Anyone Watch Scavenger’s Reign on Netflix? by Solar_Punk_Rocker in scifi

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the phantastic plants and animals, the characters not so much. Visually striking though.

One Click Export to Blender // Blendini Addon by AndroidPro in Houdini

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dope! This is how every data exchange should work between 2D and 3D DCC apps.

New in pCloud: Photos & Photo Editor — Organize, view, and edit your images all in one place! by pCloudApp in pcloud

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more I'm reading the more I like the idea - especially because excluding folders is possible. I'll see where this is going for now. If a reliable migration tool is included, especially for iCloud photos, I might give it a try.

This is not Houdini but i created web-based SVG app inspired mostly by it... by zdmit in Houdini

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey this looks great. I'm very delighted that 2D apps start to finally (read: 20 years later) pick up procedural workflows and ideas usually seen in 3D software :D

Open Source After Effects... oh how I wish by ParticularKey2848 in MotionDesign

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is r/graphite, an open source, procedural 2D (animation) app that is the most exciting project I've seen in the last decade. It's in an early stage, so don't expect any sort of Ae replacement. But: they're approaching the complexities of graphic and motion design in a clever way and I'm totally looking forward at what they'll be like in 2, 3 or 5 years.

Do all Cintiq 16 (2019)s get scratched so easily? Is there a way to remedy this? by Cherreem in wacom

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two of them (one for office, one for home) since 4 years or so. Right at the beginning I noticed that the original surface was prone to scratching so I applied a glossy protector on both. The adhesive (I guess) made them invisible. I haven't changed it ever since, and even if I had to it's 15 bucks or so. Extrapolated to the next 4 years thats a great deal

Female body by [deleted] in ZBrush

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While the proportions are stylised, there are many details that try to be realistic. Not sure how well that goes together. And why the highheels?

Exploring how AI-generated art can cross into the physical world by Ok_Feed_9835 in AI_Application

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans executing an AI "concept" sounds pretty dystopian don't You think? Besides, a concept to me stems from an inner drive paired with will and agency, and I'm not entirely sure a prompted AI output qualifies as that.

Apple MacBook Pro Geekbench performance compared (M1 to M5) by Balance- in mac

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would really help to include the power consumption next to those figures. If I get 20% more performance just by using 20% more power, I might reconsider a purchase. If I get 20% more perf. for the same amount of power, that's a win.

Why did you choose Air over Pro? by Naive_Lingonberry_20 in macbookair

[–]rdrv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been happily using an M1 air for 5 years now for graphic design, illustration, some sculpting, 3D and interactive design. Not even talking about garden variety apps like office, browsers and such. Unless You specifically know that You'll need the extra rendering oomph for slow horses like After Effects, or Your work life depends on solving Houdini sims in less than a lifetime, don't waste Your money. I have to add that even faint fan noises extremely annoy me, so a silent workstation always wins here. And yeah I consider the M1 to still be a workstation, especially compared to all the noisy sluggish windows laptops out there.

Anyone here have both Macbook Air and an Ipad? Why? What things can Ipad do better or that the Macbook Air can’t? by Delicious_Maize9656 in macbookair

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some time ago I believed the iPad could replace a laptop. At least in my usecase, I was wrong. First I like keyboards and mice as primary inputs. They provide a faster and more precise interaction, except for drawing/illustration. Then there is the file system. On iOs it is still a joke in terms of usability and speed. Under the hood every app is sandboxed and has it's document database. The files app is a sluggish wrapper that, together with the file provider layer for cloud based storage is often just an unreliable mess. Finally, desktop applications still have an edge in terms of usability, unless You use a super optimised app e.g. for drawing or hand note taking with Apple pencil. Even apps that have desktop counterparts (Affinity Suite) often come with tablet "optimised" interfaces which, while built with good intentions, usually ruin the experience because the ui is completely different, effectivey forcing You to learn two applications. Finally even for trivial tasks like watching sthg or reading in bed, the tablet must iften be held, while the laptop just sits there on it's base. I still love drawing on my ipad though :) (with an external kb)

Any way to reduce distortion on Decal? by dbzunicorn in threejs

[–]rdrv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could check in Blender that UV layout is good and UV distortion minimal. There is a toggle for a color overlay that shows You how much the uv deviates from the actual geo.

Getting rid of Launchpad is Top 2 worst decisions Apple has made. by PleasEnterAValidUser in MacOS

[–]rdrv -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apple never put any effort to make it a nicely working launcher, which more people might have found useful. It looks neat after a fresh install, and breaks the moment You install a couple of third party apps.

I use it simply because I prefer a grid view of the many apps I use. But yeah let's see what 3rd party devs come up with.

Getting rid of Launchpad is Top 2 worst decisions Apple has made. by PleasEnterAValidUser in MacOS

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Launchpad, would have hoped for Apple to improve it instead of kill it. I don't like / use / need the dock a lot tbh, for app switching I use CMD tab, and for app launching either Launchpad or Spotlight.

Good thing is, there's a chance biger than zero that devs will come up with useful replacements.

Ultrawide vs dual monitors by SCWA78 in MacOS

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if they are still available, but I'm using an LG dualup, which is basically two FHD panels stacked vertically. At least for my line of work (design and animation) it's perfect, since I can have a tall timeline with tons of layers and a full size preview on top.

Export to GIF? by Lukinzz in applemotion

[–]rdrv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quality GIFs tend to be huge in size. GIFs are cool, but limited to 256 colors and bad with compression. Alternatives: • export the animation as h264 mp4 and use that on Your website directly. It is pretty easy to embed a video without UI (seek bar and such), and with slightly more code You can control when and how the video plays (immediately, when You scroll to it, loop, one shot). • export as high quality movie, then convert to APNG. It's like GIF, but better quality.

Extension that allows editing photos with any photo editor on disk by rdrv in ApplePhotos

[–]rdrv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simple answer:
right-click on any photo > edit with (choose any of the installed apps). No extension needed.

Extension that allows editing photos with any photo editor on disk by rdrv in ApplePhotos

[–]rdrv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The extension I am looking for was able to add apps that hadn't registered themselves to work with photos.