3D Effect in Gamesalad?

LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
edited December 2011 in Working with GS (Mac)
Dear All,
Ive been trying for quite some time now but can't really achieve it...
I have a spin in my moon and a bit of pseudo 3d... Not quite sure how i could make this better.. Do you guys have any idea
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  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    I forgot to mention, i know this is kindle a tricky and unspecific question but i would really appreciate an answer
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    The moon to sort of look 3d with a kindle shadow effect and a pseudo 3d effect as it is turning?
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    It looks ok at the moment but i want to improve on the effect
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    texture a 3d sphere then have renders of it at different rotations for the animation
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Sounds good!.... Should i use maya?
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    is there any in built GS pseudo 3d behavior i code achieve by code?
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited December 2011
    not unless you paid the 3+ grand for it cause you cant use the trials or student versions in anything commercial. Just download blender its free

    And if im correct you want the moon to not look so flat, thats all in the art nothing really you can do in gs to make it look "3d"
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    I have maya....
    Oh no i don't want it to not look flat... i just want it to kind of have a 3d spinning effect kindle working and integrating with the layers... E.G>> Layers: Particlelayer, BGlayer, ButtonLayer, GraphicLayer, Moonlayer
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited December 2011
    Sorry the way you worded your comment made it seem like you didnt already have it. If you have a paid copy of maya obviously thats what you would turn to for 3d objects ;)

    I would do the texture sphere with the renders that will make it look alot more 3d then have particle effects and whatever comming out of it. Thats just my opinion. I think i have a .obj of a moon i did laying around ill post it for you if i find it and you can render that
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @Jonpapiomitis
    Blender always quitson me... i just use maya
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    edited December 2011
    @Leonard . . . .

    Sorry to drag this video out again ! Lol !!

    But I made a very very high resolution moon for the this video, I could dig it up and render from a flat / straight-on camera angle it if you want.

    Moon model @ 1:36 "

  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    edited December 2011
    DAZ Studio might also be an option...
    (Didn't you read the graphics section in my book?)

    Software...
    http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=12194

    Moon...
    http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=5752
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    edited December 2011
    @Photics
    Ya I read it but I have Maya so I thought it would be easier doing it Maya....
    @tynan id love if you could dig it up for me! That would be great thanks!, is there anything I can do for you?
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @RKS
    Ya linux is pretty stable for stuff like that, I'm gonna try blender tomorrow on my 16gb ram mac pro..... I use that for developing and animation.... But I use my MacBook pro partially for movie making and 3d graphics..... And mostly for developing again! :)
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Bumpity bump bump bump
    @tynan id love if you could dig it up for me! That would be great thanks!, I could make you a free intro if you wanted but I think you have after effects covered :P
    Intros>> http://www.thermo-apps.com/promosidents
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    Leonard "id love if you could dig it up for me! That would be great thanks!, is there anything I can do for you?"

    I've always wanted to run naked through the French countryside, can you sort that out for me ?

    Before I render the globe, can you give me the width you are using it at (in pixels) - and how many frames you want the rotation to be ?
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    P.S just found the project files . . . with all the texture and image maps so I am good to go . . . when you give me your size requirements.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan
    In France stripping through the countryside is a regular ammenitie you should visit some site like...... Nakedfrenchcountrysidetours.com I would really recommend going to silvès
    I'll pay for Your flight ticket!
    @tynan XD you make me laugh so much..... You've got to be the most entertaining person on the forums!,
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan as for size it doesn't really matter.... I'll probably just scale it down a little anyway in gs....
    As for frames anything under 40 is probably fine for me.....
    @tynan apparently this place in France is the worlds capital for "nudism" this is actually a very interesting article : http://gofrance.about.com/cs/nudismnaturism/a/capdagde.htm
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @ozboybrian
    I remember that too..... I just bookmarked it and clicked on it very time i needed it
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan shoot me an email over at thermoapps@gmail.com
    When you have it ready because I have to go to sleep!, I'm so tired....
    Again thanks so much for doing this!,
    Yours sincerely,
    Jack
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    @Leonard
    " as for size it doesn't really matter.... I'll probably just scale it down a little anyway in gs...."

    Ok, but I would warn people against scaling stuff down in GS, the anti-aliasing / smoothing is not great on stuff that is scaled down, much better to work at your final (GS) size.

    "As for frames anything under 40 is probably fine for me"

    Ok, sound good to me.
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    edited December 2011
    Just sent you 2 moons, Light and Dark, both 360 x 360 pixel 40 frame PNG sequences with transparency - if you want to use them you should convert them to 8 bit and shrink them down to the size they will be used at (prior to bringing them into Gamesalad) to save memory.

    image

    Light
    Link: https://www.wetransfer.com/dl/bUe24yiw/616abb597d70f8c3ad9a75fe487bfd0920ce5dc95ef9970f0b817efeadce82567ce889a51f8a008

    image

    Dark
    Link: https://www.wetransfer.com/dl/L5kUc5Jr/d1b55dfb17e65deb0eb4b5b28d17f13edf63cb5439c95ffd918f75bb4687f4b253f38a551f8a0e1


  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Wow!
    Thank you so much tynan!,
    If theres anything you ever need just shoot me an email at thermoapps@ gmail.com (I left the space to ward off spam finders)
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @Johnpapiomitis
    That would be great thanks!! :)
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @Johnpapiomitis
    what do you mean particles coming out of an object?
    "particlei ex luna" (Latin for "particles out of the moon")
    Do you mean the effect like in @tendremers and @uptimistiks Penguin glide>>
    0:14 for particles effect on sun
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    @LeonardDeveloper
    "Wow! Thank you so much tynan!,
    If theres anything you ever need . . . . "

    I need a gun, no prints, no history . . . . and a car, no plates, no police record . . . + a place to lay low for a few days.

    ?
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    @tynan
    I'm thinking a cave in the sahara.... Ak47.... And a toyota :)
  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    "I'm thinking a cave in the sahara.... Ak47.... And a toyota :)"

    Lol, that should do nicely !

    : )
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