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[Iqfish]

Blender and Fusion for some particles is more than enough for easy things like dropships.

https://youtu.be/U_9-M_r7A0Q?t=40s

How are you planning to do the non-ingame shots anyways?

Edited by Iqfish, 03 July 2015 - 02:00 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

CyclonerM, on 03 July 2015 - 01:38 PM, said:

Indeed, wait for the tool.

Btw, i think the Kit Fox can be a good camera 'Mech too.. Quiaff?

The thing in the middle is still there when you zoom fully in, IIRC.

[TheSilken]

I would wait for New River City. It looks better.

[IraqiWalker]

TheSilken, on 03 July 2015 - 01:58 PM, said:

I would wait for New River City. It looks better.

Marack Drock, on 03 July 2015 - 01:59 PM, said:

Indeed especially since it has the better view points and more of a city feeling.

Not to mention they upped the textures on even the ground, and other objects, like buildings ... etc.

[Thunder Child]

Iqfish, on 03 July 2015 - 01:55 PM, said:

Blender and Fusion for some particles is more than enough for easy things like dropships.

https://youtu.be/U_9-M_r7A0Q?t=40s

How are you planning to do the non-ingame shots anyways?

The Non-ingame shots, I was hoping we could just splice in the original footage. Sure, it's grainy and low-res, but I was hoping it'd do.

[Iqfish]

Marack Drock, on 03 July 2015 - 02:06 PM, said:

No knowledge of Blender myself (only just got it a week ago cause I am lazy and only just mastered Deled CE). None ingame shots could be done the same way. 2d Images, with 3D models super imposed and lightened. I would take the 3D models and then turn them into sprites so as to meet the needed bits, and then animate them the traditional 2D way... the agonizing process by hand. As for the actor shots on the dropship that would all have to be done Green Screen and real life props and such.

Well 2D animations... Could be a possibility. Wouldn't look that great though.

And real life filming with green screens? That's way out of scope, I think.

[Iqfish]

Marack Drock, on 03 July 2015 - 02:08 PM, said:

It looks good when done right and when a lot of time and effort goes into it. I have created 2D effects by hand and created my own Visual Basic version of MechCommander and drew each frame by hand. Its difficult but can be done and when done right, no one can tell the difference between it and the 3D effects.

Would be cool to see them, do you have them uploaded somewhere?

[TheSilken]

Could you load up the model and texture of the mw4 Hrothgar dropship and use that? I doubt it but could be a possibility.

[Ano]

Jumping in late: if the plan is to splice in the original "live" footage with the new mech footage, then unless someone has a friend of a friend who can lay hands on the original tapes (and you can bet your backside that the hi-quality original will be on a Betacam tape in someone's loft/basement) then to make it look not-weird, you're probably going to have to degrade the new mech footage a little -- so it's quite likely that a minimal amount of cleverness will suffice for any shots you can't just record ingame as the postprocessing should hide any shonky edges.

PS: I'm assuming you have it, but if needs be I can extract the original video from the CD (Smacker format, I'm guessing) and dump it somewhere in an edit-friendly codec/container.

Edited by Ano, 03 July 2015 - 05:21 PM.

[Scout Derek]

Now that Triskin's done with his, we can help you now

[Nightshade24]

Iqfish, on 03 July 2015 - 06:10 AM, said:

If you need any help in editing, color correction, after effects stuff, or anything like that, feel free to hit me up.

+1.

I highly suggest to take up on his offer if you need edits... His work is amazing.

[Scout Derek]

So whatever happened to this project, cancelled?

[Thunder Child]

Not cancelled. Just postponed. I have my Electrical Inspectors Course to complete by November, and a Spartan MkII Costume to complete for the Armageddon Event in Auckland.

That said, if anyone else wants to pick this up and run with it, feel free. I was just trying to get it started, as I thought it would be an awesome thing to see (especially after seeing that MW 2 Intro Remake a while back). In fact, there is probably some else better suited to directing, organizing, etc.

But, IF no-one else takes up the reins, I will be back. It just won't be till after my Exam mid-November, sorry. Still keen to do it, just need the time to do so.

[Thunder Child]

This project is now officially cancelled. My game has become unplayable due to recurring disconnection issues.

If anyone else would like to take the helm, that would be awesome.

[Kurvi]

Does anyone remember the outtake version?

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