Re: Battleborn trailer for gearbox
/ took over at the 1:55 mark and destroyed the universe at the end./ great work! bravo to the team!
Transition to Maya - little help please :)
Hi guys, I've recently started to moving to Maya, mainly because of the kind of job I'm doing recently ( creation and rigs for games characters ). 1. Character binding: I used to save my envelope weights on my character in an external file, but in Maya I see that you need a source character ( with the envelope weights ) and a target ( which will receive the weights )...there are other ways/tools to accomplish that or this is a standard procedure inside Maya? 2. In Softimage I usually store my animation inside animation clips, mostly because very ofthen I can blend them properly and shrink/expand the animation itself...is there a similar way to do that inside Maya? 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this 4. Which are the essential tools which you raccomend to use inside Maya? I see there are quite a bit of skinning tools and auto-rigger, MEL/Python scripts, but I would like to have a overview of what could be usefull/time saving. 5. I was thinking to subscribe to digital tutors in order to teach myself basics and more advanced stuff and learn a proper workflow...other suggested site to learn Maya like a pro? :) Cheers Nicolas
Re: Battleborn trailer for gearbox
Very nice work! They should have got you to do the rest of the trailer as well ;) On 9 July 2014 09:23, Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com wrote: * took over at the 1:55 mark and destroyed the universe at the end.* great work! bravo to the team! -- www.matinai.com
Re: 2015 SP1
We've been using it to test out the syflex sim, and it seems to be holding up, though we have had a lot of crashes to do with certain kristinka hair nodes. I'll see if I can dig out a scene which crashed constantly and send it over, though we've since fixed the issue by changing the kristinka node itself. On 8 July 2014 18:23, John Richard Sanchez youngupstar...@gmail.com wrote: I am using it now for a project and I am noticing more crashes than usual. I save constantly (more than I used to). There is nothing I can put my finger on as to why so I don't really have anything to report. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:02 AM, Hsiao Ming Chia hsiao.ming.c...@autodesk.com wrote: Hi Mario, Would you mind sending us a scene which repro the issue you are seeing? Please feel free to email it to hsiao.ming.c...@autodesk.commailto: hsiao.ming.c...@autodesk.com. Thanks, Hsiao Ming From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mario Reitbauer Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 8:30 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: 2015 SP1 Actually only tried it for a short period, seems to be quite unstable to me when it comes to Ice. Maybe it was only my scene who knows. 2014-07-06 22:25 GMT+02:00 Andy Goehler lists.andy.goeh...@gmail.com mailto:lists.andy.goeh...@gmail.com: Sebastian, Magic is not for everyone. Some are confused by it :-) On 06.07.2014, at 22:21, Sebastian Kowalski l...@sekow.commailto: l...@sekow.com wrote: there is a perfect sp1 available at sidefx.. Am 04.07.2014 um 22:30 schrieb Luc-Eric Rousseau luceri...@gmail.com mailto:luceri...@gmail.com: Softimage 2015 is perfect already! -- www.johnrichardsanchez.com -- www.matinai.com
Re: Transition to Maya - little help please :)
3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this NO ! THERE ISN't! THERE NEVER F***KING IS for rigging : See if you can dig up fahrenheit digital (intermediate to advanced) , i remember it as being one of the best, however it is very old, a lot of practices may be antiquated. I remember the DT maya tutorials being shockingly bad, i'd say harmful, terrible mic sound in heavily steeped accents and shaky delivery. i'm sure they have had to update since then so hopefully this will be remedied. On 9 July 2014 09:36, Nicolas Esposito 3dv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I've recently started to moving to Maya, mainly because of the kind of job I'm doing recently ( creation and rigs for games characters ). 1. Character binding: I used to save my envelope weights on my character in an external file, but in Maya I see that you need a source character ( with the envelope weights ) and a target ( which will receive the weights )...there are other ways/tools to accomplish that or this is a standard procedure inside Maya? 2. In Softimage I usually store my animation inside animation clips, mostly because very ofthen I can blend them properly and shrink/expand the animation itself...is there a similar way to do that inside Maya? 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this 4. Which are the essential tools which you raccomend to use inside Maya? I see there are quite a bit of skinning tools and auto-rigger, MEL/Python scripts, but I would like to have a overview of what could be usefull/time saving. 5. I was thinking to subscribe to digital tutors in order to teach myself basics and more advanced stuff and learn a proper workflow...other suggested site to learn Maya like a pro? :) Cheers Nicolas
Re: Transition to Maya - little help please :)
