Re: 3D objects in FLash

[Paul]

David Gary wrote:


>FOr all of you who are wondering how Manitee created their 3d buttons.

They where

>createdin 3D MAX exported as bmp or png as sequence and bitmaped traced at

the right

>

>settings to avoid as much tweeking as possible. The images as not exported

as image

>format. They _ARE_ vector. 


Yes, after some experimentation I do belive that's how it was done,

although I guess I was looking for an easier way. nothing good is ever

easy. The fact that they are vector blew my mind. I think it looks great.


>BTW, I saw the butterfly on TRD project. Really cool Josh U. The images

being jpg

>are somewhat

>"pixely", but what do you expect, they're jpgs. Looks real as hell though

and I

>couldnt

>see using bitmap trace to get the same (photo)effect.

>

>Only prob with image formats exported from flash is generally they take up

file size

>and

>are usually bad quality. Another prob is you can see them stand out like a

sore

>thumb against

>a vector image. We are carefull of this in our design process.


Someone earlier said that the butterfly was renered in infini-D. is that

the case? if so It looks really good. The pixely nature of the butterfly

does stick out compared to vector art, and the clean vectors actually tend

to rob something from the butterfly, nice work though. I've been looking at

as many flash sites as I can and this one is up there on the list of good

ones.

 

>> > isn't it possible that all the 3d stuff for these isn't done in flash at

>> > all?

>

>Not at Matinee.


However they did start in 3D Max, which was my point that elements are

created somewhere else and manipulated somehow in Flash. Not having played

with Flash nearly enough to be an authority, I am impressed with the

quality of the vector art on such a site as matinee.  Hey Gary, are there

some examples of your work we could check out? I'm interested in seeing as

much stuff as I can, (Don't worry, I won't steal your interface design and

say I had the idea three years ago)


Paul



Paul Cottrell

Author/Developer

http://www.interactivevision.com

cottrellmindspring [dot] com

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