My rekindled love of 3dsmax

[eilsoe]

Look, I figured out DOF :)

I'm so proud of myself.. *sniff*


Depth-of-Field test (http://www.avalon-rev.dk/eilsoe_DOF1.jpg)

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[DDD]

That is pretty f'n sweet. GIANT but sweet. Did you got thru a tut for that? If so send me a link. I am not very good at doing that with in max. Or did you do the blurring in ps

[eilsoe]

no, all 3dsmax! :)

version 5 that is...


And no tut :) Figured it out for myself :P:P:P

It's not hard actually :)

[DDD]

Cool man, that you figgr'd it yourself. You should do a tut. Believe me that is a cool effect. I have been hoppin around apps so much I forget how to use max sometimes. I would love to hear how you pulled it off.

GJ man!

[andr.in]

Cool! I figured.... wel lactually I took a tute but it's very easy! just experiment a bit and voila! But it takes forever to render! Especially with the refraction and reflection maps! How long did you render that? I know it would take an hour for my computer! (at least 1/2h) :)

[eilsoe]

hmm, took about a minute i think..

I don't use refractions :)


Just a clean reflect map with a combined backdrop (a sky), and dark gold for the text...


and a matte/shadow map for the white floor, enables invisible flooring that catches shadows :beam:

niice...

[andr.in]

a minute?
gotta get me a new computer!:smirk:
I used just blur and a couple of lens flare effects on this pic and it rendered this one half an hour!
The Pic (http://www.hot.ee/syko/crazyness.jpg)

[DDD]

Hey elsoe. if you dont mind me asking how did you get your blurs so clean I threw together a example of my d o v and I just cannot get my blur to look that clean. What are your settings camera/render.

[eilsoe]

I just used a target camera, and then added the DOF effect, picked the camera in the options, and hacked off "use camera" in the two other options.

simple as that :)


It uses the cameras target as it's focal point :)

[DDD]

yeah I got that part the whole multi pass thing. I guess I'll keep fiddling with the settings. I thought maybe you had a specific setting or something. Something about this particular effect i cannot get it to look as good as others. hhhhhmmmm.....I guess this is like my Cryptonite.

[lostinbeta]

That is great Eilsoe!


And on another note.... Your 3ds Max people suck :( :( :(


<~~~ Jealous

[eilsoe]

Awwww.... :)


Us not-so-magnificent-at-AS has to have some fun otherwise.. right?

[lostinbeta]

LOL... yeah but I am not-so-magnificent-at-AS either... where can I have fun :(


Photoshop.. yeah... Photoshop beats out your 3dsmax any day!!!!

[eilsoe]

~nar nar :P


As phillyboi'd say...

[reverendflash]

I'm just waiting for lost to get 3ds Max...

Then just watch out...

Rev

[mdipi]

anybody know where i can find some like REAL beginer tuts? or help with this question:

when i draw something. how do i get it to be visible? so like if i use a line tool, draw something, then what? like do i just extract? if so how? i have been using bevel lately but it doesnt work all theat great for anything but text. help plz!

[eilsoe]

what, like extruded?

or just visible lines?

[mdipi]

either or.