Anaglyph 3d with free Software

[stone412]

gimp and daz3d are ripoffs! You cant download free software!

[kingkhawajaz]

WAOOOOO ;-D

[maw88ify]

What are you not using Blender 3D 2.5 , and Gimp ?

[b00m4life]

i cant download it it wont let me

[b00m4life]

i cant download it it wont let

[davidkics]

The guy scares me d:

[espiogirl]

I love all your annotations throughout the video lol

[xDuffman3000x]

HEy man where do i get the serial from ? and why is there a free download when i have to use a serial ?!

[spartan13569]

how do u get the serial number or code

[AgeOfArmour]

@spartan13569 A lot of people get confused by this and I need to do a short video about it. The Daz Studio serial number can be found in your account at Daz. It is absolutely free to sign up and also allows you to download a bunch of free 3d models and ask questions in the forums. They have email newsletters which you can opt in or out of in your account profile. I personally like getting them because each week they have a freebie and very often vouchers or discounts for 3d models.

[chrisig0]

wow then it must take forever do this for a whole movie!

[deluksic]

oooor u just put those two images side by side and cross eyes! lol

[Techykabas]

he looks like that guy in the movie "New Guy"!!

[legofreerunner]

better us anamaker mutch easyer lool

=)

[Zyyler55]

crap... how do i get a Serial Key o.O

[ItsFlew709]

Daz Studio looks way easyer then blender, I might try it :)

[AgeOfArmour]

@ItsFlew709 I have to agree LOL! Blender gives me a head ache but it does have a lot more features than Daz Studio. Studio is nice though, as it is simple enough for someone unfamiliar with 3d to ease into it. It's what got me started.

[rockykhanful]

its beatiful

[95bradders95]

this is good, can you do things like airplanes and helicopters for films

[AgeOfArmour]

@95bradders95 Yea. I just bought a real nice Cobra attack Helicopter for $1.99 haha. However, if you are going to do a lot of animation I recommend looking at Carrara (also from Daz3d) as it is has a lot more animation abilities and renders faster than Daz Studio.

DS is free though, and much of the work you do in Studio can be imported into Carrara should you decide to pick it up later.

[siperdellyeer]

the ears! omg the ears

[darkmarker16]

is it possible to me to make a 3D School??please shOw me how to build a School...

[AgeOfArmour]

Daz Studio isn't currently well suited for building new 3d models from scratch but more for rendering models made in a separate program. I use Wings3d (free) for most of my modeling. Blender is also free and it is very powerful but is a bit difficult to learn. Hexagon from Daz3d is a good modeling program, very affordable and most find it much easier to learn than Blender.

[TheSpiderFilms]

How to get the Daz3D Serial ?

[TheAmaZeee]

why are you takin piss out of yourself?

[AgeOfArmour]

While I was editing, watching the clips over and over, I started playing Mysetry Science Theater 3000. I was making myself laugh so thought I would have fun with the comments hehe. Just self deprecating humor :)

[pauljs75]

Interesting. I bet it's possible to do anaglyph style 3D animations as well. One movie of frames Right_001, etc...And another movie of rendered frames Left_001...But the next part is only if it's possible to script Gimp to load the files and save the correct combo for each pairing of left and right frames. (Unless you're ridiculously patient enough to do it all manually.) I wonder if anyone tried yet? Making the vid from the resulting frame sequence is the easy part, even Virtualdub can do that.

[AgeOfArmour]

Your right. The part I can't find a free part for is something to do a batch run of the levels on the frames. Debugmode's free "Wax" program will composite 2 video layers using screen but I don't think it will strip out the red, blue or green of the video first. I have done a few anaglyph clips using Photoshop to batch process the image series then put them together with Virtualdub.

[enfermopolis]

Que cosa tan mas fea ese amigo

[RenekaStudios]

is it possible to use the things you make as models for a game (using python or C++)? (has to be able to be exported as a .egg file)

[AgeOfArmour]

Not really with Daz Studio. It is more made for rendering premade models. You can export any animation data as a BVH motion capture that might be usable in games though. I have only just started learning about making games ( a few days ago ) so I'm not sure about the .egg format but I suspect the free 3d modeling and animation program Blender can do it.

[AgeOfArmour]

I think aniMate Lite comes free with D|S 3 but I could be wrong. The aniMate Plus, or whatever it is called, is a paid for plugin only... Though I believe you can download a 15 or 30 day trial from the GoFigure (the plugin maker) website.

[omfgpainkillers]

okk so.,,, can  u ANIMATE with that 1?!?!?!?

