Hey man, glad it worked out for you and you didn't even have to leave the comfy environment of your Mac! :) You were ready to be satisfied with the still image alone. Were you able to merge the audio and video on your mac? On PC, we've been using the virtualDub software but you probably have some Mac software to do the same thing eh? Well, enjoy the new intro. It's a fun little addition to the theater.

reap

ps. I got your donation. Thank you very much

Yep, audio and video is a synch on the Mac. Simply pulled the animation into iMovie, dropped in the audio, trimmed it up a bit, and hit the "Send to iDVD" button. I'll post a mini version of it soon.

Thanks!

Randy

top: WELCOME TO THE
middle: DosSANTOS FAMILY'S
bottom: DOUBLE A CINEMA
request: still & video

e-mail: kdos66@comcast.net
Thanks Reaper! ...PM the PayPal address

reaper

My donation is on it's way, according to Canada Post , you should have it in about a week.


Ray

:D

You guys are too kind to me.

Is this OK?

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/2306/dossantos9rt.th.jpg (http://img415.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dossantos9rt.jpg)

Looks Great!!.....Thank you, Thank you and Thank you.....(PayPal "thanks" on the way!)

If anyone is interested, I could print out poster sized pictures from JPG files for about $18.00; 24"wide by 36" long. That way you could display your theater logo like the other posters you display of movies you show. I have PayPal, so I believe I could accept payment that way. Note - this is stuff you created or had created for yourself, no copyrighted stuff (unless you own the copyright :)

Thanks

If anyone is interested, I could print out poster sized pictures from JPG files for about $18.00; 24"wide by 36" long. That way you could display your theater logo like the other posters you display of movies you show. I have PayPal, so I believe I could accept payment that way. Note - this is stuff you created or had created for yourself, no copyrighted stuff (unless you own the copyright :)

Thanks

Can it be sized down at all? I am looking to use it on a maytag skybox. Also, it would need to be on a material that would allow light to come through similar to a movie poster. Or if it were on a clear material, I could mount it to some type of light diffuser. I would be very interested in that application.

top: WELCOME TO
middle: THE WEBB FAMILY
bottom: THEATER
request: still & video
mail: platdaddy@cox.net
jwebb@arvest.com

top : WELCOME TO
middle : LAURA AND PAUL'S
bottom : CINEMA
request : still
mail : paulw77 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Thanks so much !

BTW - as promised, my rendered animation, with audio, tiny for web viewing!

Cinema Murray Fanfare (http://homepage.mac.com/cptnrandy/iMovieTheater30.html)

I showed it to my boss and he said, "Just 10 years ago that would have cost you $100,000."

Randy

Hi reaper,

could you do the following please?

WELCOME to/the
STANLEY ROAD
HOME CINEMA

still and video

richard_s_drew(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

Thanks,
Rich.

Thanks for showing off your video. I presume the flickering textures were an artifact of shrinking it. The original doesn't do that right? Anyways, looks very cool.

I promise to deliver the other requests in the next few days. I was hoping it would happen this weekend... but it was one of those weekends... you know.

Let Blender do it's thing over the weekend on my work PC. I used the blender file from the stargateunofficial site

For reasons unknown to me the bottom half of the text has flickering in it. Could the reason be that I used the option to render with both (hyper-) threads?

Could you make a animated blender file with:

Top: WELCOME
Middle: TO THE
Bottom: AUDITORIUM

That does sound odd. I have never used the threading option so it certainly sounds like a likely candidate for causing this kind of behavior. The only other thing that comes to mind is that Blender gets confused about texture appearance when two surfaces are coincident. So, if you have two copies of the text in the same location, this could happen. You can check this by selecting the text with the right button and then hitting g to move it. If you see you are moving text and another copy is still staying there, hit escape and then delete to remove the selected text. Try moving the text again to verify that there were not more than 2 copies.

I doubt this is the problem since I believe others have used that file. So, I would try rendering it without the threading option.

I can also produce the model you requested...

I can also produce the model you requested...

Thank you :)

I finally got around to finishing up my video this weekend. I used Sony vegas movie studio and it worked great. the only glitch was I had to convert the mp3 file to a wav file but it was very easy.

Reaper, I sent a small donation to your HT fund. I really appreciate what you have done here.

Steve

Logo Request:
Welcome to the Dollar Cinema
Video and Still
Mail:perry.dolla (at) onebox (dot) com

Thanks

Logo Request:
Welcome to the Dollar Cinema
Video and Still
Mail to perry (dot) dollar (at) onebox (dot) com

Thanks

reap,

sent you a PM, i have an idea for my website, need something original though;)

Hi reaper,

Could you please generate a jpeg LOGO with 1368 x 768 resolution (16:9) with the following:

Top Line: WELCOME TO THE
Middle Line: MILANI THEATER
Bottom Line: ENJOY THE SHOW

Thanks,
-D

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3729/webbfamily2dt.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=webbfamily2dt.jpg)

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/4199/lauraandpaul9of.th.jpg (http://img454.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lauraandpaul9of.jpg)

http://img498.imageshack.us/img498/5506/stanleyroad8lz.th.jpg (http://img498.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stanleyroad8lz.jpg)

Also, please PM me your Paypal address reaper, as I'd be happy to make a donation for your effort.

Thanks again.

Hi reaper,

Could you please generate a jpeg LOGO with 1368 x 768 resolution (16:9) with the following:

Top Line: WELCOME TO THE
Middle Line: MILANI THEATER
Bottom Line: ENJOY THE SHOW

Thanks,
-D

Is this OK? it was difficult to make look right with only two short words in the middle... also I need an e-mail for the model...

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/9682/audit9dq.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=audit9dq.jpg)

Excellent Work!!!! What a great informative site!!

A request please.


top: WELCOME TO THE
middle: MiDeEm FAMILY'S
bottom: HOME CINEMA
request: still & video

miciam1 (@) rogers (dot)com

Thanks Reaper! ...PM the PayPal address

Hi Reaper.. I also sent you a PM with the info, but I wasn't sure how you were taking requests for these.. After I sent the PM, my wife made me change it a bit so please do this one if you could...

I would like to request two of them, one for my home theater and one for my dads... Could I get both the stills and video rendering files, 16x9... My e-mail address is robnshirz@gmail.com.

WELCOME TO/THE
RIGBY
HOME CINEMA

WELCOME TO
RIGBY CINEMA 5
ENJOY THE SHOW

I would also like to make a donation for your efforts.. Thanks much..

Robert

Right, I did receive the request in my PM. I take the requests both ways. I used to be real good about keeping an up to date list (seen on page 3) of requests. But sadly, I've become lazy... or actually overwhelmed doing things like this...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=629577

Anyways, I plan to get all you guys. :)

Right, I did receive the request in my PM. I take the requests both ways. I used to be real good about keeping an up to date list (seen on page 3) of requests. But sadly, I've become lazy... or actually overwhelmed doing things like this...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=629577

Anyways, I plan to get all you guys. :)

I can understand how a project like that can overwhelm you.. That rendering was awesome.. I thought it was a real picture of a theater at first.

