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Latest version. (URL) multi-minifig support. I've also added the POVray feile (& the original Ldraw ones too) that render the video below. (URL) .inc file itself includes intructions. The main_secene file (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Animation using Datsville
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All the recent animation work has prompted me to start my Drive Through Datsville project. Here's a sample I whipped up this morning: (URL) (1.5MB) You need the DivX codec which can be found at (URL) if you don't have it (click on the Standard DivX (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Animation of Mladen Pejic's models
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Hello James, thank you very much for the detailed inormation. Yes.. i already checked that description page.. i think its very cool because it is nery nicely explained how to setup things. This could be definately an tutorial on ldraw.org because (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Animation of Mladen Pejic's models
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(...) Thanks! Ever since I saw LDraw and POV-Ray, I've wanted to make animations like this. It is nice everyone else is into it now too. Hard to say exactly how long it took. Well, it took 3 days of off and on trial and error trying to get alpha (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Looking for "I'm a Mummy."
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I'm looking for the video where the mummy says, "I'm a mummy. Watch what happens when I walk up to somebody." I wanna show it to some friends, but I'm having trouble locating a copy on the net. Any pointers? --Todd (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Animation of Mladen Pejic's models
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Hi! This looks great. How long did it take exaclty to render it using the grid and in what resolution did you render the images? Play well Carsten "James Reynolds" <james@magnusviri.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Htro3E.F6B@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Animation of Mladen Pejic's models
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And I have just made this movie at work to test distributive rendering with POV-Ray: MP4 (QuickTime 6 required--Windows users have this, right?) 6.7 MB (URL) versions and an explaination of how I made the animation are on this page: (URL) let me (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) Cool. I'm anxious to see it. I've built most of my MLCAD scene for it already - as soon as you release I'll put it to work and make 'em sweat. :) There's just one thing about this include file that is bad but indirectly very good: it makes my (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) With the latest developments Miguel announced, I can say that if there's the right contest, my current film will be in it. History would work. Or storytelling. Or music. -Mike (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) Well, I guess I need a user base first ... 8?) Actually, I'm developing this as fast as I can partly becasue I'm taking a two week vacation away from it all starting a week from today & partly because there is one user who has expressed (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) (snip) I have been following this with some interest. Are we going to see some examples of this in the next animation film contest from your user base? (Stop motion is very cool but this may actually be cooler in the long run) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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That's very good! Could you show a transition bewteen the improved walking function and the running function? (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: New L3P Tool: Batch Processor
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Good news: there is now a Windows GUI. No more command-line! All you have to do is point and click, and if necessary fill in a few blanks. The program is pretty self-intuitive. If you find any problems (unlikely but possible) let me know. (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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Here is the latest update - the script has been cleaned and should be easy to follow (I hope) (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) Hi and thanks Allister, Problem is, after 2 days of intense study of walking cycles, I forgot how to "walk *naturally* accross the room"=8D /I get what you mean - thanks again! (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) Cheers indeed! Slick. I haven't been posting in this thread but I've definitely been following along - this is going to come in *very* handy for the next scene where I need to march 16 minifigs down a street. I like this last walk mode the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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(...) That's pretty cool. One thing though - walk across the room and note the way your arms swing. Now look at the animation again. Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Ldraw Minifig "Machinima" POVray include file
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Thanks to the advice of some friendly folks over at Brickfilms, I have now added a "natural" walk mode to the include file. The updated include file for POVray is not yet available, but these two clips showcase the new walking cycle. (URL) (~500k (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: 8466 ANIMATED
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G*R*E*A*T S*T*U*F*F, Steve! Thanks for sharing boith the pics and the code. Keep it up! (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8818 Povray Animations
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Awesome Off to a great start. Very nice job. Hope to see more like it. Steve (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray)
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