Re: XSI user group meeting Boston

[Kris Rivel <kris(at)krisrivel.com>]

When you select a layer from the pulldown menu right next to the 
timeline, the key frames for that layer are displayed in the timeline.  
Same goes for the f-curve editor.  Switching the layer reveals that 
layer's fcurves.

Kris

James Edwards wrote:
> Would be even better if we could access and edit layers right on the 
> main timeline too.  This is how I came to absolutely love using them 
> in Motion Builder and Max/CS... they were always right there at your 
> finger tips so you could continue posing and tweaking (yes, live is 
> good) without destroying what you've already done, then merge them, 
> delete them or just keep adding more as you go.   A simple drop down 
> menu for creating/deleting/merging and selecting different layers is 
> all you need in the bottom toolbar to start.  Weighting, color coding 
> and viewing of multiple layers on the timeline would also be sweet.
>
> Regardless, I'm really happy to see this feature finally coming to 
> XSI.  I've been missing it ever since I started using this program.
>
> James
>
> Andre DeAngelis wrote:
>
> > Bernard,
> >
> > Does the animation layering work in the Mixer only, or can it be applied
> > in the Animation editor?
> >
> > It would be nice to work in both, but it must be able live (without
> > having to use clips) to be practical.
> >
> > AD
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> > Of Bernard Lebel
> > Sent: August 2, 2006 10:52 AM
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: XSI user group meeting Boston
> >
> > I was forgetting some stuff:
> >
> >
> > Shader balls! You can now have multiple shader balls, including
> > previews in the render tree node itself!
> >
> > Multiple render regions, in all viewports.
> >
> > Region comparison: you can comparison "before-after" region renderings.
> >
> > Animation layering: yes, you can now stack layers of animation in the
> > Mixer.
> >
> > Animation re-purposing: there are now tools to retarget animatiion. It
> > works, I think, with operators, and support animation layering already
> > mentioned.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Bernard
> >
> >
> > On 8/2/06, Bernard Lebel <3dbernard(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > It seems the playback button problem has been fixed. Chinny played
> > > back in wireframe and shaded mode a scene with 6 super-mega-hires
> > > characters, and it was "almost" realtime. Impressive.
> > > Also, he demonstrated interactive manipulation of rig controls of a
> > > 16M triangles (raw triangles, the mesh was so dense it was a solid
> > > block of black).
> > >
> > > Also there was a little demo of Contour, a facial motion capture
> > > device that doesn't need markers. Instead, the subject's face is
> > > painted with a somewhat invisible fluorescent paint, and two shots of
> > > the face are separately taken, one with the normal face, the other is
> > > the painted fluorescent paint. Tracking data can then be extracted
> > > from those shots and remapped onto 3D geometry. Michael Isner shown a
> > > use of this with FaceRobot (as well as other things regarding
> > > character creation pipelines).
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Bernard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/2/06, James A Coletta <James_A_Coletta(at)raytheon.com> wrote:
> > >   
> > > > Usergroup meeting
> > > >
> > > > The Shader Balls are back, you can do multiple render regions in all
> > > >     
> > windows
> >  
> >
> > > > at the same time and animation layers have been implemented.
> > > >
> > > > They also did a very funny demo of the old SI3D on an sgi octane.
> > > >
> > > > Exhibit floor
> > > >
> > > > Big Softimage booth with hands on training from Digital-Toutors.
> > > >
> > > > No major focusing on Maya, in the Autodesk booth.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >     
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