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Re: sample animation
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Sat, 4 Nov 2000 23:47:58 GMT
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Chuck Sommerville wrote:
> For a long time now I have been wanting to do an animation of a camera
> moving through a Lego model. I finally finished my first test case. This
> was modeled with MLCad. First I created 36 modules that were 8x8 studs
> each, 28 turns, and 8 straights. I arranged them in a 6x6 grid. These were
> just simple segments made up from my imagination. Then in another sub-model
> I placed 1x1 round studs along the camera path. I added the pieces in the
> order that the camera should follow them. Then I clipped the camera path
> out of the MPD file and used a text editor to extract just the block
> coordinates. I used this list as parameters to a POV macro that created a
> cubic spline path. This was used with the clock variable in POV to move the
> camera. I converted the model to a POV file, without the camera path
> section. The final animation was rendered at a resolution compatible with
> VCD which I intend to move it to later. I used DTA (Daves Targa Animator)
> to convert the BMP files to an AVI file. Then I used a program called
> avi2mpg to make the final MPeg movie. The POV render was done without
> anti-alising because I thought there was so much noise introduced by the
> video compression that it wouldnt matter. I hope you like it. My 5 year
> old son says it looks like Lego Land.
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> You can find the file here:
> http://www.he.net/~chucks/anim.m1v
> Be warned that this is an 80- second animation and is about 12MB.
Wow, it's worth every MegaByte!
I wish I had that kind of imagination and creativity.
An aerial view of the whole 6x6 grid would be great if you could "heli"
at some point along the path.
/Lars
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| (...) I wish I could view it. My PC messes up the graphics, like a scramble cable tv channel... :( -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| For a long time now I have been wanting to do an animation of a camera moving through a Lego model. I finally finished my first test case. This was modeled with MLCad. First I created 36 modules that were 8x8 studs each, 28 turns, and 8 straights. I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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