3d Slate for 3DI?

[Jon Okerstrom]

Hi lasvideo,

Try 3dcafe.com if you need to, but a model like this should be a snap in Illustrator and Invigorator. Just reposition the pivot point of the clapper set so it looks like it hinges corrrectly.

Jon

[Serge Hamad]

Hi,

Jon is absolutely right. Nothing is easier then creating a classic film slate with IL and Invigorator.
I am working right now on “InvigoMany” volume two and I already created a film slate.
If you are not in a rush I will send you the file tommorow when I get to the office. E-mail me at serge_01 at msn dot com.

I am almost done with an old mic using the classic version btw and would love to know what you guys think of it:
https://www.nyc-visual.com/Old_Mic.jpg
https://www.nyc-visual.com/Old_Mic_Top.jpg
https://www.nyc-visual.com/Old_Mic_Low.jpg

InvigoMany volume two will be about “Media” objects. If you have any wishes let me know. Thanks

Salut.
Serge

“InvigoMany” is now available here:
https://www.nyc-visual.com

[Tom Daigon]

Thanks everyone. Im not familiar with Illustrator and have a fairly quick turn around on this project. Serge, I appreciate your offer and tried to email you but got “unrecognized” from Outlook. I can be reached at tomd8@cox.net. Please let me know what I owe you and the best way to make payment on the slate.
Tom

[Serge Hamad]

Hey Tom,

Check your e-mail.

You owe me nothing, buddy. Having created InvigoMany doesn’t mean we stop the goodies in this forum.
Open the illustrator file to see how you could create these kind of simple objects.
If you open this project using Invigorator Pro or Classic version 4 you may need to rearange some elements as this version was created using Invigorator Classic 3.0.9 that has a different world axis.

Here is the link for others who might be interested:
https://www.nyc-visual.com/Film_Slate.sit

Looks like this:
https://www.nyc-visual.com/Film_Slate.jpg

Salut.
Serge

[Jon Okerstrom]

Very nice model, Serge.

Personally, I favor the RCA 77 DX… like the one I used in college radio. Can’t beat the tone from a ribbon mic like this one.

I may try modeling that one myself.

Jon

[Serge Hamad]

Hey Jon,

Glad you like this model.

I love the look of the RCA 77 DX. It will also be included in the volume among other old ribbom mics.
As you said their sound is just great and I love the 30s & 50s look those mics have.

All the best.
Serge

[Tom Daigon]

Thanks Serge. The slate is perfect.I opened the project in AE7 and the camera was quite slow, so I created a new project and imported the original and 3DI seems more responsive. I am blown away by the
creative ways you generated the various surfaces of the slate. Using masks and noise and blurs is
a much better way then just using bitmaps, especially if I want to get close up to it. I stand in awe
of your work and look forward to see what Vol.2 will include. Your attention to detail is amazing.
Thanks again . (So you built it all in Illustator huh…I guess after finishing my Total Training CS2
Photoshop DVD I may be wise to learn more about it. In the past its unfamiliarity put me off, but
it seems powerful. I do have Lightwave 8….will Modeller serve the same function and play well with 3DI?)
Tom

[Serge Hamad]

Hi Tom,

Glad we could help.

[lasvideo] “I do have Lightwave 8….will Modeller serve the same function and play well with 3DI?)”

I personally use Maya, but I often used Lightwave objects and they worked perfectly with Invigorator. The trick is that you have to comprise your UVW coordinates when you save your object and that you should separate your object in several parts if it needs different textures.

[lasvideo] “Using masks and noise and blurs is
a much better way then just using bitmaps, especially if I want to get close up to it.”

You got it! The real power of Invigorator as well as ProAnimator is that they enable you through layer mapping to create all sorts of hi-rez maps (Max: 4000 X 4000) and this, without leaving AE. Furthermore You can animate the maps if necessary.

To avoid slowing down you RAM or final render you should concider saving a still or movie (In case you animated your texture) then replace your rendered file with the original comp. This way AE will not have to work on the effects, lights, masks etc… that you may have used to create your texture.

Salut.
Serge

[Tom Daigon]

A question about using Modeller….

“The trick is that you have to comprise your UVW coordinates when you save your object”

What is comprising UVW coordinates? I am not familiar with the term or process? Also, since Im sure keeping an object “simple” (points & polygons) is best for manipulation and rendering in 3DI….is Illustrator or Modeller better suited for quick and easy creation of basic objects? Any other tips when saving from Modeller in addition to the UVW and seperate object ones?
Tom

[Julian Sixx]

[serge] “I am almost done with an old mic using the classic version btw and would love to know what you guys think of it”

looks perfect!!Did you use custom edges for this object?