1. You can edit the text from any window. You are simply seeing 3 views of the same thing.

2. Using s in conjunction with x, y, and z should allow you to scale it along any axis and make it fit properly if it is too tall or long. I usually only scale on the x and z axis and leave the y axis alone. If the text would fit but just needs to be moved into position, use g to move it and again use x, y and z to lock the axis of movement.

3. Here's a tip. Try pointing at the window in the upper left. It is probably the easiest to see. Click ctrl-UpArrow. You should now see that window zoomed. On your numpad hit 3 then 5 then 44444 until it is a nice straight on view. That ought to make it easy to modify the text properly.

When you are done, hit ctrl-UpArrow again. Use the middle mouse wheel to zoom in or out until you can see the camera. Select it and hit ctrl-0 (that's zero on the numpad) to switch the view to the camera view. You might wish to change the frame number from 316 to 650 to get to the final frame and see how it looks. Do a test render...

reap

Thanks Reaper, that is the kind of info i was looking for.

How does this look PolarGeek? I made the middle letters upper case but slightly smaller to help distinguish the words Taylor and Made. Let me know if you like it. I sent the model your way.

reap

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9605/taylormade3rc.th.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taylormade3rc.jpg)

Thanks man that's perfect you rock.

Paul

No.. you rock! I just received your donation. Thank you very much!

reaper

Here is the next one on the list...

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2057/gouda8oy.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gouda8oy.jpg)

I need an e-mail address to send this model out.

Also, I'd like to apologize for being slow lately. I have a lot going on. Trying to keep up. I hope people don't mind the wait.

Looks like Fred Cinedome is next on the list. I am not sure that it will look great with just Fred on one line. If you wish to reconsider, let me know. I will probably make your model tonight or at lunch today.

reaper

Hi reaper,
Thanks for your message.
Ok we can modify this.... What are your proposals?

What do you think about this :

Welcome to the
Fred CINEDOME
Enjoy the show

Thanks in advance Reaper!
Cheers

Fred

That'll work better

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/2103/fred4zf.th.jpg (http://img114.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fred4zf.jpg)

How does this look?

Superb! Thanks very much reaper!

Great. I'll send the model later tonight...

I need an e-mail address. Unless you only wanted that still image and we're done.

reaper

Thanx, I'll send the email adress by pm....
Thanks again, great work!
Fred

Hi Reaper,
Did you receive my email address?
Thanks again
Fred

Yeah.... my dang network connection is messed up for some reason. I will get it out to you asap. Sorry...

No prob, thanks Reaper! ;-)
Fred

I just e-mailed out two models from my work address, fredbi and cyberlink should be receiving their models soon.

Unfortunately, my wireless router at home is still down making transfers very difficult. So, I will continue to build the list and I hope to catch up eventually. But for right now, I don't plan to do these for a couple more days until I get the router issue sorted out.

Sorry for the delay guys.

reap

I am back up and running. To celebrate, here is a new model. Not sure if you got this one done already...

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4093/alarms0fe.th.jpg (http://img377.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alarms0fe.jpg)

Oh yeah, I need an e-mail address for that last one too... if you want it.

reap

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/2136/emilie9ng.th.jpg (http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=emilie9ng.jpg)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/1229/doherty2bw.th.jpg (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doherty2bw.jpg)

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/3721/brooks4zt.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=brooks4zt.jpg)

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/337/borntobe4di.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=borntobe4di.jpg)

need e-mail address...

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/6194/rainbow2he.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rainbow2he.jpg)

last one this morning..

Thanks, it sure looks good....email has been sent by pm.

Reaper
Thanks for over the Rainbow. great job.
Frank

Reaper, I've been learning blender and have been able to do a couple of these for friends of mine. I have a question as to the maximum pixel size that can be generated for a still image.

It looks like blender is limiting it to 10,000 by 10,000 pixels. Is this the maximum? Is there any way to do something bigger? I was thinking big, like a large banner printer. At 300 dpi I could only go to about 33" x 19".

Thanks for your input. You are the best.
-Dave.

P.S. You're theater is turning out nice. I hope the chair gets fixed / replaced for you.

Hi there,
I would need the 5.1 audio file?
Can anyone sent it to my email adress : fredbi2@netcourrier.com ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Fred

fredbi,
You've got mail.

If anyone has a minute, I too could use the 5.1 audio file. My 1st request for it a while back went un-answered- and I have been unsuccessful at extracting it per the previous posted instructions. Thanks very much!

Maybe I'd get more response if I remember to include my e-mail address :)

dllewel@yahoo.com

Thanks and have a great day.

Wow, I just found this thread. Unbelievable work reap! Has anyone tried to load the animation files to an SD card? Can video be played on an SD card or only still images? If videos can be played from an SD card, those of you with Panny projectors may be able to present your intros this way then switch the input mode to start the movie. Sorry if this has been discussed in previous posts, I didn't have time to sift through all 27 pages.

Thanks albrigsr, I did receive your mail....
;-)
Fred

i'd imagine the SD can only view jpgs, posiibly animated gif's but not avi's - would be cool if it could though!

Well, one is capabale of getting the avi to a pretty small size with compression. Also, SD cards come in sizes up to a gig or more. So, I would suspect that you could fit a pretty good avi of this intro on there. The bigger questions are:

1. Can your projectore read and play video files such as avi?
2. Can your projector read compressed avi files?
3. How will a compressed file look on your projector?

These are all questions you could answer with some trial and error given the data, an SD card and your proj of course.

From http://dtvexpress.com/projector/Panasonic/PT-L300U/8/

"The PT-L300U offer an SD Memory Card slot for display of JPEG and MPEG-4 images recorded by an SD Memory Card-equipped digital still or digital video camera."

So for you 300u owners, I guess this is possible. I assume that the video can be converted to MPEG-4. Anyone know how to do this?

Reaper,

First I would like to say I am blown away by your talents and impressed by how willing members of this forum are willing to help each other out. When you have the time, I have two requests for you:

Welcome To The
Fancher Family
Home Theater

Welcome To The
Sink Family
Home Theater

Can you put the "To The" on the same line as "Welcome" and without any "!!". I would like both the stills and animation/render files (1280x720). Let me know how much to contribute via Pay Pal. You may send them both to yldesyde@hotmail.com.

