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3 Dimensional Chat / A Gunblade WIP

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Maindric
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Posted: 4th Aug 2012 06:31 Edited at: 5th Aug 2012 03:56
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Hello all, this is my first major 3D model in, well, a long time. I am video recording myself 3D modeling a gunblade a friend of mine drew many years ago. I want tips on this model, and what I can do better. After watching it myself, I noticed I have an n-gon on the blade, I am aware of this. If there are any other tips, I'd greatly appreciate it. All C&C is welcome, even if you think it sucks.

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Part 1:
http://youtu.be/sQf6k_ES_AM

Part 2:
http://youtu.be/iLGyJ2LDod0

Render after part 1:


Render after part 2:


Here is the reference image:


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Maindric
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Posted: 4th Aug 2012 06:35 Edited at: 4th Aug 2012 07:26
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Anyone know of a good video editing software? Preferably free? All mine renders the outcome with crap quality..

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 4th Aug 2012 13:52
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Nice weapon! Never seen a gun blade before.

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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 4th Aug 2012 17:58
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I can't wait to see this model. I LOVE the gunblade.

As for the video software, you should probably check your compression settings on your current software. Render it with a lossless codec or something. The compression is probably the cause of the bad quality.

http://www.3dartistonline.com/user/Travis%20Gatlin
You can find my latest work here. Please comment on my work and tell me what you think!
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Maindric
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Posted: 4th Aug 2012 21:02 Edited at: 5th Aug 2012 02:38
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I know that it is the compression, it's Windows Movie Maker. I set it to max, as in, 20MB a second, and the only codec they allow.. The other one I have won't render above 720p..

@Pincho

Also, Squall in Final Fantasy VIII uses a gunblade, that is where this is inspired from.



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MrValentine
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 08:55 Edited at: 5th Aug 2012 08:56
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No idea where you got that pic from but the guy needs a kicking...

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also... WMV has never let me down so what settings are you using?

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Maindric
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 09:17 Edited at: 5th Aug 2012 09:19
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Yeah, I noticed that they used the FFVII logo, and the gunblade is inaccurate to the game, but I just showed it as an example.. I am using 24 MB/s at 1080, the second video I hit share directly to youtube, the first one I compressed than uploaded, got the same quality. I have no idea why is is getting low quality like that. I don't really want to upload the 2 hours and 20 minutes of video online, that will give max quality, but the WMM is just losing quality...

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MrValentine
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 09:29
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Did you not install Windoes Live Movie Maker? It is improved...

Also which OS are you using?

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Maindric
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 09:38
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I am using WLMM, and Win7 Home Premium x64.

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mr Handy
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 10:56
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You could find gunblades in Oniblade/X-blades/Blades of Time

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MrValentine
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 14:13
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You can choose Zune HD or direct for YouTube... What CPU have you got? If you like I can encode it for you using professional encoding... You can just upload the raw video to DropBox or my ftp server...

But I always find WMV the best format for quality... So something must be going wrong for you or youtube has notpocessed an HD version yet...

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Maindric
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 21:08
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Youtube processed the HD version. I am using WLMM to speed up my video, and that is where it needs to encode it I believe, and I did direct to youtube, and a custom profile with max settings, both wielded the same results. I am about to do some test files to get try to maximize quality..

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MrValentine
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You might find the export to youtube settings hardly ever involve HD... I found this in other programs...

Hope you find a solution soon...

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Maindric
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Posted: 5th Aug 2012 22:30
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It uploaded in 1080p, but the encoding they used lowered to quality...

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MrValentine
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They use .mp4 for HD typically...

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