animated video

[Ron_Bruins]

Hi,

I ran into this video on youtube and was wondering if it would be possible to create such a video/animation with twilight...
http://youtu.be/EIwdPxLz5uc?t=3m10s

Starts from 3.10 for the 3D part...

Regards,
Ron

[Chris]

Cool video. The issue would be more about finding a plugin for SketchUp that can do that level of animation! Twilight can render whatever is in SketchUp, but doesn't provide geometry animation directly.

[Fletch]

I agree with Chris' comments. If you can animate it in SketchUp, Twilight can render it.

[derei]

If you can animate it in SketchUp, Twilight can render it.

Sorry for being off-topic
You should use this as motto, it's cool!

[Ron_Bruins]

Wondering what software they use though...

I tried today a bit with SU and the proper animation plugin, then rendered it with twilight, but eventhough this might pull it of in a way, it will become too complex for SU to handle I suppose.

[Fletch]

I'm sure it was Max or Maya.
There's no way SketchUp could handle that kind of video. But if it could, Twilight could render it.

[kalli]

We were involved in a round about way for something on this scale several years back.

The software used was primarily AutoDesk "stuff" - almost a bit of everything in their program array - and some very serious render farms.

There were ocean shots, "buildings growing" - everything you see here and more along with some shots that incorporate "live" models; also work by one or two Hollywood special effects studios.

Total budge was somewhere in the 300-K range. It was for a Japanese firm. Took about a year to complete and there were 30-to-40 people working almost full time.

It's a huge undertaking.

[Ron_Bruins]

I'm sure it was Max or Maya.
There's no way SketchUp could handle that kind of video. But if it could, Twilight could render it.

So twilight is up to autodesk level, only SU is the bottleneck here
The chain is as strong as the weakest link