Animation for Beginners
Tim Marshall
BTW, Erkki) but this does not seem to be covered, so...
Can you recommend some kind of software to help a beginner start off
with animation? My son is 15 and we've got an older p600. He's rather
interested in this sort of thing and I'm wondering what the two of us
can play around with to get started.
I've made animated gifs using Corel (photopaint, if IIRC).
Thanks in advance for any direction on this subject.
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Erkki Halkka
>
> I asked a few weeks ago if there was a FAQ (thanks for the response,
> BTW, Erkki) but this does not seem to be covered, so...
Hi again!
I think I'll maybe add it...
> Can you recommend some kind of software to help a beginner start off
> with animation? My son is 15 and we've got an older p600. He's rather
> interested in this sort of thing and I'm wondering what the two of us
> can play around with to get started.
Here's a link for you:
http://www.geocities.com/jiawen6/3dbits.html
CU
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Martin Rowley
Try going to any of the big chain bookstores (if there are any near you).
Most sell import graphics magazines from the UK - most of these come with
cover cds that usually feature some decent (but older version) of software
packages. These magazines typically run around $13USD. If that isn't
practical, take a look at some of the links I listed below. These are free
programs that are great to play with - most should work on an older
machine. My main machine is only a P733 (w/512 megs of ram) and most of
these run fine.
Martin
Free stuff:
OpenFX - Web Site: http://www.openfx.org/news/index.php
Amapi 4.15 - Web site: http://www.critical-depth.com/amapi_download.asp
Terragen - Web Site: http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
Genesis II - Web Site: http://www.woolleysoft.co.uk/
Genesis 3D - web site: http://www.silicond.demon.co.uk/
Blender 2.0 and 2.12 Windows - Web Site: http://www.blender.nl
(if the site is back up - they are having business problems and took the
software off line awhile back)
MilkShape - Web Site: http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/
(Think this is actually shareware - but it's free for a demo period
of time)
Wally: the freeware texture editing program - Web Site
http://www.telefragged.com/wally/
Discreet's Gmax - web site: http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
[It's also on the Jan. 2002 PC-Gamer magazine CD]
Softy3D - Web Site: http://www.softy3d.com
Strata3D - Web Site: http://www.strata3d.com
Persistence of Vision Raytracer - Web Site: http://www.povray.org/
Vue d'Esprit 2.0 - Web Site: http://www.e-onsoftware.com
(not sure if they still offer this on their site)
3D Canvas 3.3 - Web Site: http://www.amabilis.com/
UVMapper - Web Site: http://home.pb.net/~stevecox/uvmapper.htm
HamaPatch (I don't know) - web site:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/6625/soft10.html
Acid Music Demo - ACID Xpress - Web Site:
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/download/freestuff.asp
(actually a music program, but hey you'll probably want to
include a soundtrack in your animations)
Anim8or - Web Page: http://www.anim8or.com/
AniStand - Web Site: http://www.animationstand.com/
LeoCAD - Web Site: http://www.leocad.org/
CrossRoads - Web Site: http://home.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/
(good free utility program for graphic users)
IrfanView - Web Site: http://www.irfanview.com/
(great graphics utility)
Models - (most new users will want some models)
Some good model sites:
3D Café - http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/default.asp
3D Links - http://www.3dlinks.com/
3D Site - http://www.3dsite.com/n/sites/3dsite/cgi/mmarket-index.html
Star Wars Modeling Alliance - http://www.swma.net/
Star Base C3 - http://www.cube3.com/starbase.htm
Amazing 3D Software - http://www.amazing3d.com/links.html
And http://normandy.sandhills.cc.nc.us/english/shared/software.html
There are tons of such sites, just do a search for "3D Models DXF 3DS".
Demo Stuff:
Quick Editor - web site:
http://wild.ch/quickeditor/
3D Exploration - web site:
http://www.us.righthemisphere.com/3dexploration/3d_exploration_home.htm
PaintShopPro7 / Animation Shop 2 - Web Site: http://www.jasc.com/
(Full demo - I think a 45 day use period - very similar to Photoshop)
Poser 4 Demo - Web Site:
http://curiouslabs.com/products/poser4/index.html
(30 day demo - saved disabled)
Eovia Amapi 3D Demo - web site:
http://www.eovia.com/index.htm?download.htm&0
Eovia Carrara Studio Demo - web site:
http://www.eovia.com/index.htm?download.htm&0
(the latest in the line of 3D software packages Ray Dream Studio and
Infini-D)
Bryce 5 demo - Web Site: http://www.corel.com
(30 day demo - full)
Nendo - Web Site: http://www.izware.com/nendo/index.html
Lost Marble Moho - Web Site: http://www.lostmarble.com/moho.html
trueSpace 5.0 Demo - Web Site: http://www.caligari.com
Vue d'Esprit 3 Demo - Web Site: http://www.e-onsoftware.com
Rhino Demo - web site: http://www.rhino3d.com/
3d Studio Max 4 Demo - Web page: http://www2.discreet.com/index-nf.html
Realsoft 3D - web site: http://www.realsoft.fi/
MOJOWORLD GENERATOR™ 1.1 - web site: http://www.pandromeda.com/
[no demo, but might be of interest]
Merlin 3D [not sure if there is a demo] - web site:
http://www.merlin3d.com/products/index.html
Hash's Animation Master - web site: http://www.hash.com/products/am.asp
Database of free Max plug-ins - web site: http://www.maxplugins.de/
SmoothMove Viewer - PAN View 5.0 - Web Site: http://www.smoothmove.com
(Neat free player program to experiment with)
rick++
These people had huge crowds at SIGGRAPH last year.
Being sandwiched between the SGI and Nvidia booths didn't hurt either.
Looked like a competent starter package ($300 convention price) though
I've never used it.
chris
Umm, from my experience, its hard to get out off........It may have
improved of late..you cannot export your work out to other higher
level programs, so what ever you do in it is it.
Stychentyme
> >>
> >
> >These people had huge crowds at SIGGRAPH last year.
> >Being sandwiched between the SGI and Nvidia booths didn't hurt either.
> >Looked like a competent starter package ($300 convention price) though
> >I've never used it.
>
>
> Umm, from my experience, its hard to get out off........It may have
> improved of late..you cannot export your work out to other higher
> level programs, so what ever you do in it is it.
Why would you need to export to another program? All you need is right
there. The best Character Animation tool available, and for only $300.
Try it.
chris
wrote:
Like I said..I had.
But if its not exportable...end of story.
Stychentyme
"chris" <jch...@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:02r3eucgh29udqifr...@4ax.com...
What are you referring to that is not exportable? It renders in common file
formats. (TGA, etc.) I guess you're referring to the project files.
Like I said, you don't NEED them to be exportable. If you want to work with
a higher level program, do so. Personally, I like to model and animate
using the same software. I can't afford to model in MAX, then export to
Softimage for animation, or whatever.
If you want the best animation software around for the price, get AM.