[AgeOfArmour]

Yea, Daz Studio does animation. It has some pretty cool tools that make animating fun though it is a bit limited when comes to editing the animations.

Check out Daz3d's YouTube channel for the aniMate and Puppeteer videos to see some of the cool things that can be done.

I haven't yet found an easy free way to composite the rendered animations into one anaglyph video though :(

[AgeOfArmour]

LOL! I appreciate the honesty about dishonesty haha.

I totally understand the apprehension about signing up for accounts and such. It took me almost a year before I was finally convinced Daz Studio was safe to download... Just sounded like it was too good to be true.

I am glad I finally did though. They give away free 3d models every week and you have to have an account to access them. Of course there are torrents but why when you can get them free from the source :)

[AgeOfArmour]

No need to search pirate sites, Daz gives the serial number for free :) You need to set up a free account at Daz3d then the serial number will appear in your account profile under Available Serial Numbers.

This confuses a lot of people so don't feel bad.

[DXAnimationMaster]

I got Gimp 2

[theXdude69]

Listen when i download a model where do i put it so that i find it in the program?>!

[AgeOfArmour]

Doh! Sorry I took so long to reply. Installing 3d content is hard to explain but fairly easy to do once you have done it a few times. I will try to make a tutorial about that soon but, for now, it is probably best to ask on the Daz3d forums. Everyone there is super helpful and friendly.

[theXdude69]

DUDE U RULE :P:P i love ur comment-o-vision

mind if i use it in sm of my vids??

i'll state ur namexD

[AgeOfArmour]

LOL! Thanks :) I don't mind at all. No need to credit either hehe.

[TheKittylover1]

Can you make them move?

[AgeOfArmour]

Yep. Daz Studio has a few animation abilities. Some of them are really cool and easy like the aniMate and Puppeteer plugins that come with the latest free version of Daz Studio. I think you can see some videos about them on Daz3d's YouTube page. Making anaglyph video is a little harder because you have to composite the left and right renders in a video editor. I haven't found a free way to do that yet but intend to make a tutorial as soon as I do.

[xlshorty]

thanks alot really helped!!!! its pretty cool program :D

[AgeOfArmour]

Yea, I have a lot of fun with it. Maybe I am just old but it simply amazes me what you can do with some of the free software nowadays. I wanted to do this stuff decades ago but the software didn't exist and the hardware needed would bankrupt some countries LOL!

[xlshorty]

how do you register daz?

[AgeOfArmour]

There is a "Create Account" link in the upper right hand corner of the daz site. It doesn't cost anything to register so don't confuse creating a free account with their Platinum Club. The Platinum Club is a paid membership which is a pretty good deal if you end up liking 3d and buying a lot of content or software but I suggest you get just get the free stuff till you get your feet wet.

[Films4You]

Excellent 5 Stars plus

[denzelowner]

is daz3d free ?

[AgeOfArmour]

There are 2 versions now. Daz Studio and Daz Studio Advanced. The basic version is free and the advanced one is for sale. I used the free version for the tutorial.

[Brickwallon3]

Lol thats mad mean making fun of that dude ears lol

[davichutm]

where can i download the 3d objects

[AgeOfArmour]

The ones I used in the tutorial came pre-installed with Daz Studio version 2.x?. I believe the free version 3 also comes with models but they maybe different than the ones I used.

Daz is pretty generous and gives away a weekly models. They also have a bunch of free bundles. I a link in the video description.

The whole Daz Studio/Poser world is chock full of free 3d models, textures and plugins. Also, users often make freebies then post them in the forums as a good way to learn.

[JordanMaster22]

I noticed you said to save it as a bitmap. You should have said PNG.

Jpeg - Good compression, bad quality, fully compatible

Bitmap - Bad compression, good quality, fully compatible

PNG - Good compression, good quality, fully compatible

[utubesucks2003]

What version of GIMP were you using at the time? The Layer Palate doesn't come up when I load it in the 2.6 version I have...

[AgeOfArmour]

Sorry for the late reply. Yea the window layout of Gimp is what turns a lot of people off about it. Actually Photoshop is set up a lot in the same way but it puts everything in another, all consuming window which makes it less confusing.

To answer your question... Open an image, on the top of the image window click "Dialogs" then select "Layers" from the drop down menu. Or you can hit CTL+L

[mokonarules]

IS IT FREE

[AgeOfArmour]

Both are free, although Daz just released an advanced version of Daz Studio which isn't free. I know this will cause some confusion so I will try to put together a video about it soon.

