Matrix style 'raining' code

[TimWoods]

combustion 2 has 2d paricle effects with the matrix set up as a default effect. Instant effect. Not sure how to do it in max tho.
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[Marsel Khadiyev]

I would make multiple characters (that you want to appear dropping down). (in MaxScript) Randomize their X-position, increment their Y-offset over time with a little random number added.

Then apply a falloff material to make that fading effect.

Just what I can come up with off the top of my head.

[mikethomas]

Thanks for the tips guys, some very helpful advice indeed

.:beer:

[fabriciomicheli]

Hey!
there's a tut on 3D y Animación Site (http://www.3dyanimacion.com). I thinks it's in spanish but could be helpful I think...

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[thorn3d]

The matrix code letters do not "drop" from top-to-bottom. They simply change from character to character, and don't actually more at all.

The "movement" is a wipe which reveals the characters. Study the movie closely and you'll see the differencce.

thorn

[Daz]

I'd make an avi file with text that moves down at a quick rate and apply it as a texture and an opacity map, i'm pretty sure animated textures work.

[Aldaryn]

Well, IMO neverwake was right. The matrix code canot be reproduced following a "drop sheme", its different. More "computer like", like you would "animate" in text mode. :)
Once, I wanted to do some animation like that, a scene built up with the matrix code, just like Neo saw the world in the final fight of the first episode.
At first, I'v etried to do it with a bunch of particles, and failed. Than, tried to do it with ThinkingParticles(from CEBAS) but - again - failed.
And than came a really simple, solution: First, back than, I was a real Matrix fan (damn that 2nd episode... damn...) and collected a bunch of Matrix code like screensavers. The "official" screen saver is, so to say, crap, useless, but there were some really nice home made matrix codes, and I only had to record it with a desktop movie capture app. (don't remember witch one...)
After this, some converted the avi into separate jpg-s, and extarcted the "opacity" with a few lined PS script. (Action...)
That was all. And to control the visibility of separate lines, I used animated gradient ramps.
It worked well. Only thing though, I was a jerk at UV mapping than. (Now, I'm a lesser jerk...) so the whole concept ended as a Ctrl+Del

Good luck!

- A.

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