Robert

Loads Of Thanks!!!!!

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/3081/dollar2cx.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dollar2cx.jpg)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/5829/milani9jz.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=milani9jz.jpg)

DON'T USE THIS ONE... SEE BELOW!

Oh no. I just noticed I am missing a space beteen ENJOY and THE. Let me fix that last one.

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/7973/mideem8ds.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mideem8ds.jpg)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/7885/milani6pa.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=milani6pa.jpg)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/6864/rigby8yj.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rigby8yj.jpg)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/8517/rigby27cz.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rigby27cz.jpg)

Did I miss anyone this morning? Anyone submit a request that hasn't been fulfilled?

Reaper, thanks, it looks awesome!

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/7885/milani6pa.th.jpg (http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=milani6pa.jpg)

This is awefully nitpicky. But wasn't the res of the HS10 1366x768, not 1368x768?

I've used both resolutions when doing 1:1 mapping from a HTPC, and 1368 works better (shows more of the Windows desktop).

Anyway, it doesn't really matter too much, as the HS10's scaler is excellent, and even 1280x720 would have looked great.

Thanks again reaper!

Cool. Enjoy. I'd love to see a screenshot if you find the time but if not, no biggie.

Thanks so much Reaper.. I owe you one.. When I am able, I will donate for your efforts..

Thanks again..
Robert

Would anybody mind sending me the 6.1 audio file for the intro?? My e-mail is robnshirz@gmail.com..

I am aware of the link to download the audio, but I believe that is just in stereo..

Thanks,
Robert

If anyone wouldn't mind sending me the AC3 file I would greatly appreciate it. platdaddy@cox.net

I am interested in making my own theater logo and other into material to show whenever I am showing a movie. Do you have this intro logo and animation on a separate DVD and remove it and put in the movie DVD or is it on the computer and shows from the computer then you play the movie DVD? I want them to merge together and be seamless but unless the intro and actual movie were on the same DVD, I am not sure how to do it.


Wayne

Hi Reaper,

I would like to request a still and video rendering files, 16x9... My e-mail address is bmora@maine.rr.com

WELCOME TO THE
MORA FAMILY
HOME THEATER

I will also donation for your efforts Thank you!!

Bryan

Reaper,

Your efforts are appreciated.

BOWER
POWER
PRODUCTIONS

I'm also in need of the AC3 audio file, if someone would be kind enough to send it to me, I would be grateful.

Email is: stevexl5 at comcast.net

Thanks!

Do you have this intro logo and animation on a separate DVD and remove it and put in the movie DVD Some people switch between the intro disk and the main feature, but the really vain people (such as myself) use a 2nd DVD player to play the intro. That way as soon as the intro is done playing you can just switch inputs on your receiver/preamp to your main DVD player that has the main feature cued. With $40 DVD players, it isn't all that crazy.... maybe a little.
Matt

Hi Reaper,

I would like to request a still, I want to make a back lite sign and video rendering files, 16x9 My e-mail address is bmo@netzero.net

WELCOME TO THE
MORRIS FAMILY
HOME THEATER

Many thanks and some funds for you HT will follow,
Brian

I have some problems with the rendering. Anyone can provide any help?

- The avi file is 4:3, in PAL I have gotten studio9 to render it as a 16:9 file with sucsess (what I did Im not sure as I cant seem to do the same operation again).
In NTSC there is no way I can get the file as 16:9. What program to use to render a MPEG, NTSC and 16:9 file?

- When importing the NTSC file into dvd authoring software I get the error that the file is 30FPS and must be 29.97FPS. Can I render it in the 3d program as 29.97FPS?

But so far the animation looks fantastic, cant wait to see it on the big screen.
If anyone has the AC3 file and would be kind enough to mail me it at kafjelde (a) hotmail (dot) com I sure vould appriciate it.

Kjell

Hi Reaper !

I take a chance to asking you the first french intro !!

BIENVENUE AU
CINÉMA
LÉVESQUE

16:9 video

Thanks !

Just so you guys know... I am planning to catch up to these requests. I have been working crazy hours lately... 70 hours last week and I worked 16 hours yesterday... was awake for 23 hours straight. So, don't feel abandoned. I will catch up after work calms down a bit...

Did some one find some webspace to host the AC3 audio file ?

Hi,

I have downloaded the GenericHT.blend file and have it on my screen. I can't seem to find out how to select the text and edit it. I have used several graphics and CAD programs in the past, but just can't seem to get off square 1 with this program. Any help will be appreciated. I looked through much of this thread but to this point have not found the answer that would help. Thanks.

Wayne

You right click the text to select it. This post might help with some of your other questions:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5617447&&#post5617447

Thanks for the files Reaper! Everyone that's seen the movie thought it was great. I'm using XLobby as a front-end for my movies - your animation is the first item, with 3 random trailers then the movie itself - looks great!

Rich.

Hello reaper

Just to let you know, I finally mounted my poster at the entrance of my theater.
It look great even blown at 20 x 30.

Thanks again for your great work.

P.S. Have you received my donation?

Ray

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2482/mora2pt.th.jpg (http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mora2pt.jpg)

http://img497.imageshack.us/img497/3082/bower0ha.th.jpg (http://img497.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bower0ha.jpg)

Hello reaper

Just to let you know, I finally mounted my poster at the entrance of my theater.
It look great even blown at 20 x 30.

Thanks again for your great work.

P.S. Have you received my donation?

Ray

Great! Glad you are enjoying it. I did receive your donation and appreciate it very much. Thank you. :)

Hi Reaper !

I take a chance to asking you the first french intro !!

BIENVENUE AU
CINÉMA
LÉVESQUE

16:9 video

Thanks !

I added in the accent marks but it didn't look right as I would have to shrink the text vertically to see them. Here is is without the accents. Would you prefer they were there? I can try again if this is not to your expectations. Also, I need an e-mail address from you.

reap

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5462/levesque5nb.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=levesque5nb.jpg)

I have some problems with the rendering. Anyone can provide any help?

- The avi file is 4:3, in PAL I have gotten studio9 to render it as a 16:9 file with sucsess (what I did Im not sure as I cant seem to do the same operation again).
In NTSC there is no way I can get the file as 16:9. What program to use to render a MPEG, NTSC and 16:9 file?

- When importing the NTSC file into dvd authoring software I get the error that the file is 30FPS and must be 29.97FPS. Can I render it in the 3d program as 29.97FPS?

But so far the animation looks fantastic, cant wait to see it on the big screen.
If anyone has the AC3 file and would be kind enough to mail me it at kafjelde (a) hotmail (dot) com I sure vould appriciate it.

