SimonAndal:
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Dude it's Sintel. And The Blender Foundation's got more tech and training than the all the "animators" in Nigeria put together. Dude those guys created Blender!

OKX: @oyb
lol. R u for me or against me?

Well, dats y i wanted to clarify wot we r specifically talking about.
If d issue is seeing a professional n worthy demoreel, then hi end workstations r nt imperative.

A screen grab from within ur app serves just fine.
Wot d pros will b looking for is d quality of d animation consistent wit d principles governing animation, not all d perks n effects dat wow d audience.
Ive been tested wher camera movt n textures were forbidden

Lots of 3d apps ,run on ur average workstations wit a decent card. Animation Master and even Autodesks Motionbuilder will give u real time playback even with ur Ikeja 70k lappy.

If d issue is a fully rendered hi res finished work complete wit sound, lol, dats a diff ball game.

So again, wot r we talking abt?

dollypi:

You are right, it's Sintel. I had a nagging feeling I didn't get it right. Thanks. That's how collaboration works! The level of skill at the beginning is irrelevant. The point is everyone become better through interaction. And does it really matter if they have more tech than us? You have to start from where you are. They didn't get to where they are now in a single day.

By the way, I and some other guys have started "3ds Lagos", a Lagos based 3ds Max user group. The European 3ds Max rep for EMEA is in full support of the group, and will be providing whatever support Autodesk can muster. It's completely free to attend, and is meant to provide a meeting point for people using 3ds max where ideas, techniques and industry news can be shared. Chaosgroup is also offering a fully functional commercial V-Ray 2.0 License as a prize to a winner from the group for any competition we hold.

In relation to the price of software, if it's Autodesk, you can get the free educational license. There's even a version for the unemployed artist/architect/special effect professional, etc as well. It's fully functional, no watermark, and is valid for 3 years. That is what I use, and no problems at all with it. Just check the Autodesk site.

1supremo: I need the license key for 3ds Max 2010. I just installed a 30-day trial version. I'LL APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASSSE!

DON'T IGNORE MY PLEA. PLEASSSE.

Goldenheart: We are coming up with something......watchout hencock inc.

SimonAndal: It's sad to say, but it's the truth: Nigeria's got no CG presence! And only 1 in 100 even knows what CGI is all about. I'm sorry but it's true.

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PhenomenonVFX:
@chronique
Firstly, I think that is the most hideous animated character reel I have ever seen. Secondly- haba guy!- u had to go steal someelse's animation school logo to market ur 400,000 naira animation training course. That caveman logo u used belongs to The Animation School in SouthAfrica. Let's just hope ur students are far more stupid than I am. And I read somewhere where u said u spent 4 million naira learning computer graphics and animation, I have got to say u are either not entirely truthful or a very slow learner. No disrespect. I cant even boast of spending up to 50k learning animation (and I am still learning) but my characters are far better than that on ur reel. I think it is time we graphics artists and animators started taking ourselves seriously and stop all this plagiarism; using other peoples model and other peoples animated scenes and passing them off as our own so that people can call us "badt guys". Character animation is one of the hardest things to do in CG. It takes a lot of time learning, hardwork, reading and observing to get it right. It is science. It is arts. It is not for every Tom, Dick and freaking Harry. But when u pay the price of learning and doing ur homework, u always reap the reward of fun and probably fiscal pay-offs too if that is the ultimate goal for u.

SimonAndal:
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You spent 50k learning animation? I learnt for free. Never spent a dime, 'cause there are TONS of FREE tutorials online. TONS!

dark-sider:
@phenomenonvfx. saw som of ur videos on youtube, u re tryin but u need to try mooooooooore.

SimonAndal: Maybe you're learning from the wrong masters, 'cause the masters I know don't charge for their tuts.

dark-sider:
@ phenomenonvfx: yeah u re rite. me askin u to try more is because frm wot i saw on ur utube channel i am doin beta dan u. so, i was only
tryin to encourage u. no disrespect. check out maverickstudiosng.com . in less than 2wks they will b publishin two short 3d animation
movie. yeah we all need to try more but wot i saw in ur utube channel, haba . i like d fact that u said character animation is hard it shows u
no wot u re into. keep it up