There is one with a Collada file download option.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=24db45a97b5b8a616a12484fa9d9be10

With the help of the chosen one, Sybel, a vampire with a soul who fights evil can close the necronomicon: the book of the death.
Even so, she needs to find the chosen one first.

Her friends, Felicity, Jason and Catherine - helps her.

In the meanwhile, the reaper, a nasty demon from the underworld wants to find the chosen one too, but his only goal is to kill the chosen one so that Sybel will never find peace.

He promises Harry Brown immortality if he can locate and kill the chosen one.

Link removed

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Background information about the animation

General background info

When I create an animation I always keep the following key elements in mind:

1) The lightening of a scene
2) Props and backgrounds
3) Camera. Don't shoot a scene from one angle but also don't move the camera too quickly.
4) Movements of your characters, people in real life don't move slow therefor the people in your animation
shouldn't move slow either.
5) Sound ( sound effects, music). Even if you create a great looking scene, the finishing touch is always the sound.

About the animation
I always wanted to create the “Hotel of the death." It’s a story I wrote two years ago.
Hotel of the death is based upon a story I wrote in the early 1980s when I was a teenager. So in reality it’s a 30-year old story.

I now classify the hotel of the death as a mix with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and 24.

I was 14 when I wrote the original story titled “De zolderkamer”....

What can I say, I am Dutch ;-)

I am on a Low Budget, and one of the problems is that I don’t live in the USA :-( because I need American voices for my main characters. I don’t want them to have funny European accent, which was the main reason why I haven’t worked on the animation earlier.

Even so, thank god, there’s text to speech software and Morphing software to create all the voices I need. So I don’t have to worry about voice actors, and I use TTS instead. Of course: real voices are way better but it’s good enough.

And I still can do some real ‘emotions when someone needs to scream. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Dutch scream, right ;)

3D software
I mostly used Cararra Pro 7 + Pro 8 in combination with Poser 9.

Lip sync is done with Mimic Pro.

A few scenes are done with Moviestorm, a not so familiar tool to create animations.

I also used DAZ Studio 3.0 Advanced. I simply don't like DS 4, sorry. It really isn't my cup of tea, DS 4 I mean...

Special effects
The special effects are done with FXhome EffectslabPro and the video/sound editing is done with Serif MoviePlus X5.

Special effects

I decided to create most scenes for Hotel of the death in Carara Pro 7 + Pro 8.

3D models/ props
For Hotel of the death I used a few Google Sketchup models, that I exported as a 3DS file. I also created a few models myself
with Anim8or and Sweet Home 3D.

Used charachters :
Victoria3 (DAZ), Michael3 (DAZ), Victoria2 (Felicity), Alyson (Poser9), James (Poser9), SimonG2 (Poser9), Moviestorm (various background characters (in the last scene) + Harry Brown.

For the last scene, the one with the explosion, I created a simple mesh in Anim8or that I put behind a few buildings (like a bill board). In Cararra 7 Pro I used the "Explode" effect to let the pieces fly around in the scene.

I also used a green screen and created a green screen prop to use it in Carrara.

Carrara Tip
Did you know that you can use animated textures and uncompressed AVI videos in Carrara for a mesh? I just discovered that while I am working on Episode 2.

Sound and music
The sound effects are from www.freesound.org
Theme music:
Moviestorm

Music in the car:
Heart and shoulder from Heather Nova.

PG-rating : 13
This film includes violence and profanity

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Let me know what you think of this animation and you don't need to spare my feelings so you can say whatever is on your mind....

Arjey, if your model is this one, fleur de lis by Tesler and from what I can gather from your screen shots it appears to be the same one, I think you may have been removing the lines from the faces "tessellation". You can download the model in Collada format and drop it into Daz with no fuss, make sure you turn up all the opacity sliders to 100% and switch the display to wire shaded and you will see how the mesh gets constructed to work correctly.

Ive not looked myself, but alot of props I get from the google sketchup warehouse, then export them with an obj exporter plug-in. Might be worth a look ?

I am brand new to DAZ 3D softwares. I thought it would be a fun way to dive into Bryce and get my learn on by importing some models I've previously built in Google Sketchup. But... I keep getting this error in Bryce when trying to import:

An unexpected error has occurred (generic failure).

Software Versions:
Bryce 7.1 Pro
Google Sketchup 8 (free edition)

Exporting items from Sketchup as .dae files. I am able to import other .dae files into Bryce that I have downloaded from TurboSquid.

Any help on resolving my import problems would be greatly appreciated.

Re-texture any surface with transparencies to remove the transparency map and opacity settings.
Export your model as obj. (ignore invisibles, collect maps)
Use a 3d party OBJ import plug-in for sketchup, if you do a Google search you will find dozens of them.
Sketchup native Collada export appears to be unable to import models from Daz Studio or Blender that were exported in Collada format.

