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Post by Mike on Mar 26, 2004 15:07:02 GMT -5
J-Xipster, just the man I want to hear from. I just came from the XEVOZ site & saw the awesome animations. (well actually it was the other day, the link seems to be down currently). I bought Xipster right away. I have made stop motion animation before but it was in school using video tapes & we couldn't watch it until after we completed the animation. I wanted to animate them anyway.
The question I have for you is what do you use for background props? It looks like all your background stuff is expensive custom made setups or are they inexpensive homemade deals? I ask because I plan on winning that $$ in your movie contest , daddy needs a new computer! If not, I end up with a bunch of cool XEVOZ
Thanks in advance ;D
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Post by extracrispy93 on Mar 26, 2004 16:53:32 GMT -5
Wish I had the software/hardware and know-how to make some of those movies. Can't wait to see more Xevos related ones!
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Post by J-XIPSTER on Mar 26, 2004 18:56:08 GMT -5
J-Xipster, just the man I want to hear from. I just came from the XEVOZ site & saw the awesome animations. (well actually it was the other day, the link seems to be down currently). I bought Xipster right away. I have made stop motion animation before but it was in school using video tapes & we couldn't watch it until after we completed the animation. I wanted to animate them anyway. The question I have for you is what do you use for background props? It looks like all your background stuff is expensive custom made setups or are they inexpensive homemade deals? I ask because I plan on winning that $$ in your movie contest , daddy needs a new computer! If not, I end up with a bunch of cool XEVOZ Thanks in advance ;D Hey I used to animate in school the same way! Our sets are actually pretty cheap. In the Jungle Fury animation we used a lot of foam and sculpted it. The pillars are pvc piping, and the grass and stuff is moss you can get at most arts and crafts stores. The Shadow Blade and Sledge Trooper animation is mostly stuff we bought at the .99 store: water bottles, foam coolers, and pieces from a junked computer. Painting is where it all comes together. The esence is in the creativity and working with what you got. My set builder, Dave, is the genius behind most of that. Wish I had the software/hardware and know-how to make some of those movies. Can't wait to see more Xevos related ones! Dude! Step 1, check out: xipster.com and get the software! Step 2, start animating! And when you got your masterpiece complete, enter it in our contest!
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Post by Mike on Mar 26, 2004 19:19:15 GMT -5
Hey I got my Xipster software today! Wow you guys are fast. I have an older Tangerine ibook & a Pentium III 750Mhz. It works on BOTH!!
I am going out to purchase a few more XEVOZ for the fight sequence I have in mind. I'll post a movie as soon as I can to get some feedback from you all.
Do you have any advice on how to make the figures stand up on their own when they are in action poses?
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Mar 26, 2004 19:48:21 GMT -5
I wish I had the time, energy, and resources to make cool looking movies like that. Oh well, I'll just enjoy the fruits of other people's labor.
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Post by J-XIPSTER on Mar 26, 2004 19:48:24 GMT -5
Awesome! Can't wait to see your stuff! And even if it's not with Xevoz, send it to xipster.com cuz we're always having different contests. To keep your figures in place, you can use sticky tack or earthquake putty, which is this stuff that works like chewing gum. Also, I just use tape! Have fun! I wish I had the time, energy, and resources to make cool looking movies like that. Oh well, I'll just enjoy the fruits of other people's labor. ~SS~ Don't give up so quickly! You can get the resources at xipster.com, the energy at starbucks, and the time from casio.
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Post by Grayfox on Mar 26, 2004 21:36:45 GMT -5
Don't give up so quickly! You can get the resources at xipster.com, the energy at starbucks, and the time from casio. LoL! There's a few problems solved
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Mar 26, 2004 21:55:24 GMT -5
Heh, actually that solves nothing for me. But it was pretty funny none-the-less.
~SS~
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Post by Grayfox on Mar 27, 2004 0:15:37 GMT -5
making stop motion isn't hard really. just takes patience, a computer and a digital camera. I can put some together Adobe Premiere, but I simply doesn't like that program.
<rant>IMO we shouldn't have to take a class to know how to use a computer program!</rant>
That is why I am very interested in the xipster tool. It looks much simpler to use. It's just too bad there isn't a demo out there as I'd like to try it first.
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Post by Gearz4Gutz on Mar 27, 2004 1:16:19 GMT -5
For computer animation, I use Anasazi.
However, I'm planning on picking up a copy of Xipster as it appears to have a freindlier interface and is capable of single frame elimination.
Can you tell me if there's onion skinning?
How about a demo?
Thanks!
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Post by Grayfox on Mar 27, 2004 17:34:17 GMT -5
I emailed the company a few days ago to ask about a demo and right now there are none sadly.
May I ask, what is onion skinning?
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Post by Gearz4Gutz on Mar 27, 2004 17:54:02 GMT -5
Onion skinning is when you can see the last frame you shot superimposed over the current image feed.
That means, you see a still of the last thing you recorded, and a sort of ghost of what is happening in front of the camera before you take the next shot. This let's you see how much you are moving your subject compared to where it just was. It is also a great thing to have if your "puppet" falls down while you are shooting. You can line it up with the previous image with no harm done.
I'd also like to know what etching abilities there are in Xipster.
Anasazi won't let me draw on the frames without a third party software like adobe.
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Post by CJK Toy Bay on Mar 27, 2004 18:19:56 GMT -5
This all has me quite intrigued but I'm wondering how you go about taking the pics? I remember someone mentioning a web cam before and I can see how that would work with the onion skinning but what if you were just using a regular digital camera? Is there anyway of running that directly into the computer while you take the shots or do you have to snap all the pics, hope they worked correctly and then dl to the computer?
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Mar 28, 2004 16:14:37 GMT -5
[glow=green,2,300]I would definately be interested in a demo. that way I could see if it was something I would be interested in using and investing my limited time and money in.
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Post by Grayfox on Mar 28, 2004 18:04:40 GMT -5
[glow=green,2,300]I would definately be interested in a demo. that way I could see if it was something I would be interested in using and investing my limited time and money in. ~SS~[/glow] Couldn't have said it better myself
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