tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post308862452151756712..comments2009-06-25T04:04:44.193+01:00Blender to Rendermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030244962474382981noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-29015495310574059562009-06-25T04:04:44.193+01:002009-06-25T04:04:44.193+01:00http://www.dream.com.ua/thetool.html<br />(Shaderman)<br /><br />Just to note that SLer is very similar to Shaderman.<br /><br />http://www.fundza.com/<br />http://www.smartcg.com/tech/cg/books/RfB/home/index.html<br />http://ribmosaic.wiki.sourceforge.net/<br /><br />http://www.freewebtown.com/animate78/shadermantut01/shadermantut001.html<br />This is my old tutorial but it is still usefull - I will be transfering this page to a new loaction eventually.<br /><br />https://renderman.pixar.com/forum/index.php - always a good resource.<br /><br />That is about as much as I can give you, its a good start to learn. The best way to go after that is to experiment and SAVE your files for future reference.<br /><br />Hope this helps. :) Email me if you need any more help and I will see what I can come up with - animate1978@gmail.comTedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492762456253155636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-8586882711466917302009-06-24T23:07:37.697+01:002009-06-24T23:07:37.697+01:00hi... i&#39;m new in 3d world and i&#39;m still a student. is there a tutorial site on how to use these tools? i&#39;m already start learning blender, but for renderman compliant renderer and all of those shader maker tool, i don&#39;t know where to start learning. Most of the sites assume that the reader already an expert in 3d. Is there a place where i can start learning to use SLer or other renderman shader maker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-84021960410122821962009-06-04T06:51:30.034+01:002009-06-04T06:51:30.034+01:00[quote]Yes in fact there is[quote/]<br /><br />Oh great thanks!<br />I was just a bit overwhelmed by the amount of content.<br />I actually experimented with BtoR in 2006 and managed to get a couple of renders going but not enough to hold my interest at the time. The are looking much better now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-58467553072429197252009-05-13T16:54:00.000+01:002009-05-13T16:54:00.000+01:00Yes in fact there is - http://blendertorenderman.googlegroups.com/web/Blender_to_Renderman_Pipeline.pdf?gda=To9ydVMAAADFgo4vsGPgHN7bNFNAVL7jshR3tWwZoLbopvgYHsxUtndr9At0HYCPgU3MnemLqRg3-eR1-GJOZQ9n72sAqB2IMrYifh3RmGHD4v9PaZfDexVi73jmlo822J6Z5KZsXFo<br /><br />That file gives at least 4 steps to set up the core of the pipeline. Python, then Blender, the RenderMan program and then finally a directory where all the project files go.<br /><br />The only reason why one is a torrent and the other is the same ISO at the host is because I only have limited space on the host and the torrent is fully seeded... if there is any reason to obtain the same source it is easier for one to get the sources (which is all I changed) for Python, GIMP and CGKit. It was just to comply with GNU license, unless you are compiling these packages yourself it shouldn't be required to actually need them. If you are compiling them though it should be just easier to get the packages separately.<br /><br />I messed up - that is just what happened. I was in a hurry and overlooked some parts so because of it there are 2 versions of the same release. Next time it will be planned out better, better host, more torrent locations and above all fully checked ISO to prevent such mistakes from happening again. It was the first official ISO so it was kind of like a trial run and I was nervous as hell. Now in retrospect it could have and should have been planned out better.<br /><br />Again the next one will be much smoother.Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492762456253155636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-24880519746244936452009-05-13T04:38:00.000+01:002009-05-13T04:38:00.000+01:00Thanks for gathering this together but are there any docs on how to configure all this so everything will work together?<br /><br />If the only changes in RC2 are the ones below maybe you could just post these as a separate file rather than reissue the entire iso by torrent.(Its very slow). <br /><br />Changes:<br />"Code:Blocks added to replace Dev C++<br />GIMP source added<br />Python source added<br />CGKit 2.0 source added<br />Blend files removed (plan to add it next update with BRAT stable models, some required too much initial setup and didn't render right)"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-68407248923358939572009-05-11T19:55:00.000+01:002009-05-11T19:55:00.000+01:00Yes, I know the changes are relatively small, that's why I propose just to give us the link to the files so we can join them to the iso.