Thanks Pendria, as I said in my reply to Frank, I have used all the edge tools, and you forgot to mention the chamfer tool under the surface modeling tab, they all make a difference, although It seems I am having to adapt my modelling to the smoothing angle in Daz Studio.

@ JustmeNhere That is very good information, thank you for that.
Personally I use many 3d creation apps. Wings, True Space 7.61 beta8 and Sketchup are on the top of my list, Hexagon I like as it has I feel, good work flow capabilities and a smooth interface, a lot of apps. including the the afore mentioned 3 all have the ability to alter this kind of real-time and rendered smoothing, wings even lets you designate hard and soft edges, but that is another track.
Unfortunately as far as I can tell Hex, does not have this ability, it has various real-time light set ups but no way to adjust smoothing angle on the materials. which is a shame since it works hand in hand with Daz Studio with the capability to "send to daz" and vice versa.
My conclusion is that Daz Studios 89.9% smoothing angle, for me anyway, is far to high although there must be a reason for it, I think maybe as it predominantly uses organic shapes ie. humanoid, animal, plant etc but I maybe completely "barking" up the wrong "tree" with that hypothesis :)

Thanks bringho I agree

A case of trying too hard to get it right and not letting the software to do its job, it does not help that the original model I made was never intended for Daz it renders quite well in Bryce, Pov and Kerkythea,
Sketchup helps me model with very precise unit measurements easily you see, which I find important, not all 3d modelling software makes it quite so easy.
I was not planning to use it for Daz but am enjoying the lesson :)

As I figured bringho, being used to a different, lets call it "old fashioned" as I am, technique to produce a detailed model I am amused that I have to strip it down to make it look ok in Daz.
I wonder if anyone here uses Sketchup in their work flow to make props n stuff ?

Hello Daz Studio people

I am currently re-building a model of a ukulele that I made in Sketchup some months ago, I am mainly using Hexagon, with the intention of making a nice prop for Daz Studio and Poser, during the process I have come up against a few learning curves, as goes with understanding any new procedures. I made a post in the Hexagon forum concerning booleans and the way Studio handles them on "send to Daz"

At the moment I am trying to understand the way Daz Studio smooths objects on import, it seems that everything is defaulted to 89.9%, I am forever having to switch it down to around 45% in the surfaces tab.

As I say I have had to practically re-build it, as what I have found is my model, and my modelling approach is maybe too detailed and have had to take out loops etc. to adapt to this kind of smoothing.
I have not usually had to make a mesh less detailed to make it look smoother before :)

I wondered if anyone has had a similar experience and maybe will offer some words of advice and wisdom to help me finish this little project, I am hoping to give it away as a freebie. as I am the one usually downloading the free stuff.

Thank you.

That is pretty much true for all software is it not? If I build in Googles SketchUp only SketchUp users would get the same Size. Bryce or Hexagon or any other program would need a reference of some type would they not?

A/C Hero
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A woman & her daughter wait for a repairman to check out the A/C unit before going to a cosplay party.
Of course this guy is a hero, he came right on over when she called, he’ll know if it’s an easy fix or an expensive one. :)
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Woman:
Akio 3 #
Glamour hair - DAZ 2.3 free content
Gothic Lolita dress #
LD stockings for A3
Pumps #
Hello Kitty earrings
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Man:
DAZ model pack - Hiro 3
Exphair
Small Sins set #
Ppant pants by POSERMAMMA - link broke.
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Child:
Chibi Miku - Link bad?
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Scene:
Alley #
Street #
potted plant - RDNA freebie NLA
Moth on bush - 24 down *** MDC required item.
Rubber duck 10 down *** MDC required item.
Scooter #
Carry case #
cellphone - lost link
Coke cup - bottom of page
Free sky dome & lights from tutorial. #
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Sketchup models, not counted:
A/C unit
AC tester
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Poses by me, with a lot of dial tweaking.
# free site registration required.
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Software used:
Rendered in DAZ Studio 2.3.
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//EDIT:
As requested by Dollygirl, this is the unedited toon render of my second entry.
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For big go Here.

In fact I made the ukulele some weeks ago using Sketchup but as I wanted try and make a nice version for Poser or Daz Studio have had to practically re-build the darn thing, here is a cheap Bryce Pro render, just with materials, Bryce can be very forgiving on .obj imports.
If my old Dad had got me a Rickenbacker 330 instead of a uke I might not have been plodding around with 3D stuff and been very wealthy by now :P

Hexagon may be able to do this. Is Daz still giving it away fro free?

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/software/hexagon/hexagon-2-5-download-version/

Also Sketchup can create text but the free version limits export of mesh as "kmz" for Google Earth or "dae" Collada file.