Thank you so much.

David aka YldeSyde

Could someone please email me the AC3 file for the sound to go with the aniumation? I would greatly appreciate it. yldesyde@hotmail.com

Thank you

Reaper - this is awesome! Do you think you could do (when you have the time of course - I'm in no rush :)) one that says:

Welcome to the
Deja View
Home Theater


I'd really appreciate it! Great work!

**edit** email is dabrink (at} gmail.com


thanks!

Nevermind,

I took a stab at doing this for you, take a look and see what you think. Just trying to contribute back to the board and Reaper (I know he is busy working on the theater).

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/DejaViewFoxLogoSmall.jpg (http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/DejaViewFoxLogo.jpg)

YldeSyde, I'm also working now on your 2 requests. Check back shortly.

dllewel.

YldeSyde,

I have finished yours. I e-mailed you the .blend files too.

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/FancherFamilyFoxLogoSmall.jpg (http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/FancherFamilyFoxLogo.jpg)

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/SinkFamilyFoxLogoSmall.jpg (http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/SinkFamilyFoxLogo.jpg)

I don't have a copy of the AC3 Fox audio file myself or I'd send it to you. If someone has it could they please e-mail it to YldeSyde@hotmail.com and myself - dllewel@yahoo.com ?

thank you so much!

Dave.

Nevermind,

I took a stab at doing this for you, take a look and see what you think. Just trying to contribute back to the board and Reaper (I know he is busy working on the theater).

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/DejaViewFoxLogoSmall.jpg (http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/DejaViewFoxLogo.jpg)

YldeSyde, I'm also working now on your 2 requests. Check back shortly.

dllewel.
Thanks a lot, dllewel!!! :cool:

Is there any way you could email me the blender file ( dabrink {at} gmail.com) ?

Thanks again - it looks perfect!

Thank you so much! I can hardly wait. I don't see the email yet, but I will let you knwo when I recieve it. You are awesome. Thanks. Hopefully I will be able to help out more as well. (once I learn ;-) )

YldeSyde

No problem, it's on the way.

You're welcome.

got the blender file - thanks again!

Got it. Thanks! It looks great. :-)

*Stretch*

*Yawn*

Hey Reaper, no sleeping on the job- get back to that theater! :)

Hope you don't mind the help here.

Naaah... just as long as they are happy and YldeSyde still sends his donation in to me. Hahaha... :)

May I make a request for
Welcome to the
Happy Horrocks
Home Theater

Thanks...
Andrew

haha, so, who SHOULD I send it to?

YldeSyde,

I hope you are happy with the images. I would say just enjoy them and the donation isn't necessary. Reaper may need it more than I right now as he is trying to finish his room. Of course I may need it too as I just finished my entire basement (including the Theater) in July ;)

I would like to thank Reaper for what he started here and the numerous images and help he has given on this project. It was his great idea, and he is now a master at blender (have you seen the 3D theater renderings he has done?).

Seriously, it wasn't a big deal to do them so just enjoy.

Dave.

Andrew,

Yours is done, you can download the image and blender file here:

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/HorrocksFamilyFoxLogo.jpg

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/HorrocksFamilyBlender.zip

Have a great day,

Dave.

Well started rendering at 4:30pm yesterday and it was completed when I woke up at 8:00am.

Just to see it in action I ran it through moviemaker - looks great!

Can someone please email me the ac3 file? dabrink {at) gmail.com

I'd appreciate it!

Hi there....
I've got a slight problem with the .blend file I fot from Reaper. I have been trying to create the animation. It has been working but when I play it. The differents lines are not very well separated....
I would like to try to change the letter size but I cannot find the way to do it!
Anybody to help me? Thanks in advance
Fred

dllewel & YldeSyde

Check your email for the ac3 file.

Thanks.

Thank you Rene' for the file! Very nice of you to help out.

Now I need to figure out how to join it to the avi and preserve the multichannel audio.

Fredbi: I need to understand what you need. Are the lines of text spaced too far apart top to bottom so that there are gaps? Are they not centered?

If you want, you could e-mail your blender file to me at dllewel at yahoo.com and I will take a look and try to modify it and send it back to you.

David.

I am not sure what he needs either. Perhaps he wants gaps in the file?

reaper

Andrew,

Yours is done, you can download the image and blender file here:

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/HorrocksFamilyFoxLogo.jpg

http://ravenmanor.com/cinema/HorrocksFamilyBlender.zip

Have a great day,

Dave.
Thanks rendering now. Request for the Ac3 file to those still reading
pitbully at rogers .com

Hello guys!
thanks for your quick answer.
Sorry to bother you with my problem.
So I hav tried to render the blend file. First, I was surprised because it was very quick (30 or 45mins?) and my computer is not that fast (Athlon 2000)....
I found the avi file which I played and there was a problem with the different lines which were too close to each other (In fact, the 3 lines overlap each other)...
This maybe due to the text size which is too big. My problem is that I do not know how to decrease this size...
I can send you the blend file I have to check if there is something wrong but it will be for later tonight as I am currently at work.
Thanks ;-)
Fredbi

So, here is what I have for a scene in the middle of your animation. Do you see this? Does it look correct to you or is there overlapping? Did you change the blend file I sent. It seemed OK to me when I opened it:

http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/5530/fred20dw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hi Reaper,
Thanks for your answer.
I do not get this result. In my case, the 3 lines overlap each other.
What is the size of the file you got? How long did it take to render the animation?
I did not modify anything in the blend file you sent me. I will try again later.....
Sorry to bother you about this and thanks for your help!
Fred

2266 MB.

I have never rendered your entire animation. But it takes about 18 hrs or so on my laptop... I think, to do an entire animation.

Strange, strange....
I do not get such size....
I shall try to render it again.... I will try tonight....
One question : Which version of blender are you working with?
Thanks
Fred

Oh wait... not sure what you mean then. I was referring to the size of the .blend. The avi you generate should be hundreds of MB... was it 300 or so? Can anyone confirm?

