Re: FLASH: [OT] Swift 3D

[Marc Pidoux]

Yes, this is the worst point of Swift: the rendering time.

Try to keep your forms as simple as possible...you will see when you will start to render robots or people...you better go for a drink, a very long one!


The other option i am using sometimes is 3DStudio Max & Illustrate, the rendering is faster.


Marc



James Goudy wrote:


> I just bought Swift 3D and love it. I'm having a blast figuring out how to make it work, although I still have a bit to figure out because rendering even 20 frames of a single word takes upwards of 3 hours! Am I doing something wrong or could I streamline somehow? I'm only using area shading...

>

> I've already got cravings for future versions:

>

> 1. shadow casting!

> 2. ability to "easily" animate along a curve

> 3. clearer zoom in/out controls and object scaling controls/settings.

> 4. and of course, faster rendering, faster faster! This program's got me seriously shopping for a dual P3 650. And a half a gig of RAM. Heehee well maybe I was just looking for an excuse.

>

> Overall, though, I'm jazzed that tools like this are starting to emerge in force. Keep em coming!

>

> Here's my latest project, if anyone's interested. Feedback welcome. www.fullmarketmedia.com

>

> :)

>

> --James

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