[Tutorial] Smooth Animations from Sketchup - WIP

anglaret · 19 Mar 2008, 06:14

Paul
could you re-establish the link with your tutorial please, I would like to see it
Thanks - Marc

Paul Russam · 19 Mar 2008, 08:39

Umm, I don't seem to be able to get on the su.porta.ca site

I've set you a PM

Gaieus · 20 Mar 2008, 08:08

Hi Marc, Hi Paul,

I hope you have received Coen's board PM about Kelly's server and the transfer of the content into the current SCF server. I hope everything will be available again soon.

Paul Russam · 20 Mar 2008, 13:23

Thanks Guys, thought it was something along those lines.

StarWarsKnower · 22 Mar 2008, 14:37

The tutorial won't work. I click on the link, and it comes up in a new tab, then says 'HTTP Coulc Not Be Found'. Everyone says it is so good, I wan't to see it!

Gaieus · 22 Mar 2008, 14:47

@starwarsknower said:

...Everyone says it is so good, I wan't to see it!

True it is a great tut - be patient, please; the srever change is just being done (as you can read in your PM).

Paul Russam · 22 Mar 2008, 19:05

OK, here's an updated Tut with the first part of the Premiere stuff in it.

kannonbal:
I've always used TIFF's and for some reason never really got used to using PNG's.
I actually had to look and see if Premiere actually imported PNG's and Low and behold it does!! Whether it will import them as 'Numbered Stills' (See the revised tut) is another matter.

As for the "dreaded moire" well that's the next bit I've got to do in the tut!
Here's it quickly:
Select the sequence
From the menu select CLIP/VIDEO OPTIONS/FIELD OPTIONS
Select 'Flicker Removal'
Repeat for every Sequence (Very tedious)
Drag into the time line and export.

EDIT:
Final tutorial linked here (from later post below)

Paul Russam · 22 Mar 2008, 19:06

Done a bit more this lunch time and its now on a prototype SCF template.

Edit:
Opps sorry about the quality of the images in the PDF, I squidged them a bit too much.

EDIT:
Final tutorial linked here (from later post below)

Paul Russam · 22 Mar 2008, 19:06

Here's the first finished version:
Tutorial
Its a 1.2mb PDF

I'm going to add more stuff in regard to adding titles, effects, editing etc. but not just yet.

Please be critical and point out anything that's not clear, misspelt etc.

Paul Russam · 22 Mar 2008, 19:13

Links fixed

Gaieus · 22 Mar 2008, 20:50

Thanks Paul.

brodie · 22 Mar 2008, 23:12

I'm just getting into animation so this was extremely helpful. I've been looking for a program to use for exactly this sort of thing so I'll check out the Adobe program you mention. If that flicker thing works at all it'll be well worth the money!

I can't wait for your following tutorials!

-Brodie

dolphus · 20 Apr 2008, 04:55

Just what i was looking for. I am just now putting my foot into the "other side" of Sketchup ie rendering & animation, will let you know how it goes thanx

Charlie__V · 22 Apr 2008, 18:07

Paul,
Very well done tut,clear and concise.
Thanks Lots,

Charlie

dylan · 23 Apr 2008, 08:42

Paul do you have a link to any avi you have created with this method?
I would be really interested to see a comparison of this method and standard SU animation.

chango70 · 24 Jan 2009, 03:51

Wow if there was an award for the most detailed tutorial this should be it. Great tutorial, thank you.

sadz · 3 Mar 2009, 04:43

Dear Paul or anyone who may be able to help,

I have used your tutorial to create several very smooth animations. However I am now onto the biggest and I am struugling. I am trying to import the files and have checked 'numbered stills' yet it keeps on just importing the first file as a still. Any advice?

Kind regards,

Sadz

firestrike · 9 Sept 2009, 12:54

could you relink, it doesnt seem to be working anymore, thanks

mhtaylor · 9 Sept 2009, 14:50

The link doesn't work for me either - is this tutorial still around?

Windknot · 21 Oct 2009, 02:45

Does anyone have any videos that can show us they were done using this technique?