I am working with the latest version 2.37a

My animation output file (.avi) was 110 MB, it was rendered to the dimensions of 720 by 480. My .blend file itself is 2.21 MB or 2,266 KB. I'm sure Reaper meant 2266 KB above, not MB :)

I'd be curious to have Fred send the .blend file back to see how it looks, just to make sure it wasn't modified. If not, and he is using ver 2.37a- then ???

I think I am rendering it in super format mode or something 590 megs or so and still rendering on 584 frames.

Another request for the AC3 5.1 file to pitbully at rogers.com

Thanks
Andrew

Pitbully,

I bet the blender file I gave you is set to render at 1280x720 pixels. This would produce the bigger file. Many with HTPC prefer this size to match their display native resolution. Mine was 110 MB since it is only 720x480.

I have e-mailed you the AC3 and WMA versions of the audio (thanks to Rene' for sharing them with me). I haven't figured out how to use the AC3 with the AVI just yet.

Hehe

Can someone help me- I've used AVI-Mux_1.17.1 to supposedly join the raw avi to the fox.ac3 audio. I have an output avi file now but Windows Media Player doesn't seem to want to play it without codecs that are unavailable. Roxio DVD Builder says it doesn't support the file either.

How can I make this work? Thanks for any help!

Does it sasy what Codec it is looking for? Reaper mentioned a codec (I think FFShow) that he had used previously. Otherwise there is a program, I think it is called G-spot, that can tell you what codec the file requires.

Pitbully,

I bet the blender file I gave you is set to render at 1280x720 pixels. This would produce the bigger file. Many with HTPC prefer this size to match their display native resolution. Mine was 110 MB since it is only 720x480.

I have e-mailed you the AC3 and WMA versions of the audio (thanks to Rene' for sharing them with me). I haven't figured out how to use the AC3 with the AVI just yet.

Thanks I think the reason some people are getting the avi file at 2231 kb is that you may have left the start and end file for the production avi at 650. Now that I am getting the hang of it, I understand it more. Thanks again and once my theater computer room is up I can help out a bit more. FYI if you are having this problem in Blender under the play button ensure there is a setting sta:1 not sta:650 and beside that End: 650. HTH
Andrew

I am now using gspot and it claims I have the codec needed for the ac3 audio, but when I check it with render it says that DirectShow failed to render with an unknown error. I have tried ffshow and ac3 decompresser.

I am wondering if it is a problem with the fox.ac3 file I was given? The file size is 1,433,600 bytes. Can anyone verify if this is correct, please?

Thank you.

PS: Sorry my output avi size from blender is 642 MB. The 110 I quoted earlier was a compressed output from Movie Maker. My mistake.

The one you gave me worked fine but I used Virtual Dub Mod.

Good to know the file isn't the problem. Thanks Pitbully! I will obtain Virtual Dub and give that a try.

Hmm I decided to change the name on the blend. Now it looks like I will be processing a 1.5 gig file. WTF? Anyone know what I did wrong?

I put mine on a DVD and it is great. Has anyone figured out how to make it widescreen?

Thanks,
ekaplan1020

Hi all. :)

Great work, Reaper, very impressive. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif

Could you let me know where you got the original background image from (city lights, searchlights, sky,...)?

I'm in the process of doing a "Custom title replacements" page at my site. :D

http://www.dvdshrink.info/custom_replacements.php
(still in at the beta stage)

Thanks in advance. ;)

Would someone be kind enough to send me the fox.ac3 file to me, I am having trouble extracting it

My email is spmail@austarnet.com.au

Thanks in advance

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2264/sunnyglen2ao.th.jpg (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sunnyglen2ao.jpg)

Hi all. :)

Great work, Reaper, very impressive. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/images/icons/icon14.gif

Could you let me know where you got the original background image from (city lights, searchlights, sky,...)?

I'm in the process of doing a "Custom title replacements" page at my site. :D

http://www.dvdshrink.info/custom_replacements.php
(still in at the beta stage)

Thanks in advance. ;)

The "background" is all 3d modelled. The only thing that is not is the sky texture which is simply an image of a sky.

reaper

Would someone be kind enough to send me the fox.ac3 file to me, I am having trouble extracting it

My email is spmail@austarnet.com.au

Thanks in advance

I sent a copy your way.

I believe I am all caught up with requests as posted in the list on page 3. Sorry I have been inattentive to this thread a little lately. If I missed someone or incorrectly crossed one off the list, please just let me know.

reaper

Thank you reaper for the ac3 it much appreciated

The "background" is all 3d modelled. The only thing that is not is the sky texture which is simply an image of a sky.

reaper
Thanks for the reply, reaper. :)

I have since downloaded "blender" and the corresponding file.
I have managed to remove the text (and supporting "platforms") but not to get a decent wide front view.

If and when you have the time, would you mind making and posting it for me?

TIA ;)

If you change the number that says 650, you can shift the camera to earlier in the animation... maybe 200 or so might line it up properly for you. I can try to get you something if you have trouble with it. But it might not be till early next week as I have travel and a wedding in the works for this weekend.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. :)

I give up. :o

Allright... lemme try when I get a chance. Is 1280x720 high enough res for ya?

Thanks for the graphic reaper!!

Allright... lemme try when I get a chance. Is 1280x720 high enough res for ya?
Thanks, that'd be perfect. :)

I just got the render files and I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me out with:

1. How many frames is the total animation?
2. Is there anyway to turn off the render window?(I am guessing that it would go faster if it did not have to draw the screen)
3. How do I get the audio file that goes along with this?

Thanks,

Mike

1. 650
2. Not that I know of.
3. I posted a link to the stereo file earlier in this thread. Try looking through the first 3 or 4 pages

does anyone know which is better cable.
Cat 6 or enchanced cat 6e, or are they the same?
Thanks
Frank

Why is that ? in this thread?

As knowledgeable as you guys are, I thought you could answer that. I thought wrong.
Sorry to interupt.

Well, I didn't mean to upset ya man... just thought it an odd place to put the question. I think the enhanced version is supposed to be capable of higher bandwidth. So, if you need the extra BW, go with the enhanced. But someone else may have a more precise answer for ya. Sorry to come off gruff before... that was unintentional

Someone said they wanted a blank slate?

