#Amiga Gang Video!!!
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Boy am I inspired and excited. I received the "Amiga Gang" video today
(Thanks Jerry), and my congratulations to all who contributed. I am full
of new ideas. Eric I loved your submarine scene and I AM going to tackle
an underwater scene next.
I also got the latest issue of APEX, Steve Worley's newsletter with a full
description Essence II. Well, as fast as I could get myself to the phone I
got my order in! It looks fantastic. So good that it might pull some
Lightwave addicts back to Imagine just to use these textures!
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-Paul-
Thanks Paul! I just got my tape, but haven't had a chance to view it yet!
Looking forward to checking out all the 'good stuff'! :^)
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom
Cool, just watched my copy of the Amiga Gang tape. Great work to all.
Eric, one comment about the Arcade sequence…
IM NOT WORTHY, IM NOT WORTHY
Jerry…,
Dittos.
My SVO-9600 should be showing up anytime now.., and I'd like to
contribute to the next version.
Tom Spyrison,
Toast Inside
Tom,
Dittoes right back at ya!
Erik's arcade video IS pretty impressive, huh??
Jerry
Jerry and all,
Got my tape yesterday.
Really good. Nice work, everybody. I felt curios, embarrased, jealous,
entertained and amused all in one sitting. Kinda like a good movie.
Man, I've got a lot of work to do….
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Nate,
Took you through the full range of emotions, huh?? Speaking of movies, I just
got back from seeing "The Firm". It sold out 6 showings here today, and all
were sold out 2-3 hours prior to each of those showings. Great movie, but not
much animation and special FX. Make that NO animation or special FX…
Jerry
Jerry,
I'll have to check it out. Much action?
Heck, I finally just saw JP. Two things stood out.
One, that fake bomb-scare in the theater at the beginning was a real
grabber. Oh, wait, I guess it wasn't a fake after all. They did a
search, but it made watching the rest of the movie very interesting.
Second, I was going to make a valiant effort to catch as many Fx's as I
could, but they were realistic enough that I forgot to watch for 'em! I
guess there's still a kid in here somewhere. 8{).
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Nate,
_Some_ action in "The Firm". No bomb scare in my theater, though….
Jerry
My feelings Exactly.
Come on, your stuff looked great. Theres plenty of room at the top, If I
could only get myself headed that direction.
I guess next time everyone should add a clip of themselves and their Amiga
setup.
….John
What a Horrible Thought. You KNOW that some of us would get CREATIVE in
our Clips of ourselves. I've got a fair amount of Prosthetics laying
around and some Makeup FX knowledge for Example. What you'd see would not
be me. hehehehehehehehehehehe My FAVE Prosthetic is a Slit Throat Piece
that Looks GREAT when applied correctly with Spirit Gum. Add some Water
and Red Food Coloring and a Pump that is unseen by the camera and a Gory
Clip it would be.
Why do you Randomly capitalize Words? I am Not complaining, and I Doubt it
bothers anyOne, but I am Curious.
Bob
For Emphasis on the words. That is why I SEEMINGLY make random words in
sentences all Caps.
Since getting out of School my speeling and Grammer have gone to H*ll in a
handbasket.
John,
I dunno. Peter pushed my reset button. I think I'm just gonna have some
fun on the next couple. Maybe a pinball machine from the ball's point of
view.
Hey, I thought at least <SOMEBODY> else was going to put their picture
there :^)
… Nate, Emerald Video.
I thought the "live video" segment was great. I liked seeing you're
computer setup as well. Next round we should all do it!
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-Paul-
Paul,
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Sounds good, Next time, I'll rehearse! 8{)
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Tilt Tilt Tilt. That Pinball machine definitely sounds like a nice idea
Nate. have FUN with it. Glad I was able to spark ideas in your minds eye.
The layout is already done, and the base (with droptarget holes, capturer
holes, and the basic raised areas) is almost there. Neat!
BTW, should I let the camera roll with the ball, or should I just
selectively pan it the direction of travel to keep the less queasy from
getting sick? This'll have more key frames than a lock museum! :^)
… Nate, Emerald Video.
I think you should Ditch the Ball and make the CAMERA the Ball. Do the
Anim as a Balls Eye view of a Pinball Machine
Make Us SICK, it'll be more impressive that way hahahahahahahahaha.
Pinball Animation So REAL it'll make you Sick.
Peter,
Yup, that's the idea. I figure I'll just keep the camera pointed in the
general direction of travel, with no bank or pitch.
Wait 'till I get you stuck between two active bumpers!
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Sounds good To me. Happy 4th of July.
Pinball Fever.
I've been working on a pinball machine myself! I've gotten the basic
cabinet done, so I've got to get the playfield done. I've been doing
everything to scale based on the machine I have here in my office.
I've always thought that if I were to do an animation in this, I'd place
the camera above the ball and a bit in back of it, so part of the ball is
showing while it cruises around hitting things. I'd also make the pinball
have a few imperfections and rotate it so that the imperfections would
show up briefly in the camera's view while it was rolling around.
I'd really like to see what you come up with!