Kjell

Wish I could help with the frame rate issue but I have no idea.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6548/booth2ia.th.jpg (http://img78.imageshack.us/my.php?image=booth2ia.jpg)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3140/applewhite4em.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=applewhite4em.jpg)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4071/applewhite1600x12002tp.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=applewhite1600x12002tp.jpg)

E-mails are ready to be sent and will go out tonight...

reaper

No problem with the accent Reaper !! That's beautiful like this !!

Here's my e-mail : pcl73@videotron.ca

(What it's the size of the file ?)

It is about 3MB

Your model is in my queue of messages to send this evening...

Reaper,
I've got three words for you:

U DA MAN!!!


Thanks much!

I found out the issue with the framerate.

I want to encode the rendering as a progressive film. Not videobased as most displays do not deinterlace videobased very good.
I sat the framerate to 24FPS and motion blur to 0.5 to get that film look. Looks FANTASTIC.
Do not know what did it, but rendering with motion blur took the rendering time from 20Hours to over 110hours. Yep, thats right, almost a week on a P4@3.2, 3 gig mem etc.

Now to look at rendering on several computers over a network.

Kjell

Reaper,

Thanks a million for the intro!!!!

I'm looking to make a poster (Like 20"x30") How do I go abouts creating a JPEG file with a large resolution to make a print? Has anybody done this and what res. should it be?

Again, thanks Reaper and I'll be donating soon for your efforts!!!!!

arom

The file reaper send me was good enough for a print of 20 x 30. This what I did and it look marvelous.

reaper

glad to hear the envelope made it to you without a problem. And no, thank You for your time and your beautiful work. I really like the Star Destroyer as it is different from everybody else and also the name of my theater.

Ray

Did some one find some webspace to host the AC3 audio file ?

I'd be more than happy to host the AC3 file if someone wanted to send it to me. :p

Reaper,

Thanks a million for the intro!!!!

I'm looking to make a poster (Like 20"x30") How do I go abouts creating a JPEG file with a large resolution to make a print? Has anybody done this and what res. should it be?

Again, thanks Reaper and I'll be donating soon for your efforts!!!!!

Some people have printed the 1280x720 image with great success. Others have doubled the resolution. You can easily double the resolution by clicking on the "Full" button on the bottom right of the screen and then clicking the 1280 and 1024 numbers. You can change them to something like 2560 and 1440 and then change the avi raw button to jpeg so you get a still image. Next click the render button. You should only get one image that is that last frame. Once the image has rendered, point at it and hit F3 to save it. Just don't try to render the entire movie like this or you'll be waiting for a long long time. Maybe this image will help you visualize:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1513/buttons0jj.jpg

reap

Thanks for showing off your video. I presume the flickering textures were an artifact of shrinking it. The original doesn't do that right? Anyways, looks very cool.

I promise to deliver the other requests in the next few days. I was hoping it would happen this weekend... but it was one of those weekends... you know.


I rendered my intro last night 12 hours!! When I played it via MS Media player I'm getting the exact flicker that CptnRandy has on his clip. Even in full screen it is pretty bad. Anyody else have this issue? I used the latest version of Blender and I think I read somewhere that an older version should be used?

Arom,

I just rendered your entire animation at 25% size and then watched it. I too saw the flickering. I was using 2.40. I went back and started up my installation of 2.37a and re-rendered the first 1/5 of it or so. This time I saw no flickering. So, I believe back versioning to 2.37a will fix the problem.

Note to all: My recent e-mail deliveries of the model contained a reccommendation to use Blender 2.4. Due to this finding, I will revert to my recc for 2.37a.

Sorry about the problem and lost time, Arom. Please try 2.37a and let us know if it works for you.

reap

Hey reaper,

Could I get a theater intro?

TOP: WELCOME TO THE
MIDDLE: SNYDER
BOTTOM: THEATER

Email: david@snydertechnologies.com

Thanks in advance! & You do awesome work!

Theater Intro request

Top: WELCOME TO THE
Middle:ALLEN
Bottom: STARCREEK MONOPLEX
Request: Still Image & Video

Email: dean@deanandalisa.com

Hey reaper could I get a theater intro please?

Top: WELCOME TO
Middle: DANNY'S
Bottom: HOME THEATER

Theater Intro request

Top: NAINA (large)
Middle: CINEPLEX (medium size)
Bottom: Enjoy the Show (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video

Email: myjunkemail74@yahoo
Thanks a lot. Amazing work!

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8904/snyder3nu.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snyder3nu.jpg)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9748/starcreek0ka.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=starcreek0ka.jpg)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1688/danny8ra.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=danny8ra.jpg)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5612/naina4uz.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=naina4uz.jpg)

These look OK to you guys?

Looks great thanks alot.

Theater Intro request

Top: NAINA (large)
Middle: CINEPLEX (medium size)
Bottom: Enjoy the Show (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video

Email: myjunkemail74@yahoo
Thanks a lot. Amazing work!

Your email bounced the message.

Reaper,

You've done it again!

Great work!

Thanks again,

Steve

Theater Intro request

Top: RJSM (large)
Middle: HOME THEATER (medium size)
Bottom: Enjoy the Show (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video

Email: sugata@rjsm.com

Thank you very much. This is truly wonderful.

REAPER THIS IS WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MODEL YOU DID FOR ME ALONG WITH THE COKE SLIDES FROM STEVE http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=2524005&alb=0

Well, I took the suggestion from someone in my Coke Screenplay slides thread and have found my way here. Very interesting... Can you provide the following for me, please?

Theater Intro request

Top: Welcome to the (Medium/small size)
Middle: GOOD (large size)
Bottom: Theater (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format, please.

Email: sgood3@comcast.net

Then I'll figure out what to do with it using Blender...

Hi mate, great work seriously!
Can you do one for me please :)

Top: Welcome to
Middle: Ashraful's (large size)
Bottom: Theater of Dreams (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9
Email: ashmufc@gmail.com

Cheers man :)

How are most people playing this? I would just have to play this on DVD, then switch discs right, BTW I dont have a HTPC.

I sent reaper a PM and I was wondering if he read it? Guess I have to do it here

Top: EVANGELISTA (large)
Middle: Home Cinema (Medium)
Bottom: WELCOME (medium)

still image & video @ 16x9

I hope you can post your paypal info so I can donate for your efforts.

Thanks


josh.evangelista@sbcglobal.net

If there is another batch coming please try to include me as well.

Theater Intro request

Top: Welcome to the (Medium/small size)
Middle: SILVERMAN (large size)
Bottom: Home Theater (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format, please.

Email: msilverman59 AT gmail DOT com

Thanks much!!

There is another batch on its way. I am just trying to juggle my family, 80+ hr work weeks at my day job and rendering theaters in the background. So, this is at the bottom of my priority list but still there. Sorry for the delay guys. Feel free to let them mount up in this thread or my PM box and I promise to fulfill them soon :)

For all you guys rendering these flicks at home I highly recommend rendering with motion blur on. The end result just looks that much better and much more smoothness to the flick.

