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TrueBlue
08-17-2006, 08:23 AM
G'day everyone,

I have a 2D space scene which zooms in and on top I wish to animate stars flying out of the centre and at the camera - like the Windows XP screensaver but faster.

I created starfields in Photoshop and will use Final Cut Pro to animate the 2D images, by zooming-in/scaling, rotating etc. So i'm thinking how I could give a more 3D feel by having some stars shooting out, layed over the 2D images in FCP. Whether I do the zooming stars 2D or 3D i'm not sure, but I have access to Lightwave 8.5 and 3dsmax 6 with beginner knowledge. I also have access to Aftereffects with absolutely no experience at all :).

How would one go about achieving this idea, with my level of knowledge and a short amount of time?

Any help is appreciated, I'm new to animating such as this and so I'm interested in what today's methods would be.

Thanks!
Peter.
Michael3D
08-18-2006, 09:16 PM
Hi,
If using 3dsmax you can use Spray or SuperSpray to emulate
the hyperspace effect.
(Create>Particles>Spray or SuperSpray)
If you chose Spray go to the Modify panel
and you can use these numbers
or experiment with your own:
Viewport/Render count:200
Drop Size:120
Render: Tetrahedron
Timing:Life:100
Emiter size: any number but big
enough to fill your screen

Then create a camera facing directly to the
spray emiter but not too close.
Link the Spray to your camera.
Give a material with bright Self-illumination
to the Spray object.
That's it. Good luck.

Michael
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