Hi there,

this is just a "teaser" to introduce my next tutorial: how to create a sound-controlled animation.
You can see a very coarse example here.



In the final tutorial I will show how to do this and also how to refine the whole animation.

Stay tuned... ;-)

Cheers

  Roberto



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Hi sw00000p,

actually it is not really a real-time controller but rather a baked animation driven by an audio file.
What I am going to show is how to use Blender to animate a prop following the beat of an audio file.
All the magic is done by a small Phyton script for Blender (which I will provide).
Then, the animation can be customized with few more clicks: it works a charm :)

This is the 2nd tutorial where I show how to integrate Blender with iClone and the more I dig in, the more I understand that Blender is a great resource to resolve things that cannot be done directly in iClone.

Cheers

  Roberto



My PC:
OS: Windows 10 Pro English 64-bit / CPU: Intel i7-9700 3.6GHz / MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z390  RAM: 32GB DDR4 2.6GHz / HD: 2TB+3TB  /  SSD: 2x512GB Samsung 860 EVO + 1x2TB Samsung
VB: Palit GTX2080 TI GamingPro 11GB / AB: embedded in the MB and VB (audio from the MOTU M4 I/F) / DirectX: 12

Thanks for he tease Roberto, looking forward to the tut! :)
I have not dabbled in Blender much, but I'm seeing more and more uses for it as a tool to work with iClone also.


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Hi sw00000p,

I can't say if Blender has or not what do you describe.
Perhaps it has, who knows ?... I am still learning it :P

Cheers

  Roberto





My PC:
OS: Windows 10 Pro English 64-bit / CPU: Intel i7-9700 3.6GHz / MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z390  RAM: 32GB DDR4 2.6GHz / HD: 2TB+3TB  /  SSD: 2x512GB Samsung 860 EVO + 1x2TB Samsung
VB: Palit GTX2080 TI GamingPro 11GB / AB: embedded in the MB and VB (audio from the MOTU M4 I/F) / DirectX: 12

Hi sw00000p,

in the script (which you will see soon, it is just 3 lines of code!!!) you just select the input file and what property of the object you want to change (scale, position, or rotation).
But then, in the tutorial, I show how to fine tune in Blender to create additional results: here there is really no limit... I just opened the door to another world! ;)

I have finish to record the audio and video and now I need to assemble everything, render etc.
Hope by tomorrow it is ready.

Cheers

  Roberto



My PC:
OS: Windows 10 Pro English 64-bit / CPU: Intel i7-9700 3.6GHz / MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z390  RAM: 32GB DDR4 2.6GHz / HD: 2TB+3TB  /  SSD: 2x512GB Samsung 860 EVO + 1x2TB Samsung
VB: Palit GTX2080 TI GamingPro 11GB / AB: embedded in the MB and VB (audio from the MOTU M4 I/F) / DirectX: 12

Hi sw00000p,

I haven't checked that yet.
I believe it is not difficult as I already know how to do in other programming languages.
Also, I am enough familiar with GUI controls and Phyton.
In reality, it is not my 1st priority, because I want to go on creating iClone music videos: I get into Blender bit by bit whenever I feel that I need something that I can't do in iClone, or I want to have a break from animating, but for Blender right now I am not following a "learn all you can" approach.

Btw, almost ready to upload the tutorial... as soon as the final video rendering is completed.

Cheers

  Roberto

My PC:
OS: Windows 10 Pro English 64-bit / CPU: Intel i7-9700 3.6GHz / MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z390  RAM: 32GB DDR4 2.6GHz / HD: 2TB+3TB  /  SSD: 2x512GB Samsung 860 EVO + 1x2TB Samsung
VB: Palit GTX2080 TI GamingPro 11GB / AB: embedded in the MB and VB (audio from the MOTU M4 I/F) / DirectX: 12

Tutorial is now online.
You can see it within this post: https://forum.reallusion.com/276724/Tutorial-Soundcontrolled-animation

My PC:
OS: Windows 10 Pro English 64-bit / CPU: Intel i7-9700 3.6GHz / MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z390  RAM: 32GB DDR4 2.6GHz / HD: 2TB+3TB  /  SSD: 2x512GB Samsung 860 EVO + 1x2TB Samsung
VB: Palit GTX2080 TI GamingPro 11GB / AB: embedded in the MB and VB (audio from the MOTU M4 I/F) / DirectX: 12