The rendering time goes from 20h to 100h for 650frames on the other hand.

Kjelli

Not sure why my email didn't accept your reply. Appreciate it if you could try again. Email is myjunkemail74@yahoo. Thanks. The home theater logo you posted is awesome! Congrats on the family addition!

Whoops! I see why now. You didn't type the .com part and I didn't notice the first time. I re-sent it ths morning.

reap

REAPER THIS IS WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MODEL YOU DID FOR ME ALONG WITH THE COKE SLIDES FROM STEVE http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=2524005&alb=0

very cool!

REAPER THIS IS WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE MODEL YOU DID FOR ME ALONG WITH THE COKE SLIDES FROM STEVE http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=2524005&alb=0

Awesome :) I bet you get some nice reactions from guests.

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO THE
MIDDLE: SHEIKH
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER
REQUEST: Still Image & Video @ 16:9

Email is adil_s at yahoo.

THANKS A BUNCH REAPER!!!!

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/866/rjsm0sk.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rjsm0sk.jpg)

Model sent..

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5514/good7xt.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=good7xt.jpg)

model sent

Nearly there for me, quite excited now.

Can someone link me to the music please :)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/9061/ashraf0wm.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ashraf0wm.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/1521/evang2zt.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=evang2zt.jpg)

Theater Intro request

Top: Welcome to the (Medium)
Middle: WASHAM (large size)
Bottom: Home Theater (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format, please.

Email: jwasham2000@yahoo.

Thank you very much!

Cheers reaper, great job :)

So close.... One more please...

Seriously, Reaper, whenever you can get to it, your effort and time is appreciated.

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/623/silver8ht.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=silver8ht.jpg)

Done... model sent...

Reaper, need some help.

I want to make the AVI file in PAL 16:9 as I live in Europe and plan to use a PAL PJ.
Anyway, here is the image: http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/5173/untitled9wl.th.jpg (http://img454.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled9wl.jpg)

When I select PAL 16:9, which border will come up? Look at the marked boreders in the image. As if its the smaller one, part of the image will be cropped. Cheers :)

Thanks Reaper!!

I didn't mean to pressure you :)

If you decide to open a paypal account for voluntary tokens of appreciation let me know, I would be happy to contribute something (hey, it may add up to family dinners out every so often as a consolation to them).

Best,
Mark

The outside border is the edge of the image. You can hit F12 to render one image and see how it looks.

The outside border is the edge of the image. You can hit F12 to render one image and see how it looks.
Cheers man.

What are the latest recommendations for rendering settings?

I'm looking to output a .AVI to convert to MPG for DVD output at 16:9.

Reaper,

Now that I read your email, as Gilda would say regarding my paypal comment - NEVER MIND...

You have mail - thanks again!

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5514/good7xt.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=good7xt.jpg)

model sent

render turned out great. paypal sent for your efforts!

thanks, steven

Reaper,

I am really impressed with your work. I hope you can please fit in another request.

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO
MIDDLE: CHUCKS
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER
REQUEST: Still Image & Video @ 16:9


Thank you for taking the time to do this for me.

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5732/chucks6em.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chucks6em.jpg)

Edit... whoops... sorry. Here's one that makes sense...

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/6647/chucks5xc.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chucks5xc.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8355/ma2uc.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ma2uc.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7402/powell1ds.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=powell1ds.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/3857/seewald0ts.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=seewald0ts.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/1615/sheikh4ok.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sheikh4ok.jpg)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/2391/washam8fc.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=washam8fc.jpg)

pm sent reaper...

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO
MIDDLE: SOSATYME
BOTTOM: HOME THEATERS
REQUEST: Still Image & Video 16:9
EMAIL: bertsosa@commdevices.com

i will contribute funds for ur hard work, supply me with ur paypal email.

Has anyone put this as some type of startup file when your dvd comes up?? I have a panny s97 dvd player, hopefully there is a way to do this...

Reaper -

AWESOME WORK!! The first render has some strange light flashing under the words Home Theater. I am going to render again to see what happens. If I let it run tonight, it will be done when I get up in the AM.

Thanks again

SPARK

Did you use 2.37a? We had that problem before and noticed some issue with 2.4 that I never debugged... but most people seemed to get it to work with 2.37a

I downloaded and used version 2.41 so that may be the issue. I just downloaded 2.37a from another site and installed it.

I will render again and see what it looks like. The flashing is strange and only happens in the base under the words. It appears that the base while rendering switches to having light on it vs. no having light on it. It switches between the two stages through the entire render.

I will let you know if using 2.37a fixes this since it is a version no longer available on the site. Let me know if anyone needs the other site to get 2.37a.

does anyone know how to change the sky background in the 3d render?
i wanted to try it with a blue sky instead. i love the animation and have
used it to make a couple for friends of family.

thanks in advance.
i tried fiddling in blender but quickly get lost in all its features.

I know how ;)

any help would be greatly appreciated.
enquiring minds want to know.

thanks in advance.

michelevit.

Sorry... that was rather childish of me. Do these pictures help?

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5852/tut18oi.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut18oi.jpg)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7061/tut27od.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut27od.jpg)

Step 1: Select the background with a right click
Step 2: Click here
Step 3: Click here
Step 4: Click here and select your new picture

While we are asking background questions: do you know how to extend the background to be a full sphere (or at least wrap around the front also)? I changed the flight path of the camera and was going to have it fly through the "O" in Welcome on the top line, but there is no "background" when looking forward of the platform...so I compromised for now by having the camera back-out of the "O" then do the rest of it's flight.

Thanks.

hey whats up reaper any luck with my request?
thanks....


Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO
MIDDLE: SOSATYME
BOTTOM: HOME THEATERS
REQUEST: Still Image & Video 16:9
EMAIL: bertsosa@commdevices.com

i will contribute funds for ur hard work, supply me with ur paypal email.

Has anyone put this as some type of startup file when your dvd comes up?? I have a panny s97 dvd player, hopefully there is a way to do this...[/QUOTE]

many many thanks. i was digging really deep into blender.
thanks a million. i'm going to play with it some more and
will start encoding tonight.

another question. is there a way to pause the rendering?
my pc takes about 2 days to render at 800*600 and
it would be nice to be able to pause and unpause throughout
the day.

thanks again.

I don't know about pausing the rendering but you could just kill it and then start the rendering again from a different starting frame. Then tack the pieces altogether at the end with another piece of software...

Sorry... that was rather childish of me. Do these pictures help?

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5852/tut18oi.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut18oi.jpg)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7061/tut27od.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut27od.jpg)

Step 1: Select the background with a right click
Step 2: Click here
Step 3: Click here
Step 4: Click here and select your new picture
Thanks, thats great.
Anyone got recomendations for wallpaper?

How did I miss this thread?

Awesome work Reaper.

Here's my humble request:

Theater Intro request

Top: Welcome to the (Medium)
Middle: CLARK (large size)
Bottom: Picture Palace (medium size)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 4:3 format, if you can (it's for my LCD wall art display).

Please include your Paypal email!


Email: rjcclark@sbcglobal.net


Thanks!

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6251/clark5dk.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clark5dk.jpg)

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6516/sosatyme7yy.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sosatyme7yy.jpg)

thanks alot reaper u the mannnn!!!!....let me ask you guys which device are you running this image/clip off?? I wouldl like to run this when i turn on my tv or dvd player, not sure if i can do this ..any suggestions??



http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6516/sosatyme7yy.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sosatyme7yy.jpg)

Am I too late? I was just flipping through thread and my eyes almost bulged out of my skull when I saw this one. Reaper, this is a most awesome job! Can I add my little request?

Top: Welcome to the (Medium)
Middle: PAULIN (large size)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (medium size)

16:9 image, please... Thanks!!

Hey Reaper... Nevermind, dude. There are lots of pages to read in this thread, but I found Blender, the Blender file and learned how to do it. The animation is awesome! :)

what are u running the animation off of?

Hey Reaper... Nevermind, dude. There are lots of pages to read in this thread, but I found Blender, the Blender file and learned how to do it. The animation is awesome! :)

what are u running the animation off of?

It's on my PC in AVI format for now. I'll try to import it into Pinnacle Studio 10 and merge a soundtrack with it later tonight. I have TMPGEnc to convert the AVI if Studio can't do it.

oh ok, Im trying to see how I can use this to see it on my tv/dvd woudl like to be able to see it on my screen, do you know of a way...thanks.


It's on my PC in AVI format for now. I'll try to import it into Pinnacle Studio 10 and merge a soundtrack with it later tonight. I have TMPGEnc to convert the AVI if Studio can't do it.

oh ok, Im trying to see how I can use this to see it on my tv/dvd woudl like to be able to see it on my screen, do you know of a way...thanks.

It's easy. I do it every week to burn a DVD of theatrical trailers downloaded from the net to play before each movies. I use ULead DVD Workshop to grab all my MPEG2 files and create the DVD. However, all my trailers have to be converted to MPEG2 first. For that, I use TMPGEnc to do the job.

But in the case of the AVI generated out of Blender, I need to add an audio track to the video and then convert it to MPEG2. So I'll try with Pinnacle Studio 10 to see how it'll work. I think it should work fine, though.

ok this is all new to me all these programs..so u do this everytime u burn a cd?...there's no way of permanently setting this up on a device such as a dvd to come up automatically b4 as movie starts?

It's easy. I do it every week to burn a DVD of theatrical trailers downloaded from the net to play before each movies. I use ULead DVD Workshop to grab all my MPEG2 files and create the DVD. However, all my trailers have to be converted to MPEG2 first. For that, I use TMPGEnc to do the job.

But in the case of the AVI generated out of Blender, I need to add an audio track to the video and then convert it to MPEG2. So I'll try with Pinnacle Studio 10 to see how it'll work. I think it should work fine, though.

ok this is all new to me all these programs..so u do this everytime u burn a cd?...there's no way of permanently setting this up on a device such as a dvd to come up automatically b4 as movie starts?

Not really. If you have an HTPC, there are programs that can play an intro before the main feature movie. If you are using single regular DVD player, you will need to make an Intro DVD, play it, change to the movie DVD and play it. If you have two DVD players (or a DVD changer), you can play the intro in one, switch inputs, then start the movie.

I have two DVD players, so I queue the main feature to the start of the movie (past the menu and FBI warnings) in one player and queue my intro DVD in the other player. I start the intro and as it finishes, I run a macro on my programmable remote control to switch inputs on the TV to the second DVD player and start the movie going.

He's saying he does it every time he *burns* a DVD. For this intro you only need to *burn* the DVD one time. Then you have a DVD for the rest of your life. You can play it whenever you wish.

You are asking how one could set this up to be shown before your movie event every time. There are a slew of options that work for some and not for others.

1. Some people have found ways to replace a startup image in some of their equipment. Perhaps you have a projector that allows you to change the startup image or there is a hack to force it in there. That is one way to have a look at a still image from this animation every time you start your theater up. Other people may have found a way to do the same thing in the DVD player. I have not specifically heard of that one, but it's a possibility.

2. Some people have HTPCs which are used to play their DVD movies in their theater. One guy was able to use his theater HTPC software to play this clip from the hard drive every time he watches a movie. He simply told his software in some manner that this file should play before any movie starts.

3. Other peoply simply use the DVD they created by placing it into their DVD player and playing it before the movie. Others have improved upon this methodology slightly by getting a multi disc player and playing this disc and then switching to the next disc for the movie.

So, there are many ways that one could implement this intro still image or movie in their theater. Which one is right for, no one knows. And I think it is up to you to understand how your equipment works and find a way to get your desired result. Perhaps you might have better luck if you decide exactly what you want to do and then ask how to do it in the thread/forum that has experts on that topic. For instance, if you decide you'd really like to simply show the still image as a startup picture and you hope there is some way to do this on your DVD player, maybe you should start a thread on the DVD forum and ask if it is possible to replace the start up image on that particular player. Or perhaps there already is a lengthy thread about that player that contains the answer or a viewer-ship of experts who could answer it.

I hope that helps...

ok this is all new to me all these programs..so u do this everytime u burn a cd?...there's no way of permanently setting this up on a device such as a dvd to come up automatically b4 as movie starts?

I have a Sony 5-discs DVD player. I put all my discs in and when the trailer DVD is done, it switches to disc 2 which is the movie. Maybe one day I'll switch to an HTPC. :)

Reaper- Great work- Another request if you can do it...


Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO THE
MIDDLE: COGDELL
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER
REQUEST: Still Image & Video @ 16:9

Email is madc@cogdells.com

Thanks-

thanks for breaking it down for me reaper....yeah thats what Im looking to do is replace the startup image from my dvd player to the image that u've created for me,Ive posted it on a thread earlier hoepfully there is a way to do it, otherwise I guess I will have to get the image /audio clip burned on a dvd and Im sure that will be another adventure..lol...but thanks guys on helping me out on this.

He's saying he does it every time he *burns* a DVD. For this intro you only need to *burn* the DVD one time. Then you have a DVD for the rest of your life. You can play it whenever you wish.

You are asking how one could set this up to be shown before your movie event every time. There are a slew of options that work for some and not for others.

1. Some people have found ways to replace a startup image in some of their equipment. Perhaps you have a projector that allows you to change the startup image or there is a hack to force it in there. That is one way to have a look at a still image from this animation every time you start your theater up. Other people may have found a way to do the same thing in the DVD player. I have not specifically heard of that one, but it's a possibility.