<br /><br />Well, It's true we can search it by ourselves, but I'd like to have the exact same version as every other user to avoid the dependency-problems...<br /><br />That's the point.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you very much for this incredible collection of software, that I know for sure has taken you a lot of time.<br /><br />Thanks :)BlenderFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-89297497406021594182009-05-11T18:18:00.000+01:002009-05-11T18:18:00.000+01:00Well since some people do not use torrent programs the original ISO is still available - though the "updates" are not included. Since there is limited space on that host, plus the time needed to upload (+1 hour) I am not putting the updated ISO on that host.<br /><br />Other than the sources included and the Code:Blocks package, the ISO is relatively the same.<br /><br />Sorry for all the confusion guys, it's been a hell of a time trying to seed out the update enough and at the same time find a permanant host. Next release will ensure a proper rollout, with both ftp host as well as torrent. I have never tried torrent distribution before so it was kind of a weird weekend, though so far the seeding went well and I can remove my system from the torrent network, I ended up distributing almost 8 GB of data alone!<br /><br />Anyways thank you all for your interest and downloads (combined 35 downloads total), hopefully next time things will go smoothly to avoid such problems.Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492762456253155636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-86694077522145416772009-05-11T07:48:00.000+01:002009-05-11T07:48:00.000+01:00It'd be enough to add the links to the downloads missing in the first iso so we can add to it.<br /><br />Thanks :)BlenderFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-37277188003668586962009-05-11T01:07:00.000+01:002009-05-11T01:07:00.000+01:00Any chance of a rapidshare upload for those not using torrents?MicWitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-75142989090802007182009-05-10T11:31:00.000+01:002009-05-10T11:31:00.000+01:00Ouch!!, I can't download the .torrent . I don't know if it's a restriction of my ISP or the link is down :'(. Anyway, is there a nice guy who can upload it to a server or put the torrent in other site? :-D.<br /><br />Thanks :)BlenderFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-63163340542153822352009-05-07T00:41:00.000+01:002009-05-07T00:41:00.000+01:00I'm are waiting for next cvs release of mosaic very much!fyodorphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00830502168883636033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-37326826960668371672009-05-06T01:54:00.000+01:002009-05-06T01:54:00.000+01:00Could you ost a torrent link?<br />Thanks!!!Marcelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-41531683077022510842009-05-05T22:47:00.000+01:002009-05-05T22:47:00.000+01:00This is great!<br />and Whiterabbit: This is fantastic news! I'm eagerly awaiting the next release of MOSAIC. Keep up your excellent work!!<br /><br />UnoWUnoWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-516161504852355012009-05-04T01:26:00.000+01:002009-05-04T01:26:00.000+01:00congratsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393960639543725102.post-26078120335856177812009-05-03T22:48:00.000+01:002009-05-03T22:48:00.000+01:00Let be the first to say congratulations on this excellent release! I know from first hand experience it can be very difficult pulling and writing this much information together in one place.<br /><br />As I haven't been very publicly active over the last few months I think it worth mentioning I've been hard at work rewriting MOSAIC's shader system for better integration with Blender. As it stands now I'm confident to achieve around 80% direct compatibility with Blender's material, light and world settings, with the other 20% possible by editing the shader parameters directly. I'm also adding photon mapping, brick mapping and more advanced raster techniques to the render pass system.<br /><br />Its impossible to give a release time as every little feature added to the shaders is nearly impossible to make compatible between the big five renderers but it is progressing non the less. With tighter integration to Blender it should be possible to do everything Blender's internal can automatically, so combined with the resources your providing here theres an exciting opportunity to finally start jumping into deeper waters with RenderMan 8-D<br /><br />Anyhow excellent work!<br />Eric Back (WHiTeRaBBiT)WHiTeRaBBiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069061422376178206noreply@blogger.com