new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts?

Ernest Burden · September 14th, 2004

I am having trouble getting the Photoshop plugin for RPC stuff to work. It used to, but I must be doing something wrong.

Anyway, I downloaded the free sample of the new RPC trees to check it out. Can't see it until I solve the above. Are these new trees 3D like the RPC cars, or more like traditional cutouts, with just one viewing angle?

Chad Warner · September 14th, 2004

I think the newest RPC trees are just cutouts with one viewing angle.

I remember there was something strange the way the plugin worked--like it didn't install where it was supposed to. I think I had to manually copy the files to the right directory.

-Chad

quizzy · September 14th, 2004

The latest collection of trees is a high-res collection, and only have one viewing angle. The images are about 2700 pixels wide if I'm not mistaken...
The 3D trees are on their way!!

Ernest Burden · September 14th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by quizzy

The latest collection of trees is a high-res collection, and only have one viewing angle.
The 3D trees are on their way!!

Thanks, Michiel for the email.

I THINK I have the PS plugin installer properly (I will check by your instructions) it just doesn't seem to want to locate the DLed content.

Yes, it's the 3D trees that I was most interested in. They would be hard to produce, but once done, would be VERY valuable in production.

quizzy · September 16th, 2004

I've seen several examples in animations of the new 3D trees.... one word: AWESOME!!!!!
I'll try to get my hands on one, to see how they work and if my scripts will still work on them.

Chad Warner · September 16th, 2004

When you say 3D, do you mean they work from all angles? Not just from eye-level like the current RPC trees? That would be good....

-Chad

Ernest Burden · September 16th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad Warner

When you say 3D, do you mean they work from all angles? Not just from eye-level like the current RPC trees?-Chad

That's what I meant.

quizzy · September 16th, 2004

And thats exactly what they are.. The polygon count is more than one.. dont know exactly how many, but at least fewer than every other tree solution. The new ones (that ARE NOT released yet) will have a viewing angle of 360 degrees by 270 degrees... So looking straight up at a tree will not be possible... But who needs that anyway...

Chad Warner · September 16th, 2004

That will definitely be nice then. One of the bad things about RPC's is that you can't look at them from an aerial viewpoint.

Ernest Burden · September 16th, 2004

I've been using basic X-trees, which obviously have the same problem.

If I know I will have to do a lot of aerial viewing, I could re-design the trees to include a 'top' to help with that, but it;s still not a perfect solution.

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Ernest Burden Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ossining, NY USA Posts: 4,999 Name: Ernest Burden III	new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? I am having trouble getting the Photoshop plugin for RPC stuff to work. It used to, but I must be doing something wrong. Anyway, I downloaded the free sample of the new RPC trees to check it out. Can't see it until I solve the above. Are these new trees 3D like the RPC cars, or more like traditional cutouts, with just one viewing angle? __________________ Ernest Burden III AcmeDigital architectural rendering

September 14th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Chad Warner Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,448 Name: Chad Warner	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? I think the newest RPC trees are just cutouts with one viewing angle. I remember there was something strange the way the plugin worked--like it didn't install where it was supposed to. I think I had to manually copy the files to the right directory. -Chad

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quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,576 Name: Michiel Quist	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? The latest collection of trees is a high-res collection, and only have one viewing angle. The images are about 2700 pixels wide if I'm not mistaken... The 3D trees are on their way!! __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

September 16th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,576 Name: Michiel Quist	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? I've seen several examples in animations of the new 3D trees.... one word: AWESOME!!!!! I'll try to get my hands on one, to see how they work and if my scripts will still work on them. __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

September 16th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
Chad Warner Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,448 Name: Chad Warner	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? When you say 3D, do you mean they work from all angles? Not just from eye-level like the current RPC trees? That would be good.... -Chad

September 16th, 2004	#8 (permalink)
quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,576 Name: Michiel Quist	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? And thats exactly what they are.. The polygon count is more than one.. dont know exactly how many, but at least fewer than every other tree solution. The new ones (that ARE NOT released yet) will have a viewing angle of 360 degrees by 270 degrees... So looking straight up at a tree will not be possible... But who needs that anyway... __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

September 16th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
Chad Warner Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,448 Name: Chad Warner	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? That will definitely be nice then. One of the bad things about RPC's is that you can't look at them from an aerial viewpoint.

September 16th, 2004	#10 (permalink)
Ernest Burden Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ossining, NY USA Posts: 4,999 Name: Ernest Burden III	Re: new RPC trees - 3D or cutouts? I've been using basic X-trees, which obviously have the same problem. If I know I will have to do a lot of aerial viewing, I could re-design the trees to include a 'top' to help with that, but it;s still not a perfect solution. __________________ Ernest Burden III AcmeDigital architectural rendering

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