2. Some people have HTPCs which are used to play their DVD movies in their theater. One guy was able to use his theater HTPC software to play this clip from the hard drive every time he watches a movie. He simply told his software in some manner that this file should play before any movie starts.

3. Other peoply simply use the DVD they created by placing it into their DVD player and playing it before the movie. Others have improved upon this methodology slightly by getting a multi disc player and playing this disc and then switching to the next disc for the movie.

So, there are many ways that one could implement this intro still image or movie in their theater. Which one is right for, no one knows. And I think it is up to you to understand how your equipment works and find a way to get your desired result. Perhaps you might have better luck if you decide exactly what you want to do and then ask how to do it in the thread/forum that has experts on that topic. For instance, if you decide you'd really like to simply show the still image as a startup picture and you hope there is some way to do this on your DVD player, maybe you should start a thread on the DVD forum and ask if it is possible to replace the start up image on that particular player. Or perhaps there already is a lengthy thread about that player that contains the answer or a viewer-ship of experts who could answer it.

I hope that helps...

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/232/royal7ed.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=royal7ed.jpg)

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1121/cogdell1tt.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cogdell1tt.jpg)

I finally got my animation fully rendered and it's looking really cool. However, there's an annoying flicker at the base in front of the spotlight shining on the text. Ever seen that, reaper? Is it a setting I'm missing when rendering the animation?

I finally got my animation fully rendered and it's looking really cool. However, there's an annoying flicker at the base in front of the spotlight shining on the text. Ever seen that, reaper? Is it a setting I'm missing when rendering the animation?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7191961&&#post7191961

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7193343&&#post7193343

Ahhhh... So that's why you recommended 2.37a! Thanks!

For the curious ones, this is where I downloaded it:
http://www.soft32.com/download-blender-102806-5.html

Wow. How did I miss this also??

My Humble request:

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME TO THE
MIDDLE: BARHORST
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER
REQUEST: Still Image & Video @ 16:9

Email is andrew.barhorst@ge.com

Much Thanks in Advance.

These are so cool, thanks for the work reaper.

Here is my request, if it's not too much trouble:

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: KENDALL (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

Email: guy.kendall@lsil.com

Thanks!

FYI, all old version of blender are still accessible through the official page. Here is a link to the official repository:

http://download.blender.org/release/

Reaper

I just received and installed this today. I had the photo you created for me blown up to the same size as my maytag skybox marquee and it turned out great. It was difficult to get a great picture given the backlight and other lighting issues in my theater but I am very pleased with how it turned out. I want to thank you for doing such great work with the image and fellow avs'er Perry.Dollar for helping me come up with a way to do this and get it onto media that worked for me.

Steve

Very cool! Looks great. Nice job No Clue. I love seeing the applications of this logo. Keep em coming guys.

Reaper

I just received and installed this today. I had the photo you created for me blown up to the same size as my maytag skybox marquee and it turned out great. It was difficult to get a great picture given the backlight and other lighting issues in my theater but I am very pleased with how it turned out. I want to thank you for doing such great work with the image and fellow avs'er Perry.Dollar for helping me come up with a way to do this and get it onto media that worked for me.

Steve

First off, awesome HT "snack" area!!! I love it!

Where did you get the image printed? A national chain? I have a skybox too and would like to do the same...

Thanks, Mo

FAQ I'm sure but...

Hi Guys, I have my .blend image from Reaper from way back when, and I created a huge .avi from it which I then compressed to a much more manageable DIVX file.

anyway, it appears I've lost my original huge "source" .avi file, and I'm getting ready to recreate it.


What are the current "best settings" in Blender for creating a nice avi?
Also, my current DIVX (and original source AVI file) are 16:9. Can someone direct me on what I need to do to create a anamorphic ("vertically squeezed") 2.35 .avi (which I'll then unsqueeze with the HTPC and stretch with my anamorphic lens.)
Using VideoReDo I was never able to get sound when combining my DIVX file with a 5.1 channel .ac3 file. I was only able to get sound when muxing the video file with a 2-channel .mp3 file. (this is sound of the 20th Century Fox "fanfare.") I follow the same steps with each, and everything appeared to process fine, but the new file always reports as having no audio track when I use the .ac3 file. Is there an extra step or trick to proper muxing when using a .ac3 audio file?


Thanks!

First off, awesome HT "snack" area!!! I love it!

Where did you get the image printed? A national chain? I have a skybox too and would like to do the same...

Thanks, Mo

Thanks Mo.

The picture was printed by fellow avs'er Perry.Dollar. He has a webpage:

http://wedophotos.net/

He was very helpful throughout the whole process of figuring out the best way to do this.

thanks reaper, came out good!

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9898/barhorst6gt.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=barhorst6gt.jpg)

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7515/kendall2mx.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kendall2mx.jpg)

Reaper, you are too awesome for words!
If it's not too much trouble...

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME to the
MIDDLE: TIMBERWOOD
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER
REQUEST: Still Image

Reaper, if it wouldnt be too much trouble.I would appreciate the help and i can compentsate if needed. here is my request

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: MARTIN (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format




Email:mmartin@myactv.net



Thank you in advance

Reaper, I would love a copy of your work . I would appreciate the help and would love to compentsate you for your effort. Here is my request

Top: Le Grandiose (Medium)
Middle: Cinéma (Large)
Bottom: De Vinetier (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format



Email: prochon@shaw.ca



Thank you in advance

Reaper, if it wouldnt be too much trouble.I would appreciate the help and i can compentsate if needed. here is my request

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: BARNUM (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

VONDARIUS@GMAIL.COM

reaper, or anyone else can you send me the audio file in 5.1. My email is ashmufc@gmail.com

Cheers :)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9342/tucker2cs.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tucker2cs.jpg)

Reaper, I am amazed with your work. Hopefully you are still accepting requests, and here is mine:

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: BAKER (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

Email: .....@comcast.net

Thanks a million!

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1669/timberwood7jr.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=timberwood7jr.jpg)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2425/martin8zv.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=martin8zv.jpg)

Is this OK? Most people drop the accent marks...

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2065/vinetier9iw.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vinetier9iw.jpg)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1680/barnum8ia.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=barnum8ia.jpg)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1348/baker1yj.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=baker1yj.jpg)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9547/dejesus8mn.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dejesus8mn.jpg)

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9189/bradford5ek.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bradford5ek.jpg)

If you sent a request and didn't see your logo, let me know. I must have misplaced it. 'Night guys.

There probably isnt 7.1 audio for this, is there? If anyone has the 5.1 audio, I would really appreciate it. My email is mrmarkyt@hotmail.com

Thanks!!

Sorry. Double post. :confused:

Great work, reaper :)

My request:

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: LOKKEN (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

tor.lokken@gmail.com

Many thanks in advance :)

Anyone know how to insert a couple of seconds of "blank" screen at the beginning when burning the intro with Nero? None of the built-in transitions seemed to do the trick and I can't quite figure out how to make a clip of a black screen.

