Re: 3D objects in FLash

[David Gary]

Paul wrote:


> David Gary wrote:

>

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


> 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.

>


Yup, we've been searching for a "AtoB" solution for weeks now for animated3D

techniques in Flash.

Unfortunately this seems to be the only way.

I was at Siggraph this week and talked to about every 3D animator

I know and they had no answers that I already havent figured out.


It a "by hand", frame to frame kinda thing and it was obvious that Matinee had to

take this route.

They executed it very nicely btw.


> >BTW, I saw the butterfly on TRD project. Really cool Josh U.Someone earlier

> said that thebutterfly was renered in infini-D. is that the case? if so It

> looks really good.


I have no idea what it was originally created in, out of Flash it becomes jpg.

I believe Josh is on the list though. Josh? How did you create that butterfly?


> >> > 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.


Yup it says right on their site that they used MAX. But you could use

just about any 3D proggy. Since your exporting jpg or bmp. Rhinos' cool and not

expensive. We're fixing to

order Maya(NT) from Alias Wavefront, which was very impressive at Siggraph this

year.

We need it for CD and video, not Web application. I cant see spending 10 grand

just to use it

for exporting sequenced images for FLash "traceover" use.


>  Hey Gary, are there some examples of your work we could check out?


Not on the net.We are still wrapping up production of our personal web site.

Shouldbe completed within the next couple of months. We will post it to the

list for a critique.


We are still finishing up some fairly large projects. Were kinda new at the

web design thing. Flash is probably the main reason we took interest

in Web advertising opportunities.


take care.


-DG-




------------------------------------------------------------------------

To UNSUBSCRIBE send: unsubscribe flasher in the body of an

email to

list-managershocker [dot] com

.  Problems to:

ownershocker [dot] com

N.B. Email address must be the same as the one you used to subscribe.

For info on digest mode send: info flasher to

list-managershocker [dot] com