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Title: new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: LCD on 13 Dec 2002, 14:15:17
As im planing 2 start making new anims (i wil pay 4 tools if its needed)

i wanna ask were i can get tools (or just give me da name nd i will buy em if needed) nd tuts for making new anims ?

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Title: Re:new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: KevBaz on 13 Dec 2002, 15:06:24
i do belive one tool ya need is called MAYA and i think its about £1000  :o
Title: Re:new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: LCD on 13 Dec 2002, 16:11:25
i think my friend got it  :P

nythying else i should know ? i think dere should b tuts 4 it  ;D

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Title: Re:new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: stoppelhopser on 13 Dec 2002, 20:44:33
as far as i am informed u need a tool called p3dedit to actually get the anims from maya into ofp. this tool is not finished yet, its unofficial, and itÂ's developed by some mod group member, but i canÂ't remember the name now...
and be sure youÂ're not the only one whoÂ's waitin 4 it... ;)
Title: Re:new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: teaCup on 14 Dec 2002, 17:12:24
You either have too much money on your hands, or you really got the hots for animations.. :)

Anyway, you might want to check out this thread:
http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=13;action=display;threadid=3683 (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=13;action=display;threadid=3683)
Assuming you want to create new .rtm animations, i'm afraid that's all you've got (as far as i know). There are some german(?) guys working on a tool called "XAnim", but i don't know what it can do nor when they are going to  release it.

Should you decide to give my Maya2rtm thingy a try, you'll definitely need Maya, which is a high-end 3d package, and it's a bit expensive ($1999 for Maya Complete). Some trial version or learning edition might be able to do the trick, but i haven't tried it.

Tutorials..hmm.. there are none. If you know how to animate in Maya (the old fashioned posing and keying stuff), you won't need any. If you don't, you have to learn the basics. It's not that complicated.
Again, assuming you want to create realistic/naturalistic animation to blend with what's already in the game, you would have to learn some character animation too..
There are plenty of tutorial on both subjects on the web.
But i think learning all that, and getting good at it, will require a serious effort..

Hope this helps.
Title: Re:new anim tools nd tuts, were can i get em ?
Post by: LCD on 15 Dec 2002, 02:01:52
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You either have too much money on your hands,

my friend have 2much money ::)  :P

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Tutorials..hmm.. there are none. If you know how to animate in Maya (the old fashioned posing and keying stuff), you won't need any. If you don't, you have to learn the basics. It's not that complicated.

I can give it a shot ;D

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There are plenty of tutorial on both subjects on the web.
But i think learning all that, and getting good at it, will require a serious effort..

got plentyof free time ;) ;D

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