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/3158/blank2hp.th.jpg (http://img314.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blank2hp.jpg)

http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/3704/davis7bz.th.jpg (http://img283.imageshack.us/my.php?image=davis7bz.jpg)

Does that look OK, delajode? I need an e-mail address for the model.

Someone said they wanted a blank slate?
Thanks, reaper, I appreciate it. :)

I'll post the url to my generator when it's ready to use. ;)

This I gotta see...

Well, this is the version currently running.
http://www.dvdshrink.info/custom_replacements.php
I will add your image with new lettering soon. ;)

Hi Reaper,
Can I have one for:

Linh's Theater

Sure... what would you like it to say exactly?

Top: Welcome to
Middle: Linh's Theater
Bottom: Enjoy the Show

Is that OK? If not, please modify. Also, if you want the animation, you need to PM me your e-mail address. I will send you the blender model and you will need to render the animation on your own PC and then add the sound.

But if you just want a single still image, no need for an e-mail address.

reap

I was going to attempt modifying the blender file on my own, but if the offer still stands:

Top: Farmer's
Mid: Home Theater
Bot: Enjoy The Show

I haven't done any 3D rendering work in years, how much work would it be to extend the sky lengthwise to get a Widescreen Res? (Not requesting this, I would like to try to do it myself.)

What do you mean by widescreen? I have done 2.35:1 and 16:9. All the images I post are 16:9. The sky is already wide enough in the model.

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/9864/taylored0ji.th.jpg (http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taylored0ji.jpg)

What do you mean by widescreen? I have done 2.35:1 and 16:9. All the images I post are 16:9. The sky is already wide enough in the model.
Sorry, guess I didn't look closely enough.

No prob

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/9864/taylored0ji.th.jpg (http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taylored0ji.jpg)


Hey reap,

That looks AWESOME!!

Great! Glad you like it. I think you should have also received the model by now as well...

reap

Great! Glad you like it. I think you should have also received the model by now as well...

reap

Adjusted the contrast some to make the text stand out more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/weezR/posting/Taylored_compare.jpg

Nice tweak :) Looks good.

cardioman,

How does this look?

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8756/blaha6hj.th.jpg (http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blaha6hj.jpg)

Reaper, awesome work.
Can you set me up? Welcome to the Mahalek Theater
image and video
Thanks

Yeah, I'll kick one out for ya... Gimme a day or so...

How's this smiledr?

I need an e-mail address for the model.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2046/linh6we.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=linh6we.jpg)

Reaper, thats awesome!! Rendering now for 23 hrs at work!! Frame 425. Thanks again. Donation on its way!!

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8567/farmers1hh.th.jpg (http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=farmers1hh.jpg)

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9316/mahalek3fc.th.jpg (http://img364.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mahalek3fc.jpg)

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2233/fahey8qd.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fahey8qd.jpg)

I need an e-mail for the farmers model. I think I am caught up on all other requests. If I missed anyone, let me know.

reap

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2233/fahey8qd.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fahey8qd.jpg)

Reaper,

You rock!!!
Drew

Received the files, used blender to complete, then use VirtualDub to add audio, converted to DVD and added to a movie. This is the ultimate in Home Theater Presentation. You are indeed the MAN!!!!! Thanks again!!!

Hey, Reap can you give me 4 lines. I don't need the "Welcome to" to be so big.

Welcome To
Chardancia
Cinemas
Enjoy The Show


If not then remove "Enjoy the SHow"

How's this?

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9167/chardancia8rc.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chardancia8rc.jpg)

Love the images Reaper! If you have any time, I'd love one with the following:

Line 1: Welcome to the
Line 2: Burke Theater
Line 3: Enjoy the Show!

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/816/burke2jx.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=burke2jx.jpg)

A big thanks to those that sent a dontation recently!

reap

Thank you - that was quick!

Thanks. that was quick. Now I ned to find something to do with it (ie, backgground image or animate)

If you want to animate it, I need an e-mail address to send you the model...

Thanks, reaper. My animation took less than 14 hours. I'm using a little older machine, too. AMD 2 GHZ, 512 mb ram. Now I'm gonna try and burn it to DVD.
Jim

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8567/farmers1hh.th.jpg (http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=farmers1hh.jpg)
PM sent with the e-mail address for the model...

Well I goofed with Blender and figured a bunch of it out but still having problems with the very top layer, oh well.

If someone could make me a blender file I could render it would be much appreciated.


Edit after looking at some of the examples of ones that have been done. I would like it like this.
1. Welcome to
2. Liptak
3. Cinemas
3. Enjoy the show

I'll PM whoever does it my email address.


Edit Again: I figured it all out and now have rendered two different ones and burned them both to dvd's. For some reason my powerbook seems to be rendering them pretty fast. First 720x480 one in 5 hours and a 1280x720 one in about 8 hours.

Thanks again!

Guys, I rendered video with blender, used VirtualDubMod to add AC3 DD5.1 to video and burned DVD with an XP program. Have following questions:

1. When playing on a HT DVD player using a DD5.1 amp does the sound actually get decoded to dd5.1. Mine was pro-logic. :confused:

2. If you guys are actually getting DD5.1 decoding is it a function of the DVD burning software. In other words do you have to select that before burning? I am thinking the software i used was not capable of burning an ac3 file, and defaulted to prologic.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated!!

Reaper,

I am thrilled by your work. I tried Blender for 2 weeks and gave up. My mind was in the basement and didn't have the focus to learn.

If you have time, I'd love to have one with same format as the Lipszyc HT (hope it's not copyright):

Welcome to the
VuMAX
HOME THEATER

Thanks,
Michael-

Reaper,

Can you do:

Welcome to the
Marshall Family
Home Theater


Thanks so much!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2859/vumax7ai.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vumax7ai.jpg)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3870/marshall3pb.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marshall3pb.jpg)

Need an e-mail address for the marshall

sknyfs,

your model bounced due to quota limits...

Rendered the model and it plays back smoothly on my HTPC. The raw file is a bit jumpy on my laptop, but that's expected.

