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Sunday, February 21, 2016
Ray rig from CGTarian now available for free!
Head to the link below, fill out the form and start animating! :)
http://www.cgtarian.com/character-ray/download-character-ray.html
http://www.cgtarian.com/character-ray/download-character-ray.html
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
CGtarian Free Webminar masterclass
If you happen to have some spare time around July 18th - 19th, you should totally register for the FREE Webminar masterclasses that CGTarian is offering.
There will be several topics for different levels of animators, so check out the program in the link below and subscribe!
http://cgtarian.com/masters/
Cheers!
Ricardo.
There will be several topics for different levels of animators, so check out the program in the link below and subscribe!
http://cgtarian.com/masters/
Cheers!
Ricardo.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Slow playback in Maya 2014
I'm currently a student at CGTarian Online school, and I recently experienced issues with the playback in Maya when working with the Ultimate Rigs from Ugur Ulvi Yetiskin.
After a lot of research, I was able to find the source of the problem, and even though the playback is still a bit choppy (I get 17 to 19 fps for a 24 fps animation) it's way better than what it was.
The solution is pretty simple: reduce the Smooth Mesh settings of the rig's mesh. By default, the Smooth Mesh in the rig is set at "Smooth Mesh" (if you have worked in 3ds max, this is the equivalent of a Turbosmooth or Meshsmooth modifier).
The only thing you have to do is remove the preview.
To apply the changes through all the rig, select the the mesh main group in the outliner and press the "1" button in your keyboard.
If this procedure still doesn't fix your playback problem, these are other things you can try :
Installing the latest Service Pack (download from the Autodesk Maya Support Page and follow the instructions)
Hiding the objects you don't need in the viewport (you can change layer visibility - Click on the "V" beside the layer name).
Make sure the renderer parameter is set to "Default Quality Renderer"
Changing the update view setting to active viewport ONLY.
Reducing the size of the textures displayed in the viewport.
Using the default material.
I hope any of these tips help you. If you have any other solution that can improve the playback in the viewport, share it in the comments!
Cheers!
After a lot of research, I was able to find the source of the problem, and even though the playback is still a bit choppy (I get 17 to 19 fps for a 24 fps animation) it's way better than what it was.
The solution is pretty simple: reduce the Smooth Mesh settings of the rig's mesh. By default, the Smooth Mesh in the rig is set at "Smooth Mesh" (if you have worked in 3ds max, this is the equivalent of a Turbosmooth or Meshsmooth modifier).
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| Default Smooth Mesh settings for the Ultimate Rig |
The only thing you have to do is remove the preview.
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| New settings to improve playback |
To apply the changes through all the rig, select the the mesh main group in the outliner and press the "1" button in your keyboard.
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| How to change the Smooth Mesh setting in all the mesh |
If this procedure still doesn't fix your playback problem, these are other things you can try :
Installing the latest Service Pack (download from the Autodesk Maya Support Page and follow the instructions)
Hiding the objects you don't need in the viewport (you can change layer visibility - Click on the "V" beside the layer name).
Make sure the renderer parameter is set to "Default Quality Renderer"
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| Viewport Renderer menu |
Changing the update view setting to active viewport ONLY.
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| Playback settings |
Reducing the size of the textures displayed in the viewport.
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| Display Performance |
Using the default material.
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| Use the default material |
I hope any of these tips help you. If you have any other solution that can improve the playback in the viewport, share it in the comments!
Cheers!
Friday, May 30, 2014
Almost... Second place in the CGTarian Animation competiton
I almost got it. I ended up winning the 2nd place in the animation competition from CGTarian animation school.
Honestly, I'm very proud of what I accomplished. It was the first time since my days at school that I participated in a competition. I really put a lot of effort into it, with pretty much every free time I have out of my duties at home. The final result needs polish and now that I saw it again after a week or so, I realize that there are a couple of things I'd like to change.
I won't, however. Below is the animation I did, posted on the CGTarian Youtube channel.
I will post, however, another one with a slightly better render and the thumbnails I did before animating. I'll update this post when I upload it to my channel.
Overall, this was a great experience and I definitely will be doing it again!
Cheers!
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| I put a screen shot because after each competition the page changes, so if I post a link, in a year from now my video won't be there |
Honestly, I'm very proud of what I accomplished. It was the first time since my days at school that I participated in a competition. I really put a lot of effort into it, with pretty much every free time I have out of my duties at home. The final result needs polish and now that I saw it again after a week or so, I realize that there are a couple of things I'd like to change.
I won't, however. Below is the animation I did, posted on the CGTarian Youtube channel.
I will post, however, another one with a slightly better render and the thumbnails I did before animating. I'll update this post when I upload it to my channel.
Overall, this was a great experience and I definitely will be doing it again!
Cheers!
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