tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post5928538573883912887..comments2024-02-12T21:47:59.947-08:00Comments on Flip: Quick Trick: Draw your TimingCameron Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240744907010870127noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-48926117860110505552012-02-02T05:27:47.185-08:002012-02-02T05:27:47.185-08:00Awesome tip!! I've been getting into rythm and...Awesome tip!! I've been getting into rythm and texture of my shots and haven't found a good way to do it yet. I usually video myself tapping the beats and accents of my scene in an interesting way... But this looks really great. I will be using it from now on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171746444797690093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-14808738648447526242011-08-22T00:00:27.606-07:002011-08-22T00:00:27.606-07:00This Tip is just awsome Cameron. Thanks alot man. ...This Tip is just awsome Cameron. Thanks alot man. <br />Anyway the trick that some folks mentioned above is perfect. Press"f" while the video is playing will solve the problem. Thanks guys.Dao Luong's Animationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445190367104691749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-5188079417429594922011-05-17T12:27:07.546-07:002011-05-17T12:27:07.546-07:00I too had the pausing while drawing problem. Press...I too had the pausing while drawing problem. Pressing "f" while it was playing solved it! (my guess is it toggled to <b>SINGLE</b> buffer mode) Thanks Cameron for a great tip and thanks Juan for the fix! Using Maya 2010 on Windows 7 x64 and Wacom Intuos4 with nVidia GTX260.gonzalimatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121085659170461350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-4248052719659685282011-04-10T03:10:12.366-07:002011-04-10T03:10:12.366-07:00thanks for the trick. I like it very much.but i am...thanks for the trick. I like it very much.but i am having some problem it is working on my laptop but when i am doing it in my Pc as soon as I press my right click the playblast gets paused and resumes again when i leave my right click..so I am unable to get this in my PC..please help me....Anuj Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182146178360988345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-90492155589547787302011-03-22T00:59:03.015-07:002011-03-22T00:59:03.015-07:00I made it work!
a quick fix...albeit with some dra...I made it work!<br />a quick fix...albeit with some drawbacks.<br /><br />I reduced the size of the playblast window considerably to take up less memory.<br />I also dropped out of the windows 7 theme mode to windows classic, again freeing up more memory.<br /><br />You get less resolution for your tests, but you should be able to draw quite a bit faster before fcheck chugs and you stop on a single frame.<br /><br />At work, my station can handle pretty much anything I throw at it, but my home PC just isn't so able.<br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br />AArian Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-29478728069117583182011-03-12T18:56:09.356-08:002011-03-12T18:56:09.356-08:00Oh man, this is really awesome. I popped open my n...Oh man, this is really awesome. I popped open my nVidia and told it to adjust based on performance over quality and this works perfectly now. I'm even using my Wacom Intuos tablet and it doesn't freeze fCheck when I do it.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip!<br /><br />-John FieldingPandalopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657352371813877868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-7631884489775484602011-03-10T09:41:51.972-08:002011-03-10T09:41:51.972-08:00Hey Cameron, thanks a lot for this tip. It´s the k...Hey Cameron, thanks a lot for this tip. It´s the kind of thing I will be using my whole life after reading it! I had the same problem than most people here, I couldn´t draw a fast line. But, if you press "f" key while playing,"Switches between single and double buffer mode. Default mode depends on machine's graphics card." extracted from fCheck help. I have no idea what it means but now you can draw as fast as you can. Make sure it is playing in real time also pressing "t".<br /><br />Hope it helps everybody!<br /><br />- Juan Couto.Juan Coutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846414737701282141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-31455958423770899422011-03-04T15:59:16.605-08:002011-03-04T15:59:16.605-08:00To the folks trying this and having the issue of f...To the folks trying this and having the issue of fCheck pausing while you hold down the mouse button, try disabling any mouse software/drivers you have running. I have a Logitech mouse and use their SetPoint software to customize the mouse buttons. I had the same issue until I disabled the drivers, then it worked flawlessly.<br /><br />(note that after disabling your mouse software/drivers, you may need to adjust your mouse settings using the Windows control panel)<br /><br />Nice tip, thanks Cameron!Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-36266659237503446032011-02-25T15:41:53.049-08:002011-02-25T15:41:53.049-08:00Hi everybody,
Thanx a lot Cameron for this trick ...Hi everybody,<br /><br />Thanx a lot Cameron for this trick and all others too!<br />I knew it was possible to do this on non animated frames but what you've find is really much usefull!<br />I've found something which might help understanding issues with fCheck.<br />I've try it at work with Maya 2008 and it works perfectly with my normal mouse but I have the same problem than others people (fCheck stop playing if I move too quickly) when I try to do it with the pen of my graphic tablet... <br />So, this is weird but the problem don't come from Maya's settings or fCheck for sure...<br />I hope it will help someone to find the solution.<br />Long life to you and your blog!<br /><br />Alexandre AUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270619380849448491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-77940107283496367752011-02-23T19:55:26.292-08:002011-02-23T19:55:26.292-08:00A few of you have mentioned that you have had trou...A few of you have mentioned that you have had trouble getting this to work in FCheck. As far as I know, this is probably not a maya setting problem and likely more to do with your graphics hardware setup ( but thats just a guess ) ... I think it just depends. I used maya 2011 to make the videos here on the blog, but I remember this as far back as maya 2008, so I doubt the version you are using makes any difference. Would be great if someone could veryify why it works for some and not others...Cameron Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240744907010870127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-81354727446675937422011-02-23T14:23:37.321-08:002011-02-23T14:23:37.321-08:00Hey Cameron! Great post, but i'm having the sa...Hey Cameron! Great post, but i'm having the same trouble as Michael Cawood is - when the line breaks or deviates direction, the recording stops. I am using Maya 2008 with these playblast settings;<br /><br />view: checked<br />show ornaments: checked<br />viewer: image viewer<br />remove temp files: checked<br />Save to file: checked<br /><br />Any thoughts, anyone?Katie Orcutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976617963493841472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-87112427068970341282011-02-22T22:33:27.911-08:002011-02-22T22:33:27.911-08:00Great trick, but I'm having the same problem M...Great trick, but I'm having the same problem Michael Cawood is having. If I make a mark too quickly, it just pauses the video and makes a really long mark. Is this maybe an option I can change, or is it more probably my computer?Pandalopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657352371813877868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-13684753656975544172011-02-21T06:49:31.051-08:002011-02-21T06:49:31.051-08:00Hi Cameron, and everyone else actually who has thi...Hi Cameron, and everyone else actually who has this working. <br />I'm animating a character at the moment, who is fast and bouncy. So this looked ideal to test his motion quickly. <br /><br />However when we tried it in the office we didn't get the results you showed. Michael Cawood's Post says the same thing.<br /><br />It shows individual sweeps of the mouse but only on one frame. How did you get it to capture a clean motion across a few frames?<br /><br />Do we need to change any settings perhaps ? We're using maya 2010 By the way!Mr Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-72031182049691931312011-02-19T22:08:38.355-08:002011-02-19T22:08:38.355-08:00Been using this a lot ever since I saw it on your ...Been using this a lot ever since I saw it on your screen and bugged you about it. Especially with our software, there is certainly no faster way to test out and store timing tests.<br />Thanks again for sharing, man!<br /><br />P.S.<br />Say hi to your mom for me.F*ckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-71847869939081754422011-02-19T17:07:42.590-08:002011-02-19T17:07:42.590-08:00Sorry Cameron... I think I posted my comment to th...Sorry Cameron... I think I posted my comment to the wrong section:<br /><br />Anyway man. I have been playing around with this and it is really great for R&D. I just did a few tests and I can see where this can come in handy.<br /><br />all the best<br /><br />JamaalJamaal Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840484544975075590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-78091435343706224662011-02-19T12:08:00.566-08:002011-02-19T12:08:00.566-08:00This is great! I found that it also helps to make ...This is great! I found that it also helps to make a lot of sound effects while you're doing it. Whizzz... bip, bip, zooooom... etc<br /><br />Michael, I had the same problem as you when I tried it out at work. But now at home it works perfectly. All the settings seem to be the same. Maybe it depends on the hardware or something.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14318373496320760102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-18208542872162218172011-02-19T09:22:48.528-08:002011-02-19T09:22:48.528-08:00For those wondering about using fcheck in 2011, se...For those wondering about using fcheck in 2011, set the format to "iff" in the playblast settings. Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635128827699999880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-27206000932398600102011-02-17T19:49:42.191-08:002011-02-17T19:49:42.191-08:00Brilliant!
It's surprisingly addictive.
Wonder...Brilliant!<br />It's surprisingly addictive.<br />Wonderful idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575251143064742850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-61008074456007524092011-02-17T11:24:25.685-08:002011-02-17T11:24:25.685-08:00Hi there,
What is Fcheck and how do I access it?Hi there,<br />What is Fcheck and how do I access it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-71001622398857076282011-02-17T10:59:44.969-08:002011-02-17T10:59:44.969-08:00Hi Cameron. You caught our attention over here at ...Hi Cameron. You caught our attention over here at the office and we had a go at this but it didn't quite work. As long as we hold down the right mouse button and keep drawing a line the frame counter stops and waits for the line to break or the mouse/wacom to deviate it's direction. So it won't actually record the timing. it's very interesting though. You can change the colour to black if you hold shift as well. <br /><br />Do you have a rapid fire feature on your mouse? As that might achieve the result we're aiming for here. It could be really useful for shot reviews then as well.Michael Cawoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405307592282794201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-59800162578063216482011-02-17T10:53:57.000-08:002011-02-17T10:53:57.000-08:00Thanks a lot for such a great blog.
I too, have be...Thanks a lot for such a great blog.<br />I too, have been looking for a fast way to include timing in the planning process but haven't been able to find something so ingenious. It looks like a very intuitive way to work.Krzysztof Boyokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505066851991864019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-331846964446436992011-02-17T10:48:07.949-08:002011-02-17T10:48:07.949-08:00Sweet jeebers!
I think i just had one of those m...Sweet jeebers! <br /><br />I think i just had one of those moments where you realise something incredibly nice is setting up home in your thought process.<br /><br />So nice to hear from you again and thank you very much for the tips.<br /><br />=DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597922287483546948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-47049739797226114572011-02-17T10:10:27.745-08:002011-02-17T10:10:27.745-08:00Ooh, that's a sweet little trick! I loved the...Ooh, that's a sweet little trick! I loved the samurai timing test, you could really feel the weight of the head dropping to the floor. I'm definitely going to try this out on my next assignment. :)ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387605190002948203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-43005929199392451022011-02-17T09:59:36.754-08:002011-02-17T09:59:36.754-08:00Where exactly is the fCheck as output option? I...Where exactly is the fCheck as output option? I'm using 2011 and I can't seem to find it. Can you upload a screenshot perhaps? Thanks Cameron. You're an inspiration to us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435340282916901384.post-48365580784936719952011-02-17T09:58:27.468-08:002011-02-17T09:58:27.468-08:00Hello Cameron,
Very cool tip. I'm using Maya 2...Hello Cameron,<br />Very cool tip. I'm using Maya 2011, however, and in my Playblast Options window (or in the save as dialogue window) I can't seem to find the fCheck option as output. What version of Maya are you using? And where exactly are you finding the fCheck option? Thanks. You're an inspiration to us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com