Magnus Posted March 23, 2015 Author #91 Posted March 23, 2015 And here we have him ... body coordinated with fittings. Will have to be married now with the cloth simulation ... AndyHall, Don9of11, druxey and 4 others 7 Quote
druxey Posted March 24, 2015 #92 Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) He looks a little cool! Is his posture a little round-shouldered for a soldier? Thanks for posting this simulation in progress. It's interesting to see. Edited March 24, 2015 by druxey Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
AON Posted March 24, 2015 #93 Posted March 24, 2015 His 'about turn' is not very military like. Must be a volunteer.... like me! but seriously... very life like!! druxey 1 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
Magnus Posted March 24, 2015 Author #94 Posted March 24, 2015 Yes there is room for optimization ... meanwhile I am trying to put together what I have ... druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote
Magnus Posted April 6, 2015 Author #95 Posted April 6, 2015 It is achieved. Praise the lord! This was really hard. Still WIP though ... myriads of buttons need to be added ... some work but not a challenge https://youtu.be/crEV85KyoDA PeteB and mtaylor 2 Quote
mtaylor Posted April 6, 2015 #96 Posted April 6, 2015 Now that marine looks good. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
twintrow Posted April 7, 2015 #97 Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Magnus I'd leave his posture and stance as is after all he was probably a shop keeper last year!!!! About ten years ago I was designing aircraft for MS Combat Flight Simulator WWII edition. We used FSDS (Flight Simulator Design Studio) or Gmax. Doing animations was a brand new thing then, I can tell you what you have achieved is a testament to your skills, but also a testament to the designers of the CAD program you are using. Another few years and we won't be able to tel CGI from real life. And we my finally get a sea battle game for tall ships as good as the flight sims. I'll keep watching in awe. Tom Edited April 7, 2015 by twintrow mtaylor and PeteB 2 Quote
mtaylor Posted April 7, 2015 #98 Posted April 7, 2015 Tom, Much of the current crop of movies is CGI. There are some you can't tell who's real and who's not. Magnus, Question.... when he does the about face... I'm not sure which though is correct for the time period. The modern about face or the "marching step" about face..... Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted April 7, 2015 Author #99 Posted April 7, 2015 mtaylor, twintrow, thanks for recognizing the animation. Actually I am using three programs (Cinema 4D, Marvelous Designer and DAZ Studio) and quite some effort goes into mastering the workflow between them. Can be quite painful if a problem in step 20 brings you back to step 3 after a day of work ... As far as the about face is concerned ... I have no clue if it is authentic. I think it looks convincing somehow ... motion capture data is quite hard to get. There are some sources in the web but most of it is useless. Most mocap data has the problem of "sliding feet". I am composing the movement from little libraries in DAZ studio, that I adapt and re-mix to my needs. This is the best I was able to get out of it. More to follow ... Quote
mtaylor Posted April 7, 2015 #100 Posted April 7, 2015 I've been there with the 1 step forward and a whole bunch backwards. The animation is quite good. I was just curious about the "about face" but I wouldn't worry about it. There's a movie out on CD/DVD called "The Partriot" which used a lot of CGI in the battle scenes. Some versions have a "how we made the movie" set of short vids with it. Fascinating stuff. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted April 8, 2015 Author #101 Posted April 8, 2015 Finalized with buttons and everything .... https://youtu.be/Zz9Se2NXW0M PeteB, mtaylor and druxey 3 Quote
Magnus Posted April 17, 2015 Author #102 Posted April 17, 2015 A boatswain here ... https://youtu.be/eIFQ0zXzrdY edmay, druxey, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
Magnus Posted April 19, 2015 Author #103 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) A very short test. Showing the first real inclusion of an animated character in the main scenery. From a distance you see the boatswain walking in front of the boats. Also introducing a fantastic plugin in cinema 4D: "Infinite Ocean". It expands the ocean view to the horizon with minimal impact on resources due to synchronization to the camera. The right thing just in time as all my animated characters are horrible resource eaters... http://youtu.be/DWIUACprZRU Edited April 22, 2015 by Magnus mtaylor, trippwj, PeteB and 2 others 5 Quote
mtaylor Posted April 19, 2015 #104 Posted April 19, 2015 Wow.. that was impressive. I had to replay it several times. It's that good. PeteB, edmay and druxey 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted May 10, 2015 Author #105 Posted May 10, 2015 Revisited the topic of ... sails.., and did apply some techniques from the garment simulation ... video: http://youtu.be/Hq1giFJprLE edmay, trippwj and mtaylor 3 Quote
druxey Posted May 10, 2015 #106 Posted May 10, 2015 Interesting viewpoint! I enjoy watching your progress, Magnus. Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Magnus Posted May 16, 2015 Author #107 Posted May 16, 2015 A partial integrationtest with some improvements ... http://youtu.be/K0874KlctD8 druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote
Magnus Posted May 31, 2015 Author #108 Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Some progress with the mizzenmast sails ... https://youtu.be/P6tBSuZWJ0A Edited May 31, 2015 by Magnus mtaylor, trippwj and druxey 3 Quote
mtaylor Posted May 31, 2015 #109 Posted May 31, 2015 Spectacular work, Magnus. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted June 5, 2015 Author #110 Posted June 5, 2015 Things are getting shape ... mtaylor 1 Quote
druxey Posted June 6, 2015 #111 Posted June 6, 2015 Lovely! But would she have had royal yards? Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Magnus Posted June 6, 2015 Author #112 Posted June 6, 2015 Lovely! But would she have had royal yards? According to ... "The 24-gun Frigate Pandora (Anatomy of the Ship)" by John McKay and Ron Coleman ... yes. Quote
Magnus Posted June 7, 2015 Author #113 Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Well ... there are ... moments. Expect to see it in motion soon. Edited June 7, 2015 by Magnus CaptArmstrong, druxey, Don9of11 and 1 other 4 Quote
Magnus Posted August 30, 2015 Author #114 Posted August 30, 2015 And one smaller snippet of a bigger thing to come ... druxey 1 Quote
mtaylor Posted August 30, 2015 #115 Posted August 30, 2015 Magnus, The video marked "private" and requires a password. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted August 30, 2015 Author #116 Posted August 30, 2015 Magnus, The video marked "private" and requires a password. ... I had not published it ... now it should work. Quote
mtaylor Posted August 30, 2015 #117 Posted August 30, 2015 Working like a charm... wonderful render. I'm impressed by how lifelike it is. druxey 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Magnus Posted August 31, 2015 Author #118 Posted August 31, 2015 More here ... PeteB, mtaylor and druxey 3 Quote
Magnus Posted September 19, 2015 Author #119 Posted September 19, 2015 Here comes a setting that has the hull. Set in an infinite ocean. "Infinite Ocean" is also the name of a specific plugin for cinema 4D. It creates the ocean carpet with the view to the distant horizon. All with minimal resource consumption. I am currently working on a setting with some of my animated crew members. Mirabell61, mtaylor, CaptArmstrong and 3 others 6 Quote
druxey Posted September 19, 2015 #120 Posted September 19, 2015 Looks like she's fully laden: that bow goes deep in the water on the down pitch! Very effective animation, Magnus. mtaylor 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
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