More exponential zooming.... (large images)

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More exponential zooming.... (large images)

Post #1by Chuft-Captain » 04.08.2007, 16:55

In the spirit of rthorvard's earlier post, here is some more exponential zooming.

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Copyright for the model used for the Mirror Technician belongs to: http://www.artist-3d.com/free_3d_models ... ount=count
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Re: More exponential zooming.... (large images)

Post #2by rthorvald » 04.08.2007, 17:22

Chuft-Captain wrote:In the spirit of the earlier post, here is some more exponential zooming

That was really great!
Can i ask how you did the clouds... Are they part of the CMOD?


BTW, you should put a tattoo on that guy??s arm... ;-)
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Post #3by Dollan » 04.08.2007, 18:23

Okay, you're really making me drool here....
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Post #4by Celestial_Planets » 04.08.2007, 18:42

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Re: More exponential zooming.... (large images)

Post #5by Chuft-Captain » 05.08.2007, 09:43

rthorvald wrote:Can i ask how you did the clouds... Are they part of the CMOD?
No, they're separate from the main model -- I'm not very happy with this approach at this stage, as there are various problems such as depth sorting (not evident in these pics).
I'll let you know if I ever find a good solution for the clouds.
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Post #6by LordFerret » 08.08.2007, 02:33

That was a bit of a surprise! 8) :D

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Post #7by Chuft-Captain » 08.08.2007, 09:17

LordFerret wrote:That was a bit of a surprise! 8) :D
What was a surprise?
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Post #8by LordFerret » 09.08.2007, 08:32

Zooming all the way in (through one of the 'windows'?), to find the guy standing there with his screen display showing the image of himself in the zoom! :lol: 8)

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Post #9by Chuft-Captain » 09.08.2007, 09:49

LordFerret wrote:Zooming all the way in (through one of the 'windows'?), to find the guy standing there with his screen display showing the image of himself in the zoom! :lol: 8)
Look carefully at that last image and you should even be able to tell me his name. It's quite obvious , really. :wink:
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Post #10by Chuft-Captain » 11.08.2007, 02:13

Am I to believe that none of you intelligent people have managed to deduce his name?....do I need to give a clue?
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Post #11by Johaen » 11.08.2007, 05:54

Chuft-Captain wrote:Am I to believe that none of you intelligent people have managed to deduce his name?....do I need to give a clue?


I've looked a couple times. I got nothing.
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Post #12by LordFerret » 11.08.2007, 06:05

Likewise. :(

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Post #13by Chuft-Captain » 11.08.2007, 06:35

You should think about what he's actually doing in the scene...

i.e. There's a big clue to his identity in the title-bar and address-box of his browser window. :)
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Post #14by Andy74 » 11.08.2007, 11:59

Yeah, it's really obvious that it is YOU while you are creating this very topic.
So his name has to be "Chuft-Captain" ...
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Post #15by LordFerret » 12.08.2007, 04:56

:?

Yes, I can see he's posting in the forums here, but all I can make out in the address box is "http" something something ".php"... so either I need a newer bigger monitor or new glasses - or both. :( :lol:

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Post #16by Andy74 » 12.08.2007, 10:16

LordFerret,

of course, all you can read ist "shatters.net :: Post a new topic". But the pictures in the window make it very clear that it is THIS topic, and you can easily check who has posted it.
See?

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Post #17by Chuft-Captain » 12.08.2007, 14:10

Well done gentlemen. Between you, you have successfully deduced the paradoxical nature of this thread.

I should also mention that it wasn't easy to upload such a photo-intensive thread from such a remote location (The speed of the Inter-Planetary-Internet is still only equivalent to dial-up speeds :wink: ), but as reward for your observations, I will replace the original post with more attractive "polaroid" versions. :lol:
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