Yes Dan, SMODO is an interesting project that we briefly talked about on the live show. It's a lot like the Dinosaur Input Devices from Phil Tippet but using a webcam to capture the movements. There's the one video out there explaining it (sort of) here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls_xsjUJUik

I think if you want to animate in CG, it's not a bad idea to use. If you have a flying rig everything would translate fairly nicely. Only I don't see a way for changing face expressions, so I don't know if that's something they plan to add. I also kinda wonder how they do head turns and things with twisting motions. Either way I do think the tech has some limits, maybe that's why they haven't done an update for a while?

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I've added 15 image galleries to the site in honor of Will Vintons passing yesterday. Will was a major influence in the creation of this web site so...I've added 15 image galleries to the site in honor of Will Vintons passing yesterday. Will was a major influence in the creation of this web site so many years ago. Just click on the new Historic Pics link at the top of this page to see his accomplishments. Show more

It's that time of year. You know, sending invitations, getting together with the family, eating Turkey and Ham. Yes, Thanksgiving is fast approaching and as of yet we have never had a Thanksgiving theme.

If you're not from the USA this link tells all about the holiday where you can get some ideas.

To enter our challenge just create a short animation around the theme. Post your YouTube URL and tell a little about your entry. Once the five weeks is up we will watch all entries on our live show. The winner will get our e-book Secrets of Clay Animation Revealed this time.

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I've updated several parts of our site. Hopefully squashing some bugs in the process! A new thing you can do is add polls to our page here in the...I've updated several parts of our site. Hopefully squashing some bugs in the process! A new thing you can do is add polls to our page here in the network. The forums also had some fixes in functionality and a new theme as well to match the rest of the page. If anyone notices any problems please let me know. Show more

I just updated the forum plug-in. They updated the code last night so this might be why links didn't work. If possible make sure to add the http://...I just updated the forum plug-in. They updated the code last night so this might be why links didn't work. If possible make sure to add the http:// (or https://) part before the rest of your links in the future. Show more

Just a friendly reminder to everyone. This is technically only a 4 week challenge (since this is only for graphics), but if anyone needs more time let me know.

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We now have a Discord server set up for the site. You can find the widget on the left hand side of the page. If you have an account feel free to...We now have a Discord server set up for the site. You can find the widget on the left hand side of the page. If you have an account feel free to join our chat. Show more