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MIMIR Telescope/Carrier Animation
Psawhn:
I hate triple posting, but here's the previous rendered sequence with the static/rewind added.
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~djetowns/public_html/misc_files/UFO_AI/MIMIR_final110001_0940.avi
Winter:
I like it, it's great. The zoom box is perfect, the effect is great, it's finally clear what's happening. Maybe you have time for one or two final tweaks:
1. The static on the rewind section looks quite weird, and not recognisably like static that you might see on rewinding something. Anything you can do?
2. I don't think the second pass zooms in quite far enough. Just a wee bit more to bring the Carrier more in focus would be nice. Remember that the video is going to be shrunk to play in the UFOpaedia.
3. Could you add a timer in one corner? This would be great to help bring the point home, and having it run very quickly would help show that the footage is time-compressed.
Regards,
Winter
Psawhn:
Here's the newest version. I still have to figure out how to fix those weird star shapes, but overall it's probably almost ready.
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~djetowns/public_html/misc_files/UFO_AI/MIMIR_final13_0001_0920.avi
The weird static is actually caused by the xvid compression. The raw files look more like this:
I actually kinda like the distorted look of the compressed version, but I admit I don't know what rewind-static would actually look like with digital video.
I also just realized I made the timer compressed during the fast-rewind, but I forgot to reverse the timer! :P I'll fix that right away.
Edit: Fixed timer:
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~djetowns/public_html/misc_files/UFO_AI/MIMIR_final13b_0001_0940.avi
Winter:
Is that grid effect in the latest version intentional? 'Cause it kind-of detracts from what's going on on the screen.
I think it's great, my only remaining request would be to make the timer faster, I want to see the first two digits go up a few points from 50.
Regards,
Winter
Psawhn:
The grid effect was an experiment. I guess it didn't go over too well. Here's a try with the grid set to only 10% opacity.
The timer was also originally in realtime. (Useless trivia: the camera orbits the Earth in realtime, too.) I sped it up x3 as you asked.
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~djetowns/public_html/misc_files/UFO_AI/MIMIR_final14_0001_0940.avi
You can still go ahead and be really picky if you want. ;) For instance, there's a weird star shape in the second sequence (that can be called a nebula). and the clouds seem to disappear for some reason.
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