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Blender DEMO

By :
GAURAV MISHRA
Axelerant
gmishra@axelerant.com
Which thing is Blender
or is it blunder…?
 I am the BLENDER

Blender is an integrated suite of tools

enabling the creation of a broad range of 3D
content with the singular benefits of
cross-platform interoperability and an
incredibly small download file size - 8.11
MB.

It is the most popular Open Source 3D

graphics application in the world, and is
one of the most downloaded .(Roncarelli Report)
What you can do for me ?
Computer Generated 3d Imagery
Movies
Blender in Spiderman 2 ???

“As an animatic artist I'm most often hired early on

in the pre-production stages of a movie. The
director usually meets with a storyboard artist and
me to discuss how a particular scene should play.
The storyboards are drawn and scanned. I
digitally cut the drawings into foreground, middle-
ground and background layers and animate them
to the director's instructions, including sound
effects, dialog, music, and I include 3d elements
and animation as the action in the scene warrants.
The end result is a mini-movie - or
"animatic" - that resembles an animated version of
the scene that has yet to be filmed.”
Anthony Zierhut, Animatic Artist, Los Angeles
STAND ALONE
3D GAMES
 Comparing Blender with Popular 3d
Commercial softwares

Blender Maya/3ds Max

 Free !!!!! NO need to crack and patch ;)  $2000 Maya, $3,895 3DS Max

 Python based scripting write your own plug-  Commercial software so its Plug-ins
ins

 Revolutionary OpenGL based user interface  3DS Max interface is creepy and MAYA
interface is nice
 Blender lacks in hair creation tools ,volumetric
clouds , smoke  Powerful hair creation system

 No customization for short cut keys  Customizable key bindings

 Blender has inbuilt game engine and game can  No game engine available in MAYA and 3DS
be exported as standalone exe.
MAX
 Blender animation system lacks in few areas.  Maya animation system is on top as
compared to any 3d app.
 Blender UV tool is shockingly fast (UV tool
heavily used in game industry)  UV tool are rather slow
 RESOURCES
Where is the main website for Blender?
http://www.blender.org
BLENDER NATION.com
 RESOURCES continued…
Where can I download Blender?
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Where can I get documentation and tutorials for Blender?

Blender Documentation Wiki
Blender User Manual
Blender Art Magazine
Greybeard's Blender video Tutorials
My blog (Check Blender category)

Are there any books published on Blender?

Blender E-Shop

What is the history of Blender?

http://www.blender.org/blenderorg/blender-foundation/history/

Are there any Professionals using Blender?

Yes!!!
Manos Digitales

Are there discussion forums dedicated to Blender?

Blender Artists Forum
CgTantra Blender Forum
CgTalk Blender Forum

Where can I get up-to-date information on news and events related to Blender?
Blender Nation - Fresh Blender News, Everyday
Blender Foundation Official Updates
Blender Toolbar – Get Latest information in your web browsers with Blender toolbar
 FINAL THOUGHTS
If you are a professional artist and have not done so
already, then seriously look into Blender and see if it
meets your needs. You may be surprised at what it can
really do.
Or

if you want to work on a 3d game give a try to Blender

engine and you will be surprised!

Or

If you are programmer you can write plug-ins in Python

for Blender to add more features to it.
HAPPY BLENDING!!!
FUTURE BLENDER HEADS

Hey Wait More to Come ….

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