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Modding and game content creation => Tools => Topic started by: ElimiNator on 9 March 2010, 22:09:36

Title: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 9 March 2010, 22:09:36: Here is a simple video about blender.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9SJwiALhs
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: John.d.h on 10 March 2010, 00:36:43: 1. Videos with sound are much more helpful, so people can actually know what you're doing.
2. You're better off using constraints and numbers than just "eyeballing" all your movements.
3. When you want to scale a bunch of points together into a single point, it's easier and more precise to do S, 0, and W, 6, rather than just scaling it down with your mouse (which probably won't ever condense them into a single point anyway).
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: -Archmage- on 10 March 2010, 02:07:09: I've added the video into the Blender Help Center. :)

I'll watch and comment later.
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: Omega on 10 March 2010, 03:40:25: Ah, I just took a quick look (I don't really need a tutorial), but here's my opinions:
-Have text to tell what to do, rather than just doing it with the mouse. This is a MUCH better alternative to using audio as john.d.h suggested, since its easily understood and can be viewed muted in public (school, anyone?).
-John had a good point on using numbers of course, but while more accurate, you generally need to scale it by hand first, so sorry john. Best to scale by hand to get the idea of what number to use, then use that number, then apply math to have everything positioned perfectly.
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: John.d.h on 10 March 2010, 04:04:22: Quote from: Omega on 10 March 2010, 03:40:25
-John had a good point on using numbers of course, but while more accurate, you generally need to scale it by hand first, so sorry john. Best to scale by hand to get the idea of what number to use, then use that number, then apply math to have everything positioned perfectly.
I thought that was a given. ::)
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 02:53:06: Scaling them all down, then remdubleing dose make it into 1 verticy.
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 11 March 2010, 03:06:28: Nice video. ;D

I agree with the other suggestions. :D

If you're using CamStudio, the "auto" codec is lame. You should probably use another one...such as
x264vfw...( a codec) http://sourceforge.net/projects/x264vfw/ small file size, good quality, still outputs as AVI... :) (A 10 minute video would be around 40 to 50 MB...)

Also you should probably rename the titles. ::)

Damm, I posted this* on youtube two times already...and... ::)
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 03:11:13: First of all, I have linux, so only linux ones work for me (I did boot to Windows to take that one though).

Second of all, what is wrong with the name?
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 11 March 2010, 03:15:09: Quote from: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 03:11:13
First of all, I have linux, so only linux ones work for me (I did boot to Windows to take that one though).

Second of all, what is wrong with the name?
I see...I thought... no need for all the stuff I said then. ::)

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Second of all, what is wrong with the name?
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makeing_a_hut.avi
You could at least take away .avi from the title... and then well. Grammar?
Doesn't really matter if it is a tutorial I guess... :-\ Add Glest in the title too...
Like: Glest - Making a Hut ::)

Also the board title should be changed too
Making a Hut Video...something like that.
Currently it is too general.
Title: Re: Blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 05:15:29: OK, all that you said is done. ;D
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: -Archmage- on 11 March 2010, 12:32:30: Eliminator I don't think this is much of a tutorial.........someone who is new to Blender will just be confused by this. ::)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 16:39:37: Not once I add text.

BTW: dose any one know of a video editor that can add text?
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: John.d.h on 11 March 2010, 18:29:35: Youtube lets you add captions and annotations.
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: -Archmage- on 11 March 2010, 18:53:16: How? ???
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: John.d.h on 11 March 2010, 19:17:04: (http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1325/54942086.th.jpg) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/54942086.jpg/)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 12 March 2010, 00:31:21: Quote from: ElimiNator on 11 March 2010, 16:39:37
Not once I add text.

BTW: dose any one know of a video editor that can add text?
For linux, since you said you are going to use linux... :
Kino: http://kinodv.org/

PiTiVi: http://www.pitivi.org/

I think they can... text overlay?
:)

Quote from: -Archmage- on 11 March 2010, 18:53:16
How? ???
Seriously... ::)
That's means...you never... :(
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 12 March 2010, 03:30:37: Thanks, I look at them. :D
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 12 March 2010, 04:57:43: Quote from: ElimiNator on 12 March 2010, 03:30:37
Thanks, I look at them. :D
Did it work? ??? ::) :P
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 12 March 2010, 05:15:41: Didn't try the out yet, but I added text using YouTube.

So text is in the video now. (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/wink.png)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 13 March 2010, 00:12:22: Quote from: ElimiNator on 12 March 2010, 05:15:41
Didn't try the out yet, but I added text using YouTube.

So text is in the video now. ;)
I see.
So you are going to use linux now windows from now on right? ::)
Just wondering,
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 13 March 2010, 00:42:16: I don't use windows, I havent been ether. (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/happy.png)

Just for that one video, but now I have a screen recorder for Linux.
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 13 March 2010, 00:59:06: Quote from: ElimiNator on 13 March 2010, 00:42:16
I don't use windows, I havent been ether. :)

Just for that one video, but now I have a screen recorder for Linux.
I see.
Cool. Nice to hear. :D
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 14 March 2010, 02:32:55: So do you think the text I added is ok? (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/wink.png)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 14 March 2010, 02:51:58: Well, it's ok, as in terms of being "ok" (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/happy.png)
A bit fast and some other tiny stuff/"problems" but it's ok.
I'm pretty sure that your next videos will be better/ good though. (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/t_up.png) (http://www.soft-haus.com/jacob/smiles/ha.gif)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 16 March 2010, 02:49:51: Thanks, ;D
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 21 March 2010, 20:23:40: Quote from: ElimiNator on 16 March 2010, 02:49:51
Thanks, ;D
Yeah. :)
Are you going to make more tutorials? :| ::)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 21 March 2010, 23:22:37: If they are needed? :) I made this one for little helper. :)
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ultifd on 21 March 2010, 23:54:38: Quote from: ElimiNator on 21 March 2010, 23:22:37
If they are needed? :) I made this one for little helper. :)
Oh, I see.
Not now, for now. heh. :O
:thumbup:
Title: Re: Making a hut blender video.
Post by: ElimiNator on 22 March 2010, 05:02:05: Nope, but if any one wants one. ask. :archer: