when will XL 8 be available?

[kiwi]

I dont know about siggraph,but I remember Rick said he would keep us up on new news over the coming months on XL 8 new features,so I would say it could probably be 3 - 4 months away yet,or even longer.



Stu.

[LucentDreams]

Those of us who know can't really say anything right now. Sorry.

Maxon has made a few official statments about what to expect for XL 8 and despite rumors no release date has been announced. Thats all we can offer at the moment.

[MJV]

Looks like Spring 2003 is a safe bet.

[ThirdEye]

RickBarrett wrote:

<<The announcement said "more info in the coming months" and SIG is in the coming months so you can draw your own conclusion there >>

I hope so...

[Grey]

The dates for Siggraph is around July 21-23?

<---onpinznneedles...

[bunk]

Originally posted by MJV
Looks like Spring 2003 is a safe bet.

Now your being optimistic, not your style ;)

bunk

[imashination]

Originally posted by MJV
Looks like Spring 2003 is a safe bet.
Later this year, as already announced.

[MJV]

Originally posted by bunk


Now your being optimistic, not your style ;)

bunk

What the heck. My resolution is to be more positive and upbeat! :D

[MJV]

Originally posted by imashination

Later this year, as already announced.

It will be nice if you meet that announced deadline, but not that big of a deal if you don't, as long as you finish by spring.

[MJV]

Not to turn this thread into a feature request thread, but I'm very excited by the work that is being done on the CA tools, though I don't know the details, I have to trust it's being done right. But I am also concerned about two features that I think are essential for me to have in order to complete a movie with Cinema. File Referencing and animateable clothing with motion dynamics or soft cloth. File referencing because a group of people have to work simultaneously, and cloth because well the reason is obvious, isn't it?

Anyone can tell me about plans for these?:wip:

[LucentDreams]

:shame: :shrug: :shame: :shrug: :shame:

[RickBarrett]

SIG is July 23-25 in San Antonio, Texas. From what I hear, the water's subsided and the floods have moved north, so we should have fabulous 100 degree weather with 97% humidity. So as you can imagine, CINEMA 4D won't be the only thing hot at the show.

- Rick -

[LucentDreams]

Ahhhh yes yes and you all make me sick with your I'm going to SIGGraph stuff, when do I get to go, never and why, well even if I could ever possibly afford it (perhaps ushering I hear they will fly you in courtesy) but I have no time at all with my film and teching the yeear before and being a poor student before that, its just not fair .





I hate you alll.....


I'm going to mope.......


at school......

doing work........

alone.......

sniff...


sniff......

allergies.....


really.

[Stephan]

Don't worry, Kai... you're not the only one NOT going... I had the chance to go to siggraph, but my wife said "no"... poor bleeding me....

[LucentDreams]

whoa just noticed the new CGtalk logo and such, wow, I kinda liked the subtle less in your face look. Well Stephan, you and I can go pout but know what we know elsewhere for a while eh?


anyways While everyone is in the Sig mood I'll pout and do some goo ol fashioned drawing for some classical animation, should have some linetests for you all in a day or two.

[ndat]

Who needs Cinema 8 that just means Ill have to shell out more money I dont have...

-- I like the bouncy guy:bounce:, Adam

[LucentDreams]

Hey, Welcome Ndat, interesting models you have, though they need some better lighting to show off the models and textures.

[Stephan]

Who needs CINEMA at all? Let'S all work with clay and stop motion ;) I like Ray Harryhausen ;)

[Grey]

How many UNDOs do I get with Clay? :D

[Stephan]

Who needs UNDOs??? ;)

[LucentDreams]

oh come on now, admit it you all have one day or another thought "man if only I couuld undo that one thing, like that stupid thing you said to the beautiful girl on the street (assuming you get out and actually walk on the street, and the unlikely chance there is a beautiful girl you get to talk to there. )

[Grey]

Beautiful Girl?

I don't think my wife would like that...

I wonder sometimes how many undo's she has....
hmmmm

[Grey]

But waitaminute...

I managed to bring in some great news about a character animation system coming to Cinema4D at long last (what we've allwanted for a long time) and nobody's noticed... :(

[Stephan]

I don't notice and comment on anything that has to do with XL 8 before I'm allowed to ;)

Yeah.. I know that girl-story... I go like "Whew!" and want to undo just before my wife slaps my face...:wip:

[LucentDreams]

boy I think I am a baby in this place, only 20 and no girl to be wrapped round the finger of. The incident I mentioned was partly brought up because well sure enough it happen\ed today and I am still wondering what I was thinking.

