Looks like you can get 2GB sandisk memory sticks for $135 on newegg, or 1GB for $98 not sure if these are the exact type tho sinces theres so damn man memory stick formats... 2gb: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-171-074&depa=0 1gb:…
Well the c300 has a read speed of 355mb/s, while the c400 has one of 415mb/s, so a 60mb/s increase, doesn't sound like that big of performance jump to me. I've also heard conflicting reports on its release date w/some places say it ships in Feb, and others saying it'll start being manufactured then (not necessarily…
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=410 I'm considering getting one of these units and creating a RAID 1 config. It'll mainly be used as a central media (music, videos etc) repository. Anyone have experience with these? Are they overpriced junk? Edit: Thinking of…
people do say practice makes perfect, but musicians tend to have a different saying. Perfect practice makes perfect. This holds true for art as well. If your doing something for practice you really should practice doing something as perfectly as you can. Allot of people who are new tend to want to rush to get a finished…
I've put in 10 million poly OBJ's through xNormal. Export an OBJ. No need for skylight, it's gonna take care of that for you. Export the high and low OBJ's feed it into xNormal, click the options that you want (what maps to save out). Make sure that the ray front and rear settings are ok and hit the bake button. Easy as…
The first version of the low poly is ready. It weighs in at 4180 triangles. A little bit heavier than I had planned, so Ill be going over the mesh again to see what I can be safely cut. Roughly half of this count is in the hands and feet, so thats probably a good place to start trimming. Other than the hands and feet, Im…
Hawt and well done. Nice job! About the mittens... I think these, with her hands through the slits would be pretty cool. http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/41801.jpg Also how about some fur around the hood?
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping. I figure establishing a general "this guy knows what he's doing" vibe will be good enough if I express that I'm very willing to adapt and learn. Stumbled on this thread and thought I'd link in case any lurkers are also considering picking up Maya:…
I used 3D studio max 6. I would upgrade to 8 [atleast i think it was 8], i think its $400.00 online, but im broke . Heres some more wires, not many edits: http://img262.echo.cx/img262/3537/re10zs.jpg - front http://img262.echo.cx/img262/4157/re27el.jpg - back