Universal Style Animation/Logo

Yogi69 · 08-06-07, 12:20 AM

After many hours of fiddling - it all worked out. It took so long as I agree so much Pacific Ocean and so little land makes it less obvious that it is the earth - I tried to have an each way bet.... Hopefully when I put it to music It will be OK.

Deane Johnson · 08-06-07, 04:24 PM

I never expected my 72 year old brain to be able to do the first thing with the Universal opening in Blender, but thanks to this thread and Mike Falz's generous sharing of his template file, I had complete success in one afternoon. Incrediable.

One thing remains. How do I get the logo music off this site in a usable form?

http://www.reelclassics.com/Gallery/music26.htm

BTW, I'm not using mine for a theater opening (that may come later). I'm using it as an opening for my home videos. I edit in Grass Valley Edius professional video editing software.

I'm assuming if you wanted to use this for a feature film opening in a home theater, and have it edited right up in front of the movie start, one would have to use an HTPC, is that correct?

Yogi69 · 08-07-07, 02:50 AM

Hi Deane, I am at work right now and the "netnanny" won't allow me to download mp3 files
Have a look at the other thread http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...x#post11159048

When making the Fox intro I used AVI-Mux (freeware) to add the .ac3 audio file and it worked fine.

Deane Johnson · 08-07-07, 06:27 AM

Thanks, I got it. Rather simple. Just right click on the musical note and use "save link as". I just had never need to know how to do it before.

The MP3 file works perfect in my Grass Valley Edius software, so I don't even need to do a conversion. I can then time the video with the music and export in any form I want. Edius allows me to slow down or speed up the video track to make it all come out timed perfect with the audio. I wanted the "in high definition" to hit right on a music stab.

Deane Johnson · 08-07-07, 09:54 AM

New problem.

I had a highly successful rendering of the clip. Smooth as glass. Then, I decided to do an additional clip with "in widescreen" instead of "in high definition". I made a copy of the original, changed only the bottom line and did a render. The whole thing plays back with some little jerks in the flow. All sections, the earth rotation, the lettering jerk together, so it must be the entire playback, not just a single element.

Any ideas what created this issue?

rgroves · 08-07-07, 01:10 PM

On the Universal Into video, and the MP3 file, I had to cut off hte first 2.5-3 seconds of silence from the file. Actually I think I got rid of all of hte lead-in silence on the MP3. That had my "Feature Presentation" and the music queue hit almost perfectly. I think there is a .1 second difference, but it's good enough for me.

Not sure on the jerky clip....are you looking at the RAW output AVI file, ro has it been encoded with a codec?

BSpielbauer · 08-07-07, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deane Johnson

New problem.

I had a highly successful rendering of the clip. Smooth as glass. Then, I decided to do an additional clip with "in widescreen" instead of "in high definition". I made a copy of the original, changed only the bottom line and did a render. The whole thing plays back with some little jerks in the flow. All sections, the earth rotation, the lettering jerk together, so it must be the entire playback, not just a single element.

Any ideas what created this issue?

How exactly are you playing back the file? Is it on a PC or an HTPC? The reason I ask -- I have found that sometimes I will see jerky playback on my PC, and it seems to be due to the system resources available at the time. I have seen a lot of video clips that played fine one day, and then exhibited "jerky" and choppy playback the next. A re-boot seemed to solve the problems. And, I have seen this with four different software players (Windows Media Player, Nero's player, the ATI player that came with my video card, and Windows Media Classic.

I have then burned the result to a DVD, and noticed that the results came out fine.

If none of this applies to your situation, just ignore my entire reply.

-Bruce
-Customized Home Theater Intros on DVD: http://www.S2Digital.com

Deane Johnson · 08-07-07, 07:54 PM

I was just clicking on the avi file and letting the Windows Media Player play it. Maybe you've hit it the problem. Yes, it's on a PC. Dell Pentium IV, 3.4 mHz, 4 gig ram.

teknoguy · 08-08-07, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgroves

Try opening blender by itself, hitting F9 and seeing hte Shapes tab is there. Then open the file.