Steve
Steve and Nate,
I don't know if there are any Cinemark theaters in your area, but they open all
their movies with a pseudo pinball animation; combination of 2D and 3D; SUPER
impressive and worth checking out as you get ideas. It's done as Steve
suggested, with the camera slightly behind and above a solid glass pinball.
The purpose of the animation is to subtly convey the rules of the theater; i.e.
the ball rolls over a noisy guy, a flipper sticks a pacifier in a crying baby's
mouth, etc…..
Jerry
I like that glass pinball idea. I bet the image distortion that it gives while
moving around looks pretty good.
I don't think there are any Cinemark theaters in the area, but I'll keep an eye
out!
Steve
Jerry,
None of those around here. I think I'll just do a ball's eye view, and
play with timing to get it realistic (realistically FAST) as possible.
Ooooohhhh! Spinning disk with an orange and yellow spiral on it. A CRT
on the backboard showing anims, seen up through the glass. A twisty
tunnel in spiral neon guide tubes, maybe. Gotta go!!!
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Steve,
Great! I was thinking of doing one suitable for zero-G, spinning with
drains all around, but I think I'll do something more traditional, like
yours.
Wow, you've got a real one? What is it? That definitely should make the
modeling bearable. You gonna use the same layout as the real one?
Were you going to make it with the playfield level in your modeler, tilt
the cabinet appropriately, and then tilt the whole thing back when you
render? I tried adding things to a tilted playfield; that is NOT the way
to go. :^)
Maybe we could UL some test renders in a couple of weeks and see how they
compare. See Ya.
… Nate, Emerald Video.
I have an Eight-Ball Deluxe. I'm not going to use the same playfield
layout…I'm going to do my own. I'm putting the bumpers, flippers, and
drop targets all on a level surface and then tilting the playfield inside
the cabinet.
I still have to model the coin box front panel. Luckily I have that
sitting about 5 feet away from me, so I don't have to do it all from
memory!
As soon as I have something acceptable for other people to see, I'll
upload it! 🙂
Steve
So Nate:
Are you doing this pinball machine for Art Tianis?
If so, E-Mail me your price…. (& I'll tell you of my dealings w/ Art.)
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom
Erik,
For somebody? Yeah, this one's for ME (thanks, Peter). It'll probably
take enough hours that nobody would want it anyway. You familiar with the
Perfectionist profile? 8{).
… Nate, Emerald Video.
Yeah, that's the problem I had with Art.
I quoted him a realistic figure for what it would take to have me build a
couple of scenes with a nice pinball machine, and I never heard from him
after that…:^)
Thanks,
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom
yer Welcome Nate. Rememebr the first rule of a Crisis Situation. Have Fun
Animating yer pinball machine
>Hey, I thought at least <SOMEBODY> else was going to put their picture
>there :^)
Don't worry, we all just laughed at you when we saw you. :^)
<<< Tony D. Tracer >>>
>I guess next time everyone should add a clip of themselves and their
>Amiga setup.
I was going to do that but since I don't have a camcorder nor has my room
been cleaned in the past 12 years (and I've only lived here for 3 years) I
wasn't able to do it.
<<< Tony D. Tracer >>>
Work, Naa too much Fun to be WORK.
Gee, thanks. :^)
That arcade was a painful segment to produce. (Had some
'misunderstandings' with the client.) I've gotten pretty sick of it
myself, but that's because I know what I'd do to make it even better now.
(The motion path was too slow, but I have always had a problem with things
being too fast previously…Grrr.)
Thanks,
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom
That Arcade Sequence was Quite nice. You definitely should send a copy to
Full Moon Productions with a Resume. Ya never Know, I might see yer name
in the Credits the next time I get a LD from them.
Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me! In the confusion with my new machine and
such, I _still_ heven't called the guy…
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom
Which Guy haven't you called? Steve Lao or the Charles Band(Full Moon)???
Paul, Did you use DCTV or yer 4000 for outputting for the Amiga Gang Tape?
It was Soooo ULTRA CLEAN. Love to see that Aces of WWI Script when it's
complete.
Peter,
It was all DCTV. The digital make-up sequence was a quick Amigavision
slideshow. All the anims were pre 4000 except the last sequence with the
mega zoom out, but I used DCTV to display that one as well.
I just did my first underwater test anim. Took a model of one of those
Japanese navel like space craft and stripped most of the junk off of it to
get a submarine like form. I've got it cruising the murky depth. Boy am I
going to have fun with this!
BTW check out my post describing Essence II. I know your going to want
this!
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-Paul-
Quite Strange, We both used DCTV and your footage is Ultra Clean and mine
is a Bit fuzzy.
Esssence II does sounds GREAT. The Space Ship Hull will be a HUGE Help I
believe.
Even thought the anim gets to my VCR via composit video I still record to
an SVHS tape in SVHS mode. The second generation VHS tape I sent to Jerry
was duped from the SVHS master.
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-Paul-
I sent a SVHS ORIGINAL to Jerry which makes it all the Weirder.
The Coloring is really the only problem I saw.