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23/04/2013 20:48:45

MrDrWho13Muvizu mogulExperimental user
MrDrWho13
Posts: 2220 		Hi

I would like to make an animation of my new logo (well, new enough), in Muvizu.

I made one for my old logo in Sketchup last year and here was the result.



I would like to do the same sort of thing with my new one, but you can't seem to add a texture to a sphere in Sketchup. I realized you could do this in Muvizu, but the image was very distorted and when changing the scale, it tiles the image. Can anyone help me with this please? Maybe a sphere texture map or something?

Thanks
MDW13
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23/04/2013 21:41:33

urbanlamb
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Posts: 1786 		To be honest I use a blender sphere and map it. YOu can probably do something similar in sketchup to ensure all the picture is in the right place.

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23/04/2013 21:48:29

MrDrWho13Muvizu mogulExperimental user
MrDrWho13
Posts: 2220 		Thanks Urban, I might have a go at using blender. I'll wait 'till tomorrow to see if they have a texture map first though.

Thanks
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23/04/2013 22:43:34

urbanlamb
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Posts: 1786 		they do have a sphere you can use. I just never was able to create say the earth or moon without a seam in it even if i had it unwrapped. Usually its a rectangle something like 1:2 ratio or even 1:4 ratio to go on a sphere. I just found it a heck of a lot easier to make my own sphere in that case though
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23/04/2013 22:48:35

toonaramaMuvizu mogulExperimental user
toonarama
Posts: 661 		MrDrWho13

I might be able to do this for you if you send me the image you want to use


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23/04/2013 23:17:27

gimmick
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Posts: 179 		Last year, I saw a nice spheric & turning logo on this forum. It was a Muvizu tutorial in a TV.News studio... Not sure, but I think that the tip was a video file in a circle.
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24/04/2013 00:51:58

WozToonsExperimental user
WozToons
Posts: 494 		gimmick wrote:
Last year, I saw a nice spheric & turning logo on this forum. It was a Muvizu tutorial in a TV.News studio... Not sure, but I think that the tip was a video file in a circle.

Here it is......
http://www.muvizu.com/Video/19688/Using-cameras-backdrops-for-titles-etc-A-Dree
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24/04/2013 06:54:16

MrDrWho13Muvizu mogulExperimental user
MrDrWho13
Posts: 2220 		Ah, yes, I forgot about that tutorial. I'll see if I can do it that way and I'll report back with the results.

Thanks Guys






PS, if all else fails, I'll see if toonarama could make one.

Thanks again Guys!
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24/04/2013 16:31:15

MrDrWho13Muvizu mogulExperimental user
MrDrWho13
Posts: 2220 		Ok, here is the result.



It's a shame you have to use a spotlight instead of having the object illuminated.

Thanks to Dreeko for the tutorial.
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24/04/2013 17:01:50

tripfreakExperimental user
tripfreak
Posts: 142 		Alternatively, you could also try the sphere from my "space set" - forum link and download: here

Looks like this, if you make it smaller and load a bumpy Earth texture:
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