Been out of town for a few days and just got back to this...

rgroves, many thanks for the hint of opening Blender first. It worked!!

Finished the edits and I'm rendering as I write this.

-t

kezug · 09-05-07, 11:43 PM

Guys, I am trying to add text to the Universal Studio blender file. I am following the instructins provided, but I am stuck here:
• Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame).

For the life of me, I can not seem to get this to work. Please what do I need to do. Where next to the 1.00 do I left click? What should happen? Does 1.00 highlight as if in edit mode? If so, then what?

FYI: I am using the latest Blender...just downloaded today

My latest attempt is this...when at frame 270, my title text is layed out flat as it should, then the world should just spin for the remaining frames...however, from frame 270 on, my text "left and right ends (if that makes sense) begins to stretch (wrapped effect) to the back side of the world. I am certain the step above that I listed is where I went wrong...help!

Thanks

MikeFalz · 09-06-07, 09:26 AM

Hi Kezug,

Got your PM. I'll respond here in case someone has the same issue.

First, you may want to start fresh from the original file in case you have an extra key frame in there somewhere.

With the shapes tab slider you are creating key frames. The first is at frame 1 with a value of 1.00. This means the text should be curved at frame 1. The next is at frame 180, again value of 1.00. This means the text should stay curved from 1 to 180. The next is at frame 270, a value of 0.00 (or straight). This means the text should gradually move from curved to straight between frames 180 and 270. If there are no more keyframes, the text will stay straight for the rest of the animation.

If this is the step that is tripping you up...
· Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame).

... then for this step, drag the bar to zero and back to 1.00 again before switching frames. This will accomplish the same thing.

I suspect you have another 1.0 key frame later in the animation which is causing it to curve again.

Good luck,
Mike

kezug · 09-07-07, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeFalz

Hi Kezug,

Got your PM. I'll respond here in case someone has the same issue.

First, you may want to start fresh from the original file in case you have an extra key frame in there somewhere.

With the shapes tab slider you are creating key frames. The first is at frame 1 with a value of 1.00. This means the text should be curved at frame 1. The next is at frame 180, again value of 1.00. This means the text should stay curved from 1 to 180. The next is at frame 270, a value of 0.00 (or straight). This means the text should gradually move from curved to straight between frames 180 and 270. If there are no more keyframes, the text will stay straight for the rest of the animation.

If this is the step that is tripping you up...
· Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame).

... then for this step, drag the bar to zero and back to 1.00 again before switching frames. This will accomplish the same thing.

I suspect you have another 1.0 key frame later in the animation which is causing it to curve again.

Good luck,
Mike

Thanks Mike....it works now.

Now my current issues: 1) no sound...how do I add the sound?
2) Playback on 1 pc is excellent, playback on my other pc is bad...video skips and stops. Same ver of quicktime. I have no idea what to do. Of course, the PC with problems is the pc I need to work! (NOte: I did Codec: QuickTime:Animations at 30fps for best quality)
Furthermore: The pc that isnt working 1st had QuickTimeAlternative installed, then I installed Quicktime afterwards. I then uninstalled QTAlt, then QT and reinstalled QT...Iwonder if there is still something lingering around.

rgroves · 09-07-07, 07:56 AM

The output from blender is a very large file. You'll need to run it through another app (read through the thread as there are several mentioned, and I can't remember the names of them right now). I bet the file you're trying to view is several hundred megs in size. After I worked on mine is was 800+ MB, but only 3 MB after I reconverted it and added the audio.

There are also the links to the audio clip to add to the file in this thread.

kezug · 09-07-07, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgroves

The output from blender is a very large file. You'll need to run it through another app (read through the thread as there are several mentioned, and I can't remember the names of them right now). I bet the file you're trying to view is several hundred megs in size. After I worked on mine is was 800+ MB, but only 3 MB after I reconverted it and added the audio.

There are also the links to the audio clip to add to the file in this thread.

