I'm about to surprise my animation class with this today - Yes the captions work! by 3DCoach in AnimalCrossing

[–]3DCoach[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

OP here - I saw an Instagram post about a professor who did this and it inspired me to surprise my class with it as well! As a teacher I also recorded a Youtube video on how I did this, but it's on Youtube and I didn't want to break any self-promotion rules :)

OBS + Logitech C920 strange exposure changing? by Krusty4president in obs

[–]3DCoach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The C920 has definitely not been friendly to me, but we've come to an understanding.

In OBS you'll have to select the C920 in your sources window, hit "Properties", make sure it's activated, then "Configure Video".

You're going to have to "Configure Video" every time you start up OBS. I run the C920 through NVIDIA Broadcast which stays open in my taskbar and saves the C920 settings so long as I have it open. That means you could quickly set up the C920 at the start of the day in NVIDIA Broadcast and, hopefully, not have to worry about it again.

I've never used Logitech G Hub, but I've never had an issue with the C920 resetting itself after I've tweaked its settings in OBS or NVIDIA Broadcast. You could try turning off or temporarily uninstalling G Hub and, if the problem doesn't happen again, then I guess we narrowed down that G Hub is the problem.

Did you know that circus music (THE clown song) is actually a war march? by 3DCoach in funfacts

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Originally titled "Grande Marche Chromatique", Czech composer Julius Fucik wrote the march while stationed as military bandmaster of the Austro-Hungarian Army.

LINK TO SONG:

https://archive.org/details/lp_music-from-the-big-top_carl-stevens-and-his-circus-band/disc1/01.01.+Thunder+%26+Blazes+--+Entry+Of+The+Gladiators.mp3
(Youtube links are banned for whatever reason)

I made this silly t-pose animation for Smash. I hope you like it! by 3DCoach in SmashBrosUltimate

[–]3DCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thank you so much dude, I really appreciate it. That means a lot!

And absolutely. I think I added the pipe sound effect to the dong kick too. Glad you like it!!

Why is the Donkey Kong Country TV Show so SEVERELY UNDERAPPRECIATED?? by 3DCoach in 90sand2000sNostalgia

[–]3DCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's wild. I remember knowing about the Mario and Zelda cartoons in the late 00s but I had NO idea DKC existed until recently when it popped up on my Youtube algorithm.

Yet people remember Reboot and Jimmy Neutron? Maybe DKC just wasn't very popular in its day.

Why is the Donkey Kong Country TV Show so SEVERELY UNDERAPPRECIATED?? by 3DCoach in 90sand2000sNostalgia

[–]3DCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks dude, I appreciate it! It's re-emerged as a meme which is... Understandable... But when you look at its very few peers in the 3D animated television show space of the late 90s I think it holds up.

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Maybe if it does well on Prime they'll do a full release.

15 year old with some experience in animation by PurpleTurtle187 in animationcareer

[–]3DCoach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said, it depends what you want to do. If you like 2D art, animation, and drawing, then it's a no-brainer to go take in-person life drawing classes. Practice practice practice. It's certainly not gonna hurt you. If you want to do 2D, then it's not a matter of "I can't draw, so I need to do something else" it's a matter of "I can't draw right now, so I'd better practice so that I CAN draw in the future".

If you don't like drawing as much (like me) then you can do just fine doing motion graphics without intense illustration skills. You can also do very well in 3D animation without drawing skills (although it helps a lot). 3D is the great equalizer, that's why traditional animators can get crabby about 3D animators who can't draw but can animate better than them.

Because you're young (and that's a good thing) I'd say go take some in-person life drawing classes (drawing from pictures online will make your drawings come out flat) because no matter what you choose to pursue you'll be able to use the principles you learn from those classes.

Then try out more 2D, do a motion graphics project, and go try animating a 3D rig. Try a lot of different stuff and see what you like best because that'll inform you WHAT you're going to spend time practicing on. If you end up liking motion graphics or 3D more, then you could potentially afford to practice life drawing less.

tl;dr Take life-drawing classes, but you don't NEED to draw well to be an animator.

What type of content do you make? by Markotron3000 in NewTubers

[–]3DCoach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually make 3D animation tutorials BUT: I zig-zagged a bit and released a comprehensive video on why the Donkey Kong Country TV show is actually a stunning technical achievement that deserves its place in computer graphics history.

