Attached Link: http://www.hiddenphantom.com/Scene3/03Share.mov

First of all... Thanks to everyone for all the great feedback on the images I've posted thusfar. I know I'm the newbie around here, and quite frankly most of you have Bryce skills well beyond what I can muster. Yet you have all made me feel very welcome, thank you. Shadowdragonlord's last comment in my gallery suggested that I get some characters into the scene, so I thought I'd oblige with an image and a link.... The image is a full resolution frame grab from the final scene this model is used in. Video of the performers was shot in front of a blue table cloth in my basement and then composited into the Bryce environment with Media Studio Pro. The link is a 3 meg Quicktime video showing the first 30 seconds of the scene. (given the file size, it may be easier to do a "Save file as..." to get the link down to your hard drive and then just play it from there.) Thanks again. Have fun.

Well done so far...newbie? Nah, "Apprentice Cinematician". Let us know when it's fini.

..typing while crawling on the floor busy looking for my jaw..... Now this is AMAZING.... OK... where do I sign up for classes? l

awesome! great compositing!

Fantastic compositing. Five stars, three cheers, and two thumbs up!

thats incredible man--really awesome, one of the best bryce/live action animations(just the 30 seconds) ive seen. cant wait to see more!

You did this in your basement? Where do I get a basement like that! Not the one with the big arches, the one with all the neat CG tools. Excellent Work.

Attached Link: http://www.hiddenphantom.com/Tutorials/Bluescreen/Bluescreen.html

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. >> Not the one with the big arches, the one with all the neat CG tools. Well, you've already got Bryce, so, do you mean the blue table cloth ??? :p Just head over to you're local party store, buy a $12 roll of blue plastic table cloth and stick it on the wall. Here's a pic, and a link to the tutorial on how to build the whole thing with around $30 in supplies. (...and yes, all the bacgrounds in the example pics at the end are Bryce renders.) Have fun. :)

Woops. that last attemt to attach an image was a litte too big. This should be better.

shadowdragonlord that was to cool, I loved it and it was blended so well. :) peace

Cool Beans! It's not that perfect. I can see the seams and wrinkles, but nothing shows on the finished product.

Fantastic! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am in the process of planning a video for my band incorporating video and Bryce animation and some of the band members are a bit skeptical that it can be done. I have a feeling that all that will change the minute I show them this clip from your shoestring mega-production! This just goes to show that with careful planning and lighting(not to mention excellent modeling chops), DV and Bryce combined can yield pro results. Forgive me if I'm rambling but this has given me a thrill you can't believe!

Holy crap! It's great to see Bryce used so well as part of such a splendid accomplishment.

newbie my fundament..;) most of us are just putting Poser people in..I think you started ahead of me..;)

Well now I'm feeling left out 'cos QuickTime just won't behave and I can' see the vid. Oh never mind I'll see it one day 8) Catlin

Catlin, did you right-click the link and select "Save Target As"? I did this and the file downloaded and played with no problem! Okay, I admit it, I tried just clicking on the link at first and it didn't work, but Save Target As did the trick. I just don't want you to feel left out! :-) Dan

Try running the QuickTime updater. Apple just released a major upgrade a few weeks ago.

OKAY, XceiverX, this is ALL Padawan Nick's work, I noticed you referred to it as mine in your post.... Thanks, Nick, for slayin me down with your ridiculous blue-screening! I knew it was possible, only thus-far-unfulfilled... Great work! I do enjoy the new techniques you are bringing to the Bryce field, you have a lot to share and it's gonna be grand.... (bows to you) Keep it up, compositing is tedious but WELL worth it! (no one's ever made a thread just FOR ME!!!!)

OOPS - Sorry padawanNick, It was and awesome animation! Thank shadowdragonlord for pointing that out :) Peace

Thanks Dan that worked. 8)

Great animation, once again... I just showed it to my buddy and he was freaking out! I've been telling him about copmositing for years, but he just now "got it". Glad to have you posting here, Nick. Keep it up!