Create units with OpenFX

Don't know what the ringframe is that your talking about. I've not had any problems with flicster.

Anywho...
I've had an annoying problem that I've finally found a solution. Thought I'd share with you.

I don't know if the problem is how The Morpheous set up the template file, but that's where I found the problem. When rendering to GIF there would be an area of "off magenta" colors along the top border. This same area is present in BMP's (only visible in 256 colors) but is usually edited out when applying the unit pallete. However, I needed to have shades of black to magenta for an explosion and so the spot was present. NOTE: This problem was only in the SW and one other direction.

To solve the problem I selected light1 opened the size keyframe and changed the cone angle from 15 to 45.

Also, another tip I've learned. If you want to use a postpro laser or lens effect on some lights, change your ground color to black. The effects won't loose color as they pass from the unit to the ground. You will need to be prepared to do some pallete adjusting and possibly filling in some pixels if black also happens to be in your unit. If you use Pedit, you can place the black where the magenta would be and reserve one spot to move the black of your unit to once you've completed your storyboard.

BTW I forgot who said it many posts ago, but thanks for letting us know about OpenFX rendering all frames to BMP when a range is selected. I didn't think it would do that and had no desire to render each frame individually.

If anybody can find a way for OpenFX to start counting with 0000 instead of 0001 so that I can import straight to SBB without renaming my sequence. Attack and Default are fine as the last is usually identical to the first anyway, but Death is of course NOT.

I know they provide the source code for OpenFX. It would be great if somebody could modify OpenFX to render as a CivIII Flc. Something like OpenFlicster... Too bad I don't know any programming....
 
Tzar Sasha said:
If anybody can find a way for OpenFX to start counting with 0000 instead of 0001 so that I can import straight to SBB without renaming my sequence. Attack and Default are fine as the last is usually identical to the first anyway, but Death is of course NOT.
Here's a link to a Bulk Rename Utility called BRU that I use for that :D
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22983,00.asp
 
Tzar Sasha said:
If anybody can find a way for OpenFX to start counting with 0000 instead of 0001 so that I can import straight to SBB without renaming my sequence. Attack and Default are fine as the last is usually identical to the first anyway, but Death is of course NOT.

SBB has a little check box labelled first = 1. This starts the sequence with 0001 rather than 0000 (might be latest version only).

Another trick to avoid renaming is to put a 0 on the end of all your .bmp names, so they have the correct amount of 0s for SBB
 
The Great Apple said:
SBB has a little check box labelled first = 1. This starts the sequence with 0001 rather than 0000 (might be latest version only).

Another trick to avoid renaming is to put a 0 on the end of all your .bmp names, so they have the correct amount of 0s for SBB
OpenFX removes all numbers at the end of any file-name and replaces it with the frame number whic is very annoying :)

I never noticed that about SBB - thanks! :goodjob:
 
muffins said:
OpenFX removes all numbers at the end of any file-name and replaces it with the frame number whic is very annoying :)

No it doesn't. It does cut off the end of file names if they are too long (but I don't know how long too long is)
 
Nobody's taken sides, dude. We just don't want a bunch of off-topic flamings toward a person obviously trying not to argue you with you. Calm down, it's only a website. To associate a simple post with his political views is a misguided assumtion, and a very rude one at that. Please stop posting here unless you have something to contribute to the thread (that's on topic)...

Anyway, on topic now, thanks for the link muffins, that'll help a lot. Usually I'll put the name of the animation (i.e. death, attack, et cetera) and then a "0" right after, and with death's and defaults and such I can usually copy the first frame and rename it "0000". That won't work for running animations, so this is a very useful tool... :goodjob:
 
rug_00 said:
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You seem to be confusing 'posts' with 'threads' and 'threads' with 'websites'. You also seem confused about how forums work. Forums are there for discussion and the exhange of ideas. People can start threads but no-one owns them.

If I was to post a new civ-unit in a new thread and then banned people from posting there, it would not only be completely unreasonable and ridiculous, it would also be 100% against what these forums are for :goodjob:
 
Tzar Sasha said:
Don't know what the ringframe is that your talking about. I've not had any problems with flicster.

It's not an actual problem with flicster just a problem with the west direction that is present in seeminly every unit (ever the firaxian ones) it's also why some people have had problems with thier animations if it's less than 8 frames. Heres the explanation of ring frames in the flicster thread Post #5 (all of it :eek: )
 
I fail to see where he attacked you on this thread. As for the other thread he was correcting a mistake of yours and worded it very badly. And if you are upset about all the comments on the other thread just ask a mod to delete the comments.
 
What site?!?! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!?! You only had a thread, and he makes one little freakin' comment, then you flip out... You're obsessive. A simple emoticon would've have been the most you would've needed to get across your point. But instead you decided to come here and annoy everyone with random, meanigless, dribble... You're a distraction, an annoyance, and just plain psychotic...
 
Fine, see if they give a rat's arse about it either. "No further comment"? HOORAY!!!

EDIT: I'm going to be quite so I don't get myself banned (as he almost assuredly will, either for this or other outburts which are sure to happen)...
 
A Viking Yeti said:
What site?!?! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!?! You only had a thread, and he makes one little freakin' comment, then you flip out... You're obsessive. A simple emoticon would've have been the most you would've needed to get across your point. But instead you decided to come here and annoy everyone with random, meanigless, dribble... You're a distraction, an annoyance, and just plain psychotic...

Annoy is not quite the word I am looking for. :mad: :rolleyes:
 
TO MarineCoprs: The word I was lookin' for would've gotten be banned... :p.

TO rug_007: Why don't you add yourself to that list, as you're the most belligerent person here (other than possibly me, but I didn't start it :lol: )...
 
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