Anyone know how to insert a couple of seconds of "blank" screen at the beginning when burning the intro with Nero? None of the built-in transitions seemed to do the trick and I can't quite figure out how to make a clip of a black screen.

Just make a completely blank non-overlapping text screen. I made one of 3 seconds to give time for my DVD player and receiver to adjust the audio.

Amazing work Reaper!!!!

My request:

Top: S LOUNGE (Huge)
Middle: HOME (medium)
Bottom: THEATER (large)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 formats (highest res QT possible)

Top: WELCOME TO THE (Medium)
Middle: KNOTZ FAMILY (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

Thanks so much

Jim Knotz

PM me, thanks !

If you have time, I would love something for my Home Theater !


Top: KNOTZ (Medium)
Middle: FAMILY (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

Thanks so much

Jim Knotz

PM me, thanks !

you want both or the second is an update to your request?

Top: JOHNSON (Large)
Middle: FAMILY (Large)
Bottom: HOME THEATER (Medium)
Request: Still Image & Video @ 16:9 format

Reaper, thanks if you have time. You are doing a service for all of AVSforums. I think you should be going on the Home Theater cruise for free!

If it's not too much trouble...

Theater Intro request

TOP: WELCOME to the
MIDDLE: HOLLAND
BOTTOM: HOME THEATER

Video 16:9

email - murphy_law@bellsouth.net

Thanks in advance!

Go with the 2nd one, I didn't mean to post twice !

Thanks Reaper !

Jim Knotz

reaper,
You have got to be a busy man. :) That said, of course I'm going to beg you to make one for me as well. So...please, please, if you have time,

Theater intro request:

TOP - The Bowe
MIDDLE - Family
BOTTOM - Home Theater
Request - Still & Video @ 16:9
eMail - bomonster(AT)gmail.com

Thanks in advance for your time! I agree with an earlier post that you should be going on the cruise free of charge. Maybe someone can organize a 'fund' for you. :)

..bo..

reaper, you are the man!
Can you please create one for me when you have time.

Top: CHARLES (large)
Middle: THEATRE (medium)
Bottom: PRESENTATION (medium)
Request: Still and Video, 16:9

ginigma at yahoo.com

Wow, this is a great thread that I never bothered to read
Reaper, if you have the chance

TOP: VAN HEIDEN
MIDDLE: CINEMA
BOTTOM: AND BREW

STILL AND VIDEO 16:9

VANHEIDEN AT LISCO.NET

THANKS

I forgot

my email is jim at uroboros .com

thanks

Jim

Reaper,

Making progress on my theatre...bout time to have one of your amazing intros to finish it out, hope you don't mind...


Top Line: STAGE DOOR
Middle : CINEMA
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!

I trust your eye for the size...would like the First and second line to be of equal size.

Would like the still as well as video.

Am planning for CIH 2.35, could you e-mail what I need to do different?

Thanks for all that you do for us!

Kent

rfleshma@midsouth.rr.com

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/934/lokken6ro.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lokken6ro.jpg)

Here is a still image at 1280x720 and I can send you the file to gen a video at 1280x720 as well. I need an e-mail address. If you want higher resolutions, you can simply take the file I send and type in the res you want and hit Render rather than anim. When it is done, point at the image and hit F3. Oh you will have to change the type to jpg or some other image type as well.

reap

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Need e-mail address...

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7457/knotz7wt.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knotz7wt.jpg)

Edit: Whoops! You said you wanted the second... sorry...

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/176/knotz20ah.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knotz20ah.jpg)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8564/johnson9xv.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=johnson9xv.jpg)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6307/holland8gs.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=holland8gs.jpg)

Reaper,

This is a great thread. Awsome work you are doing. If you have time I would love to get one myself.

Top - WELCOME TO
Middle - WELLINGTON
Bottom - CINEMA

Request - Still & Video 16:9

Email - mig1868@yahoo.com

Thanks for all the work you have done here.

Mike

Wow those look great Reaper. Can I get in on this a bit late? Thanks so much.

Top: WELCOME TO THE (medium)
Middle: KOONER FAMILY (large)
Bottom: HOME THEATRE (medium)
Request: Still and Video, 16:9

rajeek at pacbell dot net

Thanks again.

Wow, I can't believe that this is the first time I've run across this thread.

Would it be too much to ask for two different versions? I still haven't deceided which theme I'm going to finalize on...

#1
Top: WELCOME TO THE
Middle: BALLPARK
Bottom: THEATRE

#2
Top: WELCOME TO THE
Middle: MIDDLE EARTH
Bottom: THEATRE

Request: Still and Video, 16:9

Email: joseph at bucketfoot dot com

Thanks much!

THANKS REAPER. You Rock!

Can someone please email me the 5.1 AC3 file?? Thanks!

Mark

marktucker AT mchsi.com

Could someone email me the 5.1 file as well?

zxlr88 at gmail.com

5.1 file of what? Blender only renders animation. It doesn't create audio.

You can import it into the clip. That is so you have both audio and video...

I did that too, but that's doesn't answer the question.... 5.1 file of what? Blender doesn't do that.

EDIT: Nevermind... saw the posts on the previous page.

The 5.1 has been sent by a mate of mine....

Thanks!

I am curious how many of you have printed posters from these great pics from Reaper?? What size of poster do you have?

Anyone have pictures?

Here's a corner of our HT. still a lot of work to go but getting there.

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/218/bowe0qu.jpg

Thanks so much reaper!

Can someone tell me how to combine the video and audio using virtual dub mod? I have read through all of the threads, and cant seem to find the answer. I opened VDUBMOD, opened the .avi video file. Then i added my audio stream. But I am not sure what to do next. I tried to preview it and also save it, but i have no audio. After you add the stream, do you have to press something to get them to merge?? I played with it all night, and could not get it working.

Thanks for any help....

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3711/charles6bd.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=charles6bd.jpg)

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4400/van4bq.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=van4bq.jpg)

Reaper,

Making progress on my theatre...bout time to have one of your amazing intros to finish it out, hope you don't mind...


Top Line: STAGE DOOR
Middle : CINEMA
Bottom: Enjoy the Show!

I trust your eye for the size...would like the First and second line to be of equal size.

Would like the still as well as video.

Am planning for CIH 2.35, could you e-mail what I need to do different?

Thanks for all that you do for us!

Kent

rfleshma@midsouth.rr.com

To be honest, I am not exactly sure what to do with this one? Anyone want to give me a little help on best setting for aspect ratio and sizeX/sizeY settings? My only thought was to keep aspect ratio at 1x1 and set the resolution to 2350x1000. You could possibly render the video at 1/2 size? Another thought was to just render it at NTSC and let your projector stretch it to 2.35 to 1. Not sure... any help?

reap

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/624/wellington5na.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wellington5na.jpg)

Reaper,

If you get a chance, please create one for me.

