Back from Siggraph

Details of the iClone4 preview I attended can be found here, and the demo videos provided by Reallusion thus far are as follows:

iClone4 - Drag & Drop Editing Video
iClone4 - Transition Curve Video
iClone4 - Video Texture as Image Layer Video
iClone4 - Motion Path with HDR Video

I had such an enjoyable time at Siggraph. What fun to meet my radio partner Wolf in the flesh (and relieved to discover that yes, he is a person and not a howling beast), along with Rainman of CoolClones, Lizard of TMUnderground, John Martin with Reallusion, James Martin with Reallusion (iClone training), Charles Chen with Reallusion (an incredibly gracious and welcoming host), and CloneBot Zack. I also had the opportunity to meet the talented Ricky Grove.

These kinds of experiences really make me feel that I'm part of a community of like-minded creative individuals who are enthused and energized to be delving into ever-changing technologies and seizing the seemingly endless advancements as opportunities to strengthen and give life to their imaginations. What an exciting time we live in!

One exhibit in particular stood out to me - iPi Soft is a markerless motion capture system that can work with your webcam. I downloaded the 30-day trial and now need to figure out how to work it - the interface looks fairly intuitive once you get the basics down. I think it's a 2-person operation so I'm waiting to grab a volunteer to push some buttons for me while I prance around my office. I'll let you know how it goes!

All in all, I'm feeling newly motivated to dive deeper into machinima / animation. I am spending the time between now and the release of iClone4 (hopefully sometime in September) creating sets and writing scripts. Stay tuned!

Details on our Siggraph broadcast

The Wolf & Dulci Hour will be broadcast live from Siggraph on Wednesday, August 5th, from 2pm-around 4pm CST. You will be able to hear us through www.tmoaradio.com, and we will also be participating in our usual live chat through the TMOA chat room.

We will be with Reallusion at the Marriot New Orleans Meeting Room.

Reallusion's schedule that day is as follows:

9:30-10:00am - Welcome power users and guests
10:00-2:00 - iClone4 sneak peek preview/ live products demo / what's new / features
2:00-4:00 - Us!
4:00-5:00 - WidgetCast product demo

Siggraph Here We Come!

It's official - Wolf & I we will be broadcasting The Wolf & Dulci Hour live on the scene from Siggraph in New Orleans, as we share some space with Reallusion (iClone). Will we get them to spill more beans than they intend to during our frivolity? Tune in August 5th to find out!

We've received a couple of fantastic submissions in response to our theme song request - naturally, we can't have too many of those, so if you've been working on something, there's still time to send it on it to us.More details will be forthcoming - such as the exact start time and where you can find us if you're going to be at the event.

On tonight's show we will be discussing this a bit more - if you're going to Siggraph this year or have been to past conventions, we'd love to hear from you!