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Title: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: tagan on October 18, 2008, 08:50:13 AM
My first video in terragen 0.9x
script: terranim
787 Frames 320x240
Detail 80%
Render setting: Atmosphere 25% - Cloud Shading 50% - AA: no
Render time: 39min

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey5PkwnPu5A

if I have a script of 2000 frames, how can I render 2000 frames in 2/3 days?

if I run the script again, starts again from the first frame  :-\
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: rcallicotte on October 18, 2008, 09:24:06 AM
Very smooth.  Nice job.  I like the terrain you were working with.

Don't know the answer to your question.  There must be a way to identify the number of the frame where you begin the desired animation.
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: MacGyver on October 18, 2008, 10:56:40 AM
Very nice job! :D I still like TG 0.9 because of it's simplicity :P :P :P
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: Matt on October 18, 2008, 02:03:01 PM
If you want to continue rendering from frame 788 onwards, you can edit the script file in Notepad or some other text editor. You need to do two things: 1) delete all the lines that correspond to the frames you don't want to render, and 2) change the number next to the InitAnim command (change it from 1 to 788). You need to do both these things to make the script correctly render from 788 onwards.

Matt
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: jo on October 20, 2008, 04:56:41 AM
Hi,

I guess you're using the PC version, but the Mac version lets you resume an animation from a specific frame in the Script Setup window.

Regards,

Jo
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: tagan on October 20, 2008, 06:06:57 AM
yes, i'm using the PC version. editing the script file, everything worked.  :D

thanx
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: Alf15000 on October 20, 2008, 03:25:54 PM
Nice work ! To render more quickly, use a multi-core processor. With 4 cores, I can render 3 Terragen 0.9 pictures at a time and use my PC normally...
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: tagan on October 20, 2008, 04:18:08 PM
Quote from: Alf15000 on October 20, 2008, 03:25:54 PM
Nice work ! To render more quickly, use a multi-core processor. With 4 cores, I can render 3 Terragen 0.9 pictures at a time and use my PC normally...

you are right. I had not thought of this thing..... i've a QX9650 quad core extreme   ::)
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: rcallicotte on October 23, 2008, 03:16:48 PM
 :o

Quote from: jo on October 20, 2008, 04:56:41 AM
Hi,

I guess you're using the PC version, but the Mac version lets you resume an animation from a specific frame in the Script Setup window.

Regards,

Jo
Title: Re: my first anim and 1 question
Post by: MacGyver on October 23, 2008, 03:47:05 PM
Reminds me of something... ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z0Ia5jDt4