I then used VirtualDubMod to add an audio segment to the file. When I play it back, the video looks great. The audio jumps, skips, pops, and makes noises that causes the dog to run for cover. I tried a couple different source files for the audio. One was 19 seconds, one was 23 seconds. I tried them both with the "Try to synch audio" option enabled and disabled.

I didn't have any luck demuxing the AC3 from a DVD in my collection. Out of 200+ DVDs, somehow, I only own 2 from FOX. Both of which only have a 7 second fanfare clip.

Given, I only had 30 minutes to mess around with this after lifting last night. But I didn't expect it to give me any issues. Any suggestions from the crowd?

Many people in this thread have mailed out the AC3 file. If you ask, you might receive. I have not had the trouble with the standard setero file you describe. I do believe you want the 23 second file. I linked to a working example at the beginning of this thread.

It would be great if I could get the model sent!

My email is Ph0n33z@gmail.com

I can take the blender format, but if anyone has it in dxf, 3ds, or obj, that would be great!

Thanks!

If you ask, you might receive.

my user name @iastate.edu for anyone so inclined...

Nithos, check your email!!!

See... isn't this forum great? Thanks cardioman... :)

It would be great if I could get the model sent!

My email is Ph0n33z@gmail.com

I can take the blender format, but if anyone has it in dxf, 3ds, or obj, that would be great!

Thanks!

I will try to send you one this weekend...

Nithos, check your email!!!
Thanks, might come in handy...

I converted it to an MPEG and it seemed to play fine. So maybe it wasn't playing as smoothly as I thought with the raw AVI file (which was over 630Mb for me).

Maybe I will get some time to play around a little more this weekend...

Hi Reaper,
Thanks for your answer.
I do not get this result. In my case, the 3 lines overlap each other.
What is the size of the file you got? How long did it take to render the animation?
I did not modify anything in the blend file you sent me. I will try again later.....
Sorry to bother you about this and thanks for your help!
Fred

Hi Reaper,

I managed to get the 2.37 Blender version and this problem disappeared.

I launched the animation rendering this morning and I hope that it will be finished tonight. I keep you update!

Thanks again for this great work!

take care

Fred

Great! Glad you got it working. That makes sense now that you tell me. I don't think the file formats are backwards compatible. Enjoy the logo Fred!

I made this one for myself over the weekend :)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3972/warroomfinal5ii.jpg

Reaper-I was wondering if I could get one of these bad boys. I was playing with blender a bit and wow...pretty crazy. This is what I would like to say
1st line: WELCOME TO THE
2nd line: MAIA
3rd line: HOME THEATER
I like the model you've been using for the first line with the To & The above each other and the !! above them. Looks great. I would also love the blend file so that I can render a video version.
Thanks!!!

Maybe I'm just really lucky, but I'm running a P4 1.5 (but I do have over 750MB of RAM) and it only took about 4 hours to render!!! This is too cool!

Awesome... that was fast. I need a better laptop.. :( hehe

I was surprised also. I'm doing it a second time (for a friend), so we'll see if it also runs as fast

Hey reaper, love the models. Looking forward to modeling the dedicated theater I've recently started in the basement. Could you send me one of the intro models to get me started in blender? No need to do any custom work, just anything generic you already have like the war room, etc. will work.

Thanks for all your work!

Will

PM me your e-mail address, snod...

It is finished now and the animation looks great!
So, what are the next steps now? How to burn it on a dvd with the 5.1 file?
I am not sure where to go to to find this information!
Thanks again Reaper....
Fred

I recently purchased a high end graphic printer that can do transparencies. Anyone interested in experimenting making a back lite sign. I can do up to 24" wide by 36" at 2400 dpi. If interested I would need to purchase the media at the appropriate size.

Eddie

That sounds cool. How much would the media cost?

It is finished now and the animation looks great!
So, what are the next steps now? How to burn it on a dvd with the 5.1 file?
I am not sure where to go to to find this information!
Thanks again Reaper....
Fred

Anybody to help me?

That sounds cool. How much would the media cost?

It's about $90 for a 24" by 120' roll. So it's not very much. I think it's 4 mil's thick.

I found back lite sign frames for $200 to $350 range depending on size. They are about 4" thick.

I think it could really customize someones HT. Hung behind the motorized screen, or outside the theater door.

Let me know Eddie

Hi Reaper,

Do you have any link to explain how to mix this animation with the ac3 file and burn it on a dvd?
I am lloooossssssttttttt! Please help
Fred

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5697769&&#post5697769

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5712787&&#post5712787

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5702968&highlight=ac3#post5702968

I thought I remembered seeing better instructions than this but cannot seem to find them...

reap

Thanx Reaper, I will have a look at this!
;-)
Fred

Hi Reaper,

Do you have any link to explain how to mix this animation with the ac3 file and burn it on a dvd?
I am lloooossssssttttttt! Please help
Fred

This is how I did it using freely available tools:

Install AviSynth (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/avisynth2/AviSynth_255.exe?download) then create a text file consisting of these two lines-

AviSource("c:\render\intro.avi")
converttoyv12()

putting the location and name of your AVI file in the first line. Name the file anything you like, with a .avs extension (i.e. intro.avs)

Install HC (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Encoders/MPEG2/HC_015A.zip) .
-Run HCGUI_015A.EXE
-Click on Input File Name and open the .avs file you just created
-Set encoding profile to 'best'
-Set the average and maximum bit rates (i used 6000kbps average and 9000kbps max)
-Set VBR bias [0-100] (0 uses fully variable bit rate, 100 forces constant bit rate, I used 0)
-Click encode
This will give you a .m2v file in the same directory as the .avs file. You should play this file and check the quality. You can adjust the bit rates and VBR bias then re-encode to improve quality.

Install IfoEdit (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Vobtools/Ifoedit0971.zip)
-Open IfoEdit
-Click DVD Author
-Click Author New DVD
-Click the . next to video and select the .m2v you just encoded with HC
-Click the . next to audio and select the ac3 file
-Set the destination folder under Output Stream
-Click OK

That's it, the DVD files will be in the destination folder. I just use the .VOB file in my setup, but all the necessary files are there to burn the clip to a DVD.