[Stephan]

Ok... so you said something like "Errr....................." or "HEy baby... wanna see my 3D collection?"

UNDOUNDOUNDOUNDOUNDOUNDOUNDO....

[neilyb]

Always test the water first! Something like "Wanna see my subdivided polygon?":blush: :blush: Undo...close file....delete...

[Caravaggio]

I don't feel like making a new thread for this so I'll put it here. Are there any render boxes that support c4d? I haven't really looked at them, I read an article about one pinnacle had that supported max and maya a long time ago, made me wonder...

[ndat]

Hey if your a baby Im a fetus Im olny 15 but I do have a girl friend so I guess i some ways Im ahead of you : ). j/k Oh and if your wondering how Im so yong and have cinema 4d it was because my progress through the grades was somewhat accelerated and Im now taking a class so I got a discount :surprised lucky me. THis 3d stuff turned out to be one of the hardest damn things expesially since the teachers a moron.

[LucentDreams]

If you want two good teachers, I will be going back in August to Teach as an Artist in residence again as soon as I graduate, and I will be teaching with the man who taught me, of course you will have to move to Edmonton Alberta Canada hope thats not a problem lol. I started using strata at school when I wss fifteen, and was using Nendo and XL at sixteen, and mirai a little after that. I was teaching XL at ninteen, and now I just turned 20 and am on the beta team.

Of course I could try and brag, but there is always that Donovan Kieth Kid, you know the one with th Character animation plugin for XL that he made while in highschool at fifteen, I'm not sure if he is seventeen yet I don't think so. He's a really great and friendly guy, and teaching XL and and Character animation as well.

[ndat]

Wow lol I didn’t realize that people starred so early... On the Newtek board everyone was old and wrinkly. Canada actually isn’t that far away per say but that would me jumping schools midway through and that would be awkward especially when Im not going to school to do this. Im going to be a chiropractor --unenthusiastic yeah -- :( :( :(

so the student becomes the teacher, hehe that could be intereasting :twisted: flunk him muwhaaaaa... j/k unless he deserves it :)

[ndat]

Just wondering whats the beta team?

[LucentDreams]

basically the guys that ets it out and make sure that XL 8 is what everyone is looking for, and makes sure it works.

[marcom]

so... you think xl8 is coming along well?

he he, just alpha testing the beta test team... ;)


curiositykilledthemarcom

[kiwi]

Hahahahaa.....good one marcom :scream:


Stu.

[LucentDreams]

I'll just say that being at animation school working on a film all day, I spend hours on XL with no sleep talking with people from all over but mainly germans all night, Ironically I get to spen little time with the north americans which is odd.

[Stephan]

The germans are just testing harder than the north americans ;) Just a joke...

[LucentDreams]

maybe, but for me Iget home typically an hour before the german ofice opens

[neilyb]

Sounds to me like they need someone who can speak German and lives this side of the pond ....."ME! ME! PICK ME!!!!"


....and is going back to school this year to do a HND in Multimedia (providing his application form gets there, finds a referee in time and quits his job in time....lol" all this at 28......I feel so old around you kids......! But did manage to finda college that uses XL 7 for all its 3D work.......but uses Mac's....lol.

[Stephan]

What kids? I have two months untill turning 28... (goddam... I'm just too old...)

[LucentDreams]

I could have recommended a great highschool, lol but I don't know any post secondaries other than the ciniversities, so where might you be attending

[neilyb]

I'm going back to England for a bit to do this....Leeds...city of culture.....YEH RIGHT!
Well kids I'm actually (if we are getting picky about this) 29 in 3 months.....ner ner...I am the grandad!

[ThirdEye]

I am in the middle.... 23 years old :p

[kiwi]

Originally posted by neilyb
I'm going back to England for a bit to do this....Leeds...city of culture.....YEH RIGHT!
Well kids I'm actually (if we are getting picky about this) 29 in 3 months.....ner ner...I am the grandad!



Sorry dude I will be 33 in about a week or so :D ....aw crap that makes me Grandad doesnt it :annoyed:



How long have you other guys been using 3D?,I have about a year and a bit under my belt,and about 5 months with ani,had Cinema ART previously to XL7.


Stu.

[LucentDreams]

somewhere in the four five year area, lots of sculpting, acting singing dancing and drawing before that though.

[Stephan]

I'm doing this 3D hobby now for almost 3 years... but Cinema now for about 2 years and a bit... unfortunately it is still a hobby, trying to do some in my job and use 3D for projects, but we're short of time...

