I am relatively new to motion 3. I am doing visuals for a teenagers stage play and i need to try and mimic the effects used in the following video:
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone was to identify the main components of the graphics sequence and tell me what they are. It would save me a lot of time.
It's a live action plate - and a particle system (could be AE or motion). THe animator may be tracking the actors motions, or may be hand building the particle systems to make it look like they react to the actor.
The second swordsman was shot on green screen, and the used his alpha channel (like the iPod commercials) - along with some particle systems built around him.
The choreography was definitely built AFTER the effects were built. Particle emitters or replicators. Plenty of simulation behaviors including random motion and attracted to behaviors.
6.5 hrs later and we're at 160 internal temperature. Had to go back to work but I think it'll be fine until I get off (2.5 more hours)
i like to have enough liquid in the pan to have the shoulder pretty much under water (except not water, more a mixture of dr pepper, bbq sauce, and stock/drippings
When i try to turn on the frame skipping to speed up the game, it still counts 60 frames per second, but slowed down to 50-ish quite often, and it is very unstable. in short: the frame-skip feature does not work. on my previous version, i could se the frame-found go down to 30 and the game running smooth, but now it shows a value between 45 and 60 and is super unstable.
also, certain games run at 30FPS and other ones run at 50, 60, etc. the other game was at 30 and running smooth because that was the maximum framerate. your profile says you are using the Intel HD3000, which leads me to believe it's a CPU bottleneck b/c that igpu isn't used on haswell/maxwell processors iirc.
I only use dolphin for super smash bros melee, witch without frame-skip should always run at 60. what i ment was that on my previous dolphin software (i updated recently) i could use the frame skip, and it would run at normal speed at 30 frames/sec. it is officers not as smooth as 60 but it is at least in real time. after i updated frameskip does not seam to activate at all. it does not change anything wether i put it on 1 or 9. i can't find a "auto" option.
I´ve just found somthing about frameskipping: if you use numbers like 1, 3, 5, etc. there are going to be jumps between frames (-very- noticeable ones). If the number set is something like 2 or 4, graphics will go somewhat faster and more fluid. (Just tried that on 4.0-6266 and 4.0-6426, with SSBB and SMG).
I am using KDE and have set up multiple keyboard layouts. However, the configuration dialog appears a little differently than what I see in various pictures on the internet. It seems that the layout is supposed to be represented by a little flag with letters on top, but I can only see the letters, not the flag. Does anyone know how to make the flags appear? I'd also like to see the flags in the Kxkb icon in the system tray.
I have the same issue. I think the flags themselves come with kgeography in the kdeedu package, and live in /usr/share/apps/kgeography/flags. But the keyboard layout switching icon doesn't use them.
Theses type stories seem to suggest that because someone on the plane thought they were going to die, that they were actually in danger of dying, which is not the case. Just about every family function im forced to go to I get a distant relative who tells me their airline horror story and the type they dropped like "5000 feet".
Was on a SWA flight a couple weeks ago into BNA. We're on final, clouds are really low, rainy and gusty. Suddenly (for a 737) the engines spool up and we start climbing - clearly a go-around or something. Pax start freaking out.
After a bit, we land. Pilot comes on as we get to the gate, says that the wind shifted hard and it was outside the crosswind tolerances for landing, so we went back up and got a different runway.
As we're deplaning, people are on their phones about how we nearly died because the pilots read the wind wrong or something and the wind shouldn't matter and OMFG I'm never flying this airline again...
EDIT - the landing at BNA that night was the smoothest greaser landing I've ever experienced on an airliner. We snuck up on the ground.
Sounds like my flight going into LGA this morning. People in general are so dramatic when in reality they wouldn’t know danger if it’s was right in front of them.
I was checking foreflight around the metro area and saw quite a few PIREPS for extreme turbulence. Must have been quite a ride lol
Well, of course it wouldn't have freaked us out. We're aviation folks. We have some idea of what goes on up there and why things happen the way they happen. We are familiar. PAX aren't.
Its like the first time I learned to swim in the ocean. It terrified me (still does sometimes) because it was so unknown and the power of the ocean was something I'd never experienced before. I could swim like a fish in the pool, but get me out in the waves, I'd freak out a little. Over time, I learned about the ocean and how to read waves, and what to do if I got pummeled. Now I'm mostly relaxed about it.
