3D Morphable Faces

[Maggy]

I want this..bet it cost loads of dosh though.:)


http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=21603

[Russ]

Actually I found the Gay Blindness clip to be much funnier :D

[Maggy]

Actually I found the Gay Blindness clip to be much funnier :D

Maybe but I still want to know more about the software..I really could have lots of fun with it.;)

[Ramrod]

That was very impressive! :tu:
The first steps to not needing actors in films.....

[Hugh]

Be useful in Crimewatch, extrapolating different image angles from a cctv shot.

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Be useful in Crimewatch, extrapolating different image angles from a cctv shot.

Police already use this sort of stuff

[Alien]

I want this..bet it cost loads of dosh though.:)


http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=21603
I guess that depends on your definition of "loads of dosh". Compared to what I use (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS7/brochure/intro.asp) it's not that much (http://www.facegen.com/products.htm).

[Maggy]

I guess that depends on your definition of "loads of dosh". Compared to what I use (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS7/brochure/intro.asp) it's not that much (http://www.facegen.com/products.htm).

Both are beyond my pockets.Maybe when I win the lottery..;)

[Alien]

Both are beyond my pockets.Maybe when I win the lottery..;)
I would have thought you could stretch your pockets to £154, which is only £24 more than the latest version of Poser [can't recall you mentioning which version you use, I don't use it myself].

As for trueSpace... I know it's not exactly cheap for us mere mortals, but it's "pocket change" compared to the price of some progs (http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=385&Itemid=190). :) I originally got tS 6.5 at a reduced price via a magazine special offer, upgraded to 6.6 when that came out for an extra £50, then a year or 2 later they had an offer of 1 year's proTeam membership (http://www.caligari.com/Store/proteam/PTUPG.asp?SubCate=S2subscriptions&Cate=STproTeam) for around $600 [just over £300], which aside from including all the courses already released plus any during the year, also included the next full version [7.0], plus the option to beta test 7.0 before it was released publically. I was a bit hesitant at first, but then I noticed they do a payment plan thing that splits the cost over 3 months, which made it much harder to say no to. :)

[Maggy]

I would have thought you could stretch your pockets to £154, which is only £24 more than the latest version of Poser [can't recall you mentioning which version you use, I don't use it myself].

As for trueSpace... I know it's not exactly cheap for us mere mortals, but it's "pocket change" compared to the price of some progs (http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=385&Itemid=190). :) I originally got tS 6.5 at a reduced price via a magazine special offer, upgraded to 6.6 when that came out for an extra £50, then a year or 2 later they had an offer of 1 year's proTeam membership (http://www.caligari.com/Store/proteam/PTUPG.asp?SubCate=S2subscriptions&Cate=STproTeam) for around $600 [just over £300], which aside from including all the courses already released plus any during the year, also included the next full version [7.0], plus the option to beta test 7.0 before it was released publically. I was a bit hesitant at first, but then I noticed they do a payment plan thing that splits the cost over 3 months, which made it much harder to say no to. :)

I might have done if in the last three months I hadn't upgraded to Bryce 6,purchased Victoria 4(and of course all the old clothes don't fit her so she needs a new wardrobe :rolleyes:) paid out for the new Terragen 2 AND just got a very good deal for Carrara Pro 5 from Daz plus pay my yearly subscription for Daz Platinum Club.Not bothered upgrading to Poser 7 because I've still not got to grips with version 6.This is one of my resolutions this year so I can upgrade later in the year.;)



I'll keep this in mind for the future when I've reduced my CC bill somewhat..;)

[Alien]

I might have done if in the last three months I hadn't upgraded to Bryce 6,
I tried Bryce 4 once, came on a magazine CD a few years ago, wasn't keen on the interface. I got that freebie copy of Bryce 5 when they were giving it out... a couple/few months ago, still not impressed with the interface, & it's not exactly made for a dual monitor setup.

purchased Victoria 4(and of course all the old clothes don't fit her so she needs a new wardrobe :rolleyes:)
Aren't you a bit old to be playing dress-up? Download Failed (1)

paid out for the new Terragen 2 AND just got a very good deal for Carrara Pro 5 from Daz plus pay my yearly subscription for Daz Platinum Club.
I've never understood the attraction of buying other people's models to use. It's always seemed like taking the easy way out. Kind of like when a rich person pays an interior designer to decorate their house:

Visitor: Oh, wow! I love what you've done with the place, it looks amazing. You must have such a sense of achievement after all the hard work it must have taken.
Home owner: Well... actually... I hired an interior designer to do it.
Visitor: Oh. Well, it's still... nice...