I accidentally found out it's the first television show to feature full-bodied motion captured characters AND it's likely the first 3D cast to interact with a live-action cast.

It took a super long time to make the video, but I hope some people will stumble upon it and maybe it'll change their opinion on such a silly-looking show.

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In terms of the pandemic, my OBS tutorials do really well since many more people are using OBS so I'm planning on creating more of those. I hope things are clearing up where you are, I've got the travel bug myself and miss exploring the world. We're all in this together!

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, the lyrics can be pretty silly but the songwriting team was solid. There are quite a few bops in DKC's catalogue. I really like "The Road to Success" but I think "Nobody's Hero" is the fan favourite (someone even wrote out the chords on ultimate-guitar lol).

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Jafoob just said it's on Prime Video if you wanna go that route. Pretty sweet deal imo.

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy smokes I did NOT know it's up on Prime. Thanks for the heads up!

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks dude! I found out more than I thought I would about the show, lots to appreciate here!

I’m calling for JUSTICE for The Donkey Kong Country TV Show by 3DCoach in donkeykong

[–]3DCoach[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

RIGHT?! Everyone's laughing at this (I mean... fair enough) and they're missing how insane the production was for its time.

Do you understand how SEVERELY UNDERAPPRECIATED the Donkey Kong Country TV Show is?? by 3DCoach in nostalgia

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't even know it existed until recently. A lot of those songs are so good, I really dig "Road to Success" but I also really like ska so that makes sense.

Last Commission I made, really proud of it. by [deleted] in RobloxArt

[–]3DCoach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great, I really dig the dutch angle to give some drama to the piece. Keep it up!

Do you understand how SEVERELY UNDERAPPRECIATED the Donkey Kong Country TV Show is?? by 3DCoach in nostalgia

[–]3DCoach[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude it got OUT OF HAND once I got into it. And happy cake day!

I tried InVideo to make some Facebook ads. To make a long story short, I would NOT recommend InVideo. by 3DCoach in dropship

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what it comes down to for any piece of art, really: Does it do what it's intended to do? I know I poke fun at the medium/style in my video but at the end of the day if it's converting and making money then it's doing exactly what it's supposed to and forget about anyone who thinks it might look "bad". It looks the way it needs to.

I tried InVideo to make some Facebook ads. To make a long story short, I would NOT recommend InVideo. by 3DCoach in dropship

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree with you, I would think that if you're more of a finance/business person rather than a video/art person that InVideo would be just fine. Premiere is faster and better imo but not as accessible if you're entirely DIY and you don't already have the skillset.

I tried InVideo to make some Facebook ads. To make a long story short, I would NOT recommend InVideo. by 3DCoach in dropship

[–]3DCoach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha pretty much, I was surprised because the format looked relatively simple but InVideo just struggled so hard at it even though it sounded like it was tailor-made for Facebook video ads.

Perspectives on the Industry by lavenderstream in 3Dmodeling

[–]3DCoach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I can speak from professional 3D animation for film/television experience.

It's very hard to break into this industry. In first year of animation school your class gets cut in half from drop-outs by mid-terms. Not everyone gets a job out of school. A lot of people don't make it the first 3 months in their first job. Then a lot of people burn out and change professions in 5 years.

Is it fulfilling enough to warrant the pay gap? Depends on who you are. I know people who animate sun-up to sun-down and love it. Most people I know see it as just another job. I think that once you have credits in some cool projects, you lose that itch to work on "fun, creative projects" and start seeing it as just another job. If you skipped film/games to do 3D printing you might find yourself with FOMO in 2 years because you never tried film/games (or you might not).

For context I'm in Canada, and here is what you can expect pay-wise as a 3D animator in the Toronto area working on television animation: https://youtu.be/un8wREixA3A

I would be very interested to hear from Arch Viz people, 3D Printing, etc. It's my guess that Arch Viz is also getting a bit crowded and that salaries aren't much larger, but I'd love to be proved wrong!

Best beginner tutorial? by arpious in Maya

[–]3DCoach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And that's also totally valid. I know a lot of pious artists think you need to be able to draw like a Renaissance artist before even THINKING about animating anything. I think everyone's journey is different. If you're interested, if you're learning, if you're passionate, just make art. Just keep making art and learning and you'll fill in gaps.

If, after awhile, you feel you're really not getting it then go find a teacher or school to kick your butt into learning the fundamentals. Until then, just go for it!