More video tuorials by me (Dingo_aus)

#1 Tracker is here
torrentspy.com/directory.asp?mode=torrentdetails&id=370055

This time the tracker is a proper one, any Bit torrent client should work

Or search here if need be public-torrents.tk/

#2 Nice work Nigel! I had downloaded Blender about a month or so ago to check it out, and I'm very glad you are documenting the exporting process for this impressive piece of software. I really like the open source movement, and it's nice to see a video series that covers the export process for Blender.

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#3 Hmm.
I've stayed away from using torrent.

I just tried getting the file. I went to the torrentspy.com site and clicked on the Bit Lord torrent program and installed it.
I downloaded the torrent file and the program just sits there trying to connect.
I dont see anything in the preferences to change.

I am behind a hardware router/firewall. Any thoughts?

#4 I've never used the bit lord program. I use Azureus (azureus.sourceforge.net)as I'm confident it won't contain malware.

The process is that you download a small text file ending in .torrent and then your client takes that info and accesses the tracker and the tracker tells each client when it can get the bits of the file.

The software might be having problems at different points.

Usually connecting isn't the problem but getting good speeds is.

I know it is a pain but my suggestion would be to go to Azureus.sourceforge.net and download that client (an open source java based one) and try it again. Unfortunately I think don't think the stuffed advertised at www.torrentspy.com (whether bit lord or mobile phone ringtones etc is ever very good :| )

Anyway, I'm sure Roland will probably have it up on his ftp server soon enough.

Thanks again Roland!

And David, hope a change to azureus gets it working for you.

P.S. don't forget to open the ports mentioned on Azureus' site to get good speeds.

#5 Thanks Nigel.

I will try Azureus and see if i can use torrent. Thanks.

Btw, your videos are great. I haven't used blender before (could never get it running.)
I know that I should be learning the gui and learn how to model in it, but I would like to just try the process of getting something from blender to torque.
So far, so good.
Of course, I have to find and get the torque plugin for blender installed.
Doing that now.

#6 Axe Part 3 is available for donwload from my website now.
Click here to go there!

Nigel:
I had problems downloading Axe Part 3 as Torrent.
The avi I got after several attempts have some
distrubances in both sound an picture. Can you
check if the version on my site is correct or if its
corrupt.

/roland

#7 Thanks Roland for hosting the file. I downloaded it and really notice the video and audio problems.

Nigel, apart from the video and sound problems, the tuturial was as great as the others.
Thanks.

I do need to say that the video and sound problems do interupt the learning from the tutorial.
I have limited knowledge about making videos, but it kind of seems that there may have been something running in the background
that might have affected recording. (The audio seems to jump/skip ahead and the video jerky/blocky.)
Of course, it could be anything including the file corruption.

#8 Ok, had a look at my original copy, the sound and video appears to sync.

I can only think something to do with it being a torrent has corrupted the file. (I was hosting it using Azureus under Mandriva Linux and the file was being accessed from a FAT32 file on a windows partition. I don't know, maybe the java implementation on Linux coupled with Azureus is creating havoc (it was using heaps of mem))

Anyway, I'm trying to host it on my personal ftp space (I hope it fits). I'll post a link as soon as it is up (fingers crossed) bar that, I'll email it to you Roland directly tonight (emailing 50megs takes for ever on my end :) )

#9 Just had a look at the copy on your site Roland - yeah it is corrupted. trust me, the original is fine :)

I'm pretty sure something dodgy happened when I made the torrent. It was late and I had already spent too much time making the video :) I didn't double, triple check every last detail.

Obviously something I did in the torrent creation or seeding went awry

Anyway, I'll post a link to it on my ftp asap (or if doesn't fit, I'll email it to Roland and ).

Sorry about that folks, I'll fix it asap


*EDIT here it is ppl. The link to a fixed version on my ftp space here www.users.on.net/~symes/other/axe_part3.avi

#10 Nigel:

The new updated version is on my website now .
Its ok without any disturbances in sound or video.

All:
So. Axe Part 3 may be downloaded from here also
anlong with the other tutorials.

Check them out - they are really great.

/roland

#11 Thanks heaps Roland

#12 Woot. Thanks Nigel and Roland.

#13 So I *FINALLY* got around to watching these tutorials (I'm a modeling n00b - I've always been a programmer, but you have to stretch when you are an indie). I want to offer my sincere THANK YOU to Nigel first and foremost for taking the time and effort to produce these tutorials. This has really helped a lot of things get clear to me, especially with the whole workflow. I'd been learning pieces of things, and this part really brought the whole process home.

I also want to thank Roland for hosting ALL of the tutorials, donating all that bandwidth for my education :) Thanks folks! It is HIGHLY appreciated.

#14 Added a link at the bottom of my page for a new tutorial on animated shpaes from Blender

#15 This last tutorial is great, Nigel. The sound is better on this tutorial, too.
Can't wait for Part 2.

#16 Thanks David, the feedback is appreiciated.

Just updated the site all the mirrors are shown and the tutorials coming soon are displayed.

So check it out at

www.users.on.net/~symes/gamedev/videotuts/videotuts.html

Thanks to Roland Stralberg and Chris Wilson the community now has a European mirror and an American one to download these tutorials from. Huge thank you to both!

#17 Even more! :)

Just added another one on exporting a proper collision box.

#18 Great stuff! You should contact Adam DeGrandis about possibly helping out with TDN if your interested...

#19 Nigel,

Thanks for creating these tutorials. Its always nice to see someone using the exporter.
Its even better for new users, who probably don't have a clue about using blender, let alone the exporter :)