dude don't get the alienware. The core 2 duo is by far a better processor. Alienwares are made by dell too fyi so I don't know why they don't come with core 2 duos and the dual gfx cards. I have the 7950 GTX in mine and it is great. Don't know if you saw the link I posted above for the cheap ram on new egg. Under 300 bucks…
Hello, I'm trying to write my first cgfx shader for Maya, and I have a question about what the upper limit is for number of texture maps I can access. I am using Maya 2012, and in Maya's help it says its cgfx shader plugin supports Cg version 3.0.015. I have a Quadro FX 3800 graphics card, and I can compile and…
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Do not buy an OEM dvd drive if there is any chance she wants to actually watch DVDs on it, get a retail drive that comes with a proper codec. Any reason you're going with AMD? I just swapped out my old old amd based HTPC setup for an intel one, at the same price point that you're looking at ($161 for ram, mobo and CPU,…
OK which viewport mode? Realistic responds differently from Standard (different shaders on the backend). I think you might be able to wire the Bitmap into a RGB Multiply node and animate that towards black. But alpha is a tricky beast, not much viewport shader support. If you really need it in the viewport, I'd consider…
a very nice way to see how far I've progressed, a sword! I wanted to go with this design from Marina Ortega Lorente: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xYdBDE I'm extremely happy with how this came out, and I'm happy to see how far my prop work has come since my first project. it was really nice to finally get a handle on…
Often times I get asked about my style, "How come you stick poses?" Answer: I believe that there is a distinct difference between Disney's 12 principles of 2D Animation vs. The 14 Principles of Game Animation. DISNEY’S 12 PRINCIPLES OF 2D ANIMATION Stretch/Squash Arcing Motion Anticipation Secondary Animation & Tweens…
We are on the verge of quantum computing becoming a reality very soon, Microsoft is already trying to educate people about the changes that are coming. https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/26/microsoft-new-coding-language-is-made-for-quantum-computers/ What the shitty computers did for the analog world in the 40's-50's, we…
Incidentally I was just messing about with Corona today. Still not perfect, but has improved somewhat. Blending between intersecting meshes seems arbitrary(or at least only blends perpendicular?) MentalRay was the first to do it. Now gone from Max, although the Autodesk Material(not A&D material) is still there and it also…
If it's UV's that you're more curious about, it's because that method isn't explained in steps as you come to finding these assets by playing around and exploring the geometry. I've done a bit of this on some past projects and one method was to take a plane and put the full texture on, then cut it up where you plan to have…