Monsoon opened this issue on Oct 24, 2007 · 58 posts
Monsoon posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 7:43 AM
SeaVue is temporarily offline while I finalize a new updated version for V6Infinite and Esprit. All those who have already purchased it will be able to get the new one free. Details at debut time.
New materials inluding distance to object below
New objects....you won't have to do much assembly (the law of artist conservation lol)
New techniques and tutorials including distance to object below...
Starter scene files....
You're gonna love it.....
M
gillbrooks posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 10:20 AM
Sounds great - you're a diamond :biggrin:
Gill
LMcLean posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 10:58 AM
Wow this is great news Monsoon. I haven't heard back from you but I guess you might have read my email. Anyways I am looking forward to the update on this excellent product! : )
chippwalters posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 12:19 PM
I've had the priviledge of seeing some of Mark's test renders, and I think everyone will be VERY impressed with all the new features and capabilities of the new SeaVue! Looking forward to it :-)
Monsoon posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 1:52 PM
I'm sorry Lorne....I didn't even see it till just now....didn't the mail notice here used to be at the top left?
At any rate, it's coming very soon....I've been steady at it and this is the first time I've come up for air in the past weeks lol.....
Chipp....TerraPak and SeaVue are going to go together like crab legs and drawn butter.....
I'll post a test render or two when I get home.....
M
Peggy_Walters posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 2:14 PM
Sounds great! I haven't done a seascape in a while!
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synergy543 posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 2:16 PM
Great news! Mark and Chipp, Its great how you guys are helping to explore the limits of Vue and provided added value to other users. Kudos to you both! Greg
LMcLean posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 2:22 PM
Quote - I'm sorry Lorne....I didn't even see it till just now....didn't the mail notice here used to be at the top left. At any rate, it's coming very soon....I've been steady at it and this is the first time I've come up for air in the past weeks lol.....
M
Mark no problem, I'm really looking forward to this release. Just wondering, will you be notifying SeaVue owners by email when this is avilable for download?
Monsoon posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 3:09 PM
You betcha.....
estherau posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 5:54 PM
I didn't buy seavue befoe because I don't think it did have premade scenes and I wasn't quite up to learning a new thing, with so much other stuff to do, but pre made scenes sound very useful. Now I'm tempted. Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
kenmo posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 9:08 PM
Ok..but can I ask...what is SeaVue?
Cheers
estherau posted Wed, 24 October 2007 at 10:25 PM
Attached Link: http://www.3dcommune.com/
somewhere here i think - but the site seems down at the moment...I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
wabe posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 4:36 AM
Quote - ...TerraPak and SeaVue are going to go together like crab legs and drawn butter.....
Ok, I don't like crab legs nor drawn butter - what do I do now? BUT, I really look forward for this update Mark, sounds fantastic.
One day your ship comes in - but you're at the airport.
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:15 AM
With the old way of applying water/whitestuff mats to water planes you had the problem of it repeating into the horizon where you didn't want it.
The main ingredients of the new kit are the water mats of course, and huge flat objects made of tiled terrains with a seamless wavemap applied. The objects are then divided into sections easily selectable in the world browser. White stuff is then increased or decreased on any or all of the object sections. White stuff goes where you want it and need it, while preserving the illusion of the infinite horizon.....In this sketch, I increased white stuff near the camera and decreased it going into the distance...
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:22 AM
Since the distance to object below effect is triggered from underneath the surface and not from the intersection of terrain and water, you sometimes don't have enough white stuff or it's in the wrong place. By using other terrain objects with the effect mat applied below the surface as effect activators, you can get as much shore foam as you need where you need it. Also, the bottom layer of the rock mats have the object below node as well and helps carry the water effect onto the rocks.
wabe posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:26 AM
Sandwich? Ok, sandwich.
Looks fantastic Mark, a definite must have!
One day your ship comes in - but you're at the airport.
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:26 AM
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:37 AM
spidergod posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:41 AM
looks fantastic
does this work with all versions of vue 6?
now we need a model of cthulhu and some starspawn
yeah I am a lovecraft fanatic
cannot wait for this to come out
cheers
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:47 AM
Vue6 Infinite and Esprit. It should work with the other V6 versions but I don't have them so I don't know for sure....I really don't see why not.
So you're a great old one eh?
spidergod posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:51 AM
he he, yeah one of them :)
cool I have esprit
any rough time scales when the new pack will be up and ready to purchase?
any beta packs?
and why is vue so addictive ?
I have lost so much sleep.
thanks
Monsoon posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 5:58 AM
In the next week or so....I'm working on the documentation now.
spidergod posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 6:02 AM
cool
gillbrooks posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 7:12 AM
Those screenshots look great - looks like the update is going to be super!
Gill
dlk30341 posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 7:57 AM
Outstanding work! Can't wait for this :)
agiel posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 11:49 AM
Osper posted Thu, 25 October 2007 at 11:54 AM
This looks pretty darn good. I'm in when you get them done. Got sail (sail?) my dreadnoughts somewhere.
jc posted Fri, 26 October 2007 at 12:16 AM
OK Mr. M stop trying to fool us with all those photos. I know you build great stuff, but really...
