Future of AMVs - Most important technology since Lens Flare

outlawed · Post by **outlawed** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:16 am

http://www.acvt.com.au/research/videotrace/

If we compare AMVs to photoshopped anime images this tool could become the AMV community's version of the "Vector + Lens Flare + Rei = ZOMG"

AMIRITE

prYzm · Post by **prYzm** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:21 am

wow, thats actually quite funky. would make 3d work a hell of a lot easier

Falconone · Post by **Falconone** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:44 am

amazing O_O
That programm makes 3D easier also for me XD

OhmGautama · Post by **OhmGautama** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:28 am

meleechampion · Post by **meleechampion** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:56 am

Wow, thats pretty neat stuff.

ZephyrStar · Post by **ZephyrStar** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:41 pm

OMGURRITE

that is pretty neat...HOWEVER :O

Notice the way that the polygons split once several are drawn...you have one vertex somewhere, that is the joining point for maybe 20 edges. This makes for a really sloppy model. Quads are where it's at for proper deformation and flexibility in any kind of animation, especially character animation.

The way the software pulls the textures from the video itself is rather nice, but I'd see using this tool more of as a way to create a nice placeholder for a higher rez model, or something modeled a little cleaner. If it could export the placeholder model with the camera and tracking data to my 3d software of choice, then this thing might be my new best friend.

I'll be curious to see who tries this with anime and what results they get.

This, like a bunch of other stuff shown at Siggraph is neat, but it will remain to be seen whether it becomes a viable piece of software in any 3d markets (I'm sure there will be a few uses for it already, especially where budget + time are key factors.)

Douggie · Post by **Douggie** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:30 pm

Looks pretty cool, but can it be used for automasking you think?

Autraya · Post by **Autraya** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:05 pm

Lol I was thinking while watching it that it sounded an aweful lot like a south Autralian talking and after seeing adelaide uni on it i'd guess that Lockstock's going to get several requests to wander back onto campus and "obtain" a copy <.< >.>

Infinity Squared · Post by **Infinity Squared** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:09 pm

Yeah... Adelaide... who woulda thunk it.

prYzm · Post by **prYzm** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:51 pm

so callum, i expect mine in the mail for my bday yes?