*3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this* Select some polygons on your mesh Go to the 'Show' menu on the viewport Isolate Select Check 'View Selected' All your *unselected *polys will vanish and you'll be left with just your selection to work with http://grab.by/yqyw Awkward and bizarre but it works for most of the normal hide poly uses you might need. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this NO ! THERE ISN't! THERE NEVER F***KING IS for rigging : See if you can dig up fahrenheit digital (intermediate to advanced) , i remember it as being one of the best, however it is very old, a lot of practices may be antiquated. I remember the DT maya tutorials being shockingly bad, i'd say harmful, terrible mic sound in heavily steeped accents and shaky delivery. i'm sure they have had to update since then so hopefully this will be remedied. On 9 July 2014 09:36, Nicolas Esposito 3dv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I've recently started to moving to Maya, mainly because of the kind of job I'm doing recently ( creation and rigs for games characters ). 1. Character binding: I used to save my envelope weights on my character in an external file, but in Maya I see that you need a source character ( with the envelope weights ) and a target ( which will receive the weights )...there are other ways/tools to accomplish that or this is a standard procedure inside Maya? 2. In Softimage I usually store my animation inside animation clips, mostly because very ofthen I can blend them properly and shrink/expand the animation itself...is there a similar way to do that inside Maya? 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this 4. Which are the essential tools which you raccomend to use inside Maya? I see there are quite a bit of skinning tools and auto-rigger, MEL/Python scripts, but I would like to have a overview of what could be usefull/time saving. 5. I was thinking to subscribe to digital tutors in order to teach myself basics and more advanced stuff and learn a proper workflow...other suggested site to learn Maya like a pro? :) Cheers Nicolas
Re: Transition to Maya - little help please :)
Yes, but it's an Isolate :P not a true hide/show On 9 July 2014 13:36, Peter Lee peteorstr...@gmail.com wrote: *3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this* Select some polygons on your mesh Go to the 'Show' menu on the viewport Isolate Select Check 'View Selected' All your *unselected *polys will vanish and you'll be left with just your selection to work with http://grab.by/yqyw Awkward and bizarre but it works for most of the normal hide poly uses you might need. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this NO ! THERE ISN't! THERE NEVER F***KING IS for rigging : See if you can dig up fahrenheit digital (intermediate to advanced) , i remember it as being one of the best, however it is very old, a lot of practices may be antiquated. I remember the DT maya tutorials being shockingly bad, i'd say harmful, terrible mic sound in heavily steeped accents and shaky delivery. i'm sure they have had to update since then so hopefully this will be remedied. On 9 July 2014 09:36, Nicolas Esposito 3dv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I've recently started to moving to Maya, mainly because of the kind of job I'm doing recently ( creation and rigs for games characters ). 1. Character binding: I used to save my envelope weights on my character in an external file, but in Maya I see that you need a source character ( with the envelope weights ) and a target ( which will receive the weights )...there are other ways/tools to accomplish that or this is a standard procedure inside Maya? 2. In Softimage I usually store my animation inside animation clips, mostly because very ofthen I can blend them properly and shrink/expand the animation itself...is there a similar way to do that inside Maya? 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this 4. Which are the essential tools which you raccomend to use inside Maya? I see there are quite a bit of skinning tools and auto-rigger, MEL/Python scripts, but I would like to have a overview of what could be usefull/time saving. 5. I was thinking to subscribe to digital tutors in order to teach myself basics and more advanced stuff and learn a proper workflow...other suggested site to learn Maya like a pro? :) Cheers Nicolas
Re: Transition to Maya - little help please :)
o_o Seriously? I guess I have to make an hotkey for that...or a script...well, using Maya started quite promising :-D Guys regarding the animation clips stretch/shrink in Maya? please give me good news :-D 2014-07-09 14:50 GMT+02:00 Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com : Yes, but it's an Isolate :P not a true hide/show On 9 July 2014 13:36, Peter Lee peteorstr...@gmail.com wrote: *3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this* Select some polygons on your mesh Go to the 'Show' menu on the viewport Isolate Select Check 'View Selected' All your *unselected *polys will vanish and you'll be left with just your selection to work with http://grab.by/yqyw Awkward and bizarre but it works for most of the normal hide poly uses you might need. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this NO ! THERE ISN't! THERE NEVER F***KING IS for rigging : See if you can dig up fahrenheit digital (intermediate to advanced) , i remember it as being one of the best, however it is very old, a lot of practices may be antiquated. I remember the DT maya tutorials being shockingly bad, i'd say harmful, terrible mic sound in heavily steeped accents and shaky delivery. i'm sure they have had to update since then so hopefully this will be remedied. On 9 July 2014 09:36, Nicolas Esposito 3dv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I've recently started to moving to Maya, mainly because of the kind of job I'm doing recently ( creation and rigs for games characters ). 1. Character binding: I used to save my envelope weights on my character in an external file, but in Maya I see that you need a source character ( with the envelope weights ) and a target ( which will receive the weights )...there are other ways/tools to accomplish that or this is a standard procedure inside Maya? 2. In Softimage I usually store my animation inside animation clips, mostly because very ofthen I can blend them properly and shrink/expand the animation itself...is there a similar way to do that inside Maya? 3. Is there a way to hide selected polygons? I searched around and I found basically nothing regarding this 4. Which are the essential tools which you raccomend to use inside Maya? I see there are quite a bit of skinning tools and auto-rigger, MEL/Python scripts, but I would like to have a overview of what could be usefull/time saving. 5. I was thinking to subscribe to digital tutors in order to teach myself basics and more advanced stuff and learn a proper workflow...other suggested site to learn Maya like a pro? :) Cheers Nicolas
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
Yes that is the one that I am using. The thing is that it is converted to inches as Softimage's backsize is in inches. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:35 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
Yes but your ARRI camera back is: 0.7016 x 0.3964 while it should be 0.9354 x 0.5262 after conversion to inches Correct me if I am wrong please. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: This are the settings for the cameras I am using #Define camera sensors size arriAlexa = [ARRI_Alexa,23.76,13.365,1.77] redScarlet = [RED_Scarlet,27.7,14.6,1.78] redEpic = [RED_Epic,27.7,14.6,1.78] canon5D = [Canon_5D,35,20.3,1.77] canon60D = [Canon_60D,22.3,12.5,1.77] canon7D = [Canon_7D,22.3,12.5,1.77] nikonD800 = [Nikon_D800,32.8,18.4,1.77] film239 =[Film 35mm 2.39,21.95,9.18,2.39] film185 =[Film 35mm 1.85,21.95,11.86,1.85] film177 =[Film 35mm 1.77,21.95,12.40,1.77] filmAcademy = [Film 35mm Academy,22,16,1.375] --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:46 GMT-05:00 Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com: Yes that is the one that I am using. The thing is that it is converted to inches as Softimage's backsize is in inches. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:35 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
That is odd it should be 0.9354 x 0.5285 I will check it. --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 9:03 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Yes but your ARRI camera back is: 0.7016 x 0.3964 while it should be 0.9354 x 0.5262 after conversion to inches Correct me if I am wrong please. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: This are the settings for the cameras I am using #Define camera sensors size arriAlexa = [ARRI_Alexa,23.76,13.365,1.77] redScarlet = [RED_Scarlet,27.7,14.6,1.78] redEpic = [RED_Epic,27.7,14.6,1.78] canon5D = [Canon_5D,35,20.3,1.77] canon60D = [Canon_60D,22.3,12.5,1.77] canon7D = [Canon_7D,22.3,12.5,1.77] nikonD800 = [Nikon_D800,32.8,18.4,1.77] film239 =[Film 35mm 2.39,21.95,9.18,2.39] film185 =[Film 35mm 1.85,21.95,11.86,1.85] film177 =[Film 35mm 1.77,21.95,12.40,1.77] filmAcademy = [Film 35mm Academy,22,16,1.375] --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:46 GMT-05:00 Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com: Yes that is the one that I am using. The thing is that it is converted to inches as Softimage's backsize is in inches. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:35 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
I noticed 5D values are off too, maybe conversion to inches was wrong? :) Cheers. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: That is odd it should be 0.9354 x 0.5285 I will check it. --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 9:03 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Yes but your ARRI camera back is: 0.7016 x 0.3964 while it should be 0.9354 x 0.5262 after conversion to inches Correct me if I am wrong please. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: This are the settings for the cameras I am using #Define camera sensors size arriAlexa = [ARRI_Alexa,23.76,13.365,1.77] redScarlet = [RED_Scarlet,27.7,14.6,1.78] redEpic = [RED_Epic,27.7,14.6,1.78] canon5D = [Canon_5D,35,20.3,1.77] canon60D = [Canon_60D,22.3,12.5,1.77] canon7D = [Canon_7D,22.3,12.5,1.77] nikonD800 = [Nikon_D800,32.8,18.4,1.77] film239 =[Film 35mm 2.39,21.95,9.18,2.39] film185 =[Film 35mm 1.85,21.95,11.86,1.85] film177 =[Film 35mm 1.77,21.95,12.40,1.77] filmAcademy = [Film 35mm Academy,22,16,1.375] --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:46 GMT-05:00 Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com: Yes that is the one that I am using. The thing is that it is converted to inches as Softimage's backsize is in inches. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:35 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder,
