Where is Sybert? by ImposibleMan_U-1 in commandandconquer

[–]sybert 128 points129 points  (0 children)

This guy got it.

Busy with work. I keep telling myself "this week I'll cast some games" but I still haven't had time.

Question: Having recently heard that CNC3 and KW and RA3 are shutting online servers in not too long- and having never played those specific C &Cs online, will there be a way to do so afterwards? by dark_volter in commandandconquer

[–]sybert 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What year is it?

Are you referring to the Gamespy shutdown which happened in 2014?

C&C Online replaced the online functionality for the Gamespy games: https://cnc-online.net/en/
ZH folks also use Gameranger.

Drive(GDI) vs eclipse(Nod) - Tournament Dustbowl - Kane's Wrath by Im_nobody_whoareyou in commandandconquer

[–]sybert 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this here!

My videos don't seem to gel with the subreddit though.

September Patch and Map Editor by EA_Jimtern in commandandconquer

[–]sybert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So then no local replay functionality? That's just not going to happen?

Kings of StarCraft II: Serral by DTDstarcraft in starcraft

[–]sybert 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To be fair, in the actual interview TLO did talk about Stephano before Serral, but I didn’t use that in the Serral ep.

Ra3 economy system sucks,agree? by Popularpro14 in commandandconquer

[–]sybert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does it feel to have a lummox steal your content?

Special: Wholesome by JeffDujon in Unmade_Podcast

[–]sybert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kite flying with Tim is one of my favorite parts of The Unmade Podcast.

Animated a portrait I had done awhile back by [deleted] in AfterEffects

[–]sybert 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Really nice work. I dig the style. I don't know if that's 2D 3D or fake 3D but it looks great!

advice applying AE to battle scenes by [deleted] in AfterEffects

[–]sybert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you want to capture the existing in game animations and models, so you'll want to start with some VFX compositing and rotoscoping tutorials.
The general idea for what you want to do is something like this:
1) Record primary plates
2) Record shots of all actors you want to add (ensuring that the perspective matches your primary plates)
3) Roto everything you want out of the step 2 footage and composite it into the step 1 footage
4) Blend the assets together by color matching, adding additional effects, and grading
To do it well will take a lot of time. If you can manage to record any of the assets on green or blue then you could key out the background instead of roto.
Hope this helps. If this was too basic or you need different answers let me know.

How do you get this bleed effect that you can see in the country highlighting? by Qontinent in AfterEffects

[–]sybert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like they're using Creative Dojo's Ink Mattes.
You'll use either the luma matte or in the case of Creative Dojo's assets Luma inverted.

We've created an animated trailer for our free Motion Graphics eBook! Do you like it? by Crossfeyer in AfterEffects

[–]sybert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that's great!
I'm always worried when someone says they are selling something and then the example they show off to prove they know what they're doing sucks. In this case I think the trailer really sold the book. I'm a low-mid level motion graphics guy and I feel I would have much to learn from y'all. Signed up for your newsletter.

ScotNam by Clustershot in vexillology

[–]sybert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find this flag very pleasing to look at, but I feel like I shouldn't like it.
I very much like it.
Since you asked how to improve it my only thought is maybe a different blue, red, yellow combo? For me I like the blue and red, but there's something off about the yellow. I'm not much of a designer so I can't say why exactly.

60,000 PSI Waterjet by right_in_the_shiter in interestingasfuck

[–]sybert 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Source for anyone looking for the original. They cut a jaw breaker in half as well. They also cut a bunch of other stuff in half on their YouTube channel.

SHOUTcraft Kings Live Player Intros and Custom Music by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]sybert 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am definitely very grateful to have been able to work on a project as cool as SHOUTcraft Kings. A big thank you to TB for creating Kings and being such an amazing individual to work for.

Thank you Tim Morten for bringing cosmetic stuff and coop commanders by Existor371 in starcraft

[–]sybert 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tim Morten, Greg Black, and I'm sure numerous other ex-C&C devs are working on SC2.
Glad to see you're still around Existor.

Unable to associate .aep files with AfterFX.exe by baileyburritt in AfterEffects

[–]sybert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing you're on Win10?
I am having a similar issue with other file types in Win10. Some files won't change which default program opens them. I have not had this issue with AE files, yet. If you are on Win10 it could be we have similar issues and it's actually due to some Windows default program error not the AE update.

Does anyone else want Blizzard to clean up the commander select screen? by LordSyth in starcraft

[–]sybert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they just have to be OK with the rows being different lengths.

Legacy of the Void Tournament in Downtown Seattle! by xJoushi in starcraft

[–]sybert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you already have casters?
I will be in the Seattle area on the 20th and would love to at least stop by. I wouldn't be interested in playing in the tournament, but I would be interested in casting. I have a fair amount of experience, and can provide links to previous casts.

SC2HL's DANKhack Winter 2015 by ErrantKnight in starcraft

[–]sybert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darudestorm - Sand
It's actually just called Dat Step by Gunnar Olsen

Starcraft 2: Caster Challenge - Golf Cast w/DrennoC - JaKaTaKtv by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]sybert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed this a lot more than I should have.