Re: Experimenting With Smoke... 2005-06-09 - By ccoles_avengers
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--- In Carrara@(protected), "Andrew" <awbenson99@(protected)> wrote:
> Since the discussion is on old video games... I own one of the second
> generation pong. (The first generation had small stick joysticks and
> about 1000 units were made; the second generation had circular
> rotating wheels and they mass produced these for retail.)
>
> AWBenson
>
> PS: Don't know if it still work or if I have all the parts to it...
Well, I have all the parts to mine and I am now tempted to take it out
and see if it still works. If I get a chance to fish it out, I'll let
you know. :)
Cheers.
Claudia
"Selocic"
- 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> --- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers" <ccoles_shado@(protected)>
> wrote:
> > Actually, I think I have you even beat with that, Glen. I STILL have
> > an old Bentley (full name?) video arcade system (a non-brand). All it
> > consisted of were rectangle pixels (probably 1 x 6) that were used for
> > "paddles" and a 1 x 1 pixel for the "ball" with just 4 games: ping
> > pong, tennnis, hockey, and squashball(?). And we were the only kids
> > on the block that had it, too. :)
> >
> > Hey, and remember the Magnavox Odyssey system?
> > <http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm> And what about the Coleco
> > Telstar? <http://www.pong-story.com/coleco.htm>
> >
> > Boy, talk about a trip down memory lane. :)
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Claudia
> > "Selocic"
> > - 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> >
> > --- In Carrara@(protected), "Glen Allen" <gallen8969@(protected)> wrote:
> > > Hey Claudia,
> > >
> > > I've got ya beat there... I've got an Atari 400 in my basement -
> it used
> > > PM (Player-Missile) Graphics. :)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Glen
> > >
> > >
> > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > From: Carrara@(protected) [mailto:Carrara@(protected)] On
> Behalf
> > > Of ccoles_avengers
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:36 PM
> > > To: Carrara@(protected)
> > > Subject: [Carrara] Re: Experimenting With Smoke...
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the "sprite" explanation. My recollection of sprites
were
> > > also with games, some reminiscent of ATARI ST 1040 games [ ooops,
> > > showing my age, there. :) ]. But it's good to hear you mention the
> > > Amiga. Brings back memories. :)
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Claudia
> > > "Selocic"
> > > - 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> > >
> > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "elsiget" <elsiget@(protected)> wrote:
> > > > If you have the need for placing a texture and have that texture
> face
> > > > the camera, like a billboard or a plane with point at behaviour,
> > > > but you need it for particles, that's what the plug-in is for...
> > > > A sprite is a bitmap that is rendered as a 2d object, but it can
> have
> > > > a distance from the camera, and a placement in a 3d
environment (if
> > > > it's a sprite in 3d, 2d sprites are usually just bitmaps, like
those
> > > > rendered in games.
> > > > I'm not going to cover hardware sprites and how one could with
> only 8
> > > > hardware sprites make really cool effects on the Amiga for
> instance.).
> > > >
> > > > So if you need particles to act like billboards/planes w/point-at
> > > > behaviour that's basically what it does (point at modifier for
each
> > > > individual particle, at least if its name is anywhere near
> describing
> > > > its function, and Mike's usually pretty good at descriptive
names).
> > > >
> > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers"
> <ccoles_shado@(protected)>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Oooops, my bad...I used an unfriendly file name format:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Smoke Effect Using Sprite Plugin
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Carrara/files/Selocic/smoke_w_floor%28div
> > > x%29.avi>
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) Smoke Effect Without Plugin
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Carrara/files/Selocic/smoke_w_floor_no_sp
> > > rites%28d\
> > > > > ivx%29.avi>
> > > > >
> > > > > Hopefully that willwork now.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Claudia
> > > > > "Selocic"
> > > > > - 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers"
> > > > > <ccoles_shado@(protected)>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just trying to get a grasp on some of Michael's cool
> plugins. I
> > > > > > am experimenting with his Sprite plugin in trying to create a
> > > > > > smoke effect. Now please note, I am really not that
> familiar with
> > >
> > > > > > the particle system so I don't know if this is the exact way
> that
> > > smoke is
> > > > > > supposed to be achieved in Carrara, but I experimented with
> > > > > > creating smoke with and without Mike's plugin, and the only
> > > > > > difference I saw was that the one that did not use the sprite
> > > > > > plugin was a bit darker (sometimes desireable) than the one
> using
> > > > > > the plugin. Otherwise, I couldn't really tell the difference.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could anyone help out here and tell me exactly "what" I
> should be
> > > > > > seeing that would be different with adding the Sprite
plugin? I
> > > guess
> > > > > > I am missing the concept here of the polygons needing to
"face"
> > > > > > the camera in this instance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1) Smoke Effect Using Sprite Plugin
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Carrara/files/Selocic/smoke_w_floor(divx)
> > > .avi>
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2) Smoke Effect Without Plugin
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Carrara/files/Selocic/smoke_w_floor_no_sp
> > > rites(divx).avi>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Oh, BTW, these clips were generated *before* installing the
> latest
> > >
> > > > > > Sprite Plugin update.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Claudia
> > > > > > "Selocic"
> > > > > > - 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> > >
> > >
> > >
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