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#Refractive Drippy Bumped

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#190349From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 11, 1995 8:18 PM
Hey All, Refractive Drippy has been bumped to the outer limits <BG>. For those of you who can find the ASHOWCASE forum (and I think you can) the files driprefa.jpg and driprefb.jpg are in the new files library. Do I dare try and upload the animation <BG>. I'll try to send it up tommorrow. Alexsey…..if your out there download the files from the ASHOWCASE forum and let me know what you think. …………………………………………………………….<jir>
#190369From: Aleksey PopelyukhinSep 11, 1995 9:36 PM
>> Alexsey…..if your out there download the files from the ASHOWCASE forum and let me know >>what you think. I will download the next minute they will appear there. Thanks, Jeff, Alex, Video International
#190409From: Greg WoznicaSep 12, 1995 4:58 AM
Can I ask how you made the effect on "Drippy" I'd love to make an alien blob attack the Enterprise, but have no idea how you did that excellent affect Matt:)
#190445From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 12, 1995 11:06 AM
Hey Geg, I used Refractive Mapping from Video International. This Plug-In is available from Digimation. Basically what I did was hid the character in the scene and then rendered the background. The background was then turned into a material in the material editor and put to the scene (I used it as a background). After that the character was unhid and the scene rendered. I was very pleased with the results….especially with refdripb.jpg. Even the shadows refracted. If your looking for this kind of effect I strongly recommend picking up this Plug-In by Video International from Digimation.
#190417From: LEE STEELSep 12, 1995 7:37 AM
Anne has agreed to move Drippy back to IPAS1 once you upload to ASHOWCASE. Please break them into seperate images and upload as JPG (not zipped) so the masses using online viewers can see them online.
#190421From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 12, 1995 8:40 AM
Lee, Been there…done that……<jir>
#190523From: Anne BrownSep 12, 1995 8:38 PM
Jeffrey – This is one of the times I goofed <G>. Yeap – I do goof. These are two files (REFDRIPA and B.JPG) or the one file zipped that I should have released here in AMMEDIA. I checked this AM and members are downloading it in ASHOWCASE. This is one of the times when a library file contains information that is under active discussion on the forum and should be here in AMMEDIA. Reup the Zip here to IPAS if you want or just continue to point folks over to ASHOWCASE. Thanks – Anne
#190589From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 13, 1995 6:39 AM
Anne, Since these files are jpg zipping them saves nothing. As Lee Steel (FA) suggested if I send them unzipped forum members can view them online (see message #190417)…so I did thinking that you would just move them to AMMEDIA like your last message stated. I have a fli done of it now and would suggest that I upload the animation to AMMEDIA and if you could just move the jpg files over for me…….. thanks for your help……<jir>
#190750From: Anne BrownSep 13, 1995 9:05 PM
Jeffrey – Trying to get some help with the library files so they get out in quick time to public view. Your animation is waiting to be done. I'll move the Refdrips back when I return to Maine. In the meantime they are getting a lot of downloads in ASHOWCASE. Anne
#190797From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 14, 1995 6:19 AM
Thanks Anne…..<jir>
#192015From: Aleksey PopelyukhinSep 21, 1995 6:28 PM
Hi, Jeffrey! Oh, animation is much better then stills! You did use Refraction Mapping properly and as an award you've got such a nice animation. I don't know how much effort it was, but surely enough RefrMap saved you some time! Keep up good work! Alex, Video International
#192087From: Jeffrey I. ReisnerSep 22, 1995 7:15 AM
Aleksey, I'm Glad you liked it. I have been searching for the perfect material for Drippy for some time…..and I found it with Refraction Mapping…..great plug-in……..I love it…………….<jir>
#192284From: Aleksey PopelyukhinSep 24, 1995 12:00 AM
Hi, Jeffrey! >>I'm Glad you liked it. I have been searching for the perfect material for Drippy for some >>time…..and I found it with Refraction Mapping…..great plug-in……..I love it…………….<jir> I think Drippy will benefit from Reflection as well. Have you tried to apply transparent material with reflection map (ususally 20-25% of biglake.gif works fine) to Drippy and leaving Hide option unslected? That would add some reflection to Drippy and he would look even more waterly. (If you had reflection, then setting was to low, it was practically unnoticable). Good Luck, Alex, Video International