Some people just LOVE drama. I was deadheading on mainline UAL last year into DEN, and it was a bit bumpy but nothing unusual for DEN. This idiot lady in front of me kept going on an on how horrifying the flight was, and called several people on her cell during the taxi in to tell them how scary and terrifying the flight was. Again, a basically normal flight.
What would average be for an auto SS in standard trim from 0 to 100? Had a guy ask me today, and i had no idea...... never timed it. I know it gets there fast....
Reaper has taken his for a spin on the g-tech I think he may have gone near mid 5's at least lower than high 5's anyway, I think it was similar to what he was running in the VP, pretty quick for something straight out the showroom
sounds about right...... after i posted this i had to duck into town, so i tried it by just using the old 1001 - 1002 - 1003 etc.... took just under 5 seconds counting that way. I'll get my son in the car with a stop watch one day and try it again. It's no big deal really..... goes plenty good enough. I was asked by a mate who has an XR8.... i think he was after bragging rights. His is the same year as mine, 2006.
I thought it was pretty quick standard, try whacking some diff (3.7) gears in there, wow it's a massive difference and bordering on scary
The BA/F XR8's are alot slower especailly the autos. I race those all the time at the drags, they're slower then the VT-VY LS1's let alone a VE
I just want to find out where I can get cheap RAM for the Macbooks (Mac Pro if possible as well). It would be nice if it was around Melbourne but online stores are okay.
I think eBay is pretty good source for cheap rams. The online Apple retailers in OZ are real rips though
i purchased 1 gig stick for my MBP for A$150 bout 2 months ago. cheapest i could find. the storez in sydney though
I can get a 1GB Corsair module for ~ $135 from a guy on eBay, think his shop is called PCMeal or something. No, that's not my shop
You might want to check out the other seller that I've listed in another thread. I too am looking to get memory modules and that seller's offering does seem to be quite reputable.
Yes, the website is awful, but I know plenty of people who buy stuff from there. They have stores in Melbourne.
$175 for a gig stick at streetwise. They do nation-wide shipping (with a fee). Ive never had a problem from them, and ive had half a dozen computers, and about 8 sticks of ram from them, not to mention 4 iPods and heaps of software. Their computer prices are a bit cheaper than the RRP as well. If your in the area, go there.
I second the Streetwise call. They know what they're talking about when it comes to Macs, which is more than I can say about most of our retailers.
If Streetwise had a Sydney store I would definetly be looking hard at them for my purchases given their good prices.
I found the cheapest on eBay, mind you I've only ever bought RAM once. Though while looking around I do recall Streewise having reasonable prices.
Streetwise is where i buy all my stuff, but msy.com.au are the cheapest for nearly everything (dont sell macs). I dont know how they do it so low
I hate having to shop around. I know it's good for prices that people have to look around buy from the cheapest store, but it is so much effort.
With my edu discount the prices are only a bit more (Except the 2 gig ram, that price is so randomly expensive)
With EDU pricing it is still a lot more expensive, you can easily buy 2 sticks elsewhere AND still have change left over for lunch at a fancy restaurant!
Or you could go to a fancy restaurant, charm the owner's daughter with tales of fighting dragons and repairing permissions, marry her, and then be able to eat there whenever you like. Hell, she'll probably be a great cook and you won't even need to go to restaurants anymore. It's really up to you.
I've had this problem for ages now, but it's come to the point where I can bear (bare?) it no longer!
Whenever I open iPhoto (latest version - 6.0.6) it runs fine. However after a couple of minutes use it gets ridiculously slow, even loading a menu might take 10 seconds, and ultimately I have to close iPhoto and load it again. Also, whenever I leave iPhoto (ie. I'm running iPhoto...go to use safari, and then come back to iPhoto) I will find it frozen and unusable!
When I installed the Aperture trial a month or so ago, I imported my iPhoto library and it said that two images could not be loaded because they were bad formats (something of that sort anyway) so perhaps these two files are causing issues...
I'm running on a 867MHz PowerBook (640Mb RAM) and a 2GHz CoreDuo iMac (2Gb RAM) - both have the same issues with iPhoto...
2634 in the library, plus another 860 in the trash...I imagine that's pretty small on the scale of some libraries!
I don't know about the iMac, but I also have a 867 pb and iphoto runs slow like molasses. (back then at over 2k photos)
I've been slowly trying to archive photos onto CDs and DVDs (even on the new comp) since it's hogging HD space now.
