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# 1 02-08-2012 , 11:37 PM
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New Logo - with animation

Back in 3D in a big way now - been working on lots of training

Starting with a Transforming logo animation. My old Ravage3d logo has gone and redesigned it

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Currently just blocking out the animation right now will post progress after

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# 2 03-08-2012 , 02:08 AM
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good to see you active mate!

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# 3 05-08-2012 , 11:32 PM
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Ravage3d3 - YouTube

Haha I forgot the video part - silly me.

Just a quick blocked in test - still a long way to go


# 4 06-08-2012 , 01:14 AM
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What does that say? "PED"?


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# 5 06-08-2012 , 02:44 AM
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I think it's suppose to be R3D Jenny. I was also going to mention that it's a stretch to pick up on the "R".


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# 6 06-08-2012 , 07:34 AM
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Actually, yeah I thought it ped too :/

Not sure why you need a logo anyway?

# 7 06-08-2012 , 12:00 PM
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The logo is to unify my website and images. For the last few years I have had the same logo but tired of it now.

Yes its r3d for ravage3d

Noted about the p/r may fill in the triangle


# 8 14-12-2012 , 11:24 PM
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Finally had some time to get back into Maya and first thing I did was finish off my Logo animation.

R3D Logo Final.mov - YouTube

This is were I am with it at the mo - I`m almost done with it but want to add some motion blur to it. I know I have to render out the Z-death pass but what do I do with it in Affect Effects once I have it.

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# 9 16-12-2012 , 08:53 PM
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No Z-Death please, thats just violent behaviour....Z-Depth will be just fine

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# 10 16-12-2012 , 11:36 PM
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Hahahahaha - good point - but it turns out Z depth is not fine - its not working.

It would not render with it - -checked it was turned on in the camera and the render settings but every time I tried to turn it on it came up with an error and large set of numbers. So I created a pass called "Camera Depth" which rendered fine but f-check, quick time and affect effects all refuses to use as a animation. (f-check will open 1 frame at a time).

What am I doing wrong ???? - is there an easer way and what do I do once I get it into Affect Effects ???


# 11 17-12-2012 , 08:10 PM
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Whats the naming convention? I always use xxxx_000.ext

The logo animation looks good. It could be me but it seems a bit under lit.

P.S It still reads as "PED" to me haha user added image


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# 12 18-12-2012 , 12:34 AM
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Yer the lighting seems to have been messed up by You-tube - if you look at my profile pic that's the colour it is on the video on my PC - going to have to look at this.

The file is call "wtf.001.iff, wtf.002.iff ect" but no matter what I do Affect Effects will not take it.

Just installing SP2 for Maya now to see if that will help.


# 13 18-12-2012 , 12:46 AM
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Got the animation to open in F-Check

The problem was there is a tick box in the bottom corner for Z Depth. Without it ticked F check just crashed. So there is nothing wrong with the renders after all.

So the question is - why will After effects not open these.

Error = Affer Effects error: the file format module could not parse the file. (45::35)

Edit - Never mind - re-saved it out of F-Check as Tiffs and AE took it. But now what do I do ???



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# 14 20-12-2012 , 08:55 PM
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Can anyone plz tell me how to add some motion blur to this project in post.

I got the depth render but no idea the best way to do it.

I want to put this project to bed.

Sorted the colour problem out with it coming out dark.
And have a idea on what to do with the space/triangle on the "R"


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