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#PAR with sound
Message #196798
Dear Greg, I'm trying to use my PAR to record sound and video at the same time from a VTR source, in Windows 3.1. The sound card seems to work fine with the WAV editor. I can record and play the sound no problem. But when I try to record…
Mistakes in my book! Impossible! Yes, an old edition (a very old edition!) had a mistake in the formula. I actually ended up taking that exercise out completely because it's really not the best way to morph. I meant, look at the exercise where create 2D shapes of numbers with…
You could also check Track Info for anything going on on that particular frame, ie. an old Light Color keyframe that never got deleted when it should've. Michele
Garry, Reread Morphing & Animation. There's a whole thing on morphing between numbers. This should help. Michele
#Forensics show?
Message #194432
Peter, I heard you have a Forensics show coming up soon. Is this true? Where, when, who? Michele
You might also want to get onto Digimation's mailing list. They sell a lot of 3DS add-ons that Schreiber doesn't carry. 1-800-854-4496. Michele
Anthony, I'm already working on some Max materials, and doubtless many other authors are too. I've already been hired to teach a class in Max next May! (In Moscow of all places!) So I guess I'd better learn it, eh? Michele
Jan, Yes, Ingo moved to Stuttgart a few weeks ago. Have you seen any of his software? The guy wrote a stripped-down version of 3DS as one of his graduate projects — from scratch! He does this kind of stuff for breakfast, then writes REALLY hard stuff at lunchtime. Michele
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Video Card & 3DS & WB
Message #191703
Have you contacted Digimation? They have done some testing of World Builder so they should know. Michele
Hey, there are character animation tapes in the catalog too! And I heard they're really great… of course I wrote the script and starred in them, so I would think that, wouldn't I. Michele
Jan, I don't know about any German 3DS reel. I recently went to Europe to videotape interviews with hotshot 3DS users, and Upstart was recommended to me by another longtime 3DS user, Ingo Neumann. They've done some things for German Television so you've probably seen their work. How can I…
>>LOL Don't you and Alan have each other's telephone numbers? Can't you call each other up and have this discussion? Michele
Jan, Do you know the guys at Upstart in Wiesbaden? They're doing a lot of broadcast work with 3DS, and some very interesting creative work too. Michele
Materials + Lighting.
Message #190285
Stepen, Books can be ordered from Digimation at 1-800-854-4496. They can give you the skinny on each one. Sorry to be so short but I am leaving for Moscow in four hours! Michele
Stepen, If you really want some R2 books I have some old ones from before my publisher updated to R3. The books are the 3D Studio Tips & Tricks Series. They've changed a little since the original run but a lot of the material is there. Let me know if…
Anil, Why don't you use the starfield as a background instead? This will eliminate any mapping problems. I also recommend that you try creating the starfield at 320×200. This will give you bigger stars (4 pixels in size) in the final 640×480 animation. It will also tell you if the…
Water IPAS
Message #185974
Fred, I also talk about how to make water without IPAS routines in my book Glass & Reflection from the 3D Studio Tips & Tricks Series. I had to do it once for a spot for Australian television. Michele
Marvin, This may be a long shot but… When I first got 3DS R2 I couldn't get it to run, and got the message you got. The problem turned out to be a cheap hard disk controller card! (Don't ask me what I went through to find out the problem.)…
Matthew, Instead of batch rendering you can also use the network rendering feature of 3DS on a single PC with a lot less possibility for error. With batch rendering, if you type in a line wrong you're in trouble, and you also have to make sure you've saved your file…
JKJ, 'Twas a delight to see you at SIGGRAPH. Are you really the Boolean King? I just got done teaching a class in Green Bay, Wisconsin with James Murphy. We did a section on booleans. I wonder if you have anything to add to these basic concepts that we covered:…
>> use Refraction Mapping to show Stalin's eye aiming at Kirov…>> My mother wants to know why I am laughing so hard. I just explained "IPAS" to her yesterday so I don't know if she'll get it. Michele
I missed some of this thread… for those in the know, is Danny's MetaBalls ahead of Javier's in features, price etc.? (People have been asking me this question a lot lately and I am tired of BSing them.) Michele
TBruno, I tried to download your file but could not find it. You could try deleting the objects and making new ones. Sometimes this solves a sticky problem. You can also send the file directly to me, and I will try to get a chance to look at it tonight.…
Jeffrey, My first impression is that you're turning Receive Shadows off on the wrong object. Try hiding the object that's giving you trouble, and making a new one in its place and seeing if that receives shadows. You can always try just making the object over again. You didn't, by…
#Michele to Australia
Message #185298
GH, Arriving in Oz in October, if deadlines don't get me first. How's Lisa and the wee one? And how's the winter going? Michele
Alex, >> Michele doesn't remember them either…
Aleksey, It was so wonderful to finally meet you and the Russian contingent in person! I wish I had had more time to talk to you. It was very hard to communicate at the show. I didn't realize how loud it was on the exhibition floor until we all tried…
Alan, Yes, it was fun listening to you blather on about all the other women at the party… made me feel so wanted. Wish I had gotten to dance with you and Martin at the House of Blues. Hey, you guys never showed up at the Autodesk Press reception Wednesday…
>> trials of self-employment…
#Corporate threads <G>
Message #184674
Hey Jonas, It was great to see you at SIGGRAPH. Loved yer corporate threads. Where can I buy a suit like that? Michele
Robert, >> I see that Murph is having Michelle Bousquette next week.
