So I’ve been hitting Blender 3D pretty hard the last couple weeks and I’m starting to get where I can texture, pose, and do some rudimentary animations with existing assets (mesh, bones, dds files already made). I was also able to get my hands on the Torque 3D Gaming engine for their amazing “come back” price of only $99. This is an amazing deal for those of you hoping to one day get into PC game making, either as a hobby or as a legitimate business. So far, I’ve just … Continue reading
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So it’s been awhile since I’ve tried my hand at 3D modeling and animation. I started way back when on my trusty Amiga 2000 when I ran a bunch of different 3D goodies (VideoScope 3D, Calligari, imagine, etc – I couldn’t afford LightWave, but a friend of mine had it). Since then I’ve also tried 3DSM and Maya at local “night school” type environments – I can’t afford those either. I could afford POV-Ray, and actually built quite a few “still scenes” with that tool. But now I’m trying my hand at Blender. Mainly … Continue reading
I saw this over on Yahoo today (What Not To Buy…), and since it didn’t really offer any solutions, I thought I would present my own. I can’t speak for Mom’s or 40ish women so much, so I’m not even going to try that, but since I’m nearing my 45th birthday, I figured I could help out with the Dad type gifts. These are not in any particular order, just what popped into my head while writing. Gift Certificates – especially to Amazon.com, Home Depot, Best Buy, or even a … Continue reading
I’ve been pretty busy laying the groundwork for this project. The photo scanner is scheduled to arrive early next week, and I’d like to have a process of some kind worked out by that time to get the photos/slides scanned, tweaked if needed, and uploaded to the web-host with supporting data added to a database of some kind. So I’ve been working on the web backend that will include the photo loader and data entry forms. I’ve also created a database with a few tables to support the data that … Continue reading
I’m gearing up to dive into a huge project at home, digitizing a sizeable photo-archive. This week I’m planning on ordering a scanner build just for photograph scanning, an Epson Perfection 600. I’m really hoping the “Digital ICE” is as good as reported. Some of the slides, negatives, and photos I’ll be scanning do have some damage, so I’m very hopeful that this built in corrective software can really do what it’s claiming. In the mean time, I’m trying to convince my mom to give me full access to all … Continue reading