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wsterdan Thanks heaps!
This was so much fun to make thanks to FilaToon and the fast rendering with Filament, and thanks to Face Mojo for G9 which is what I used for the face movement and lip sync. I've got to put that last one to use more and test things out more. 
Thanks for sharing your animation tests with FilaToon and Willow - they're looking good! I'm glad to know it's fun and a relatively fast process for you - I agree!
Can someone explane to me how to embed a video in the way all of you are doing it.
I mean with a picture to click on and then it will lead to youtube for example.
when i put the url into a video link I get just the url as a text.
The forum search function was absolutely no help.
thanks in advance.
Aki3d I'm not sure why your "before the invasion" video in your previous post didn't embed. I just put my youtube url in a post and when the comment posts, it turns into an embedded video. Let me try with one of your videos. I remember coming across your videos some time ago and watching many of them, and will just say your skills are insanely impressive. Chapeau! I just went through them all again. Invasion, Hot Rod Holiday and Ghost Ship are great!
This is Aki3D's fantastic "femme fatale (short film) 3d animation". Was this done with DAZ3D assets in Iray? Or was it rendered with some other engine?
Hats of for the soundtrack and all the foley work. The storytelling, scene, camera work and editing is spectacular. I always enjoy reading about an artist's background, the why of a project and the journey. So if you're willing to share more, that'd be very interesting.
@SapphireBlue
thank you for the nice words. "Femme Fatale" was rendered with DS (Iray) and Twinmotion (unreal engine) for the backgrounds (forest, streets etc) and some vfx in post with After Effects.
I've composed and played the score and made the foley. The idea behind the project was telling a quiet complex story without words.
The editing was very important for the story. It's about the last moments in the life of a man. Some scenes are real, some are memories and some are just near-death hallucinations.
I've used some old school editing methods from the film noir era which I like alot.
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Aki3d Thanks for sharing those details! I'm very partial to visual stories without words - the experience is very immersive and meaning comes at you from different pathways. It's a fantastic way of telling a story. Well done.
So, don't use the insert link option, just paste the url in the post. (I tried it the first way - and that indeed doesn't seem to work.)
Invasion
Now it works. Thank you @SapphireBlue
In this video everything is rendered in DS. All the animations are handmade keyframe animations without any preset usage.
The sky is a time-lapse recording I've made from my balcony.
All these little micromovements from the soldier in the beginning have been very difficult without motion tracking.
A big challenge was also the interaction between the sky and the light which shines or not shines through the leaves
which is done in big parts in post with After Effects blending two different renders, made in two different light situations.
I found it the easiest way of making the timing of the light change realistic as possible.
That's a lot of work, @Aki3d! Also, it's really cool that you did the music and foley yourself. In Femme Fatale, the arrangements fit the noir vibe so well — piano, strings... really nice! Lots of effort, haha! I think that kind of thing gives a project a lot of personality. I’ve also worked on a project myself — a short film — where I composed the music and did part of the foley too (some elements I recorded myself, others came from libraries), because of that I understand all the effort you did. And I read that @SapphireBlue did music too. This is nice!
Very impressive! Thanks for sharing.
Hello! I made an animated short film called "Un Regal per l'Aina" (in catalan it means "A Gift for Aina"). The music is composed by me too. The short film is 20 minutes long, and I worked on it for two years.
It's not published yet but in case anyone wants to check it out, here's the link to the trailer ^^
Trailer:
Does anyone know are there mimic files for Daz Horse 2?
wow, very nice! Looking forward to the full release, thanks for sharing the trailer. What software did you use?
Not that I'm aware of. The DAZ Horse 2 doesn't have any phonemes, but you could take a Mimic .dmc file and edit it (it's a simple text file) to match some of the DAZ Horse's mouth morphs (there's "Open Lips", "Open Lips2", "Open Mouth", "Open Mouth 2", "Part Lips", different smiles (open and closed), etc..
You can also use the same morph at different amounts (e.g. 50%, 100%) for different phonemes to have some variety.
It'll take a little experimentationg, but it's pretty quick and easy to do.
it works OK with the default mimic file
I noticed Horse 3 needed a bespoke one though so whipped one up in Mimic Standalone
but oddly it's not working in DAZ studio, I am puzzled
on video you can see it works in Mimic
it probably will on the Cr2 I exported too
I can export a pz2 for it but missing many moves
Thanks, Wendy, I never thought to just try the default file.
Hi wsterdan! I use Daz Studio for the scenes, animation (timeline) and render (Iray) and Blender for create my own morphs and custom assets. I also create my own textures and customize the ones from purchased assets. Thanks for your comment, in two weeks or less I will upload the entire short film :D
Thanks for the info, looking forward to it!
@wsterdan, I never realized it was that easy to edit those mimic files, thanks for the tip.
@WendyLuvsCatz, I'll try the default mimic file first and see how that goes, I should have thought to try that first, thanks.
Just to keep the record straight, *I* got that tip years ago from Wendy, she rocks!
I got it from someone else but I don't recall who
I still find the Mimic standalone program much easier
Horse 3 however like many things has the morphs scattered between head and body so a bit more complicated either way
One of the latest videos I made for a client. A lot of fun making it!
Everything is made in DAZ Studio and no premade animation has been used.
Aw, man, I was rooting for the little guy.
Fun stuff, as always, well done! Thanks for sharing.
Hello everyone! A few weeks ago I uploaded the trailer, and now I finally managed to upload the full short film to YouTube! It's called "Un Regal per l'Aina" (which in Catalan means "A Gift for Aina") and it's about a girl who can't find her place in the world. I think many people, especially artists, can see themselves reflected in this story. I worked on this short film for two years, and I also composed all the music. For me, it was worth it just for how much fun I had making it, but if someone else enjoys it too, that would be an honor for me.
I'm sharing the YouTube link in case anyone wants to watch it. Thank you very much!:
(By the way, if you want to watch it, I recommend turning on subtitles to understand the dialogues, because the original language is not English. And of course thank you very much, and enjoy!). ^^
I just watched your movie, and I have to tell you, it was amazing!!! Now, I can't give an opinion about the music, as my computer doesn't have any sound, but I really really liked it! The animation was very smooth, and the story with all the little stories in it really kept my attention. Seriously, the only thing that I wish was different, is that I really wanted to see someone, anyone, give Aina a hug at the end, but that just shows how relatable the character is ^_^ Well done, and thank you for posting it!!!!!!
lovely animation
I really liked it, thank you for sharing it. And the music really compliments the animation. I look forward to see what else you make next.
Thank you very much for your comment Fae3D! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. A fun thing is that I started this project because I wanted to make the soundtrack for a movie and since no one would hire me I decided to make the "movie" myself hahaha. I'm working on new stories, and one of them, about friendship, is a continuation of Aina's story... and I'll just say that there might be a hug there, hahaha.
WendyLuvsCatz and FrankTheTank, thank you very much for your comments too, I'm very happy that you like my work ^^ Warm greetings to all! ^^
I posted this animation over at the "Render your buys" thread but I think it works here.
This video is a quick WIP test of using some assets i recently acquired from the "Daz Otlet" sales.
There is still a bit of cleanup to be done but getting the story board and flow layed out.
Asha 9 in dForce Steampunk Engineer Outfit based practice animation.