You can still download Daz Studio 3 basic for free which has all the features (and more) as the version I used in the tutorial.

[laughtaristic]

I could not add a video response, so just search for my picture: my 3d creation

[laughtaristic]

never mind.

I dragged the right one into the File area on the opened left image and that worked. I will post a vid. response of what my finished image is

thank you!

[AgeOfArmour]

Thanks for the info on the "Colors" option missing. Mine still has it but they may have changed the UI since I last updated it.

I am not sure why your first image is disappearing. Is it maybe opening the second image in a new window directly on top of the first? Is the first window still showing in the system tray or are you using a Mac?

One thing you can try is, in the window with your first image, go to File-> Open as Layers (CTL+ALT+O) and it should appear.

[laughtaristic]

No way, I am not using a macintosh

It definitely does not open the program again, it just opens the window with the 2nd image again. So I have a toolbar on the left, one on the right, and two in the center. the problem is that when I click on the Left window the right panel says left, but then when I click on the right panel, the left one disappears in that toolbar.

does that make sense? if not, I will post a video response.

[laughtaristic]

Also, when I do CTR+ALT+O it does the same thing.

[laughtaristic]

Ya, me again, one more problem.

I solved the first 2 problems, but I still have the third one.

I open Gimp and open Left, and it works. then I try to open another and Left dissappears. so...plz help me out.

Another thing. when I open Gimp there is no option for Colors. go to Image, then Adjustments, then Levels, and it does the same thing. Just in case anyone needed help with that.

Anyway, if someone could reply to my comment with an answer ASAP i would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!!

[laughtaristic]

please reply quickly

i was going to say it b4 but ran out of space.

[laughtaristic]

ya, me again, um, I downloaded the software and everything but I had some questions.

1: How do you move the right cam away from the left cam? Unlike the video, my camera does not have the arrows pointing left and right.

2: how do you stop the picture from saving so grainy. I could not save as BTM or whatever, only the DAZ thing, and when I pulled them up in Gimp is was so grainy.

3: I named it "Left" in Gimp and then opened up the other picture and "Left" dissappeared! How do I stop it?

bye

[AgeOfArmour]

Sorry I was late replying... Long days at work.

You may need to have the translate tool activated to get the arrows to appear. In the classic D|S UI it is the button that looks like + with arrows on each end at the top of the screen.

I think the grainy images and lack of BMP might be from saving the scene rather then the render. Try rendering the scene again (Render button or CTL+R) then go to File->Save Last Render... Then select BMP from the drop down menu.

[panoramaaaaa]

can u give me serial pls

[AgeOfArmour]

The Daz Studio serial number will be located in your profile account at Daz. The account is also absolutely free :)

For more specific instructions see my post about it a little ways down.

[laughtaristic]

oh my gosh that is so cool!

Can you do the same with movies or does that cost money?

Is there a good place to get 3D glasses or should I just use eBay?

anyway, thank you so much!

[AgeOfArmour]

I was thinking about doing another tutorial on how to do Anaglyph animations but haven't found an easy way to colorize the layers with free software. I am testing out a few different methods and will be sure to post once I find a good solution :)

As for glasses, I am looking at a few plastic pairs on Amazon. I will order some this week and see how well they are made. Until now I have been just using an ancient pair from a cereal box LOL!

[kghs10]

is this really free.?? as in im not gonna pay ????/

[AgeOfArmour]

Yep. Checked again a few weeks ago and both Daz Studio and Gimp are still free. D|S requires a activation number after install which you can find in your account profile after registering at Daz3d (also free).

[GoMunkNation]

Can you post some examples of images for the clear 3D glasses?

[AgeOfArmour]

I wish I could. I think the clear glass ones are called "Lenticular 3d". Those require the images be projected through polarized filters. The concept is pretty simple but looks like it takes a special monitor with built in filters and some 3d drivers for your video card.

[hugogiulietti]

thanks you very much! for the lesson and for the humor :)

[readyforvideos]

Thank You SOOOOOOOOO much

[SkillTool]

Where's the code?.. :|

[AgeOfArmour]

Doh! I'm sorry I missed this comment earlier...

The D|S serial number can be found in your account profile. Visit the Daz website, log in then click "Account profile" in the upper right corner. On the next page it should have a link "Available Serial Codes". Click that and the D|S code should be in there. If you have any problems with it post in the Daz Forums, They are nice people and quick to help.

I will try to do a tutorial on D|S install and also where to get more CG freebies soon :)

[SkillTool]

What do we do once we r on the site?..

