Comments on: Blender Puppets or Machinima Plug-In for Blender http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrew http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106370 Andrew Thu, 24 May 2007 07:23:59 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106370 I agree Carlinhos and that's planned for. I have not attempted it (yet) but what I am doing would be easily compatible with the I-CubeX sensors, among others. Drivers just have to written in Glove PIE. There's all kinds of exciting possibilities for this I hope. I agree Carlinhos and that's planned for. I have not attempted it (yet) but what I am doing would be easily compatible with the I-CubeX sensors, among others. Drivers just have to written in Glove PIE. There's all kinds of exciting possibilities for this I hope.

]]> By: wilfred http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106308 wilfred Thu, 24 May 2007 01:30:20 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106308 This text has a good tutorial of how to code your own 3d interface system as well as camera based extrapolative modeling. They used to have complete animated videos for a k-12 course in cs, but all I can find is this mirror... http://remedials.org/BalliesScript.txt and as html http://remedials.org/#11 I'll hint that it took us less than an hour to code, and anyone can wrap a camera feed with python! ;) This text has a good tutorial of how to code your own 3d interface system as well as camera based extrapolative modeling. They used to have complete animated videos for a k-12 course in cs, but all I can find is this mirror…

http://remedials.org/BalliesScript.txt and as html http://remedials.org/#11

I'll hint that it took us less than an hour to code, and anyone can wrap a camera feed with python! ;)

]]> By: carlinhos http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106162 carlinhos Wed, 23 May 2007 16:41:16 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-106162 Hi Andrew, this sounds really great! I think it could be very interesting to use it in interactive video installations. Even more fantastic it would be to have some other possibilities with interfaces. It could be possible to direct the puppet (or anything else) by using various input data (for example sound frequencies, temperatures, light, ...) from not conventional interfaces (mouse, joystick). I wish you great success with your ideas! Carlinhos Hi Andrew,

this sounds really great! I think it could be very interesting to use it in interactive video installations. Even more fantastic it would be to have some other possibilities with interfaces. It could be possible to direct the puppet (or anything else) by using various input data (for example sound frequencies, temperatures, light, …) from not conventional interfaces (mouse, joystick).

I wish you great success with your ideas!

Carlinhos

]]> By: Andrew http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105943 Andrew Wed, 23 May 2007 03:56:31 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105943 Hi guys, I'm the developer and this post caught me a little by surprise because I have not been actively working on it since early April because, unfortunately I had a death in my family that was a little sudden and I've been out of the country and away from my studio since that happened and unable to work on Panda Puppet. The idea behind the plug-in is to create real-time animation/Machinima in Blender's game engine so that animated characters can be performed in real-time by an external control device like a joystick or wii remote. Performances can be recorded in real-time like conventional Machinima, or recorded as IPO data that can be tweaked, edited and then rendered out like conventional 3D animation. Basically, it speeds up the character animation process and makes it a little more like doing puppetry in 3D. Panda Puppet is currently in what I would call a pre-release Alpha stage. In other words, it has basic functionality, but it's not at a point where I have something practical enough to release for people to use. The real-time recording works more or less fine, but there are still problems with recording to IPO. I will be back home in a week or two and will be resuming development of Panda Puppet in a couple weeks. If you'd like to get an overview of the project check the Blender Artists thread or read the relevant posts on my Machin-X: Digital Puppetry blog - http://machin-x.blogspot.com/search/label/Panda%20Puppet - neither is completely up to date, but I'll be correcting that when I am back to work on this in a few weeks. I hope this clear up some of the apparent confusion! Hi guys,

I'm the developer and this post caught me a little by surprise because I have not been actively working on it since early April because, unfortunately I had a death in my family that was a little sudden and I've been out of the country and away from my studio since that happened and unable to work on Panda Puppet.

The idea behind the plug-in is to create real-time animation/Machinima in Blender's game engine so that animated characters can be performed in real-time by an external control device like a joystick or wii remote. Performances can be recorded in real-time like conventional Machinima, or recorded as IPO data that can be tweaked, edited and then rendered out like conventional 3D animation. Basically, it speeds up the character animation process and makes it a little more like doing puppetry in 3D.

Panda Puppet is currently in what I would call a pre-release Alpha stage. In other words, it has basic functionality, but it's not at a point where I have something practical enough to release for people to use. The real-time recording works more or less fine, but there are still problems with recording to IPO. I will be back home in a week or two and will be resuming development of Panda Puppet in a couple weeks.

If you'd like to get an overview of the project check the Blender Artists thread or read the relevant posts on my Machin-X: Digital Puppetry blog - http://machin-x.blogspot.com/search/label/Panda%20Puppet - neither is completely up to date, but I'll be correcting that when I am back to work on this in a few weeks.

I hope this clear up some of the apparent confusion!

]]> By: tikki http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105905 tikki Wed, 23 May 2007 01:04:06 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105905 i agree with the topic, doubt its blender. to me, doesnt even look like 3d render. to stiff, plasticy, awkward but you gotta love weird al's "ebay" song :D i agree with the topic, doubt its blender. to me, doesnt even look like 3d render. to stiff, plasticy, awkward
but you gotta love weird al's "ebay" song :D

]]> By: epat http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105859 epat Tue, 22 May 2007 21:31:48 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105859 looks interesting!! -epat. :) looks interesting!!
-epat. :)

]]> By: Bmud http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105799 Bmud Tue, 22 May 2007 16:32:29 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105799 Rather exciting, I must say. Rather exciting, I must say.

]]> By: paulR http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105766 paulR Tue, 22 May 2007 14:00:45 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105766 yea, this one's rather odd. yea, this one's rather odd.

]]> By: Eckie http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105744 Eckie Tue, 22 May 2007 12:35:31 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105744 What's the actual point in this news post? Is a new plugin released? Or is this just general information? I'm not too lazy to read the referenced websites but i'd like some more information in the news post. Like what are the results up to now in real time capturing? How far is the development? Maybe a short word from the developer? What's the actual point in this news post? Is a new plugin released? Or is this just general information?

I'm not too lazy to read the referenced websites but i'd like some more information in the news post. Like what are the results up to now in real time capturing? How far is the development? Maybe a short word from the developer?

]]> By: Tim Formica [Room335] http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105661 Tim Formica [Room335] Tue, 22 May 2007 06:10:26 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/22/blender-puppets-or-machinima-plug-in-for-blender/#comment-105661 AniCator, Thanks. Fixed it AniCator,

Thanks.

Fixed it

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