Render Elements – 3dsmax – Intro

Right above you can see a test that I did...

Here you can see the Render Elements, another great render option in 3dsmax.
Render Elements it’s a great option when you’re working with a complex 3D scene or just wanna save time render, because you get the total control of the final render image that elements you’re generating. So, after done, you can put the generated files on a post-production software – like Combustion, after effects or photoshop – and setting accurately how it’ll look like as final composition. With this tool you can save a lot time of rendering working, because you don’t need to render x-times the same whole scene to see how it will looks, you just need to render the element you wanna modify and put togeter in photoshop – per example – and see the final result. At first sight, this option seems a little bit messy, but  after you learn this, you’ll see how easy is this.

that's all folks
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AudiS3: Working on…

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Just a preview! I’m workin on it. A video version is coming soon

Cheers =P

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World Builder

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Google SketchUp 7

Google SketchUp Pro 7 is a suite of powerful features and applications for design and engineering professionals.

Learn more>>>

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DWG Viewer 3.06

DWG Viewer 3.06 can help you to improve the way of visualize AutoCAD projects like DWG, DXF e DWF file formats. There are resources like zoom, rotate, toolbars and interface ActiveX. it’s for Free, Why not to try it???

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Head Modeling : by Hatice Bayramoglu

This tutorial will describe how to modeling a head character from a sketch. This will not go into details, assuming that reader has some basic knowledge of modeling in any 3dsoftware. The method the author used here is edge loop modeling.

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Hand Modeling : by Hatice Bayramoglu

This tutorial will describe you how I modeled my hand model from a sketch. The method that the author used here is polygonal modeling. As you can see the author started from a hand sketch from an anotomy book and began the modeling process using the hand sketch as a blueprint, you should do the same.

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Free Tool: An Ivy Generator by Thomas Luft

Ivy Generator is a small tool that simulates a virtual ivy  growing  by itself. This procedural system enables the ivy grows from one single root following different forces that are predetermined before start the growing process. You can set a primary growth direction, random influences, an adhesion force towards other objects, an up-vector imitating the phototropy of plants, and finally gravity. This simple scheme reveals that the goal was not to provide a biological simulation of growing ivy but rather a simple approach to producing complex and convincing vegetation that adapts to an existing scene. The ivy generator imports and exports obj+mtl files.

Start with 3ds Max:

Step 01. create a geometry you want to put Ivy plant on;

Step 02. Export the geometry in wavefront (.obj);

Then, go to Ivy Generator tool:

Step 01. Open Ivy Generator and click on “import obj+mlt” button and choose the geometry that you’ve exported in wavefront (.obj) format;

Step 02. Now, you need to set the place the ivy plant will start to grow. Select the area of the geometry you wanna the ivy grows and Double click;

Step 05. Press “grow” button with the default settings or try to play with the settings to customize the way that your ivy plant grows;

Step 06. Before to press the “export obj+mlt”, make sure to press “Birth” button;

Finally back to 3ds max:

Step 01. Import the geometry you’ve exported from Ivy Generator Tool.

Step 02. If you’re not seeing the material in Material Editor go to Material/Pick Material from object…and pick on the ivy plant. Now you have the material added to you material editor.

Step 03. Load the Opacity Maps, for each leaf.

Step 04. Finally, render out your scene.

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Render Out! Magazine #8

Here is the number 8 of the magazine Render Out!, with new articles, tutorials, making of and much more useful information.
In this number you will find new making of LeChuck, Royal Collegiate and more, some interesting articles about cinema language and how to behave in a job interview. In this number there is an interesting interview with Brad Bird and in our section of Art and 3d, St Sophie of Constantinople and Star Wars: The Exhibition 2008 – Madrid.

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After Effects Tip: Share video with Xvid Codec

Xvid is a file format that can be easily compressed generating a high-definition video and squeezing dramatically the output file size. Therefore, the Xvid codec is ideal for archiving home video, trasmitting video over a network, e.g. in case you want to share one of your videos with your friends via the internet. Compressing  such video with Xvid is a great big deal, saving time, downloand times and space of your Hard disk, without losing quality.

Step 01. Open an After Effects project file that you wanna export with Xvid Codec.

Step 02. Select  the composition you wanna render out, and then choose Composition > Pre-render..

Step 03. On “Render Queue Tab”, in Output Module option click on the triangle and choose “Custom…”

Step 04. In Video Output click on Format Options.

Step 05. Set the Compressor in popup menu to Xvid MPEG-4  Codec and Leave the Default settings. and press Okay

Step 06. Now, Choose the Output name and  render the composition.

Tip:  On render Settings check “Use OpenGL  Renderer”.

OpenGL is a set of standards for high-performance processing of 2D and 3D graphics for a wide variety of  applications. For After Effects users, OpenGL provides fast, high-quality rendering for previews and final  output by moving rendering from the CPU to the OpenGL  hardware (GPU).

Now, you have a exported video with a great quality and minimum space size required on the output video size.

That’s all folks!   =)

Download Xvid Codec here

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Note: Before you install XviD in your system, you can create a
restore point, so, if you don't like it or if  you system don't work
right, you just need to restore your computer to an previous point you
have created before this installation.
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