Comments on: Blender Video Editing: Yep, Your Free 3D Powerhouse is an Editor, Too http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/ The home for visualists Wed, 23 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: R. http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-31240 R. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:06:23 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-31240 You must be joking? Did'n know Blender was *so* powerful! You must be joking? Did'n know Blender was *so* powerful!

]]> By: Create Digital Motion » Blender Game Engine Developing Fast; Nokia Control http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-6204 Create Digital Motion » Blender Game Engine Developing Fast; Nokia Control Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:28:59 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-6204 [...] also a real-time game engine, promises real-time visual performance possibilities, and is even a video editing tool, continues its march toward the long-promised, insanely powerful 2.5 milestone. (”Point [...] [...] also a real-time game engine, promises real-time visual performance possibilities, and is even a video editing tool, continues its march toward the long-promised, insanely powerful 2.5 milestone. (”Point [...]

]]> By: Create Digital Motion » A Bike Journey, Reimagined as an Arty 3D Game, with Blender, Processing, Real Bike http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4392 Create Digital Motion » A Bike Journey, Reimagined as an Arty 3D Game, with Blender, Processing, Real Bike Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:53:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4392 [...] a hugely-powerful, free and open-source, triple-platform (Mac/Windows/Linux) 3D design tool and video composition tool, Blender also has a real-time engine built in – something well worth considering if you’re [...] [...] a hugely-powerful, free and open-source, triple-platform (Mac/Windows/Linux) 3D design tool and video composition tool, Blender also has a real-time engine built in – something well worth considering if you’re [...]

]]> By: metamind-visual http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4389 metamind-visual Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:07:25 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4389 There is a pandora box engine in this Blender software, but I still think the interface may be improved, or maybe I need to work more time and get used to the Blender UI in order to have it as my very one solution. Actually, I think there is not needed just to have one solution in stead to have various tools handy to work. There is a pandora box engine in this Blender software, but I still think the interface may be improved, or maybe I need to work more time and get used to the Blender UI in order to have it as my very one solution. Actually, I think there is not needed just to have one solution in stead to have various tools handy to work.

]]> By: sbn.. http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4387 sbn.. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:16:48 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4387 Darren, you're forgetting there's a game engine in there as well ;) I'm very happy that I've taken the time to learn Blender. It's challenged my way of doing things and helped provide functionality that other apps are missing, as well as being a great tool for doing abstract VJ material in itself. Its unwrapping tool alone has long been the reason you need it installed even if your main app is Max. That said, some of the things I've tried, like dynamic masking, are really cumbersome. I've experimented with extending the functionality (or at least the interface) with the built-in Python, but for now it's simply too complicated. Look here: <a href="http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BlenderDev/Blender2.5/Status" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BlenderDev/Blen...</a> for status on the Blender 2.5 project. This promises to turn the interface around and modernize it, as well as making interface scriping easier. I expect the app to be very much easier to learn afterwards. Alas, even if it's an unusually well managed OSS project, the ETA on 2.5 is still "sometime in 2009". Darren, you're forgetting there's a game engine in there as well ;)

I'm very happy that I've taken the time to learn Blender. It's challenged my way of doing things and helped provide functionality that other apps are missing, as well as being a great tool for doing abstract VJ material in itself. Its unwrapping tool alone has long been the reason you need it installed even if your main app is Max.

That said, some of the things I've tried, like dynamic masking, are really cumbersome. I've experimented with extending the functionality (or at least the interface) with the built-in Python, but for now it's simply too complicated.

Look here: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BlenderDev/Blen…

for status on the Blender 2.5 project. This promises to turn the interface around and modernize it, as well as making interface scriping easier. I expect the app to be very much easier to learn afterwards. Alas, even if it's an unusually well managed OSS project, the ETA on 2.5 is still "sometime in 2009".

]]> By: Darren Landrum http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4388 Darren Landrum Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:08:03 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4388 Well, I checked out the screencasts, and the video editing features of Blender do seem somewhat clumsy. That's okay, though. I first started doing NLE on a Video Flyer (the Toaster with NLE capabilities added) running on an Amiga 4000 tower with an amazingly HUGE 4GB hard disk array. That thing's editing system was very clumsy, but we thought it was way cool that we could edit non-linearly in digital now, having also done plenty of AB roll stuff. The Avid was around at the time, but was just as new. In short, we have a good start, and it will probably get better from here. After video editing gets sorted out, start on audio and being able to do huge mixdowns in 5/7.1. The result? 3D, compositing, editing, and audio all in one program from one consistent (if heavily criticized) interface. A pipe dream? Probably, but I've seen stranger things happen. Well, I checked out the screencasts, and the video editing features of Blender do seem somewhat clumsy. That's okay, though. I first started doing NLE on a Video Flyer (the Toaster with NLE capabilities added) running on an Amiga 4000 tower with an amazingly HUGE 4GB hard disk array. That thing's editing system was very clumsy, but we thought it was way cool that we could edit non-linearly in digital now, having also done plenty of AB roll stuff. The Avid was around at the time, but was just as new.

In short, we have a good start, and it will probably get better from here. After video editing gets sorted out, start on audio and being able to do huge mixdowns in 5/7.1. The result? 3D, compositing, editing, and audio all in one program from one consistent (if heavily criticized) interface.

A pipe dream? Probably, but I've seen stranger things happen.

]]> By: Troy James Sobotka http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4394 Troy James Sobotka Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:04:15 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4394 Hey - thanks for the crosslink in your other post. I am extremely excited with all of the attention Blender is getting as a result of the simple 'quickie challenge' project. Blender is an amazing tool - and only really missing a few critical components to take it to the next level. I'd add that you might want to check out Richard Querin's work over at <a href="http://blog.rfquerin.org" rel="nofollow">http://blog.rfquerin.org</a> He has created a few extremely useful Blender tutorial screencasts for the fresh and uninitiated. As he progresses through the learning curve, he is documenting his progress. Interesting blog. Feed added! Hey – thanks for the crosslink in your other post. I am extremely excited with all of the attention Blender is getting as a result of the simple 'quickie challenge' project.

Blender is an amazing tool – and only really missing a few critical components to take it to the next level.

I'd add that you might want to check out Richard Querin's work over at http://blog.rfquerin.org

He has created a few extremely useful Blender tutorial screencasts for the fresh and uninitiated. As he progresses through the learning curve, he is documenting his progress.

Interesting blog. Feed added!

]]> By: moongold http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4391 moongold Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:36:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4391 Thanks as always for inspirational direction changing thoughts. Found this <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6s6jal" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/6s6jal</a> which is based on an older build of Blender but gives an idea of the, convoluted, basics of Blender video editing! :-) Thanks as always for inspirational direction changing thoughts.
Found this http://tinyurl.com/6s6jal which is based on an older build of Blender but gives an idea of the, convoluted, basics of Blender video editing! :-)

]]> By: TweakingKnobs http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4393 TweakingKnobs Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:57:05 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4393 Blender rocks !!! Blender rocks !!!

]]> By: Create Digital Motion » Weekend Inspiration: Cheap Camera + Free Blender Software = Motion in Hours http://createdigitalmotion.com/2009/02/blender-video-editing-yep-your-free-3d-powerhouse-is-an-editor-too/#comment-4390 Create Digital Motion » Weekend Inspiration: Cheap Camera + Free Blender Software = Motion in Hours Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:51:05 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/?p=3363#comment-4390 [...] As a follow-up to why I’m interested in Blender for video editing. [...] [...] As a follow-up to why I’m interested in Blender for video editing. [...]

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