3DS Max Birth
Message #184671
Hi Gary, 'Twas such a pleasure to see you and your collective baby at SIGGRAPH. Please let us know as soon as the gestation period is over! Michele
Dom, If your reflection map is up at 100%, then the reflection map tends to dominate the material. Try cranking it down to something more reasonable like 10 or 20. Your Shininess and/or Shininess Strength might be too high as well. Michele
Chase, You can get the Tips and Tricks books from Barnes & Noble in some cities, or via mail order from Digimation, 1-800-854-4496. Even if your local Barnes & Noble doesn't carry the books, you can always get them to order it. Just be sure to roundly chastise them for…
Terry, You can get all the 3DS books from Digimation. (including the Tips and Tricks Series, which I co-authored) Michele
Terry, I think I know what you're talking about with the reflection problems. If you put a Reflection map on a flat object, you don't get much in the way of excitement. It always ends up looking pretty flat. I ran into this problem earlier this year when I modelled…
Dear Tim, Hi! Sorry it took so long to get back to you but I've been at SIGGRAPH. Regarding the files on the book disks, I've never minded people using them for work or for passing around. Go ahead and use the lounge, just throw in a credit somewhere if…
#PAR fuzzy with Diamond
Message #181887
Greggy, Just thought I'd fire this one your way, seeing as you know *everything*. I just got a new Pentium 90 (thank you, thank you) with 32MB RAM, a 1.2 gig boot drive just for fun, a Diamond Speedstar 64 PCI and one of the Seagates that works with the…
PAR fuzzy with Diamond
Message #181887
Greggy, Just thought I'd fire this one your way, seeing as you know *everything*. I just got a new Pentium 90 (thank you, thank you) with 32MB RAM, a 1.2 gig boot drive just for fun, a Diamond Speedstar 64 PCI and one of the Seagates that works with the…
Dear Anne, Thank you for your concern. I have posted a more detailed message. Please delete the old message, if you have time. Thanks Michele
Training in Europe
Message #173685
To all 3D Studio users: I am a professional 3DS teacher. I am planning a three-week trip to Europe, from June 23 to July 15. During that time I would be interested in training European users. I do two types of training: 1> Advanced Personalized Training, where I visit an…
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Paging Paul Simpson
Message #173593
James, Thanks for taking the time to let me know where Paul is. I'll catch him on the net. Michele
#Paging Paul Simpson
Message #173053
Does anyone know how to reach Paul Simpson at Hyperbole in the U.K.? Michele
#Luminance and Wattage
Message #169219
Dear Greg, I've been teaching a lot of architectural 3DS classes lately and I get this question all the time: Is it possible to somehow connect omni or spotlight luminance with wattage? I've been saying no, citing all the other factors that come into play in real life: radiosity, shadows…
#Seeking 7th Guest
Message #168458
Can anyone tell me how I can get in touch with the 7th Guest guys? Michele
Omni lights
Message #166493
Gary/Jack, I'm working on a course curriculum for architects, and want to talk about how omni lights work. What do you think of this? "An omni light shines "through" objects, but this doesn't mean each object in the scene is fully illuminated on all sides. An omni light illuminates all…
#Looking for gum tree
Message #165708
Dear Glenn, I'm looking for a 3D model of an Australian gum tree, or other tree that can be found in Australia? It needs to be a "full" tree. Thanks Michele
Evan, darling, you simply must learn to differentiate between "daywear" and "evening wear". Michele
#Two-faced faces?
Message #165275
T or F: A "face" in 3DS is really a triangular area, but in talking about "faces" we often mean a four-sided area made up of two faces. Example: applying flat mirror reflection to one "face" usually means two or more adjacent, parallel faces, like the two-face area of a…
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