Re: Camera addon for use with Redshift
I just checked the rest of the calculations for dof, etc., and they are using the right values. I will run a debug to see what is going on. Keep you posted. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 9:20 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: I noticed 5D values are off too, maybe conversion to inches was wrong? :) Cheers. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: That is odd it should be 0.9354 x 0.5285 I will check it. --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 9:03 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Yes but your ARRI camera back is: 0.7016 x 0.3964 while it should be 0.9354 x 0.5262 after conversion to inches Correct me if I am wrong please. Ivan On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: This are the settings for the cameras I am using #Define camera sensors size arriAlexa = [ARRI_Alexa,23.76,13.365,1.77] redScarlet = [RED_Scarlet,27.7,14.6,1.78] redEpic = [RED_Epic,27.7,14.6,1.78] canon5D = [Canon_5D,35,20.3,1.77] canon60D = [Canon_60D,22.3,12.5,1.77] canon7D = [Canon_7D,22.3,12.5,1.77] nikonD800 = [Nikon_D800,32.8,18.4,1.77] film239 =[Film 35mm 2.39,21.95,9.18,2.39] film185 =[Film 35mm 1.85,21.95,11.86,1.85] film177 =[Film 35mm 1.77,21.95,12.40,1.77] filmAcademy = [Film 35mm Academy,22,16,1.375] --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:46 GMT-05:00 Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com: Yes that is the one that I am using. The thing is that it is converted to inches as Softimage's backsize is in inches. Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-07-09 8:35 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Hey Emilio, Quick question. Where did you gather data for film back for example for Arri Alexa. From my search it's not matching to yours, not saying I am right, just wanna check. http://www.arrimedia.com/alexa/technical-data Capture 23.760 x 13.365 mm/0.9354 x 0.5262” 16:9 2880 x 1620 Best. Ivan On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Thank you very much for your kind words Ivan. I'll hope it servers you well! Cheers! --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-04 4:16 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: Not only that it works, but it's really great piece of plugin you have there! Easy to work with, understand and push up the level of quality with photograph approach!!! Thanks for doing this! :) Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez emi...@e-roja.com wrote: Glad to hear it is working Ivan --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. 2014-06-03 7:19 GMT-05:00 Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com: That helped, thanks! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: check the file size of the addon you downloaded, if it's too small, try using the Dropbox download menu. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 13:22, Ivan Vasiljevic wrote: Hmm... No luck installing it here. SI 2014 SP2, win 7 x64. Installation goes fine but no menu nor in View-Toolbars-ehRSCamera... Anyone had similar experience? Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, thanks for sharing. I'll give it a go! Cheers. Ivan On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Toonafish ron...@toonafish.nl wrote: Great stuff !! Thanks Emilio. -Ronald On 6/3/2014 02:39, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello list. I want to share with you the ehRSCamera addon for use with Redshift. In the link you will find a pdf file with the documentation describing its features and use, as well as the xsiaddon in case you want to use it. The plugin is free for any purpose. Cheers and thank you all. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unk9jbeyrxyq6m1/AABbki4OHNTbvNpxLL3GKFe8a/ehRSCamera --- Emilio Hernández VFX 3D animation. -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email: i...@digitalassettailors.com ivan_vasilje...@hotmail.com -- Ivan Vasiljevic - Lighting TD Founder, Digital Asset Tailors - reel:https://vimeo.com/72183649 web:www.ivasiljevic.com email:
RE: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
Hey Guys, I too am moving from Softimage's Python API to Maya's python API ... its seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. I am wondering if you need to use PyMel ... or if you can access everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am about to convert a lot of our tools this week. Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor ... its really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. M From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Siew Yi Liang Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 12:10 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python Hi Hirazi: It doesn't talk about PyMEL, and yes it's super-old, and it's written in a very non-pythonic manner, but it's still a good resouce imho. Still, for what it is (and its price) it's about the most comprehensive beginner's intro guide to working with Maya (and some API stuff as well!) that I know of for now. :D If you prefer video tutorials, Chad Vernon's stuff on CGCircuit is pretty nice, and he has some basic stuff on his site, too: http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/python-in-maya/ HTH! Yours sincerely, Siew Yi Liang On 5/5/2014 8:47 AM, Leendert A. Hartog wrote: Thanks for the kind offer, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you up on that... ;) On the CGTalk the book you mention was said to be somewhat outdated, which I cannot really judge for myself, lacking the necessary Maya experience, they advised me to wait for Practical Maya Programming with Python by Robert Galanakis but looking at the website of the publisher it is somewhat of a mystery when it will actually be released. And I am terrible at waiting... :D Greetz Leendert This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk
Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
The OpenMaya API is pretty crippled and missing tons of stuff from what I've read, seen, and worked with. It's a lot of bloated code to just get to objects you want. As Raf mentioned before though some things need to be run through it for performance sake. Getting and setting envelope weights for example. For the majority of the stuff I'm doing in Maya for tools and scripts it's PyMel. Eric T. On Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:35:05 AM, Mike Donovan wrote: Hey Guys, I too am moving from Softimage’s Python API to Maya’s python API … its seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. I am wondering if you need to use PyMel … or if you can access everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am about to convert a lot of our tools this week. Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor … its really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. M *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Siew Yi Liang *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 12:10 PM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python Hi Hirazi: It doesn't talk about PyMEL, and yes it's super-old, and it's written in a very non-pythonic manner, but it's still a good resouce imho. Still, for what it is (and its price) it's about the most comprehensive beginner's intro guide to working with Maya (and some API stuff as well!) that I know of for now. :D If you prefer video tutorials, Chad Vernon's stuff on CGCircuit is pretty nice, and he has some basic stuff on his site, too: http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/python-in-maya/ HTH! Yours sincerely, Siew Yi Liang On 5/5/2014 8:47 AM, Leendert A. Hartog wrote: Thanks for the kind offer, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you up on that... ;) On the CGTalk the book you mention was said to be somewhat outdated, which I cannot really judge for myself, lacking the necessary Maya experience, they advised me to wait for Practical Maya Programming with Python by Robert Galanakis but looking at the website of the publisher it is somewhat of a mystery when it will actually be released. And I am terrible at waiting... :D Greetz Leendert This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk
Aw: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
I too would recommend relying on PyMel for non-performance related tasks (and even for some of those). The only time I found myself using the OpenMaya API was when setting Vertex Colors (similar to Erics envelope weights). We are still on 2012 and the API v2 is completely unusable, dont know how much has changed over the years. Leo Gesendet:Mittwoch, 09. Juli 2014 um 16:41 Uhr Von:Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com An:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Betreff:Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python The OpenMaya API is pretty crippled and missing tons of stuff from what Ive read, seen, and worked with. Its a lot of bloated code to just get to objects you want. As Raf mentioned before though some things need to be run through it for performance sake. Getting and setting envelope weights for example. For the majority of the stuff Im doing in Maya for tools and scripts its PyMel. Eric T. On Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:35:05 AM, Mike Donovan wrote: Hey Guys, I too am moving from Softimages Python API to Mayas python API its seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. I am wondering if you need to use PyMel or if you can access everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am about to convert a lot of our tools this week. Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor its really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. M *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Siew Yi Liang *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 12:10 PM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python Hi Hirazi: It doesnt talk about PyMEL, and yes its super-old, and its written in a very non-pythonic manner, but its still a good resouce imho. Still, for what it is (and its price) its about the most comprehensive beginners intro guide to working with Maya (and some API stuff as well!) that I know of for now. :D If you prefer video tutorials, Chad Vernons stuff on CGCircuit is pretty nice, and he has some basic stuff on his site, too: http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/python-in-maya/ HTH! Yours sincerely, Siew Yi Liang On 5/5/2014 8:47 AM, Leendert A. Hartog wrote: Thanks for the kind offer, Im afraid Im going to have to take you up on that... ;) On the CGTalk the book you mention was said to be somewhat outdated, which I cannot really judge for myself, lacking the necessary Maya experience, they advised me to wait for Practical Maya Programming with Python by Robert Galanakis but looking at the website of the publisher it is somewhat of a mystery when it will actually be released. And I am terrible at waiting... :D Greetz Leendert This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk
