PDA

View Full Version : Cinema 4D R8.2 & Latest Messiah Demo

Leonardo Vega
08-19-2005, 12:12 PM
Hello,

I'm trying to use C4D R8.2 with the new Messiah demo. I noticed the demo had a "C4DR8" plugin dir, so I copied it to my C4D plugins dir. I followed the steps in the Messiah guide. Everything smooth, but I noticed that everytime I try to load a messiah file with a char not created in C4D (a sample scene), it will ask me if I want to connect with host. I hit yes and when I go to C4D the model is not displayed and then if I try to select the model on the navigator, C4DR8 will crash (everytime).

Then I tried using a C4D character, connected with Messiah, badda-biing-badda-boom, I see my character in Messiah. I bone him and animate him, but when I go to C4D and scrub through my animation, although he animates, he also spins in circles... wierd.

Any suggestions? Thanks :D

- Leo
Leonardo Vega
08-19-2005, 07:42 PM
I'm starting to get the feeling that the "live host connection" feature in Messiah is not all to stable. Am I right? Seems like the only app that more or less works well is Lightwave. I was really hoping to use Messiah as my character animation tool for C4D, but I think I might have to wait some more. I know I can use Point-oven-pro and the MDD reader, but that's a negative in my workflow. I don't like having to merge my scene many times to see the updated animation.

- Leo
Suricate
08-19-2005, 10:41 PM
Hi vegabros,

your impression is right that the live connection with messiah isn't very stable. With LW it works best, but even then not a 100% reliable. But using PointOven is quite convenient: MDD Reader (for C4D) as well as the PointOven Reader plug-ins (for all the other apps) read the MDD files "on-the-fly", so you only need to export the MDD data from messiah (which is a one-click operation) to update the animation in the other app.
Julez4001
08-19-2005, 11:23 PM
Plus this pipeline is used in amny of the big house.
They have their own pointcloud data process.
PointOven is just one you can buy.
Even with LW stable connection, I perfer the PointOven way.
Leonardo Vega
08-19-2005, 11:23 PM
Will these plugins work with the demo version of Messiah? Also, the MDD reader says Cinema 4D 8.5 or higher... I have 8.2 :(

- Leo
Julez4001
08-19-2005, 11:24 PM
No. if they did then you would have no need for buying it.
Leonardo Vega
08-20-2005, 12:47 AM
Kinda stinks, it's hard to see how practical this workflow would be without testing it. I would rather have a Messiah 30-day trial :)

- Leo
Suricate
08-20-2005, 09:02 AM
It might be possible that MDD Reader also works with C4D v8.2, I have tested it only with v8.5 and above. So I would suggest that you just download the plug-in with the sample file and check whether at least the C4D part of your intended pipeline works.
CGTalk Moderation
08-20-2005, 09:02 AM
This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.