Trendy who?

Well, hey there, if you can make your way through the dust and the cobwebs, I’m still here. After exams, I thought I’d have plenty of time to finish the next episode, but the post-exam freedom kicked in and yeah…… I haven’t even glanced at Vegas or the sims or even the forums for a long while, but I should be back on track now….not that anyone cares anymore lol. I see Sims 3 has started off well, and it’s annoyingly suprising, but it is very impressive, God knows what Sims 4 will be, probably a pill that takes you into a sim town or something. Anyway, after finding an actor for a character, I will start editing again, and it should be finished.

Happy machinimating,

Trendy

Sims 3 and revamped NOK site.

So, Sims 3 was released yesterday, I will order it on Amazon, when it dies down a bit and have a go, probbaly play more than anything else. Some machinima has already been made, most of the trailerd are made by Todd Stallkamp and Decorgal has already made a film from the Creators Camp, I listened one of the podcasts, and it sounded very fustrating so top trumps to her. You can check them out at the sims 3 community site, kinda  like the exchange for sims 2. Anyway, I am pleased with what I’ve seen so far, the real deal. The tracking shots look cool, when the cars are driving, the bike animations are amazing, and the lighting (ambience) seems to be the sh**.  There are some other stuff, which are finally included, like the subtle shrub and tree  animation (swaying in the wind), the scenery is better than Half Life 2, it’s just incredible, and the sims do actually look not bad at all, a nice update I think. I will definitley buy and give it a go.

I have done a major revamp on the NOK site, everything is up to date, including a Recap video, you can see music I’ve used, how I made the lots, pics, everything, have a surf. There are also multiple download format options for each episode such as DivX, HD, Ipod etc.

www.no-one-knows.co.nr

–  TH  –

Sony Vegas Pro 9.0

The people who use Sony Vegas, will know that it is a very cool tool. You can create professional scenes in such an ease, great for us amateur film-makers. I was looking on the sonycreative website to check on any updates, since I heard there was a 9.0 version out. I wanted to see wether it was worth the upgrade. Overall, it’s not that different, however when I saw the intro photo, I immediately thought CS4, they have copied Adobe’s colour scheme.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro

The only things that really caught my eye were the new effects. Finally, they have defocus, which is good or us machinimators as the MM tools we use, rarely have depth of field, most of us will apply gaussian blur then fade it out to give that illusion.

Glint

Create colored highlights and adjust the number of streaks and their angles. Use the built-in masking feature to precisely limit the area of effect and create the illusion of light movement.

Rays

Simulate the effect of light streaming in from behind your source. Control the position, intensity and color, and use the moving mask feature to create special effects.

Defocus

Change the focus of your shot. Manipulate the shape and profile of the iris and adjust the size, intensity, and sensitivity of the bloom.

Starburst

Simulate the effect of a star filter on your video or stills. Modify the size and brilliance of the star effect, its orientation, and the number of streaks.

Soft Contrast

Add a little drama to your lackluster lighting by adding soft contrast. Control the precise amount of diffusion and color tinting to alter the mood of your otherwise flat shots.