Comments on: Centre College Animation Class Uses Blender http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tynach http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-58500 Tynach Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:55:34 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-58500 A friend of mine online said she noticed that Blender was installed on all the computers at her school in Australia. A friend of mine online said she noticed that Blender was installed on all the computers at her school in Australia.

]]> By: MOXAB http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57880 MOXAB Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:49:57 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57880 Wow, those are some nice (and very funny) animations for people 3 weeks into blender. Now I just want to go get ludwig myself and make him talk like me. It sounds Awesome! Wow, those are some nice (and very funny) animations for people 3 weeks into blender.
Now I just want to go get ludwig myself and make him talk like me. It sounds Awesome!

]]> By: hevonen http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57477 hevonen Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:21:48 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57477 Bmud: Monkeyjam has indeed the best name! It's XSheet implementation feels a bit strange to me compared to TOONZ or CTP. But great it is, anyhow. There has been a massive surge of stopmotion software since Aardman became media star. One that is very nice for pro stop-motion is Animate which comes with Leitch hardware and Aardman has been involved in it's development. Though as far as I know it can't be used without those special i/o cards. What was the first version of publicly available Blender, back in Neogeo/NaN days? I bought 1.5 manual back in the C-key(?) days and I think I started with one of the first versions (maybe 1.6), but I can't remember anymore. Bmud:

Monkeyjam has indeed the best name! It's XSheet implementation feels a bit strange to me compared to TOONZ or CTP. But great it is, anyhow.

There has been a massive surge of stopmotion software since Aardman became media star. One that is very nice for pro stop-motion is Animate which comes with Leitch hardware and Aardman has been involved in it's development. Though as far as I know it can't be used without those special i/o cards.

What was the first version of publicly available Blender, back in Neogeo/NaN days? I bought 1.5 manual back in the C-key(?) days and I think I started with one of the first versions (maybe 1.6), but I can't remember anymore.

]]> By: Bmud http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57251 Bmud Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:10:58 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57251 @hevonen: I just noticed that you mentioned MonkeyJam! I looove that program. It's got a great name, and I like it's features -- especially the multi-frame composite to make a cleaner shot. @hevonen: I just noticed that you mentioned MonkeyJam! I looove that program. It's got a great name, and I like it's features — especially the multi-frame composite to make a cleaner shot.

]]> By: Bmud http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57249 Bmud Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:09:08 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57249 That was cute. Good luck to the Centre College in their Blender escapade! (Seeing ludwig also reminded me that I still havn't decrypted the new mancandy rig. That guy is wacky-complicated now isn't it?) That was cute. Good luck to the Centre College in their Blender escapade!
(Seeing ludwig also reminded me that I still havn't decrypted the new mancandy rig. That guy is wacky-complicated now isn't it?)

]]> By: hevonen http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57032 hevonen Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:33:36 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-57032 Webcam combined with simple stop-motion software has no learning curve so it's fast method for learning/teaching animation basics. Besides it's hands-on method, anything can be done from cutouts to clay and pixillation and you can go from basics to character animation in few days. Blender is great but as it's already a technique, not a principle, I would make it second part of the course. Stopmotion is also fun when you're drunk at animation festival, recommended. This one is commercial but pretty nice (and monkeyjam is free): http://www.animaatiokone.net/ Webcam combined with simple stop-motion software has no learning curve so it's fast method for learning/teaching animation basics. Besides it's hands-on method, anything can be done from cutouts to clay and pixillation and you can go from basics to character animation in few days. Blender is great but as it's already a technique, not a principle, I would make it second part of the course.

Stopmotion is also fun when you're drunk at animation festival, recommended.

This one is commercial but pretty nice (and monkeyjam is free):
http://www.animaatiokone.net/

]]> By: Giovanni Gallo http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56978 Giovanni Gallo Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:24:54 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56978 I did use Blender for a class at Catania Accademia delle Belle Arti (Sicily) It was certainly a success and I have seen a handful of nice project to be completed from young artists in training . To be open source was a plus and to be sleek and fast and fun like only Blender can be was a plusplus. I did use Blender for a class at Catania Accademia delle Belle Arti (Sicily)
It was certainly a success and I have seen a handful of nice project to be completed from young artists in training .
To be open source was a plus and to be sleek and fast and fun like only Blender can be was a plusplus.

]]> By: Dread Knight http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56968 Dread Knight Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56968 They sure will nano. I'm going for open-source applications (aka love :D ) from now on (Ubuntu OS here i come!). Will also produce a next-gen mmorpg using such tools. Hope others will discover "love" too, asap. They sure will nano.
I'm going for open-source applications (aka love :D ) from now on (Ubuntu OS here i come!).
Will also produce a next-gen mmorpg using such tools.

Hope others will discover "love" too, asap.

]]> By: nano http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56961 nano Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:58:07 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/02/19/centre-college-animation-class-uses-blender/#comment-56961 yay to the use of blender! Yet, almost no one in my area has heard of blender. I hope things like this will change that. yay to the use of blender!
Yet, almost no one in my area has heard of blender.
I hope things like this will change that.

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