Another cool thing about Caligari: you don't have to pay a yearly fee just to be eligible to win $25. You can enter the monthly competition (http://www.caligari.com/Gallery/ImagesGallery/default.asp?SubCate=Images) with even the free version 3 (http://www.caligari.com/products/truespace/ts3/).

The Winners in each category will receive their choice of one of the following: Any Caligari Software or Service, including a proTeam subscription (requires that you own or upgrade to the latest version of trueSpace before claiming this as a prize), an upgrade to trueSpace7 (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS7/brochure/intro.asp), iSpace1.5 (http://www.caligari.com/products/iSpace/is1/Brochure/default.asp?Cate=BIntro), fxPak (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/ts5/plugins/caligari/FXPak/default.asp?Cate=Caligari), aniPak (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/ts5/plugins/caligari/AniPack/default.asp?Cate=Caligari), dePak (http://www.caligari.com/products/trueSpace/ts5/Plugins/Caligari/dePak/default.asp?Cate=Caligari), rayPak (http://www.caligari.com/products/trueSpace/ts5/Plugins/Caligari/rayPak/default.asp?Cate=Caligari), tSNet 3- or 7-node license (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/ts5/plugins/caligari/tSNet/default.asp?Cate=Caligari), or a product upgrade
$100 credit against future Caligari purchases
The Runners-up in each category will have their choice of one of the following: Any one proTeam tutorial (http://www.caligari.com/products/trueSpace/ts5/Courses/NewTextureCreation.asp?Cate=Training&SubCate=Master) course, pluSpack1, pluSpack2, ShaderPack [not sure if these last 3 are still available], aniPak, fxPak, dePak, rayPak, iPak (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS5/Plugins/Caligari/iPak/default.asp?Cate=Caligari) (requires tS6.6) or a single node or 3-node tSNet license
Virtual Caledonia's Sherman tank model kit:
http://www.virtualcaledonia.com/vctek/sherman.htm
A choice of books
$50 credit against future Caligari purchases
[list is accurate AFAIK, but I added the links myself]
A bit better than $25, eh? :)

Not bothered upgrading to Poser 7 because I've still not got to grips with version 6. This is one of my resolutions this year so I can upgrade later in the year.;)
I did fiddle with Poser, very briefly [demo version], but as the interface has more than a passing resemblence to that of Bryce I didn't bother with it much. Also, the issue I mentioned about buying models applies to using Poser as well. Kind of like buying a sports car, then paying a chauffeur to drive you around in it.

I'll keep this in mind for the future when I've reduced my CC bill somewhat..;)
For someone who's not used to tS, you're probably better off waiting until 7.5's released [unless they do some sort of offer that includes an upgrade to 7.5]. The thing with 7 is...
Basically they coded themselves into a corner with the old architecture [tS 4.4 -> 6.6], so decided to start over from scratch. However, they realised they wouldn't be able recreate all the exisiting tools for the new code base within a short enough time frame to keep customers happy, so what they did is make a "bridge" that enabled them to use the old 6.6 code as 1 huge plugin [& also use pre-existing plugins with the old core] until the new "side" has all the tools recreated for it &/or improved. 7.5 is going to be a rather big update over 7.0 [you can see some details here (http://forums1.caligari.com/truespace/showthread.php?t=893)].

[Maggy]

I tried Bryce 4 once, came on a magazine CD a few years ago, wasn't keen on the interface. I got that freebie copy of Bryce 5 when they were giving it out... a couple/few months ago, still not impressed with the interface, & it's not exactly made for a dual monitor setup.


Aren't you a bit old to be playing dress-up? Download Failed (1)


I've never understood the attraction of buying other people's models to use. It's always seemed like taking the easy way out. Kind of like when a rich person pays an interior designer to decorate their house:

Visitor: Oh, wow! I love what you've done with the place, it looks amazing. You must have such a sense of achievement after all the hard work it must have taken.
Home owner: Well... actually... I hired an interior designer to do it.
Visitor: Oh. Well, it's still... nice...




Well I got into all this When I discovered Daz had acquired Bryce 5 and were offering it at a price I could just about afford.Then I got so interested I tried the completely free Daz Studio.I got Poser because I wanted to learn how to make clothing and hair(but it's proved harder than I thought).Now I'm ready to move on and I just got as I already said Cararra 5 Pro in which I hope to learn to make my own models.It's going ok at the moment as I've managed to buy a book and found lots of tutorials online.


Have you got a gallery anywhere of your truespace work by the way?

[Halcyon]

That reminds me of a piece of software that I goit back in the day free with PC Answers magazine where a man morphed into a frog and back.
You couldlload different fimages and morph them. It was pretty cool