Daz Studio can read "dae" Collada file and then export it as an obj mesh. However it may not be a clean mesh.

http://sketchup.google.com/

Glad you guys like the little bubbleship ;).
I'll confess, I haven't put as much thought into it as you might be crediting me for; I started out with Gillman's Sketchup model, and even though there's nothing of it here, I used it as something of a templete to get started, and that's where the broad wedge of the entryway came from. It appears that the opening was wedge-shaped, just maybe not as wide an angle as modeled here. That's okay with me - I'm good with explaining it as making a more 'filmable' craft ;).
As for the front 'hatch,' yeah, nothing of what we saw ever explained how that could possibly work, or even account for a hatch ever having been there! The interior trim of the cockpit wrapped around and out the opening, making it fairly impossible to ever have something that sealed that space, and the overall design just never lent itself to anything that could either hinge away or slide into the existing bodywork. It's possible that the vehicle was only intended for temporal/dimensional travel and never meant to be a closed design at all - maybe the fins maintain its alignment with the timestream or whatever ;). With all the power this thing seemed able to channel, maybe it even had a limited transporter/replicator device with the sole purpose of creating or removing the entry hatch :coolhmm:. If one were to spend some time on adding details not seen (and therefore, not truly eliminated), I could see the little craft having a set of tripod legs, with part of the hatch swinging down with a stairway, but that still doesn't really explain where the upper half would go, unless, as postulated, it was split in the middle and each section could nest inside the hull on either side of the doorway (but then it probably wouldn't have the vital equipment right there in the panels of the open entryway ... )
Ahhh, Treknology ... nothing is ever simple ... ;).

Well, here's a quick WIP - I needed Lazarus's timeship for an image I'm working on, and found a good Sketchup model of it online by Gillman, but it just wasn't refined enough for me (I'm really picky, I guess ;)), so I decided to model it from scratch.

Still need to finish the interior, and this seat is a placeholder from the Sketchup model ...

nitehawk_ltd said:

My last entry of the month.
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Backyard Barbecue
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Party on the 4th of July.
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The girls are Aiko 3
The girls T-shirts are A3-unDs #
T-shirt tex is Funny-unDs #
The guys are Hiro 3 (See Aiko 3 above).
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Girl facing:
June for A3 #
Mitsu Hair #
Shorts -> Downloads -> clothing -> A3 set at bottom of page.
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Girls back:
Elwing for Aiko #
Shorts - top row on right.
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Guy on left:
Jamie hair 2 down
HL Jeans
Pants tex #
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Guy on right:
Short layered hair
Small Sins set # retextured
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party supplies:
BBQ grill #
Italian restaurant table #
Table
Plates #
Cake 5 down
Big burger - 4 down
Watermelon & lettuce Trumarcar freebies
Cooler Trumarcar freebie
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Background:
House #
Beach chair #
Free sky dome #
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Items with broken links:
Holiday Room table & chairs - DAZ 24 days xmas, day 3 - Daz old forum page. - Link on page bad.
Flip flops # - rendo - bad link
Harmony And Discord Boots by Adzan. - Link lost.
Potted plant - RDNA freebie - NLA
Couch - link lost
Soda cans - BionicRooster - no link.
Sunset Skies 01, Bryce-made by KickAir8P - no link.
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Paid items:
T-shirt # retextured
Lydia hair #
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Some sketchup models, that don't count:
Heinz ketchup
Mustard bottle
Vlasic pickles
Mayo (pickle jar retexured)
Propane tank
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Used the lights that came with the house, plus 3 spots under overhang.
Poses by me, with a lot of dial tweaking.
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# Free site registration required.
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Software used:
Paint Shop Pro 7
Rendered in DAZ Studio 2.3
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For big go HERE

another snakes one in under the gun, nice bbq nitehawk, tons of freebies

nitehawk_ltd said:

My last entry of the month.
.
Backyard Barbecue
.
Party on the 4th of July.
.
The girls are Aiko 3
The girls T-shirts are A3-unDs #
T-shirt tex is Funny-unDs #
The guys are Hiro 3 (See Aiko 3 above).
.
Girl facing:
June for A3 #
Mitsu Hair #
Shorts -> Downloads -> clothing -> A3 set at bottom of page.
.
Girls back:
Elwing for Aiko #
Shorts - top row on right.
.
Guy on left:
Jamie hair 2 down
HL Jeans
Pants tex #
.
Guy on right:
Short layered hair
Small Sins set # retextured
.
party supplies:
BBQ grill #
Italian restaurant table #
Table
Plates #
Cake 5 down
Big burger - 4 down
Watermelon & lettuce Trumarcar freebies
Cooler Trumarcar freebie
.
Background:
House #
Beach chair #
Free sky dome #
.
Items with broken links:
Holiday Room table & chairs - DAZ 24 days xmas, day 3 - Daz old forum page. - Link on page bad.
Flip flops # - rendo - bad link
Harmony And Discord Boots by Adzan. - Link lost.
Potted plant - RDNA freebie - NLA
Couch - link lost
Soda cans - BionicRooster - no link.
Sunset Skies 01, Bryce-made by KickAir8P - no link.
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Paid items:
T-shirt # retextured
Lydia hair #
.
Some sketchup models, that don't count:
Heinz ketchup
Mustard bottle
Vlasic pickles
Mayo (pickle jar retexured)
Propane tank
.
Used the lights that came with the house, plus 3 spots under overhang.
Poses by me, with a lot of dial tweaking.
.
# Free site registration required.
.
Software used:
Paint Shop Pro 7
Rendered in DAZ Studio 2.3

