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Library Uploads AMMEDIA 09/29: (Available after 3AM Eastern USA 9/30) LIB 1 – IPAS Usage [74212,1113] Aleksey Popelyukhin FFLOW_02.JPG Bin, Bytes: 180326 Title : POOL: sky and water by Fractal Flow and 2D refra Keywords: FRACTAL FLOW 2D REFRACTION IXP IPAS JPG DIGIMATION Welcome to the wonderful world of Fractal Flow and 2D Refraction IXPs by Video International !!! This is first frame of the (conceptual) Fractal Flow animation called Pool. Sky is Fractal Flow distortion and water in the Pool is 2D Refraction over density map, generated by Fractal Flow. Animation speed : 17 additional sec per 640×480 frame on Pentium/90 (using *.GRD gradients as a background will add couple of seconds). Available soon (AutoDesk University) from Digimation. (Approx DL 2400 baud: 11:00; 14400 baud: 2:00) [74461,157] Eric&AudreyPeterson MTDEMO1.ZIP Bin, Bytes: 165950 Title : Procedural Skid Marks – MAKE TRACKS Demo 1 Keywords: 3DS FLIC SISYPHUS AXP MAKE TRACKS SKID MARKS A little wagon accelerates and skids. Done with Sisyphus Make Tracks. See Take 5/Sisyphus.TXT for prices and vendors. Click on the tire, click on the road, assign a material to the stand-in, link the stand-in to your vehicle chassis, enter a range of frames, render… **POOF**….SKID MARKS. NO ANIMAPS. NO MORPHS. (Approx DL at 2400 baud: 11:00; at 14400 baud: 2:00) [74461,157] Eric&AudreyPeterson MTDEMO2.FLC Bin, Bytes: 1220514 Title : Procedural Contrails – 640×480 Flic Keywords: 3DS 3D STUDIO SISYPHUS AXP MAKE TRACKS TRAILS FLC Procedural opacity mapped fading contrails. NOT the opaque glowing trails you saw before, but substantailly more useful opacity/texture mapped serpentine trails following the flight paths of the objects flying in formation. Done with Sisyphus MAKE TRACKS. Dealer and price info in Take 5/Sisyphus.TXT. Watch for our upcoming magazine reviews, too. (Approx DL at 2400 baud: 76:00; at 14400 baud: 13:00) [74461,157] Eric&AudreyPeterson MTDEMO3.ZIP Bin, Bytes: 145514 Title : Self-Typing Ribbon and Bow – 640x 480 Flic Keywords: 3DS SISYPHUS MAKE TRACKS FLIC HYBRID BOW RIBBON This is an advanced application for the MAKE TRACKS AXP and the hybrid AXP/PXP utility that we deliver with it. Make a procedural trail, turn it off, unhide a precise PERMANENT mesh copy made with the hybrid, and then MORPH the permanent version. RESULT: a ribbon ties itself around a giftbox int a loose bow, and then THE BOW TIGHTENS ITSELF. Rendered in ONE PASS. Done with Sisyphus MAKE TRACKS. We supply the project file, which took about forty mintes to setup, too. Dealer info and prices in TAKE 5/SISYPHUS.TXT. [74461,157] Eric&AudreyPeterson MTDEMO4.ZIP Bin, Bytes: 2970658 Title : Fluttery Banner – NO Morphs! 320 x 200 Flic Keywords: 3DS SISYPHUS 3D STUDIO MAKE TRACKS BANNER AXP FLC How about a flying, fluttering banner, with complex mapping, moving thought the wind and rendered WITHOUT MORPH TARGETS?? This was done with Sisyphus Make Tracks. Details and dealers in TAKE 5/SISYPHUS.TXT. We include the project file, which took maybe five minutes to set up. (Approx DL at 2400 baud: 185:00; at 14400 baud: 30:00) LIB 12 – Take 5/Want Ads [71333,2405] Westwood Studios WESTWOOD.JPG Jpg, Bytes: 256282 Title : Westwood Studios is looking for talent Keywords: WESTWOOD STUDIOS HELP WANTED ARTISTS PROGRAMMERS Westwood Studios is looking for 3D artists and programmers. Here is our ad. Aaron Powell (Approx DL at 2400 baud: 16:00; at 14400 baud: 3:00) [74461,157] Eric&AudreyPeterson SISYPHUS.TXT Bin, Bytes: 5840 Title : SISYPHUS IPAS Dealers and Prices Keywords: 3D STUDIO TEXT PRICES DEALERS SISYPHUS PLUG-INS IPAS Describes capabilites, specific routines, prices, dealer contact info, where to find upcoming reviews. (Approx DL at 2400 baud: 1:00)