, now that the transparent AVI feature is fixed, it might be possible to create a quadraped's legs with static rectangular blocks... then apply a series of leg animation AVIs to the blocks as textures.

You could create a series of different leg animations.. walking, running, standing still, scratching fleas etc... then swap them in and out as needed with keyframes.

( Much kudos to whoever does this first. )
edited by PatMarrNC on 09/08/2016]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:39:27 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 PatMarrNC wrote:
ikes wrote:
MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.


on a backdrop?

Hey wouldn't it be cool to have a round backdrop, specifically for animating eyes

Uh... you can use the sphere shape and put a texture on it.
edited by MrDrWho13 on 07/08/2016]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:35:37 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from PatMarrNC ikes wrote:
MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.


on a backdrop?

Hey wouldn't it be cool to have a round backdrop, specifically for animating eyes

(Excellent concept and execution, Ikes!)
edited by PatMarrNC on 07/08/2016]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:34:58 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from tonyob67 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:46:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 ikes wrote:
MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.

I thought that might be the case. The textures are very effective though!]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:32:26 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes MrDrWho13 wrote:
Looks good!
Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?


Thanks! The eyes are Animated textures. The muvizu eyes can not come out far enough and are to small.]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:29:01 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 Are the eyes Muvizu eyes or animated textures?]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:17:41 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5844-birdies.aspx Message from ikes
I think the chicken will come available in the store this week... The bird will too later.

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