Top: EMILY CINEMA
Middle: FEATURE
Bottom: PRESENTATION

Request: Still and Video, 16:9 & AC3

Thank you in advance.

Ken

PS, I can't seem to place my email address in the post. Please let me know a way to send you my email address.

Reaper,

Sorry for the multiple posts, in hindsight I think my first line "Emily Cinema" is too long for the first line. Please use this instead. Thanks.

Top: EMILY
Middle: CINEMA
Bottom: PRESENTATION

Request: Still and Video, 16:9 & AC3

Ken

Thanks Reaper. You do some great work.

Mike

Hi Reaper,

I was wondering if you could make me a custom intro, I have tried to do it with blender but I can't figure it out. I would like it to say:

Top: HOLLYWOOD
Middle: THEATRE
Bottom: PRESENTATION

If you can please help!!!

Thanks in Advance

Andrew

Has anyone inserted the intro before a movie with success? ie. burning both the intro and then the movie.

I tried to re-author in dvd shrink but it didn't work. :rolleyes:

I believe you may have to make the .avi file a VIDEO_TS file before you can burn it with DVD Shrink.

Do you know the process or what software I may need by chance?

FWIW, I just rendered the trailer using 2.41 and it contains the dreaded "flicker."

I previously had rendered with 2.37 with no flicker (I've since lost that raw .avi hence my need to re-render.)

I render with 2.37a and report back.

Thanks.

Arom,

I just rendered your entire animation at 25% size and then watched it. I too saw the flickering. I was using 2.40. I went back and started up my installation of 2.37a and re-rendered the first 1/5 of it or so. This time I saw no flickering. So, I believe back versioning to 2.37a will fix the problem.

Note to all: My recent e-mail deliveries of the model contained a reccommendation to use Blender 2.4. Due to this finding, I will revert to my recc for 2.37a.

Sorry about the problem and lost time, Arom. Please try 2.37a and let us know if it works for you.

reap

These are the instructions posted on page 4 of this thread. I have not tried it myself, but seems like it should work. Let me know if it works....

video_ts file.. kinda a long process, but heres how i did it.
i used
http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_download.html [FREEWARE]
TMPGEnc to convert the AVI file (and add the sound) into a usable MPG. you have to convert it to mpg first before making the dvd video.

in the wizard. just
select "NTSC 16:9" then
"CBR MPEG-1 Layer II Audio (MP2)" in the drop down box
click next

select the video file, (the audio file will auto populate, change that to the audio mp3 file if it doesnt have the audio yet else leave it alone)

under the Aspect ratio select "4:3 525 line (NTSC, 704x480)"
click next
click next again
click next one more time
then click ok.

your file should now be a high quality mpg

last program
http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tda16.html
TMPGenc DVD Author [TRIAL VERSION]
click, "create new project"
click "add file" and select the mpg you just made
click "OK" in that window
accross the top, click "Create Menu"
select "No Menu" in the drop down box on the left
accross the top, click "Outut"
check off the box "Create DVD folder"
click begin output

whole process will take 15 mins (depending on PC speed).. and it will make the needed VIDEO_TS files (VOB files)

I'll give it a try tonight! Thanks. :)

FWIW, I just rendered the trailer using 2.41 and it contains the dreaded "flicker."

I previously had rendered with 2.37 with no flicker (I've since lost that raw .avi hence my need to re-render.)

I render with 2.37a and report back.

Thanks.
Oh, no. I'm rendering now (as we speak, started it last night) with 2.41 on a Mac. I didn't know about the "flicker" issue. Hopefully it will be Ok, otherwise I'll have to redo it.

Did I e-mail you a file. Every e-mail I have sent in the recent past has included instructions to download 2.37a. Not sure if this problem happens on a mac but it certainly does on a PC. You may have to restart. Sorry about that.

I think I got Blender figured out.

Thanks!

Did I e-mail you a file. Every e-mail I have sent in the recent past has included instructions to download 2.37a. Not sure if this problem happens on a mac but it certainly does on a PC. You may have to restart. Sorry about that.
I got the e-mail, just didn't read the directions! ;) Nothing for you to be sorry about.
I installed blender a few weeks ago when I came upon this thread and wanted to learn a little before putting my request in. No big deal if I have to re-render. Just a little computer time. It's not like the '70s when you have to *pay* for computer time!

Reaper,

Don't worry about it...just do a standard 16:9 and that will be fine...just thought it might be something simple. Besides, I can burn one for the downstairs setup on the HP Dlp.

Thanks again!

Kent Fleshman (Luv2croon)

For those of you keeping score at home, I'm rendering on a Mac Mini with a 1.25GHz PPC CPU, 512MB RAM, 32MB ATI Radeon 9200. I'm 24 hours in and only on frame 230. <sigh>
Now I know Wintel PC's are faster!

OMG Kent Fleshman! Did you ever get all those renders I did for you!?

Reaper,

No, I didn't...as a matter of fact, the last I remember corresponding with you, I had gotten nixed on the renders by my wife (read: money$), and had to (sigh) do without and assumed that you wouldn't be doing any. I do remember discussing the project with you and do recall you sending me a pic of the flicker bulbs but to my knowledge, that was the last that we talked.

Kent

Oh my! I was so bored at the time, I modelled and rendered your entire theater idea for free! I still have some of it sitting around. It's not my best work but it certainly gives you the idea of what you wanted to see!

I was sending you e-mails for the longest time with no response. I didn't know what had happened to you :(

Check this out in IE:

http://media.putfile.com/pass1738

I had moved into a rental while the house that burned was being rebuilt...then my computer was off for repair for awhile...had I known you had tried to contact me, I certainly would have responded. My account at time warner changed due to the company that had us set up in the rental (was in their name). I pretty much had to start over, even had to send computer in for some warranty work.

Anyway, it is uncanny how close this is to my concept. Did I send you any of my poor attempts, because if not, you are beyond amazing. The only thing different from what you have, is basically a 6 ft. window opening on the right wall, about 7 1/2' off the back wall. It will be treated with heavy blue velvet curtains, and an automated black out shade. There will also be matching blue curtains on the stage will will disappear behind the "scenery flats." Excellent job on the scenery as well...where did you get the images?

The door leading out the back of the room, will say "Exit to alley" on the inside, and "Stage Door" on the outside (entering the room) as if entering the back of the theatre through the actor's stage door entrance. Hence, the Stage Door Cinema.

Thanks!

Kent

Will also be going with a faux burgundy leather look, with antique gold accents faux treated to look like the gold leaf has started to wear. Will have a cove mould dropped about a foot off the ceiling with rope light. Can't quite tell, are those Hirschfeld charicature drawings on the right wall? Awesome!

Little did you know, but I have actually done the role of Tony twice in West Side Story. I will have movie posters as well, possibly on the back wall, and definitely a poster lightbox outside the theatre in the "Stage Door Canteen."

Thanks again...I'll try to post some progress pics.

Kent