29-12-2004, 07:44 PM
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yes you can adjust all of that in AE
 it is pretty much like PSDae
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29-12-2004, 08:07 PM
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hi, ive been puting away money for a while now and i got a we bit over Xmas aswell, im going to post 3 PC that i can afford the now. the PC's are mainly for lightwave and photoshop work, so if ppl would like to pic which 1 they like from the list and also which 1's are maybe not so good for lightwave :p
cheers 1)- Dell - Precision ( £504 ) - Black High Desktop Case - INTEGRATED SATA RAID - Intel Pentium Xeon 2800Mhz Processor - 000-Spare processor slot - 1024MB DDR2 PC3200 400MHz ECC - 80 Gb SATA Hard Drive - DVD - CDRW Combo - Sound on board - 64MB Nvidia NVS 280 Graphics Card - INTEL Pro 10-100MB RJ45 NIC Onboard - Eight USB ports - 2 DIMM slots used 4 free - 2 PCI Slots Free - PCI Express slot used - 3.5" 1.44Mb Floppy Drive - Two serial ports - UK keyboard layout - PS2 mouse 2)- Dell - Precision ( £527 ) - Black Tower Case - Intel Pentium 4 3000Mhz Processor - 512Mb DDR SDRAM pc333Mhz CL2.5 2700 - 80GB IDE Hard Drive - CD ReWriter Drive - Sound on board - 128MB Quadro FX500 Graphics Card - INTEL Pro 10-100MB RJ45 NIC Onboard - Eight USB ports - 2 DIMM slots used 2 free - 4 PCI Slots Free - AGP slot used - 3.5" 1.44Mb Floppy Drive - Two serial ports - UK keyboard layout - PS2 mouse - Windows XP Pro thats it, what u think ? |
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29-12-2004, 10:05 PM
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Hmm, there's not a whole lot to choose from between the two. Personally, I'd be tempted by machine #1 as it appears to have greater expansion possibilities for the future...
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30-12-2004, 01:12 AM
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just out of interest, what sort of machines are u all using ?
and do u think the above spec machines will make lightwave run really well ? My budget is about £600, if anybody knows good sites or even some advice to get the most for my money im all ears ! :p cheers |
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30-12-2004, 03:43 PM
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here is an update, this is the scene were we see the aeroshell's approach 2 mars :p
which 1 do u preffer ? 
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30-12-2004, 08:31 PM
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im having trouble with the aeroshell, i just cant get it to look right in the dark space, i was thinking about using a HDRI map then thought u wouldnt get reflections like that in space......ehh any suggestions ?
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30-12-2004, 10:39 PM
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It really depends on whether you want it lit realistically (in which case, you'll see very little of the probe), or theatrically (á la Star Wars, etc)...
If its the latter you're after then take a look at Kier D'Arby's Betterspace series - there's an excellent page on lighting spacecraft (http://www.ap3d.com/betterspace) |
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31-12-2004, 03:02 AM
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cheers mark for link :p very helpful !
here is the approach scene, the aeroshell heads towards mars, the camera then changes to a closer view were we se it burn up as it enters the atmosphere ( working on that the now, good thing is i can use my smoke setting for the launch scene with slight modifications :p ) ill have updates soon :p what u think ? |
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31-12-2004, 04:30 AM
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Would it be realistic to add a very thin dusty atmosphere to Mars?
Sort of a slight redish haze surrounding the planet. Just an idea. I'm not sure if an atmosphere is even visible on Mars. |
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31-12-2004, 03:43 PM
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lol, its funny us say that, i was wanting to do that from the beggining but im unsure about how to do it, if some1 got any tips, ill give it a bash :p
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31-12-2004, 04:06 PM
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31-12-2004, 04:18 PM
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After a bit of hageling with the guy at my nearest computer store, i have manage to get this for the same price as above, what do u think of this system for 3D ?
- Dell - Precision - Black Tower Case - Intel Pentium 4 3000Mhz Processor with HyperThreading. - 1024Mb DDR SDRAM pc333Mhz - 80GB IDE Hard Drive - 48X CD drive - Sound on board - 128MB Quadro FX500 Graphics Card - INTEL Pro 10-100MB RJ45 NIC Onboard - Eight USB ports - 2 DIMM slots used 4 free - 4 PCI Slots Free - AGP slot used - 3.5" 1.44Mb Floppy Drive - Two serial ports - UK keyboard layout - PS2 mouse - Windows XP Pro im pretty happy with this, and hopefully get it in the new year :p |
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31-12-2004, 04:45 PM
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Hmm... try this link for the atmosphere guidelines - it doesn't require you to invest in any 3rd party plugins...
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31-12-2004, 05:05 PM
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Oh no, Gaffer seems not alvailable anymore, not mention it's probably not needed anymore and price too. Mark you forgot the link.
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31-12-2004, 05:06 PM
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were is the link ?
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