Idk it doesn't say on the Vid... :(

[AgeOfArmour]

The Daz3d site? Click the "3d software" tab at the top of the page, mouse over Daz Studio on the list to the left of the page. A drop down list should appear then click "Download Daz Studio".

After installing it you may need to set up an account with Daz3d. They will send you the serial number so you can register Daz Studio for free. The reason they do this is they hope you get hooked on 3d and may decide to buy premade 3d models later on :)

[welshguitarhero]

with gimp can you combine the daz studio animations with a video recorded file. just asking?

[AgeOfArmour]

Sorta... It would be a long process though. You would probably have to convert the video to, and render your D|S animation to image series then composite each frame. Undoubtedly easier to do it with video editing software. Wax from DebugMode is a free video effects program that can composite video.

[PivotDude00]

lol that was funny

[HalfBlackFortch]

cool. thanks

[whayblue]

nice.... good tutorial helped me out, I loved the annotations, but i think they were a bit hard on yourself when u sed "I thought the gimp was our host" lol. Great tutorial tho.

[souja580]

does this give any viruses

[AgeOfArmour]

Sorry for such a slow reply. I was going to make a video response to your question but got bogged down doing taxes this month hehe.

I have never had, or heard of any one else finding any malware from either of these programs.

I waited almost a year before downloading D|S 'cause it sounded too goo to be true. Now I regret not starting sooner.

It is always smart to be concerned about what you software you download. Both Gimp and Daz have good community reputations.

[depture]

and dont be so hard on ur self lol

yea difficult to look at... like our host

[AgeOfArmour]

Hehe, thanks, but it is just one of those things, like hearing your own voice on the answering machine. I feel like such a geek watching myself hehe.

[depture]

cant i make my own 3d modles

thts the point of my project

[AgeOfArmour]

Daz|Studio is mainly for animating and rendering premade 3d models. For making my own 3d models I use Wings3d (free) and Hexagon (Currently about $150 from Daz 3d). Hexagon does a lot more than Wings3d but I like the ease of Wings so I still the bulk of my modeling with it.

[AaronApocalypse]

Lol "...and less clothing."

[Manny1080i]

where do i find my daz 3d code?

[AgeOfArmour]

Sorry for the delayed reply...

The serial number is available in your Daz3d account profile. Registration is free and gets you access to weekly free 3d models too :)

Nothing else is required. I think by default they send a weekly newsletter with Daz promotions but I think you can opt out.

I forgot to mention it earlier because once you get the serial number for the first install of D|S it automatically applies when you install upgrades or new releases so you pretty much only do it once.

[mikethedj4]

Thanks for the tut man, this was very helpful.

[torawfordiz]

are they trials

[AgeOfArmour]

No. Both programs are full versions.

I need to make a video explaining the motivation for these programs remaining free. Mostly I think it is just that the user community likes doing it and helping others so you find a lot of free 3d models and Gimp plugins.

Daz3d is a small, for-profit company. I believe their motivation is to give you the starting software and some great 3d models for free in the hopes you will enjoy it and later buy other models and plugins.

[IckyChris]

The red and blue in your example are opposite of what most anaglyph glasses require (Red on the left and Blue on the right). So you may need to turn your glasses around to see the image correctly.

[AgeOfArmour]

Your right.

When I first messed with this, a few years back, I kept finding images that were the way I explained (always remembered R for Red).

Now that I have uploaded this I see most anaglyphs using red for the left LOL! Good fo you to point it out and I recommend people do the opposite of what I said in the video :)

[rasputin63]

A "cayenne" layer????

[AgeOfArmour]

Yep :) Everyone loves a little spice in their 3d LOL!

I meant to add a annotation about that in the video but forgot. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Greekdriver94]

lol this is not free

[AgeOfArmour]

Not sure why two people have posted that. Both pieces of software are still available absolutely free.

I have never heard of anyone ever being charged for either one.

[fxdude123]

in gimp, the layer screen doesnt show up, how do i get it to??

send me a msg

[AgeOfArmour]

CTL-L on a PC opens the layers palette. I assume CMD-L does on a Mac. You can also go to "Dialogs -> Create A New Dock -> Layers, Channels and Paths" from the menu above your image.

Gimps layout takes a bit of getting used to if your coming from a different image editor.

[mauricioqo1]

the daz studio aint free

[Atradaitoshi]

DAZ Studio is free.

[zilvergrafix]

wonderful tutorial,keep the great job!

[oldhippie100]

Awesome tuttorial,keep up the good work