I just got my first Macbook after using a PC for many years. I have a linksys router that I have my PC connected to. I'm trying to connect my Macbook to it using the Network Setup Assistant, but am having problems with the password. I go to the screen where I choose which wireless network I want to join. I choose my linksys, and it tells me that my "selected network requires a password". I type in the WEP key for the linksys, assuming it's the "password", but it isn't working after numerous tries. Anyone mine telling what I'm supposed to type in?
Put your linksys password into it and it will spit out the hex password (bunch of numbers and letters)
Insert what it spits out into the password dialogue popup and make sure to put a $ before the password.
we are going on a trip to London and Edinburgh later this month and i don't want to pass up on the countless shooting opportunities while there. however, i am aware that it's going to be really gloomy and since i'm a total newbie to DSLR photography, could anyone offer tips on how to compensate for the lack of lighting in outdoor shots?
i tried searching through the forums but i couldn't find anything (or perhaps, my search terms were not sufficient to provide good results).
Are you bringing a tripod? If so, it could be a great opportunity to shoot for some HDR's. Otherwise, I would just recommend that you shoot RAW - maybe bracket the killer shots, just in case.
Make sure you hit up the pubs in London. I've been there twice a few years back and took some really cool indoor slides with my trusty F2. I shot a lot of candid shots of people laughing, lamenting, sharing stories, caught the whole range of human emotion in those pubs. Just don't ask them to smile for a shot.
I'm not much of a drinker now, when I was 20 & 21 (when I visited), that's a completely different story. The English folk are nothing like us Americans, they actually talk to each other. I had so many great conversations with complete strangers. I loved it so much, I deliberated taking off from college for awhile to live there for a year or two. It was just so damn expensive.
Even though it is 'gloomy', I would think there would be enough light during the day for most shots. Actually, overcast has some nice bonues in not having to deal with harsh shadows.
You have it backwards. There is no better light then from an over cast sky. The problem is how to handle direct sunlight. Then we'd be talking about "fill flash" and high flash sync shutter speeds or maybe big white reflectors or even "silks". But overcast lighting is very nice for digital cameras because it is so even and has low dynamic range.
Typically yuor subjects should be close, walk up close and use a wider lens. The reason is atmospheric haze. Nothing kills sharpness and "punch" like fog and haze. But then your camera just can't record the full dynamic range of a brightly sunlit scene. So Adapt and shoot a lot of close to mid distance shots. Architectural details and people come out very well in over cast sky conditions.
If yuo are doing landscapes then really the only time to shot is very close to sun set and sun rise. Just don't bother mid day. Many pros simply don't shoot mid day but with clouds up you can. Take advantage of it and look for subjects 2 to 15 feet away.
Many times I've had to deal with bright sunlight while shooting windflowers by putting up a small white nylon tent ofer the subject to simulate cloud cover and improve color saturation. Not to have to do that would be great.
We are bringing a tripod (wouldn't pass up on trying some HDR shots over there) so we got that covered. I just hope it doesn't bloody rain the entire time we're there but of course one can only hope.
off-topic: I agree. In Europe, pubs are places where people gather to drink and interact. hence the term public houses (or pub house for short). of course, a bit (or a lot) of alcohol helps with the socializing (it being considered the social lubricant).
LOL, I am aware you guys do. I used to live in Seattle and I know it's nowhere near the UK, but the weather is somewhat similar.
I would love to explore when we get there, but we only have 8 days to cover a lot of ground (Bath, Oxford, Windsor, etc). Plus, it's my first time going there. I'm particularly excited to see the Stonehenge (day four in our itinerary).
hmm, i've never seen it from that perspective (shows my inexperience). thanks, ChrisA! i will definitely keep that in mind.
I find I can shoot throughout the day at this time of year... because the sun doesn't get too high in the sky.
I would like to sell the DVD, but there's one big problem - it's a System Builders version, meaning it can only register to one computer.
Now, perhaps I'm completely off my rocker, but it seems to me that since the 64 bit version of windows has absolutely zero support for Apple's networking devices there is no possible way that this DVD has been activated on my compter, leaving it open to register on any other computer. In addition to that, the only wireless network in range is my own, which does not broadcast its SSID and is password protected, making it difficult for Vista to connect to the internet on its own during the installation. I never could get the network card drivers working, nor did I plug in a network cable.
Can I sell this DVD with a clear conscience that someone else will be able to activate it on his or her machine? My mind is telling me yes, but I want to be sure first.
If it has not yet been activated, then there should be an icon in the task bar (bottom right) which should show a message asking you to activate windows when you move your mouse cursor over it?