RE: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
Thanks guys, Saved me a lot of frustration ! I had sorted my email by conversation and did not realized I was responding to an ancient thread … lol ! Helped me anyway. =) M From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leo Quensel Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:53 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Aw: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python I too would recommend relying on PyMel for non-performance related tasks (and even for some of those). The only time I found myself using the OpenMaya API was when setting Vertex Colors (similar to Eric's envelope weights). We are still on 2012 and the API v2 is completely unusable, don't know how much has changed over the years. Leo Gesendet: Mittwoch, 09. Juli 2014 um 16:41 Uhr Von: Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.commailto:ethivie...@hybride.com An: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Betreff: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python The OpenMaya API is pretty crippled and missing tons of stuff from what I've read, seen, and worked with. It's a lot of bloated code to just get to objects you want. As Raf mentioned before though some things need to be run through it for performance sake. Getting and setting envelope weights for example. For the majority of the stuff I'm doing in Maya for tools and scripts it's PyMel. Eric T. On Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:35:05 AM, Mike Donovan wrote: Hey Guys, I too am moving from Softimage’s Python API to Maya’s python API … its seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. I am wondering if you need to use PyMel … or if you can access everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am about to convert a lot of our tools this week. Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor … its really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. M *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Siew Yi Liang *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 12:10 PM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python Hi Hirazi: It doesn't talk about PyMEL, and yes it's super-old, and it's written in a very non-pythonic manner, but it's still a good resouce imho. Still, for what it is (and its price) it's about the most comprehensive beginner's intro guide to working with Maya (and some API stuff as well!) that I know of for now. :D If you prefer video tutorials, Chad Vernon's stuff on CGCircuit is pretty nice, and he has some basic stuff on his site, too: http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/python-in-maya/ HTH! Yours sincerely, Siew Yi Liang On 5/5/2014 8:47 AM, Leendert A. Hartog wrote: Thanks for the kind offer, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you up on that... ;) On the CGTalk the book you mention was said to be somewhat outdated, which I cannot really judge for myself, lacking the necessary Maya experience, they advised me to wait for Practical Maya Programming with Python by Robert Galanakis but looking at the website of the publisher it is somewhat of a mystery when it will actually be released. And I am terrible at waiting... :D Greetz Leendert This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk
Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
I dunno about everyone else, but I actually really like PyCharm a lot these days (went from NPP to Sublime to PyCharm). Being able to debug Python scripts is super helpful in Maya/XSI :) (haven't gotten around to trying to connect it with Nuke as well yet hehe) I don't really like PyMEL that much, I only use it when I need quick access to vector math functions etcNow that I'm more familiar with C++, I have to say the advice of everyone here to go ahead and 'do it in C++' from the get-go is a lot less painful overall than dealing with all the SWIG-stuff that I would have to go through when using PyMEL or OpenMaya. :D
Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
I would also recommend reading through this thread on the Python-Inside-Maya Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/python_inside_maya/jb0lD8SXk_M https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/python_inside_maya/jb0lD8SXk_M Lots of good info there. -Tim On 7/9/2014 10:40 AM, Yi Liang Siew wrote: I dunno about everyone else, but I actually really like PyCharm a lot these days (went from NPP to Sublime to PyCharm). Being able to debug Python scripts is super helpful in Maya/XSI :) (haven't gotten around to trying to connect it with Nuke as well yet hehe) I don't really like PyMEL that much, I only use it when I need quick access to vector math functions etcNow that I'm more familiar with C++, I have to say the advice of everyone here to go ahead and 'do it in C++' from the get-go is a lot less painful overall than dealing with all the SWIG-stuff that I would have to go through when using PyMEL or OpenMaya. :D -- Signature
XSI's 'Shift-click to check/uncheck multiple' inside a Qmenu?