Cool Snodgrass, thanks for your help, it should be easy now!
;-)
Fredbi

You did not mention to run avisynth. When do we have to run it?
Thanks again
Fred

computeractive magazine in the UK this month have ripped off this blendand used it to make a front cover and article picture inside saying 100 tips for your pc or something mundane!

You HAVE to be kidding me! Can you scan the cover and show it to us?

I found their web page but I do not see that cover art displayed...

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/

You did not mention to run avisynth. When do we have to run it?
Thanks again
Fred

AviSynth is running anytime the .avs file you created is being used (like by HC when it is converting the AVI to mpeg2). You'll notice that you can play that .avs file in a media player, even though it is just a text file. AviSynth is a frame server that runs in the background, serving the raw frames (+ any processing options you have in the .avs file) to whatever application has opened the .avs file.

It's about $90 for a 24" by 120' roll. So it's not very much. I think it's 4 mil's thick.

I found back lite sign frames for $200 to $350 range depending on size. They are about 4" thick.

I think it could really customize someones HT. Hung behind the motorized screen, or outside the theater door.

Let me know Eddie

I'd be interested in a couple of small signs for my light boxes if the price per was pretty cheap. I guess if enough people were interested the $90 would be easily offset though I don't know what your toner/ink costs would be. I have two small mylar-style light boxes that are about 5" x 11" each.

havent got scanner but i will buy it and bring it home tomorrow and take some pics reaper :)

Reaper,
how about

Welcome To
The Walsh
Home Theater

Thanks

My sincere apologies... I have fallen behind on this thread and the recent requests. If anyone has posted a request or PM'ed a request, please ensure your name is in this list. I am starting a new list here. If I missed anyone, please post a reminder and I will add it to the list. I hope to start knocking these out soon. Sorry for the delay.


ohio69
Top: Welcome To
Middle: The Walsh
Bottom: Home Theater
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Need E-mail.

alexsquared
Top: WELCOME TO THE (To & The above each other and the !!)
Middle line: MAIA
Bottom: HOME THEATER
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

goodag88
Top: Welcome to the
Middle: Marshall Family
Bottom: Home Theater
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Need E-mail.

Hoodoo
Top: WELCOME!! TO THE (stacked)
Middle: BUFFINGTON
Bottom: FAMILY THEATER
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent Model.

Linh Tran
Top: welcome to the
Middle: linh tran
Bottom: Home Theater

adamf
Top: Welcome to
Middle: The Feldman
Bottom: Family Theater
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Need E-mail.

cplumbum
Top: PLUMMER
Middle:HOME THEATER
Bottom: WELCOME
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

HiFiGuy1:

First: Welcome to the
Middle: Springerhaus
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

First: Alabama Theatre
Middle: Showplace
Bottom: of the South
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

First: Crimson Tide
Middle: Home Cinema
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Top: Welcome to
Middle: Home Cinema
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

power
Top: Welcome
Middle: To The Penthouse
Bottom: Theater
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

biggyf23
Line 1: Frank-O-Plex
Line2: Cinema
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

tangfoot
Top: Welcome to
Middle: Fred's Theater
Bottom: Enjoy the Show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent Model.

v1rtu0s1ty
First: Welcome to the
Middle: TEATRO de CAMARA
Bottom: Enjoy the Show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Need E-mail.

Nov
1st line: Welcome to the
2Nd line: Novokowsky
3rd line Starlight Theat
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent Model.

tangfoot
Welcome to the
Zaranek
Experience!
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent Model.

SKYWLKR:
Top: Welcome to the
Middle: SKYWLKR
Bottom: Home Cinema!
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Top: Welcome to the
Middle: MEAUX FAMILY
Bottom: Home Cinema!
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Need E-mail.

fredbi
Welcome to
Fred's theater
enjoy the show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

fredbi
Welcome to
home theater
enjoy the show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Darkking
Welcome to
Darkking's
Theatre Realm
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

DonE

1: D&C's Lake Shore
2: Theater
3: Featured Presention
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

1: D&C's Xi'an
2: Cinema
3: Enjoy the show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

crodrigues
First line: Welcome to
Second line: the Rodrigues
Third line: Claudioseum.
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

homeyg
1st line: Walbaum
2Nd line: Home Theater
3rd line Enjoy the Show
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

donfurious
welcome to the
Whitt Family
Theater
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

pbp
Top: Welcome to
Mid: Dr. Hu's Theatre
Bot: Enjoy the show!
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Top: Welcome to
Mid: Yih-Chun's
Bot: Home Theatre
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

sa91899
line 1: Welcome to the
line 2: Adams Family
line 3: Home Theater
Request: Still Image
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Line 1: Adams
Line 2: Family
Line 3: Home Theater
Request: Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent model.

Reaper, I know your a busy dude, so I had my Axiom buddy and AVS member "dllewel" help me out. I'm and IT guy, but Blending is not my thing :) Anyway thanks for all your time in creating this masterpiece, and thanks to Dave (dllewel) for helping take some preasure off of you :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/sirquack/CABEMXZ3.jpg

reaper,
I just found this thread, and WOW! I spend most of my time in the projector forums, and just wandered over here. Out of curiousity, are these able to be rendered in high resolution for High Definition (720p or 1080p) playback on an HTPC? Judging by all the posts I have read, it would take forever, I am sure.

I have four requests for stills and video, and will gladly contribute to your projector fund if you agree to do them. They are as follows:

First: Welcome to the
Middle: Springerhaus
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!

First: Alabama Theatre
Middle: Showplace
Bottom: of the South

First: Crimson Tide
Middle: Home Cinema
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!

Top: Welcome to
Middle: Home Cinema
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!

I know it's a lot, and I don't want to take advantage of your generosity. What is an appropriate amount to donate? I don't want to insult you, but I am not rich. If you would be more comfortable, you can e-mail your response to hifiguy1@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!

Philip

I am trying to get the audio file...can someone email it to me (mikerich@gmail.com) or pass a link to a site or FTP..?

Thanks

Can't believe i just found this thread. Reaper sent you a PM, you have been a busy guy!

