To any users.

Well that certainly does sound like a lot of work Calvin but still It also sounds worth the effort to get those results.

blaydrnnnr
Wish you the best with the 3d animations

I’m just wondering why you guys all got into using 3DC. I followed the like off the dark basic website and decided to buy it to make models for my games. andnbsp;Somehow I think I’m probably more intrested in making models then games. andnbsp;I was just wondering what makes you guys get this great product.

It would be interesting to hear from people talk about what they use 3DC for also. andnbsp;Realistic models, Robots, futuristic models, web productions, Gaming models, andnbsp;etc.

I got into 3DC after doing some investigating into 3d art and of course the new frontier of 3D animation. Of course I couldnt afford those big dollar programs, but I wasnt ready for that anyway. Finding 3DC, and looking at other modellers, You just cant beat it for modelling, even against the bigger programs. As my artwork improves, I am going to head in the direction eventually of animation. ( I hope!) 3DC is growing fast, both in its power as a tool, and it’s reputation. For the cost..It’s a bargain, for what its done for my creativity and art work, it’s priceless! <!– s;) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!– s;) –>

As for how/why I purchased 3DC: I bet no-one else shares the same reasoning!

Originally, I was doing a lot of video editing, and started to work with the video package’s 3d effects to integrate into my movies. I then discovered some software that allows me to derive the camera position/movement in 3d space from edges andamp; points in the 2d video scene. The software would recreate the 2d video scene into 3d (really quite amazing!). Then, I can create (with the help of a character modeling program) 3D models of individuals from my movies that have been photo-texture mapped (from real people) that I can work with and animate in 3DC.

Eventually, I want to reposition the 3D camera vantage point to mimic the motion of the real 2D camera (to add the necessary instability) and overlay my 3D work into my 2D video (with appropriate masking).

This CGI integration of 3D graphics into a 2D movie can look very realistic if done carefully.

It sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but it can really add an exciting edge to a movie production.

Even though that was the original intent of getting 3DC, I have had so much fun experimenting and learning the software that the whole video part has been put on hold until I have improved my modeling skills.

Cal.