I'm asking this here because XSI users will immediately know the behavior I'm trying to emulate. I want to recreate Soft's menu behavior whereby shift-clicking on a menu item will check/uncheck it, but keep the menu open and let you click on other entries as well. Is this behavior reproducible in PySide/PyQt, if so how? I'm searching around now, but wanted to drop a line here too. -- Tim Crowson Signature
RE: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
The problem isn't creating an arbitrary UI, I can do that with Win32, MFC, or even C++ QT. The issue is getting that UI to send/receive notifications with the host application to tap into their event hooks. Matt -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Yi Liang Siew Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 11:38 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python PyQt all the UIs!!! (And then despair when your colleagues are like, how i install pyqt to maya when you need to deploy it :P ) On 7/9/2014 10:41 AM, Matt Lind wrote: I was going to suggest the same. I dabbled around not too long ago with MEL, Python, and C++, and C++ seems the most straightforward as you can talk directly to the API whereas the other two require you go through layers of bloat and indirection. The unfortunate part of using C++ is you still have to rely on scripting for UI elements. Matt
Referenced mat libs inside of ref models?
Hi list, I'm currently working on a project with rather large assets including large object counts and very heavy geo (CAD data), so I'm referencing a lot of the models. Otherwise I would hit the 2GB scene size limit anyway and also for flexibility I would like to keep it as separated as much as possible. Thing is, we have only a few shaders that will be applied to all the objects. So I'd also like to use a referenced mat lib for the entire project and all the ref models inside it. That basically means two levels of referencing ( a referenced model will use a ref mat lib). A reference inside a reference. I never did that and I'm a bit concerned if this could potencially produce problems. Does anyone used referenced models that contained referenced mat libs? I'm on softimage2011 btw. Thanks, sven
RE: Referenced mat libs inside of ref models?
We're trying to use referenced materials right now. It's rather hit or miss. The referenced materials are actually a hack involving a dotXSI file which stores the material and shader information, then having that applied to the referenced models in the scene. Problem we've been encountering is sometimes upon loading the scene, the reference material assignments are lost as if they were never assigned in the first place. We don't know what causes this problem, but it's intermittent. Some scenes work just fine, others have this problem regularly. I do not advise using referenced materials on 2011. Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 2:40 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Referenced mat libs inside of ref models? Hi list, I'm currently working on a project with rather large assets including large object counts and very heavy geo (CAD data), so I'm referencing a lot of the models. Otherwise I would hit the 2GB scene size limit anyway and also for flexibility I would like to keep it as separated as much as possible. Thing is, we have only a few shaders that will be applied to all the objects. So I'd also like to use a referenced mat lib for the entire project and all the ref models inside it. That basically means two levels of referencing ( a referenced model will use a ref mat lib). A reference inside a reference. I never did that and I'm a bit concerned if this could potencially produce problems. Does anyone used referenced models that contained referenced mat libs? I'm on softimage2011 btw. Thanks, sven
Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python
py API v2 is actually pretty robust, and it certainly is fast. It doesn't miss a lot actually, contrary to what goes around, at least in terms of what you can do with it. What it does distinctly lack is a pass of hand crafted love. Most of it, if not its entirety, seems to be a SWIG wrapper built solely from the headers with the only tweaks being pruning what couldn't quite translate. What that results into is python that reads like crippled C++, because the API faces that kind of interface without pythonic additions, and on top of that C++ only features such as overloaded methods are not implemented, leaving you with more type handling than in Python than you would do in C++. pyMEL is a mix of hand crafted wrappers around different bits and bobs, and it shows, as it tries (and mostly manages) to wrap the lot in a pythonic way. If you are comfortable with it and can complete a task with it and read the code a week later there is no reason to not use the OM modules, it won't magically crap itself on you one day, the only real downside to it is simply that you end up writing this weird bastardized code in many cases. Some people can stomach it, personally I'd rather write in C++ right away if I'm not going to get python's advantages out of using it. That's true for the guts part of the client, and certainly for the DG. The DAG and scene item management side of things is generally quite painful in Maya, and while the OM modules have mostly everything, pyMEL will read better. The UI side of things you will be pretty much dealing with an only slightly smelly Qt all the time, so that's pretty good by any standard really, and probably better in Python than in C++ anyway. All in all all it is is that it's painful and could be much less so with a little additional work, not that it's not functional or too incomplete. On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 12:35 AM, Mike Donovan m...@smoke-mirrors.com wrote: Hey Guys, I too am moving from Softimage’s Python API to Maya’s python API … its seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. I am wondering if you need to use PyMel … or if you can access everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am about to convert a lot of our tools this week. Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor … its really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. M
Re: XSI's 'Shift-click to check/uncheck multiple' inside a Qmenu?
