http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx Forum - Importing Assets - video - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:23 GMT Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:23 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx
Many thanks to you both for your comprehensive replies - excellent service as usual
many thanks
Mick]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:23 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:55:29 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx
You can apply a video to anything that can have a texture; backdrops, spotlights, objects, character chests and back.

It has to be an avi file - if you use VirtualDub along with the K-Lite Full Codec Pack and the Direct Show Plugin you can convert pretty much any video to an avi. (All three are free)

VirtualDub:

http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/

K-Lite Full Codec Pack:

http://www.free-codecs.com/k_lite_codec_pack_download.htm

Direct Show Plugin:

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/286901-VirtualDub-Now-Has-a-Directshow-Driver-Plugin

If you have any other problems just give me a shout - VirtualDub, the Codec Pack and the Plugin can sometimes be a bit difficult to set up and use for the first time.

-Jim.]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:53:53 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx Ah yes, the magical projection tool. Well it's fairly easy. Just follow these steps (you will have to choose what you want to project on though):

• set your scene you want to project
• get your camera in place on the object you want to project
• select the spotlight option from the lighting menu
• position your spotlight to where you would like to project the image/film
  
• right click on the spotlight. you'll get the usual menu.
• within the menu and under the 'softness' option there is a thumbnail titled 'image' - click on the edit link
• a dialog box titled 'textures' appears. Select the 'cameras' option.
• select which camera view you would like to project
• click OK and Viola!

Good luck and enjoy the feature

Kerry]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:15:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic264-video.aspx
I have seen it mentioned in a couple of posts that you can "project" a video onto a scene.

Is this done using a backdrop and then applying the video as a texture?

I tried this last night but could not get it to work.

Does the video have to be a specific format?

Many thanks

Toonarama]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:56:53 GMT