chippwalters opened this issue on Jan 06, 2009 · 32 posts
chippwalters posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 3:20 AM
One of the things you can't do with the free version of Vue 7 Pioneer, is import Poser characters, or other geometry. Populating a scene with people is just about impossible.
Introducing MetaPeeps. I created 6 nifty characters which can be used to easily populate an existing scene. MetaPeeps render fast, and can be imported into any version of Vue 7. I've also included a MetaPeep EcoSystem which can quickly populate your world!
One of the really cool things about these little guys (and/or gals?) is their clothes automatically change colors depending on where in the scene you put them. So, 6 MetaPeeps with different clothing can create a realistic crowd. Check out the image to see what I mean. Bounce over to my blog and you can download them and the EcoSystem and have fun!
Jonj1611 posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 4:12 AM
That looks pretty cool and handy too, nice work Chipp.
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bruno021 posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 4:24 AM
Wow, love the hooded and camouflage ones!
Rutra posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 4:31 AM
That is brilliant! On the distance, they're really a believable crowd. The idea of changing their clothes color was excellent. Congrats!
Cherryman posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 5:33 AM
Nice work!, is this possible with VUE 6 too?
vincebagna posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 5:35 AM
Wow! That's neat!
chippwalters posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 5:45 AM
Sorry, they won't import into Vue 6 as the file format is not foreward compatible. I started modeling them in Pioneer and ended up finishing them off in V7 Infinite.
martial posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 5:52 AM
Many thanks for these
gillbrooks posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 7:24 AM
These look wicked - thank you !
Gill
lindans posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 7:39 AM
Great! really useful I look forward to giving them a try.. but where are the ladies LOL!!!!!
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Peggy_Walters posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 8:03 AM
Excellent! They will be perfect for background crowds.
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chrispoole posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 8:32 AM
They are superb, love the colour variations with global position, thank you very much! your a genious.
craftycurate posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 10:17 AM
Nice one! Thanks, Richard.
Cherryman posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 10:23 AM
I was just asking if it would be possible... and it is.. I tried a quick test and it works. I recreated the effect in VUE 6
Hope you don't mind I'm not trying to steal you're idear,, just liked the effect!
Tnx
FrankT posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 1:40 PM
How cool are these ? You are a genius Chipp :)
chippwalters posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 1:57 PM
Quote - I was just asking if it would be possible... and it is.. I tried a quick test and it works. I recreated the effect in VUE 6
Hope you don't mind I'm not trying to steal you're idear,, just liked the effect!
Tnx
There's nothing in the models which would keep them from being created in V6, it's just that they were created in V7. Good luck!
Quote - but where are the ladies LOL!!!!!
The thought was they could be gender neutral. Originally names like Pat and Terry were used, but I ended up having to write over them when tweaking textures.
The idea was to create a simple 'person' with as few metablobs as possible- so as to not tax the computer, and not draw too much attention, via detail, to characters. Think of them as a stylized sketch or caricature, which when viewed from a distance, might pass for a human.
silverblade33 posted Tue, 06 January 2009 at 2:15 PM
Damn that's smart, Chipp, bravo!!! :)
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lindans posted Wed, 07 January 2009 at 4:47 AM
No problems Quote - "but where are the ladies LOL!!!!! " Chipp. You were very generous in creating and distributing them for free.
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jartz posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 4:03 AM
Neat!
Thanks for these...
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Lyone posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 5:46 AM
Thank you very much. The idea is excellent. I encountered the memory problem on importing several Poser figures in Vue. Could you make more metapeeps? Could you make a Vue6 version too? For now I can't use V7I because of the Poser import problems, so I'm still using Vue6I. If you don't make them for free, I definitely would buy them :)
/Lyone.
GaryMiller posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 12:11 PM
WOW is that cool and sooo generous of you. Thx mucho
craftycurate posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 12:38 PM
Chipp ... as I'm still on Vue 6 I for now, I wonder if you would be able to publish the function used to vary colour? I can use in 7 Pioneer, but not in Vue 6.
Thanks
Richard
estherau posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 4:41 PM
oooh thankyou soooo much!
Love esther
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Angelsinger posted Thu, 08 January 2009 at 6:18 PM
Chipp, this is amazing, and your generosity is very much appreciated!
Your use of color variation is brilliant.
dburdick posted Fri, 09 January 2009 at 1:16 AM
Brilliant idea Chipp - they look very realistic especially when compared to crowds I've seen in some European cities - LOL. I can think of a number of ways to use these - thanks!
estherau posted Sun, 11 January 2009 at 8:39 PM
H,thankyou very much for these and I have an idea. If you ever get the time or inclination, could you make a kind of cocktail party crowd as well, for backgrounds in say a large casino scene?
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
Thelby posted Sun, 11 January 2009 at 10:20 PM
Excellent stuff Chipp.
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sirrick posted Mon, 12 January 2009 at 10:12 AM
Great job, thanks :o)
milanautica posted Wed, 14 January 2009 at 3:57 PM
awesome idea and work :) thank you!
where should i copy the fbx file?
Osper posted Wed, 14 January 2009 at 8:48 PM
Neat idea! Thanx
chippwalters posted Wed, 14 January 2009 at 8:51 PM
Quote - awesome idea and work :) thank you!
where should i copy the fbx file?
Not sure what that is, but I don't think it's necessary.
milanautica posted Thu, 15 January 2009 at 2:11 AM
oh, i don't remember where i got the fbx file, i downloaded the metapeeps again and now i got the right files, was a bit confused yesterday ;)