[ real glad i'm a SeaVue owner :o) ]
ellocolobo posted Fri, 26 October 2007 at 3:10 PM
Get out of here! You went down to the beach and took pictures..You can't fool us..ehehehehehe
Great work..
martial posted Sun, 28 October 2007 at 9:53 AM
Wow I am waitng to buy it now
danway posted Sun, 28 October 2007 at 11:04 AM
Good stuff Monsoon! Keep up the great work!
meselfr posted Wed, 31 October 2007 at 8:43 PM
you are the higher power of our virtual universes... :)
Monsoon posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 8:45 AM
Attached Link: Wavetiles documentation
Ok...should be up in a couple of days...however, I need your help at the moment....I need anyone who wants to to download this documentation and tell me if it works at conveying concept and usage....Each element of the kit will have it's doc....I tried flash video and that didn't work(couldn't sync the voiceover), I tried ebook assembly and I ran into trouble there, so I finally opted for the comic book format. I need to know if it works......
Thanks for your help....
M
dlk30341 posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 9:00 AM
I like that style - it is very easy to read & follow. XLT job :)
chippwalters posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 9:02 AM
Mark,
Your SeaVue comic book format works well. FYI, you also might consider checking out screensteps:
A buddy of mine wrote it. I like it because it can create 'chapter' tutorials, which can easily be linked together to create a whole book..and is easily edited as well. Also, it outputs both web format (good for you website) and PDF (good for including in your product).
Just thought I'd mention it.
best,
Chipp
Monsoon posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 9:21 AM
Thanks Chipp....just picked it up. Seems to be a little more user friendly than the ebook makers I was trying.
I'll try it out....
M
Peggy_Walters posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 10:16 AM
I like the format, but please don't use all CAPS for the text. Makes it hard to read for me.
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LMcLean posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:21 AM
PDF Looks and Reads Good Monsoon!
Paula Sanders posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:36 AM
I agree with Peggy. I find the all caps hard to read. Also, the spacing between the lines and between the words is too close, especially when there is a lot of text. One shouldn't have to strain to read the instuctions. Otherwise, looks great!
gillbrooks posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:38 AM
I hadn't noticed it was all caps LOL
Looks good to me Mark
Gill
Paula Sanders posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:40 AM
ScreenSteps looks interesting Chipp. I'll have to download the 15 day trial. Thanks for letting us know about it.
Monsoon posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:43 AM
Attached Link: Wavetiles2
Ok...here's the same thing done in Screensteps. I think it's a bit more elegant...Thanks alot for your feedback !
M
Paula Sanders posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:47 AM
The one is Screesteps looks fabulous. It is so much easier to read. And I agree with the word "elegant." My vote is to keep it that way.
dlk30341 posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 11:52 AM
The new version looks even better! XLT!
Peggy_Walters posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 12:30 PM
Perfect! Very easy to read and follow along with now.
LVS - Where Learning is Fun!
http://www.lvsonline.com/index.html
chippwalters posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 12:50 PM
Wow Mark, that didn't take long! ScreenSteps is pretty easy to learn. BTW, it also has some excellent screen capture and annotation tools (arrows, numbers, etc..) which allow you to post-process your image afterwards.
I like it much better in ScreenSteps. Good job.
Monsoon posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 2:06 PM
Thanks folks!! Screensteps it is.....
M
Thelby posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 2:38 PM
Ditto on the Screensteps! here, too!!!
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charlest posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 4:12 PM
Hi Monsoon,
Would your new version includes pre-built scene files? I prefer to start learning your toolkit with good scenes.
Monsoon posted Thu, 01 November 2007 at 4:49 PM
Yes indeed....
spidergod posted Wed, 07 November 2007 at 5:46 AM
any eta of release?
Monsoon posted Wed, 07 November 2007 at 5:51 AM
I just have two more parts of the documentation to finish and then its ready....would've been done now but the weekend was shanghaied by my day job....
magnumopus posted Fri, 09 November 2007 at 8:43 PM
I'll definitely buy this when it's available! I've heard so much about it.
spidergod posted Thu, 15 November 2007 at 6:20 AM
is it nearly ready?
cannot wait
cheers
Monsoon posted Thu, 15 November 2007 at 6:35 AM
Indeed it is....it's at the Commune store testers now.
spidergod posted Thu, 15 November 2007 at 6:37 AM
come on store testers :)
cool
Thelby posted Sun, 18 November 2007 at 5:40 AM
Just came from there Mark, the Items Look Great!!!!!
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craftycurate posted Sat, 24 November 2007 at 1:24 PM
Quote - My studying of both the function editor and countless photos of water and the ocean have paid off. Basic composition now takes but a few moments and little toil. Then, of course you have to do the rest of whatever it takes to get to a final stage for rendering. Postwork may still be required. I use postwork for 3 things mostly.....the Liquify brush in Photoshop to give certain lines more bounce, the cloner to get rid of unwanted harsh lines and any additional white stuff that may be needed. The photoshop brushes available here in the store are awesome with this.
That is quite something!