Better late than sorry!. Nice fun render.
:-)

My last entry of the month.
.
Backyard Barbecue
.
Party on the 4th of July.
.
The girls are Aiko 3
The girls T-shirts are A3-unDs #
T-shirt tex is Funny-unDs #
The guys are Hiro 3 (See Aiko 3 above).
.
Girl facing:
June for A3 #
Mitsu Hair #
Shorts -> Downloads -> clothing -> A3 set at bottom of page.
.
Girls back:
Elwing for Aiko #
Shorts - top row on right.
.
Guy on left:
Jamie hair 2 down
HL Jeans
Pants tex #
.
Guy on right:
Short layered hair
Small Sins set # retextured
.
party supplies:
BBQ grill #
Italian restaurant table #
Table
Plates #
Cake 5 down
Big burger - 4 down
Watermelon & lettuce Trumarcar freebies
Cooler Trumarcar freebie
.
Background:
House #
Beach chair #
Free sky dome #
.
Items with broken links:
Holiday Room table & chairs - DAZ 24 days xmas, day 3 - Daz old forum page. - Link on page bad.
Flip flops # - rendo - bad link
Harmony And Discord Boots by Adzan. - Link lost.
Potted plant - RDNA freebie - NLA
Couch - link lost
Soda cans - BionicRooster - no link.
Sunset Skies 01, Bryce-made by KickAir8P - no link.
.
Paid items:
T-shirt # retextured
Lydia hair #
.
Some sketchup models, that don't count:
Heinz ketchup
Mustard bottle
Vlasic pickles
Mayo (pickle jar retexured)
Propane tank
.
Used the lights that came with the house, plus 3 spots under overhang.
Poses by me, with a lot of dial tweaking.
.
# Free site registration required.
.
Software used:
Paint Shop Pro 7
Rendered in DAZ Studio 2.3
.
For big go HERE

Casual said:

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Darcie accidentally discharges a bottle of water on Amy.

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Scene build in Daz Strudio 3 Adv.
transfered to blender using mcjTeleBlender
tweaked and renderd using Blender-Cycles

items in the scene

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two glasses and a bottle by Teknology3D & France
http://kctc.francemi.net/KCTC_Beach_2010/shops_02.htm

Garden Table by Ulven
http://www.sharecg.com/v/21950/View/5/3D-Model/Garden-Table

Beach #57 Cyclorama texture by HoboBo
http://www.sharecg.com/v/63090/view/11/Poser/Beach-57-Cyclorama-texture#

Pergola Paradise by SAM'S 3D
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=65018

Water Bottle Prop by AdamThwaites
http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_37.htm

Texture maps for balls ( beach ball ) by RobinWood
http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/FreeStuff/Textures/TexturePages/BallMaps.html

Candy Box by elleque
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=55788

Pepsi Soda Bottle by Laz
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b6e511e727e6f317f4bdca145ed48dc6&prevstart=48

football ball by papus3d
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=68615

Aiko3 bikini bottom (lingerie) by Tofusan
http://tofusan.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/download.html

Mitsu Hair for A3, part of the Anime Star Fighter bundle
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/anime-star-fighter/

Aiko4 by Daz 3D
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/aiko-4-base/

balustrade - mCasual/Jacques
not public (yet)

cyclotron - mCasual/Jacques
not public (yet)

splish effect - made using mcjTracePath and mcjPscht.dsa - mCasual/Jacques
https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts/mcgtracepath-for-mcjtracer
mcjPscht.dsa - not public (yet)

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other items in the scene

Aiko3 by Daz 3D
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/aiko-3-0-starter-pack/

Aiko4's top - Casual Outfit For V4 A4 G4
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/casual-outfit-for-v4-a4-g4/

Aiko 4's bikini top by Daz 3D
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/victoria-4-2-complete/

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Wow...mcj...good to see you entering. Love your scripts.
:-)