Thanks for your efforts.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6518/walsh9fq.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=walsh9fq.jpg)

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4159/marshall4gf.th.jpg (http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marshall4gf.jpg)

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5405/buffington9tt.th.jpg (http://img381.imageshack.us/my.php?image=buffington9tt.jpg)

Gotta go to work now....

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9590/feldman5wn.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=feldman5wn.jpg)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4423/springerhaus9xh.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=springerhaus9xh.jpg)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4886/alabama3sm.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alabama3sm.jpg)

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1594/crimson0yk.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=crimson0yk.jpg)

Reaper aka "The Angel of Marquees",
Overwhelming! Thank you. If you get a chance, please don't forget the fourth one and the videos.

Thanks again,
Philip

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/7167/homecinema7mr.th.jpg (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=homecinema7mr.jpg)

Models are on the way, philip...

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/5950/penthouse1lj.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=penthouse1lj.jpg)

reaper,

wow that was fast, perfect. Thank you, thank you. Will try blender and see what happens:)

Has anyone tried to blow this up and print a banner out of it? I want it bigger than 8x11" personally. Maybe Staples can do something for me but if anyone has ideas please share.

Yes,I have printed it on a standard letter size using a colour laser printer.
It looks great!
;-)
Fred

A guy in this thread says he can do it...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6308999&&#post6308999

They posted an image of the cover art that sainthalo was talking about:

http://images.vnunet.com/v7_images/ca/medium/solutions.jpg

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/

I don't think they used the model form this thread... or they changed it quite a bit. But I think this is their original artwork. Geometries are different. Sky color is different. Lighting looks different.

reap,

thanks again, printed out on an 8x11 which works out to be about 6x11, turned out excellent.

Brought the file to Staples, they printed out on an 11x17, looks good but by blowing up the image further there is some stairstepping. Any way to get a higher rez/larger image for a larger printout? Just asking as i would like the image frames just a tad bigger.

Showed the wife the printed one i made, she doesen't approve of the name "Penthouse", she is obviously taking the name in the wrong context and i think i will keep it. The theater is mine so i have all the say:) Of course i share but everything is done to my tastes in the end.

I'm not running a porn shack up there, geez...

Sure thing... there is a resolution and aspect ratio adjustment on the right side of the interface when you open the model up. You can set the aspect ratio to whatever you want. I believe the max resolution is 10,000x10,000 or whenever your poor CPU dies in anguish.. whichever comes first. I would recc rendering it higher res for printout.

:) you had us all wondering too... :) haha

:)

reap, you are too fast! OK, haven't tried the interface yet, just the still image posted here. Will have a go at it. Thanks again.

Any body have a finished Blend file I can play with?

the one I have the only line I can edit is in the bottom...

thanks.

Any body have a Bled file I can play with?

the one I have the only line I can edit in the bottom...

thanks.

Most of them are like that. You need to delete the top line, then copy the 2nd line up there. Now you can edit it.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.

I'd be interested in a couple of small signs for my light boxes if the price per was pretty cheap. I guess if enough people were interested the $90 would be easily offset though I don't know what your toner/ink costs would be. I have two small mylar-style light boxes that are about 5" x 11" each.


Hi, Anyone else interested in a back lite sign?

It would depend on size but I could do them for about 30-50 bucks. Reapers is free!

Eddie

Eddie,

I'm quite interested but first a few questions....What size would it be for $50? Is this price just for the transparency?

Hoodoo

reaper,

I finally got my movie rendered on the second try in just under 20 hrs. Thanks reap! The first try my computer seized up at frame 325. It looks like it's time to look at an upgrade!

Now I need the audio file but the link back at the beginning of this thread is not working, I think the site is down.

I have searched for the file with google but no luck, can anyone send me the mp3? Would be most appreciated.

Hoodoo

Hi Reaper,
I wonder if you can send 2 additional blend files that are already done or almost :
Welcome to Fred's theater enjoy the show and Welcome to home theater enjoy the show.
Thanks in advance
Fred ;-)

Eddie,

I'm quite interested but first a few questions....What size would it be for $50? Is this price just for the transparency?

Hoodoo


I can do max size of 24" by 36" so at this size rage would be 50 bucks.
Yes it's just for the transparency.
I'm not out to make a killing on this, just to make some HT enthusist happy.
Just to be clear you provide the file, I can enlarge it, but quality is based on original.

You can make your own back lite frame or buy one. I've seen them for 200 to 350 bucks.

I can do max size of 24" by 36" so at this size rage would be 50 bucks.
Yes it's just for the transparency.
I'm not out to make a killing on this, just to make some HT enthusist happy.
Just to be clear you provide the file, I can enlarge it, but quality is based on original.

You can make your own back lite frame or buy one. I've seen them for 200 to 350 bucks.



Thanks for the info, Eddie. I will probably order one soon, maybe not quite that large. I am going to check into lite frames and then I'll contact you. I will also render a higher resolution picture for better quality.


On a side note...does anyone have the ac3 audio file they can send me?

Hoodoo

hi reaper,

What you really did is sooo cool. Is it ok, I sent you a pm for the request :D

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7530/frankoplex0vr.th.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frankoplex0vr.jpg)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7463/camara0sl.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camara0sl.jpg)

Hi Reaper,
I wonder if you can send 2 additional blend files that are already done or almost :
Welcome to Fred's theater enjoy the show and Welcome to home theater enjoy the show.
Thanks in advance
Fred ;-)

Hi Reap,

Is it possible that you post these 2 blend files to my attention?

Thanks again
Fred

You have been added to the list. I will post images in this thread and send you the models via e-mail. do you want a PM also to let you know when they are ready? You might PM me your e-mail address again as well. I usually delete PMs after I sent the model out. Otherwise, I'd be booted off this board for maintaining a 3 GB PM box...

Just wanted to say Reaper you are an awesome to do all this work for everyone. I am really new to this world ( only was introduced to HT a couple of months ago) Been looking at some of these threads and I am blown away by some of these Theatres! I am so stoked to try and do one myself but won't have the opportunity for quite some time. In the mean time I'll keep reading and learning so when my day comes I will be able to do so with knowledge gained from all of you.

In the mean time could I have just

Welcome to
Darkking's
Theatre
Realm


I would like to use it as background to help the inspiration for my own HT soon.

