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    [Plugin] Camera Recorder v1.7.2 UPDATED May 23, 2013

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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
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      • R Offline
        rod1233
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        Chris
        This is the result :
        Error Loading File clf_camera_recorder.rb
        private method gsub 'called for nil: NilClassprivate method gsub!' called for nil: NilClassError Loading File clf_camera_recorder_loader.rb
        private method `gsub! ' called for nil: NilClass

        I am very sad because I did that I had that tool

        Note: In this strange problem I succeeded for the first time and then I got this problem.

        rod

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        • K Offline
          KXI System
          last edited by

          Can you have anyway for this plugin to export as a movie file too?
          If you can thanks! but I know its gonna be hard.

          Getting the perfect sig is hard...

          Google it!

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
            last edited by

            @Rod - ok, I think I know a surefire way to fix your problem. I'll try to get a script out tonight or tomorrow. But I am going to disable the script's ability to remember a location to save the image files, since that is what seems to be causing the problems.

            @KXI - I agree that would be cool. If I implement it will probably cost something.

            Anyone out there know a free ruby library that compiles sequence images into a video? Would I be able to do it with the command line mplayer? Or doies imagemagik support anything beyond animated .gifs?

            Chris

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            • R Offline
              rod1233
              last edited by

              Chris
              I am waiting for what will be the solution
              And thank you

              rod

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              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                Chris Fullmer
                last edited by

                OK Rod, try this one now. overwrite the clf_camera_recorder.rb file that is inside the clf_camera_recoreder folder.

                Also, it should pop up a little message while loading. I would like to know what it says on your system. Thanks!

                Chris

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                • K Offline
                  KXI System
                  last edited by

                  ok, but Chris can you at least tell me a free program that acts like Quick time pro (the feature that this plugin uses)?

                  Getting the perfect sig is hard...

                  Google it!

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                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                    Chris Fullmer
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                    Yes, a few pages ( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=23517&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60#p208742 ) back Charly mentioned a free program. I meant to ad it to the first post, and never did. It is called Imagen:

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                    Try that one!

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                    • R Offline
                      rod1233
                      last edited by

                      Chris
                      We have succeeded, my friend
                      Thank you for all the efforts 😍 😍
                      You are truly wonderful
                      Thank you again

                      rod

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        Great, now I need to clean up the scripts for you again so they stop popping up windows everytime you open SketchUp with messages to relay back to me.

                        Also, what does the pop up window say in it?

                        And check back here hopefully today for an update on the scripts for you

                        Chris

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                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                          Chris Fullmer
                          last edited by

                          OK, well I cleaned it up very quickly and here are the 2 new scripts. There should both work on your system. And you should get no more pop up windows. Thanks for being patient with me as I de-bugged this for you. I am going to go back and remove all other test files I uploaded now too since I don't need other people to download them. But I will leave these up in case someone in the future has a system with your same needs.

                          Chris


                          clf_camera_recorder_loader.rb


                          clf_camera_recorder.rb

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
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                            @pixero said:

                            Chris, have you tried LightUp? Could you implement a flyaround mode with inertia like in LightUp?
                            It would be so great to fly around smoothly and record scenes and then use that for both SU lines and LightUp.
                            Pleeeeaaase? πŸ˜„

                            I need to look into this. I do not have LightUp. If his flythrough is just a flythrough tool, then you should be able to activate the camera recorder, then use his flythrough and then stop recording when done. Maybe?

                            Chris

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                            • PixeroP Offline
                              Pixero
                              last edited by

                              I've tried that way but it would be much easier to do it in Su's ordinary view and then use that as a animation in LightUp to get a perfect match between SU lines and LightUps render.

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                              • K Offline
                                KXI System
                                last edited by

                                I would like to ask a very interesting question.

                                For renderer's like Twilight that can be used in SU simple scene animation, can your plugin tool adapt too?
                                This would benefit me before I decide to get a renderer.

                                Thanks,
                                KXI System

                                Getting the perfect sig is hard...

                                Google it!

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
                                  last edited by

                                  I'm not quite sure I follow. Are you asking if outside renderer's can use the flightpath created by this plugin?

                                  If so, I think the answer is yes, since my flightpath can be exported as a series of scenes - 1 scene per frame of camera path. So as long as a renderer can be set to render one frame per SU scene, then it should be able to take advantage of the camera recorder path.

                                  I asked if anyone would be interested in testing this back a while ago when I released the most recent version, so far no one has tested it to see if it works though.... πŸ˜’

                                  Chris

                                  Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                                  • K Offline
                                    KXI System
                                    last edited by

                                    @chris fullmer said:

                                    I'm not quite sure I follow. Are you asking if outside renderer's can use the flightpath created by this plugin?

                                    If so, I think the answer is yes, since my flightpath can be exported as a series of scenes - 1 scene per frame of camera path. So as long as a renderer can be set to render one frame per SU scene, then it should be able to take advantage of the camera recorder path.

                                    I asked if anyone would be interested in testing this back a while ago when I released the most recent version, so far no one has tested it to see if it works though.... πŸ˜’

                                    Chris

                                    No you got it wrong, Twilight is inside sketchup renderer. I won't mind being the first one to step my foot out to do so.

                                    Getting the perfect sig is hard...

                                    Google it!

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                                    • plot-parisP Offline
                                      plot-paris
                                      last edited by

                                      @kxi system said:

                                      Twilight is inside sketchup renderer. I won't mind being the first one to step my foot out to do so.

                                      well, then it should most definitely work. for if it runs inside SketchUp, Twilight surely can use SketchUp scenes...

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                                      • C Offline
                                        carlosxela
                                        last edited by

                                        can you render the videos created here with vray for sketchup???

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                                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                          Chris Fullmer
                                          last edited by

                                          I believe the answer is yes. What this script can do is write a scene for EACH camera frame. So you would set it to record at say 30 frames per second. Then when its done recording, you press a button and it will make a scne for each frame. Then V-Ray should be able to render one image per SketchUp scene.

                                          So far no one has posted a test video that shows it, but I'm pretty sure its possible. I'd like to see a test video of it if someone has done it.

                                          Also, this script has an update sitting around that I just need to review and get posted. So if you download it now, check back until I get the new version posted (hopefully this weekend).

                                          Chris

                                          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                                          • B Offline
                                            bentleykfrog
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi Chris,

                                            This plugin is beautiful, especially the scene creation and curve creation as these make it possible for integration with other animation plugins like flightpath. However I think I noticed that on my first export that the field of view changes from what is currently set in sketchup to Sketchups default 30 degree FOV? Is it possible to conserve the field of view, as I prefer to have a more natural 55-70 degree FOV.

                                            thanks again

                                            -niall

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