Thanks rgroves. You are right, my file is 800MB. I will read through this thread again for audio and video tips to clean this up.

rgroves · 09-07-07, 02:26 PM

On the audio - try to get the .ac3 version (5.1 surround) and will sound 1000% better than an MP3 or WAV. You'll need a better program to process the AVI and AC3 file together.

I think I ran my through Movie Maker that's part of WinXP, but it was only to see if it came out right.

Now the Disney intro (not sure if it's in the thread or another), the sound is fantastic and almost blows us off the couch if I forget to turn down the volume.

kezug · 09-08-07, 04:45 PM

Ok, first of all, kudos to all of you that have provided help here and have shared your experiences. Hats off to those who can do blender from scratch.

I have finally got to the point where all I have left to do is one last thing. I took the Universal Studio blender file and updated to my wording

. Output was done in AVI-Codec Default 852x480

I extracted the audio (using DVD Audio Extractor) for Universal Studio(from Casino), myself

.

I then combined video and audio (using AVI-Mux GUI)

.

Now I am left with an 800+MB file .AVI that plays beautifully on my Core 2 Duo XPS 410. However, it stutters on my laptop (which is what I need to have working)

I downloaded AVI DeMux, but here I am left clueless as to get this final rendition compressed. What do I need to do in AVI DeMux to get this compressed with good quality! Or should I be using some other software to compress?

teknoguy · 09-08-07, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kezug

Ok, first of all, kudos to all of you that have provided help here and have shared your experiences. Hats off to those who can do blender from scratch.

I have finally got to the point where all I have left to do is one last thing. I took the Universal Studio blender file and updated to my wording

. Output was done in AVI-Codec Default 852x480

I extracted the audio (using DVD Audio Extractor) for Universal Studio(from Casino), myself

.

I then combined video and audio (using AVI-Mux GUI)

.

Now I am left with an 800+MB file .AVI that plays beautifully on my Core 2 Duo XPS 410. However, it stutters on my laptop (which is what I need to have working)

I downloaded AVI DeMux, but here I am left clueless as to get this final rendition compressed. What do I need to do in AVI DeMux to get this compressed with good quality! Or should I be using some other software to compress?

Congrats!
I wouldn't worry about the playback on your laptop. I'm sure it will, once put into a DVD format, play stutter free.

Can't help you with the AVI DeMux...never heard of it myself.
You don't have a DVD burn software like Roxio or Nero?

-t

kezug · 09-08-07, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teknoguy

Congrats!
I wouldn't worry about the playback on your laptop. I'm sure it will, once put into a DVD format, play stutter free.

Can't help you with the AVI DeMux...never heard of it myself.
You don't have a DVD burn software like Roxio or Nero?

-t

Thanks. I did just that, used Windows DVD Maker. I didnt like how it forced the DVD Menu or only non-menu option was continuous loop. So I just took the VOB file that matched my Intro and put that on my laptop. Now I have a compressed Intro of about 23MB instead of 800MB and the quality is very good.

Awesome, just awesome.

Now I need to find me some high quality (lets all go to the lobby) intros and other stuff too.

kezug · 09-09-07, 11:57 PM

I would like to have my version of the modified blender for the Universal Studio intro show the "glow" behind the earth right when the music hits at the time the 2nd line of text appears. However, I can find the 2 circle objects that represent that effect, but I just cant figure out how to change the timing from the frame those circles will appear.

Can anyone offer some tips on what to adjust to make this happen?

kezug · 09-10-07, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kezug

I would like to have my version of the modified blender for the Universal Studio intro show the "glow" behind the earth right when the music hits at the time the 2nd line of text appears. However, I can find the 2 circle objects that represent that effect, but I just cant figure out how to change the timing from the frame those circles will appear.

Can anyone offer some tips on what to adjust to make this happen?

bump..anyone?

SuperTal · 09-11-07, 09:03 AM

Anybody have a sample .mov? I'd love to see this?

