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CobraX

10-30-2003, 03:20 AM

Hi All,

i have been trying to Export and import an animated camera from XSI to Maya with XSI2Maya Camera http://www.xsibase.com/netview/tools/sp_animation.php?detail=362

But man!!! I never get animation when i import ito Maya. Would anyone have any idea on how it should be done, what should be selected in XSI for the camera animation.???

Thank you so much in advance:)

Xavier.

thomas123

11-04-2003, 02:55 PM

I don´t know XSI2Maya, but have you already tried to plot the camera and then cut it, so that the keys are not in the aim, but in the cameraobject itself?

I´m also making a movie in XSI, that is rendered in Maya (Renderman). I export everything with filmbox.

ThE_JacO

11-04-2003, 03:12 PM

if nothing cuts it just do it the simple way.
plot the camera and camera interest movments into curves and get the curves into maya to re-constrani ur camera

marci2001

11-05-2003, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by ThE_JacO
if nothing cuts it just do it the simple way.
plot the camera and camera interest movments into curves and get the curves into maya to re-constrani ur camera

yes, or constrain an object to your camera and another one to the interest, dotXSI export their animation, import, reconstrain and PRAY...
(I know it sounds smelly, but sometimes hackin'n'slashin' is the only solution)

M

antongranik

11-07-2003, 10:12 AM

Yesterday we had the same problem. And as well as I remember the guys exported dotXSI and worked it out in DeepExploration.

antongranik

11-10-2003, 08:44 AM

Heh, here's the problem. DeepExploration doesn't see the camera's animation. And here's the solution. Create in the scene any object with animation for the whole scene length. And DE will see the camera's animation immediately. :)

cybotic

11-10-2003, 08:49 PM

Hey all

THanks for using our script. Sorry its been giving you problems.

The Maya side has some issues (are you all using 5.0??) which I'll fix this week. I'll post here when its sorted...

*insert usual gripe about being busy and not having enough time and updating website etc here*

Cheers!

Cybotic

http://cybotic.net

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edit* - Looks like I fixed it.... Can someone send me any .x2m files for testing, as I no longer have access to XSI

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