Hyper Glass Comments

#10

A good comment Martinā€¦

It must be the Revolver call that is causing issues for non revolver people. Typically though, if a user doesnā€™t have a specific plugin, EI tells them and then you have the option to strip it out. Normally, that shouldnā€™t cause you to crash. I included a non revolver copy of the model in the scene file to compensate for that, but for whatever reason, thatā€™s not working and EI crashes. I guess Iā€™ll need to take some corrective action and generate a new scene file without Revolver at all and email it out to everyone who purchased the tutorial, post it in this thread, and then update the zip file online.

Concerning editing. We intend to continue refining our presentation skills and as we get more proficient at this, things will improve. The Hyper Glass tutorial is intended as both a solid instruction piece for the user and a testing product for us. Hence the low $15.00 price tag.

#11

Iā€™m now going to watch your free presentationā€¦! :wink:

Martin K

#12

Hey Chaps,

I am really very sorry about the crashing project, Iā€™ll be sure to come up with something tomorrow and get it to Brian.

Best,
Ian

PS. Richard, itā€™s on the list :wink:

#13

I enjoyed the tutorial, and watched it again before posting here.

The list of key points on the right side of the screen is a very nice touch. I also think youā€™re right Brian, having the instructor on-screen is a good thing, please donā€™t change this. Including a Photoshop file showing the anti-aliasing settings was also helpful.

For the future, perhaps a small document summarizing the various Material settings, although the description while setting up the project is probably sufficient. I learned a lot, including the fact that you can turn specularity down to Zero and still have Specular reflections. Apparently adding a map over rides the zero in the amount slider, who knew!?

Well done Ian, well done Brian. Looking forward to more.

#14

Very well done! Keep presentation as is. Well prepared with stills ready to show.
Seeing Ianā€™s face disturbed me at first but I got over itā€¦ :wink:
Good job Ian! Keep it comming!

#15

I just bought the tutorial yesterday after reading this thread and must say, for me as a beginner, the presentation is very well done and i learned a lot. I agree with Kurt that a small summary should be included to memorize the various settings better, anyway exellent job done Ian! Keep up the good work.

Regards
Stefan

#16

Thanks Stefan,

I think there should be an additional file called checklist.jpg that contains a list of things to consider/ do when creating glass or reflective objectsā€¦

Please let me know if this wasnā€™t included with the rest of the files. This might be the summery you are after, but if not, Iā€™ll strive to do a something additional next time.

Cheers,
Ian

#17

Good tutorial even for long time users.
itā€™s good to see other peopleā€™s formulas for various materials.
Good work Ian.

My only problem was getting the settings optimized for maximum Jam :wink:

#18

For those of you seeking an updated project file for Hyper Glassā€¦ you can grab it here:

www.paralumino.com/downloads/updates/HG_update.zip

#19

Cheers arketype :slight_smile:

Now everyone will have to go buy the tutorial in order to get the joke :wink:
Ian

#20

ItĀ“s included. But what i meant was like a short reference file for the many settings in the material tabs etc., so that you donĀ“t have to stop the video every time to write down these informations. Just a thoughtā€¦

Regards
Stefan

#21

Hi Ian, the HG prj crashes when the models are loaded. Iā€™m using 6.5 on a PC.

Martin K

#22

This is strange, It works for meā€¦

Could this be the whole .zip .sit problem again?
One of them doesnā€™t work well with EI filesā€¦ Brian could you try the other?

Cheers,
Ian

#23

Pulled down the file, expanded it, opened it. Works good. Recompressed. Zip only. Should be ok. Let me know.

#24

I agree that a tutorial on GI would be jake. That is the hot item now.

SH

#25

just add .fac to ā€œbulbā€ and ā€œGlass and fluidā€ and EIAS should load fine.

Ian, PCs seem to be picky with file extensions. Give the kids a name! :wink:

uwe

#26

Heheheh,

Interestingly, those files are not facts. Iā€™m pretty sure they are saved out profiles from Trestleā€¦

Glad it works though!
Ian :slight_smile:

#27

hmmm, they are listed as model filesā€¦
memory is a strange animal, another coffee? :wink:

#28

Yes please.

Youā€™re right :slight_smile:
Ian

#29

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