I may have to download Blender and make one for MyPreMovie...

tlogan6797 · 09-11-07, 09:15 AM

kezug -

When I aplied the universal ac3 file to the resulting avi file, the timning was already perfect. I didn't do anything other than what is already in all of the instructions found here.

Tom

ssdesigner · 09-11-07, 10:53 AM

Thanks to Mike for the GREAT tutorial, FANTASTIC work!!!

Ok, so I've done this several times now and I'm not quite sure where the SQUASH is happening, but as you can see, my version gets SQUASHED horizontally when I output the final file:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPagxZ4Ozx4

It looks like it's still 16:9 in DVD-Lab Pro2, but when it gets output it's not quite right. Anyone else come across this? I use DVD-Lab to combine the ac3 audio file and the .vob file together....is there a setting i'm missing??

-Ss

mike stewart · 09-19-07, 11:27 PM

hi all,

i'm new here and just started using blender. i was able to do the fox intro, but i'm having a difficult time doing the universal and i wanted to be able to use it this weekend. any help would be appreciated.

trying to put:
ULTIMATE SOUNDS DJS

tnx in advance.

mike

mike stewart · 09-21-07, 05:15 AM

i got it, tnx anyway.

mike

MikeFalz · 09-21-07, 02:29 PM

I've been getting a few e-mails lately from folks lookiing for help, so I'd thought I'd give this a bump...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeFalz

I've created a new blender file with and some step by step instructions to customize it.

Template -

http://falzonvideo.com/vid/UniversalNewTemplate.blend

Instructions -

http://falzonvideo.com/vid/Universal...structions.doc

Good luck!

Mike

kezug · 09-22-07, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeFalz

I've been getting a few e-mails lately from folks lookiing for help, so I'd thought I'd give this a bump...

First, make sure you are following the instructions precisely...but let me guess, are you stuck here:
• Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame).

This had me messed up for a while. You must always start completely over with the original when you mess up. Keep that in mind.
As for that step above. I am still not sure how I got mine to work, but it does, just keep at it and you will get it to work...eventually.

newby32 · 09-23-07, 11:43 PM

How can I remove the stars in the back of universal animation. Any help is appreciated, and thanks.

TECHJPM · 09-29-07, 04:12 PM

I have tried reading through these forums, but can't find the info...

I have toyed with blender, but can't figure out how to do the final saving, or rendering to do the save....

I have gotten it to render 1 part of the scene...

I am using the final death star one....
Wanted to use the one with the explosion, but it isn't available....

Please steer me in the path to get it to be a avi, or something similar...

TIA...

djb61230 · 11-08-07, 08:30 AM

Thank you so much for the information and Blender file available in the thread. Adding this to my home theater setup adds that extra something that is just so cool.

And to be able to do this on Linux and MythTV is just awesome. When all is said and done my intro AVI file is 15 meg, looks and sounds great as I was able to get the AC3 audio from one of my own DVD movies (Field of Dreams).

Thanks again as the hard work was creating the Blender file and offering directions on how to customize it. The rest of the Linux stuff was easy for me, no way I would have this without the kind people in this thread!!

If anyone needs help getting this going on Linux or MythTV or anyone wants the AC3 file, PM me or ask away here.

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Yogi69 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 165	After many hours of fiddling - it all worked out. It took so long as I agree so much Pacific Ocean and so little land makes it less obvious that it is the earth - I tried to have an each way bet.... Hopefully when I put it to music It will be OK.

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kezug AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,524	Guys, I am trying to add text to the Universal Studio blender file. I am following the instructins provided, but I am stuck here: • Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame). For the life of me, I can not seem to get this to work. Please what do I need to do. Where next to the 1.00 do I left click? What should happen? Does 1.00 highlight as if in edit mode? If so, then what? FYI: I am using the latest Blender...just downloaded today My latest attempt is this...when at frame 270, my title text is layed out flat as it should, then the world should just spin for the remaining frames...however, from frame 270 on, my text "left and right ends (if that makes sense) begins to stretch (wrapped effect) to the back side of the world. I am certain the step above that I listed is where I went wrong...help! Thanks Last edited by kezug; 09-05-07 at 11:57 PM..

