Are there any recommendations about the max polycount for the avatars in online environments like realxtend/opensim ? And how many polys are produced by the mentioned methods? But this can be really something interesting in the future. Paparazzis wouldn't just shoot pics of celebrities anymore but chase them with scanners :-)
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Gustavo Alberto Navarro Bilbao < sombra.albe...@gmail.com> wrote: > We can do something similar using > VideoTrace<http://www.acvt.com.au/research/videotrace/>(VT). I > have a beta license of VT and only lack of time, and because I haven't a > professional video camera, has prevented me try it in depth, but if > someone manages Bojou, can make things very interesting. > > Alberto > > ************************************** > > 2010/12/1 David Simmons <techieda...@gmail.com> > > I remember one avatar artist that did custom avatars from just 5 >> pictures. On full body front, a full body back and close ups of the >> head, face, side and back. >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:56 AM, digitalmouse <jimm.pr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Dec 1, 1:34 pm, Antti Ilomäki <antti.ilom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It would be >> >> interesting to know how feasible the technology already is for >> >> creating avatars for various purposes. >> > >> > Based on the documentation there, Creaform can export it's models to >> > many different systems, such as Maya and 3D Studio Max. So, in >> > principle, it could be used to make a very realistic avatar in SL/ >> > realXtend environments. >> > >> > Although since they don't actually list prices on the website, it's >> > probably not very feasible for most people in this community. >> > >> > -- >> > http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend >> > http://www.realxtend.org >> >> >> >> -- >> “The greatest danger in modern technology isn't that machines will >> begin to think like people, but that people will begin to think like >> machines” Unknown >> >> http://www.google.com/profiles/techiedavid >> >> -- >> http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend >> http://www.realxtend.org >> > > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend > http://www.realxtend.org > -- http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org