no idea how it would handle inside maya but, this should get
you started:
/code
from PySide import QtGui, QtCore
class XSITypeMenuThing(QtCore.QObject):
def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
mods = QtGui.QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
if mods == QtCore.Qt.ShiftModifier:
if event.type() in
[QtCore.QEvent.MouseButtonRelease] and isinstance(obj,
QtGui.QMenu):
if obj.activeAction() and not
obj.activeAction().menu():
obj.activeAction().trigger()
return True
return super(XSITypeMenuThing, self).eventFilter(obj,
event)
if __name__ == '__main__':
app = QtGui.QApplication([])
window = QtGui.QMainWindow()
menu = QtGui.QMenu(menu, window)
fil = XSITypeMenuThing()
menu.installEventFilter(fil)
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('You', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Will', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Need', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('To', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Send', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Me', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Money', menu,
checkable=True))
window.menuBar().addMenu(menu)
window.show()
app.exec_()
--
Jon Swindells
jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014, at 07:10 PM, Tim Crowson wrote:
I'm asking this here because XSI users will immediately know
the behavior I'm trying to emulate. I want to recreate Soft's
menu behavior whereby shift-clicking on a menu item will
check/uncheck it, but keep the menu open and let you click on
other entries as well. Is this behavior reproducible in
PySide/PyQt, if so how? I'm searching around now, but wanted to
drop a line here too.
-- Tim Crowson
Re: XSI's 'Shift-click to check/uncheck multiple' inside a Qmenu?
Oh wow, I was looking in another direction entirely. This looks more
interesting though. Thanks for sharing this because I would not have
figured this out at all. I tend to stick to the pre-packaged events and
setups, and rarely roll anything really original.
-Tim
On 7/9/2014 5:39 PM, Jon Swindells wrote:
no idea how it would handle inside maya but, this should get you started:
/code
from PySide import QtGui, QtCore
class XSITypeMenuThing(QtCore.QObject):
def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
mods = QtGui.QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
if mods == QtCore.Qt.ShiftModifier:
if event.type() in [QtCore.QEvent.MouseButtonRelease] and
isinstance(obj, QtGui.QMenu):
if obj.activeAction() and not obj.activeAction().menu():
obj.activeAction().trigger()
return True
return super(XSITypeMenuThing, self).eventFilter(obj, event)
if __name__ == '__main__':
app = QtGui.QApplication([])
window = QtGui.QMainWindow()
menu = QtGui.QMenu(menu, window)
fil = XSITypeMenuThing()
menu.installEventFilter(fil)
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('You', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Will', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Need', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('To', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Send', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Me', menu, checkable=True))
menu.addAction(QtGui.QAction('Money', menu, checkable=True))
window.menuBar().addMenu(menu)
window.show()
app.exec_()
--
Jon Swindells
jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014, at 07:10 PM, Tim Crowson wrote:
I'm asking this here because XSI users will immediately know the
behavior I'm trying to emulate. I want to recreate Soft's menu
behavior whereby shift-clicking on a menu item will check/uncheck it,
but keep the menu open and let you click on other entries as well. Is
this behavior reproducible in PySide/PyQt, if so how? I'm searching
around now, but wanted to drop a line here too.
-- Tim Crowson
--
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Re: XSI's 'Shift-click to check/uncheck multiple' inside a Qmenu?
no problem. good luck :) -- Jon Swindells jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm On Thu, Jul 10, 2014, at 01:46 AM, Tim Crowson wrote: Oh wow, I was looking in another direction entirely. This looks more interesting though. Thanks for sharing this because I would not have figured this out at all. I tend to stick to the pre-packaged events and setups, and rarely roll anything really original. -Tim