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MikeFalz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 151	Hi Kezug, Got your PM. I'll respond here in case someone has the same issue. First, you may want to start fresh from the original file in case you have an extra key frame in there somewhere. With the shapes tab slider you are creating key frames. The first is at frame 1 with a value of 1.00. This means the text should be curved at frame 1. The next is at frame 180, again value of 1.00. This means the text should stay curved from 1 to 180. The next is at frame 270, a value of 0.00 (or straight). This means the text should gradually move from curved to straight between frames 180 and 270. If there are no more keyframes, the text will stay straight for the rest of the animation. If this is the step that is tripping you up... · Back in the Shapes Tab, left click on the bar next to the 1.00 (it should stay at 1.00, but this will add another key frame). ... then for this step, drag the bar to zero and back to 1.00 again before switching frames. This will accomplish the same thing. I suspect you have another 1.0 key frame later in the animation which is causing it to curve again. Good luck, Mike __________________ "You need people of intelligence on this mission. . . quest. . . thing." Last edited by MikeFalz; 09-06-07 at 09:33 AM..

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rgroves Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 508	On the audio - try to get the .ac3 version (5.1 surround) and will sound 1000% better than an MP3 or WAV. You'll need a better program to process the AVI and AC3 file together. I think I ran my through Movie Maker that's part of WinXP, but it was only to see if it came out right. Now the Disney intro (not sure if it's in the thread or another), the sound is fantastic and almost blows us off the couch if I forget to turn down the volume.

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Deane Johnson Advanced Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Omaha, NE USA Posts: 976	I never expected my 72 year old brain to be able to do the first thing with the Universal opening in Blender, but thanks to this thread and Mike Falz's generous sharing of his template file, I had complete success in one afternoon. Incrediable. One thing remains. How do I get the logo music off this site in a usable form? http://www.reelclassics.com/Gallery/music26.htm BTW, I'm not using mine for a theater opening (that may come later). I'm using it as an opening for my home videos. I edit in Grass Valley Edius professional video editing software. I'm assuming if you wanted to use this for a feature film opening in a home theater, and have it edited right up in front of the movie start, one would have to use an HTPC, is that correct?

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Yogi69 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 165	Hi Deane, I am at work right now and the "netnanny" won't allow me to download mp3 files Have a look at the other thread http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...x#post11159048 When making the Fox intro I used AVI-Mux (freeware) to add the .ac3 audio file and it worked fine.

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Deane Johnson Advanced Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Omaha, NE USA Posts: 976	Thanks, I got it. Rather simple. Just right click on the musical note and use "save link as". I just had never need to know how to do it before. The MP3 file works perfect in my Grass Valley Edius software, so I don't even need to do a conversion. I can then time the video with the music and export in any form I want. Edius allows me to slow down or speed up the video track to make it all come out timed perfect with the audio. I wanted the "in high definition" to hit right on a music stab.

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rgroves Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 508	On the Universal Into video, and the MP3 file, I had to cut off hte first 2.5-3 seconds of silence from the file. Actually I think I got rid of all of hte lead-in silence on the MP3. That had my "Feature Presentation" and the music queue hit almost perfectly. I think there is a .1 second difference, but it's good enough for me. Not sure on the jerky clip....are you looking at the RAW output AVI file, ro has it been encoded with a codec?

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Deane Johnson Advanced Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Omaha, NE USA Posts: 976	I was just clicking on the avi file and letting the Windows Media Player play it. Maybe you've hit it the problem. Yes, it's on a PC. Dell Pentium IV, 3.4 mHz, 4 gig ram.

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rgroves Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 508	The output from blender is a very large file. You'll need to run it through another app (read through the thread as there are several mentioned, and I can't remember the names of them right now). I bet the file you're trying to view is several hundred megs in size. After I worked on mine is was 800+ MB, but only 3 MB after I reconverted it and added the audio. There are also the links to the audio clip to add to the file in this thread.

