Pior, I had to overdose on videos before I saw how easy it actually was to use Blender. Also, I posted a thread link on the last page if you want to follow my questions as a new Blender user, and read responses I got. Check this series out. http://www.blendernewbies.com/tutorials/swf/pretzels/part1/pretzels_part1.html…
Part of the reason why I decided to dive in before 2.5. The transition will probably be less painful. I expect it to be awhile before we see decent, up to date tutorials, etc.
:thumbup: You might find this convo helpful. It's me vs some blender guys with all my transition questions, and links to basically every good tutorial series on the net find their way into there, along with advice from longtime blender users.
A rather nifty tutorial on creating normal maps and various other texturing tricks in Blender... http://www.blendernation.com/2009/07/25/realtime-stone-with-detail-maps-in-blender/ Blender's interface still confuses the hell out of me but I am getting to know it slowly.
Anyone know if there's been talk of Windows Explorer thumbnails instead of the default icon? I know there's that shot above showing 'full' images in the asset browser but have they implimented the use of thumbnails in Windows Explorer?. Have to say there's some pretty fundamental changes going on here that yes,, would make…
The image thumbnail browser is already working in 2.5. Preview images for .blend files is also planned but doesnt look like its been implemented yet. As I understand it, the plan was to use native file browsers where appropriate. Here is a picture of the 2.5 image browser running on Linux (not sure what the Windows one…
Even though the version is epic, and the interface is extremely user-friendly. They still need to update their damn user menual. >.< Otherwize I will have to stick with the older version and keep on going over everything until I am used to them. :( Or rely on ralusek and hope he covers everything. <.< *PS: I wonder if its…
Hmmm...a lot has changed, not really feeling it at the moment. Im sure once there are some video tutorials about how to navigate the new blender it will get better, and that the changes are for the best in the long run, but after having used the program for so long to feeling like its a whole new tool I now have to learn,…