several IMPORTANT questions about MOVIESTORM! (Moviestorm or antics3d?)

Its a pity, but my computer is to slow for Moviestorm(
Thats why - Iam trying to ask you.

Well, if you look at Antics, the character animations are very rough. This doesn't matter as the output is only for previsualistion, not public viewing. Moviestorm, however, is designed to produce films for public consumption, so they have to take time to make things work right which means they'll probably have less material, just of a better quality.

So it's a question of breadth vs depth; quantity vs quality. Chose what suits you better.

Aha! Thats really interesting!
Tell me about character animation in Moviestorm! What advantages?

The discussion in this topic starts with NOT the main things:
Price, HD output, fast or slow computers - this is some sort of "technical" advantages. And I want to talk about creative functions.
So tell me about creative side of the Moviestorm. It is really important and interesting for me.

From the Antics website:
http://www.antics3d.com/default.asp?section=139&page=677

System requirements

Machine:
PC with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (SP 4), XP (SP 2), Vista
Apple® Boot Camp & MS Windowns XP (SP2) if running on an Intel Mac (please see our FAQ page)
1.5 GHz processor, Recommended 3 GHz
1.5 GB Hard Disk space on C: drive. Recommended 3 GB
512MB RAM Minimum. Recommended 1 GB RAM (2GB RAM for Vista)
128MB video card with support for Open GL 1.4 or later
DVD Reader
3 button wheel mouse
Optional sound card and speakers for sound support
Internet connection for activation

So if you can run Antics you can run moviestorm. What system do you have?

revdoug

Direction wrote:

Hi!
First of all - excuse me for my bad English.
I have several questions to MOVIESTORM creators:

1. Do you have some screenshots of MOVIESTORM interface?

2. At the present moment this program is more functionable than Antics3d?
For me Antics is a little bit slow in use, expecially the way of creating rooms and something like that. I need to create the set quickly. Like in the games but not in 3d packages...

3. When the public beta is coming?

4. I am a filmdirector, so I need some soft for storyboards.Iam not 3d designer and want something like Sims but with the possibility to place cameras in the scene.
So - does Moviestorm is good for me?

Thank you.

I am glad you brought this up because I tried the trial version of Antics and I was on the verge of purchasing it when Moviestorm came along. Thank you Moviestorm for saving me a LOT of money - $800 as a matter of fact.

Moviestorm even in the beta version is far superior to Antics in every way. It is easier to use, the registration is finer, the camera work is much better and the animations are better already. The set design and modding is unlimited. The sets are much, much larger.

Believe me, I know because I have been searching for a good movie making tool for a long time. You are going to be amazed with the ability of this program.

So save your money and wait for Moviestorm.

My computer is old Athlon Thunderbird 1000 (no SSE)
with 512 RAM
and ATI Radeon 9100 (with 128 mb)

Moviestorm is good for me?

lucindamc123
Thanks for your advice! But price doesnt matter.
If creativity of Moviestorm is better - so Moviestorm will be my movie soft. Waiting for public demo!!

p.s.
I know another nice soft for storyboarding BUT it is STATIC((
Frameforge3d.
Maybe you interested in it?
I post all this links here because you are the beta testers and I hope that all info is useful for you and for the future of Moviestorm!

Direction wrote:

My computer is old Athlon Thunderbird 1000 (no SSE)
with 512 RAM
and ATI Radeon 9100 (with 128 mb)

Moviestorm is good for me?

lucindamc123
Thanks for your advice! But price doesnt matter.
If creativity of Moviestorm is better - so Moviestorm will be my movie soft. Waiting for public demo!!

p.s.
I know another nice soft for storyboarding BUT it is STATIC((
Frameforge3d.
Maybe you interested in it?
I post all this links here because you are the beta testers and I hope that all info is useful for you and for the future of Moviestorm!

I don't know enough about computer hardware to know if Moviestorm will run on your computer, however, if you an run Antics, you probably can run Moviestorm.

As far as any comparison to Antics and Moviestorm by viewing Antics tutorial, the Antics tutorial shows a lot more than the program can actually do and Moviestorm is easier to use. With Moviestorm, what you see is what you get - it lives up to the hype and it is great. You will not be disappointed.

Yes do give us links to any other software of this kind that you have found. I have also tried Iclone but again, it was a disappointment to me. It looks great with the tutorials, but that is because the tutorials had some great Caligari scenes, but when you try the program, all you an do is put your charaters on a preselected background.

I also try iclone and YES, you right - only backgrounds, very big price and bad motion capture(((
But Antics is different. I create the scene with its free trial. The set is big house with stairs, doors etc. And the car near the house (just like in the demo).
So, I only set the way to my hero with just a few clicks and
he drive the car,
then open the door,
then go to the second floor etc.
So all things in Antics are connect between each other and thats good! extremely good!
Other thing - you say about price.
They have a proposal - 1 year for 200. It is better than 800.
The bad thing is that I made my set all DAY long. And I want to create easy scenes with just a few clicks, like in Sims. Maybe for now - only construction things (like building house for my "actors").
I like Antics style of directing actors and OK, I agree with spending some time with it, but first of all, I want to build the set quickly and that is really important.
p.s.
If I want that my actor is running exept of walking - how to make this in moviestorm?
And if I want to drive a car, open the door - is it possible and how?

Direction wrote:

If I want that my actor is running exept of walking - how to make this in moviestorm?
And if I want to drive a car, open the door - is it possible and how?

This was the question

Running/jogging are part of the walk cycles. Once you give a puppet a mark, you can adjust his/her gait from a limp, to a weary shuffle, to a jog, to a run.

Vehicles are static props at the moment. Car-shaped sculptures, basically. You can't direct a puppet to get in and drive one... YET.