Thanks
Dave

Thanks... I appreciate the kudos. It's been tough keeping up along with the theater work, re-doing 2 rooms in my house, preparing for the birth of our next child in 3 weeks, etc. Anywhoo. I will add you to the list. You want to try it on 4 lines or can I try combining the last 2 lines into one?

Do whatever you see fit. I think your work is fantastic. I trust whatever you think. Congrats on new child BTW. I just d/l blender and I'm going to try and figure it out. Never tried to do a major 'puter project before. ;) Wish me luck. LOL

Dave

http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/9638/fredstheater6al.th.jpg (http://img322.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fredstheater6al.jpg)

http://img449.imageshack.us/img449/120/novokowsky3al.th.jpg (http://img449.imageshack.us/my.php?image=novokowsky3al.jpg)

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/8492/zaranek8bf.th.jpg (http://img437.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zaranek8bf.jpg)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9310/skywlkr9cm.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=skywlkr9cm.jpg)

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9774/meaux1gk.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=meaux1gk.jpg)

Lunch hour is over... I will try to mail some of these out after work...

One last contribution to the thread... people have been asking about the MP3 and telling me that the link at the beginning of the thread is borken. This one seems to work... you guys can test it out and let me know how the quality is...

http://uglypc.ggh.org.uk/chrisb/old_tv/old_tv_mp3/20th_century_fox.mp3

Sweet You work Mucho Quickly !!!!

Let me know if you are interested in an LED fiber optic illumitator, I am curently working on a very high powered one with several Luxeon LEDS and a collimation lens (I could do one for the price of parts with no labor).

I have no idea *what* it is, but I am very interested.

Would this work with the transparencies that fasteddielv is working on?

BTW, fasteddielv, you said...

"Hi, Anyone else interested in a back lite sign? It would depend on size but I could do them for about 30-50 bucks. Reapers is free!"

I am interested and it sounds like that's a price I can't beat! Very generous of you! keep me informed...

Congrats on the upcoming baby, reaper. Parenthood is cool (except, of course, when the young children have permanent markers, crayons, or scissors).
-Scott

Sweet You work Mucho Quickly !!!!

Do 200 of these... you'll get quick too :P~ hahaha

It's an Illuminator to light up the fiber optic cables for Starscape ceilings and such.

I have parts on order for a pair of Bass traps that will be illuminated that way.

then I will build an array to try it on a starfield ceiling.

Congrats on the upcoming baby, reaper. Parenthood is cool (except, of course, when the young children have permanent markers, crayons, or scissors).
-Scott

Or magnents......

Congrats on the upcoming baby, reaper. Parenthood is cool (except, of course, when the young children have permanent markers, crayons, or scissors).
-Scott

Thanks... I have one 3 yr old boy so I know what you are talking about :). I hope #2 will help keep #1 entertained :)

reap

It's an Illuminator to light up the fiber optic cables for Starscape ceilings and such.

I have parts on order for a pair of Bass traps that will be illuminated that way.

then I will build an array to try it on a starfield ceiling.

Show us some pics when you build some of these... :)

I promised to do this high res logo for MINTON like forever ago. Then I turned into a 3-headed jerk-bum and forgot all about it. Sorry man... hope you get some use out of this or at least forgive me for forgetting... multiple times...

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9230/mintonnew7kw.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mintonnew7kw.jpg)

You have been added to the list. I will post images in this thread and send you the models via e-mail. do you want a PM also to let you know when they are ready? You might PM me your e-mail address again as well. I usually delete PMs after I sent the model out. Otherwise, I'd be booted off this board for maintaining a 3 GB PM box...

Hi Reap,
I did not mean to make you work again as the blend files I am asking for have already been done.
Anyway, you can send them to fredbi@netcourrier.com
Thanks again
Fred

Reaper,It would seem you are the guy how can I get one of those awesome intro's.

Post your request here and PM me your e-mail address..

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5203/darkking5ks.th.jpg (http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=darkking5ks.jpg)

Need an e-mail address...

Reaper as promised I got the mag and took some snaps:

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/5022/dscn14449mi.th.jpg (http://img346.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn14449mi.jpg) http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8181/dscn14466ch.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn14466ch.jpg)


If it is your work that has been copied unfairly or you know whose it is please ask them to email me - sainthalo at gmail.com - as i can assist if any action needs to be taken to recover compensation.

Thanks for posting the images. I do not believe that they have used the blender model to create those pictures. There are many differences in their images and mine. It appears as though they created their own 3d model or drew that single image on their own.

One major difference is the light just to the left of the text. Vastly different from the model in this thread.

And just to remind people, I didn't make this model inthe first place... I have just modified a model I acquired on a blender forum. Credit goes to the original creator at the beginning of this thread...

Thanks for the followup.

Reaper, You rock dude!!! It looks flippen' fantastic! Thanks very much! :)

Dave

One last contribution to the thread... people have been asking about the MP3 and telling me that the link at the beginning of the thread is borken. This one seems to work... you guys can test it out and let me know how the quality is...

http://uglypc.ggh.org.uk/chrisb/old_tv/old_tv_mp3/20th_century_fox.mp3


It looks like this site is down now. :( Possibly too many hits from folks here on AVS?

If anyone got the file downloaded before the site died could I get a copy.

Hoodoo

Cancel my request for the audio file, the original link from reaper is now back online. :)

http://www.mp3search.ru/album.html?id=25121

Hoodoo

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4550/dnc15io.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dnc15io.jpg)

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9043/dnc24mk.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dnc24mk.jpg)

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/5053/claud0cq.th.jpg (http://img417.imageshack.us/my.php?image=claud0cq.jpg)

Reaper,Did you get my PM with the email address.

Reaper, sent you a request in a PM a few days ago, did you receive it?

Reaper, sent you a request in a PM a few days ago, did you receive it?

Are you talking about this request?

Nov
1st line: Welcome to the
2Nd line: Novokowsky
3rd line Starlight Theat
Request: Still Image & Video
Status: Still Image: Done. Video: Sent Model.

Which I completed and documented in this post?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6370739&&#post6370739

I also e-mailed you the logo, I believe...

Or are you talking about something different?

reap