[LucentDreams]

you know its funny when I first started classes here studying classsical animation I thouhgt that 3D would be the faster of the two, and yes I guess in someways it is but seriously, I can pop a quick sketch of a 360 pan of an interior with decent perspective before I could do something as detailed in 3D no problem. But 3d is just so time consuming I find now it is much easier to draw it then model and render it.

[slouchcorp]

Im 30 sorry i dont say much on the forums more of a lurker:eek:

been 3ding for nealy 2 years started with bryce then cararra :thumbsdow

finaly the happy world of cinema.
Im luckey i get to use it most days i do gfx for a living, only problem is i can never get the motivation to do my own progects when i get home.

mike.:D

[kiwi]

Kai sculpting is something I always wanted to have a go at,but I find with that kind of thing that I forget to sculpt everything that juts out first and work your way back :) ......you mean sculpting with clay right?


My perspective skills are not what they used to be.Now I see most straight lines with a big bow in the middle {its a brain thing} and I cant draw symmetry anymore either it just gets all screwed up,but perspectives is something I need to spend some time on thats for sure :)



Mike hows it going bud :D .....dont just lurk,lurk and participate :D



Cheers

Stu.

[slouchcorp]

Hay stu hows the land of the long white cloud.

I know i should be more active i'd like show things to get help but i cant realy as its for work.

I was working on a reacent progect where doing a series on carl foggertys new bike team (superbikes)

And i had the full cad modle of there new bike befor anyone elce to use in our gfx that was cool i guess i could show that.

Mike.

[slouchcorp]

And a early test render of the bike. Man 50k limit bummer

mike.

[kiwi]

The land of the long white cloud is still long and white with occasional showers and grey patches :D



That bike sounds really cool bud.......dont post anything that will get you in trouble though eh. :)




We have bloody elections here at the moment {huge overwhelming yawn}...I just cant wait for the long adverts that will be coming {large dose of sarcasm} :)


You can catch up on home at nzoom.com.......have you heard of that site?,I am assuming you have :)


Stu.

[slouchcorp]

Hay

Actuly no i havent ill check it out later.

Man that compression looks crap any better way of getting files down to below 50k?

mike.

[kiwi]

Nice job :thumbsup:


I might be wrong but the photo has the light source from the right or the lit area to the right of the bike and the bike shadow is also on the right but the shadows light source is is mid left......you already know this though eh? :)



Cheers

Stu.

[slouchcorp]

HEHE smart ass :surprised

it was just a quick mock up for the producer they have no idear but your right i didnt give it any thought *slaps himself on wrist*

cheers mike.

ps how can i get my sig up?

[kiwi]

Try Photoshop save for web Mike.I can usually get away with med compression and come in at around 46 - 47 k.A couple of times PS has told me I have a 48k image,only cg talk says...oh no you dont thats 52k....I hate that :annoyed: You can also if you have the time use an alpha in PS and load it in save for web and optimize that way as well,but ya 50k is a pain in the bum if you dont have web space :)


Stu.

[slouchcorp]

can i link pics from my own space?

[kiwi]

I think your sig is via your CP user options panel :)



Smart ass :D ....hahahhaa

[kiwi]

I think ya you can.Its robably also in the user panel I would think.

[kiwi]

Hhahahaaa "robably".....getta load of me...hahahaaa :scream:


Stu.

[slouchcorp]

Cheers mate

I still cant find anywhere to put a sig must be going daft:hmm:

mike.

[slouchcorp]

LOL that late night delerium setting in then:bounce:

[kiwi]

Ya its almost 3am here now :)


It might not be in the options panel then Mike.Someone here will know.



I will message you with my addie in case you want to have a chat about something sometime bud :D


Stu.

[slouchcorp]

Sounds cool mate.

Hay do you ever play yahoo Pool?

get to chat and have a game of pool at the same time.

mike.

[kiwi]

Now that sounds like a bit of humor,I have never played though....wont burn out the rest of my anti matter that used to be grey matter will it..ie it isnt really hard is it?



Stu.

[slouchcorp]

no its realy easy just log into yahoo set up an account then go to games you can then set a game up with mates.

its fun.

[marcom]

and time consuming... ;)

[slouchcorp]

youve got that right:p

Cool thing is doing graphics we get render times to play, iv had my boss come in and tell what shot to take :thumbsup:

mike.

[kiwi]

That does sound cool :)



If I sign up for an account its not going to generate a ton of spam in my in box is it?


Stu.

[ndat]

off the subject a bit lol : )

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