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kezug AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,524	Ok, first of all, kudos to all of you that have provided help here and have shared your experiences. Hats off to those who can do blender from scratch. I have finally got to the point where all I have left to do is one last thing. I took the Universal Studio blender file and updated to my wording . Output was done in AVI-Codec Default 852x480 I extracted the audio (using DVD Audio Extractor) for Universal Studio(from Casino), myself . I then combined video and audio (using AVI-Mux GUI) . Now I am left with an 800+MB file .AVI that plays beautifully on my Core 2 Duo XPS 410. However, it stutters on my laptop (which is what I need to have working) I downloaded AVI DeMux, but here I am left clueless as to get this final rendition compressed. What do I need to do in AVI DeMux to get this compressed with good quality! Or should I be using some other software to compress? Last edited by kezug; 09-08-07 at 05:42 PM..

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kezug AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,524	I would like to have my version of the modified blender for the Universal Studio intro show the "glow" behind the earth right when the music hits at the time the 2nd line of text appears. However, I can find the 2 circle objects that represent that effect, but I just cant figure out how to change the timing from the frame those circles will appear. Can anyone offer some tips on what to adjust to make this happen? Last edited by kezug; 09-10-07 at 10:21 PM..

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SuperTal Look Up! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 122	Anybody have a sample .mov? I'd love to see this? I may have to download Blender and make one for MyPreMovie... __________________ My new site is up: http://www.MyPreMovie.com/ - the ultimate in pre-movie showing, it's a fun hobby!

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tlogan6797 AVS Special Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,340	kezug - When I aplied the universal ac3 file to the resulting avi file, the timning was already perfect. I didn't do anything other than what is already in all of the instructions found here. Tom __________________ Tom Logan Everytime I reply the thread ends Need motivation? Get LOGANED http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1014847 An as-yet un-named theater designed by Big-WarrenP-BritInVA

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ssdesigner Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 84	help? Thanks to Mike for the GREAT tutorial, FANTASTIC work!!! Ok, so I've done this several times now and I'm not quite sure where the SQUASH is happening, but as you can see, my version gets SQUASHED horizontally when I output the final file: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPagxZ4Ozx4 It looks like it's still 16:9 in DVD-Lab Pro2, but when it gets output it's not quite right. Anyone else come across this? I use DVD-Lab to combine the ac3 audio file and the .vob file together....is there a setting i'm missing?? -Ss

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mike stewart New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	hi all, i'm new here and just started using blender. i was able to do the fox intro, but i'm having a difficult time doing the universal and i wanted to be able to use it this weekend. any help would be appreciated. trying to put: ULTIMATE SOUNDS DJS tnx in advance. mike

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mike stewart New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	i got it, tnx anyway. mike

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newby32 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	removing the stars How can I remove the stars in the back of universal animation. Any help is appreciated, and thanks.

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TECHJPM New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	Could someone help please... I have tried reading through these forums, but can't find the info... I have toyed with blender, but can't figure out how to do the final saving, or rendering to do the save.... I have gotten it to render 1 part of the scene... I am using the final death star one.... Wanted to use the one with the explosion, but it isn't available.... Please steer me in the path to get it to be a avi, or something similar... TIA...

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djb61230 Technical Wizard Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Johnstown, NY Posts: 201	Thank you so much for the information and Blender file available in the thread. Adding this to my home theater setup adds that extra something that is just so cool. And to be able to do this on Linux and MythTV is just awesome. When all is said and done my intro AVI file is 15 meg, looks and sounds great as I was able to get the AC3 audio from one of my own DVD movies (Field of Dreams). Thanks again as the hard work was creating the Blender file and offering directions on how to customize it. The rest of the Linux stuff was easy for me, no way I would have this without the kind people in this thread!! If anyone needs help getting this going on Linux or MythTV or anyone wants the AC3 file, PM me or ask away here.