DaJuice Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Hey, who here is doing the 3DBuzz 101 course? Has anyone seen the module 2 VTMs, and are they worth enrolling for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 yeah i did most of module one and then gave up on it. some of it was really good, but other things i simply found to be silly. and the scoring system i think sucks. it just doen't really suite me personally and i'd rather choose what i want to learn rather than having to complete certain modules before going onto the next, to me it's like being in school. if that doesn't bother you, then go for it. i honestly think, do what you want to do and if you get stuck...well easy, just visit odforce, sidefx forums or the list. i've never seen a question not answered. this way you learn and do what you want. module 2 looks cool with all the simulation stuff, but so what. you could easily suggest a simulation idea as a challenge or simply ask people about little bits that you get stuck in. i personally find this method better. also the place is nowhere near as lively as it initially was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 If you don't want to do the assignments and wait for grades, you can buy the videos on DVD from Buzz for like 50 bucks. Check the store on his site. I think DVD I has the module 2 videos on it, but best to talk to someone there to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJuice Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Ahh, thanks for the info guys. I saw the list of the module 2 vids and it looked impressive, not just introductory stuff. I was just wondering wether it was worth it having to go through module 1 to access them. I checked out the store and it doesn't seem to have what I was looking for, I've already seen the VTMs that are on those DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 http://sv1.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.p...?threadid=54581 Check that post. In the breakdown it clearly shows that DVD I contains the Modue 2 Houdini vids, Special Effects I and Advanced Special Effects I. I think Special Effects I is everything up to the Spring SOP video and Advanced special Effects I is the Tornado stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJuice Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Ahh ok, here's my understanding of what the individual vids of module 2 were... http://odforce.net/forum/index.php?s=4bf8d...435&hl=module+2 I take it the Issue # on that list corresponds to the VTM # in arctor's post. My mistake, I just glanced at that stuff and thought they were individual vids. Kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I've seen some posts on cgtalk recently that Jason Busby was having a hard time keeping (making) the site self-financing, and so he had to tighten up the grading system and focus on the big popular apps and such. I've seen some of the 101 courses and they're pretty cool; they're pretty excitable people and it rubs off in their videos. I hope they keep going! We need 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 All the more reason to buy the videos. The media and the shipping costs money but if you buy the DVD I'm sure there's a couple dollars left in it for the site, or you could do a 3 month member sponsorship. I'm pretty sure those videos are available for DL to member sponsors without having to go through the class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukich Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 i saw module 2 and it looks great! A lot of particle stuff, creating and different ways of animating the tornado, reactive animation, sprites. It's very cool and very informative. Well worth 50 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJuice Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Ok, I just placed the order. Now I just need to wait patiently, which is hard for me because I have no patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynbo Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I hope you bought the best of dvd I and II package it was the best deal and you get some other stuff as well. They are good tuts and should help you out . They have all of what is offered on the course mods 1 and 2 and then some. cheers Lyn Caudle Visual Effects Swiss Army Knife Janimation www.janimation.com bye the bye check out our Area51 game trailer that we just finished. Its on our main page... Well right now it IS our main page.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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