Printable View
i was surfing me some youtube, and i stumbled upon (not using stumbleupon) a video with some impressive ink effects, does anyone have experience with making these kinds of effects?
youtube example of what i'm talking about
also, i should mention that the one that piqued my interest the most is the fireball.
If its fireballs you want, watch the video of Chris Carson's presentation at the convention. (Flame extension). The video should be available in a few days or so, courtesy of Chris Street.
its not fireballs per se, its the effect, where the ink trails it.
also, that video was done with a demo version of MMF2, so he wouldn't have the ability to install such an extension.
it just looked like overlapped (or alpha'd) objects with the Add ink effect
the trailing was probably done by constantly creating flame objects at the fireball's position, then shrinking them
do you think you could elaborate on that??
Where can I find that? Sounds like a neat extension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah
it's probably something like:
Every (some small value)
--> Create: "Trail"; [at] 0,0; [from] "Fireball"
Always
--> Trail - Add to Alterable Value A: 1
--> Trail - Set Scale to: 1.0 - (Alterable Value A("Trail")/10.0)
Alterable Value A of "Trail" >= 100
--> Trail - Destroy
sorry i should've been more specific, i knew how to do that, i don't know how to do the ink effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by xyzzy
It isn't available to the public yet. I must watch the video myself to find out exactly when :) (Too busy sorting food and stuff out with the hotel to catch everything)Quote:
Originally Posted by LazyCoder
okay, i've figured out how to use the ink effects themselves, but how does he make them glow like that???
bump.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadpixels
i don't want this thread to be lost to the *gulp* second page.
Try making an object thats bright at the center, and fades to black at the edges, then give it the additive ink effect.
If you have MMF then use of alpha channels can be used also.
Then you constantly fade them to black using programming, and when thier semitransparency is 128, destroy them.
Put an 'every' event in, set the timer to a low value, and in that event, create the effect away from the object you want to have the trail.
thanks! one quick Q though, what would i use to make that fading object? all i use (more or less) is mspaint, and GraphicsGale.
I wouldent be able to recommend anything, ive never used more than the functions built into TGF.
(Those work too)
Use the Gimp. Basically just Photoshop, but free.
i've got the portable version of that on my flash drive somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by LazyCoder
would a gradient have the same effect?
It should. You really have to just try and see if it works for you, there really isnt any single way to do it.
Yes, a gradient would have the same effect. There are various ways of making a light source effect, depending on the speeds your aiming for. One way would be to Subtract a dark gradient from a backdrop, which would make the darkest parts of the gradient brighter, towards the center.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadpixels