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Nellucnaiv:
Hi all,

I have been using Anim8or almost daily for the past past year and have learnt so much through my own mistakes but mostly from really kind members of this forum. As for Steve, I think your programme is tops and all I use.
I have fiddled a bit with Terranim8or but am not really certain how to use it to its full potential. I believe it's excellent for small particles.
I need to create a water splash/spray effect for a fish jumping in and out of water and also a sand moving effect for a worm coming through soil.

I was told that Terranim8or is the choice here?
Am I right? I'd really appreciate any advice as usual and also ask if there's any kind of manual or tutorial available for it?

Thanks in advance,
Ian

AlecJames:
Hi Nellucnaiv

I can't comment on Terranim8or, I've never used it.

If I was doing something like this I would look at Raxx's animated textures script.
http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/topic,5333.msg39604.html#msg39604

BUT you still need the animated texture for the splash.  If you search "green screen water splash" / "luma keyed water splash" you will find stuff like this
youtube.com/watch?v=mez6eGDqLEg[/youtube]]https://www.. 

Downloading the file can be a pain.  You need to find something that looks right for the camera angle that will view it. I've used steam on a black background, you make the background transparent. I found it helped to make my texture emissive.  In the scene, if the camera is moving, set the object to "faces other" where other is the camera.

The stuff on the internet is never quite what I want so I end up editing it.  To extract the frames from video I found virtualdub works best.  In my original clip of steam it went out of the frame on 2 sides so I made a graduated mask in paint.net to feather the edges, otherwise you see a cut off line.  (I use pinnacle studio to put the mask over the video clip.)

Hopefully someone will chip in and tell us how easy it could be in terranim8or :)
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Nellucnaiv:
Alec James you have helped me so very much and I really appreciate it. I didn't realise I could get something like that from YouTube. Wow! That would work perfectly and do the trick nicely. I'll definitely give that a try and look at the link you provided.

I'm so keen to give it a go now!
Yes, it would be great if someone could shed some more light on using Terranim8or as it seems an invaluable aid for effects like this.

Thanks so much again!
Ian Cullen

AlecJames:
Hi Ian

I've made an example project to practise doing this.  (zip link below) It tool me a while the first time I tried.  In the zip is a word doc with notes on each step.  I hope it reads OK.

This was the result:

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Let me know how you get on :)

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ag0is5Le3T-0kgagntrGeciRdZqS  (the project is too big to attach - 17MB)

Nellucnaiv:
Alec I am deeply touched that you went to all this trouble for me. You have gone beyond the call for help and selflessly put this together for me. Thank you so very much for your time and support. I am downloading your zip file now and will let you know how it all works out!
Thank you again. You are a true gentleman!
All the best,
Ian

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