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Finishing Up 3D Modeling
You will need a full set of Sketchup and Blender PNG images as well as MP4 videos. Remember you have to upload videos to your "DO NOT DELETE" folder on Google Drive (so they can play on your portfolio). It also means writing MORE than a single sentence to explain how you created this media, what software was used where, and the challenges you overcame or disasters that you experienced along the way.
REFRESH Your MEMORY
After Exporting the FBX file, click the Download button on the Status Dashboard. If you didn't use textures, ignore the Extracting instructions below - just import the FBX file from Downloads.
Navigate to the Zip file in the Downloads folder. It needs to be in your Downloads folder!
Right-Click and choose Extract All. Do not navigate anywhere... just click on Extract.
Open Blender and save the project with a proper name in your Blender folder.
Use File --> Import --> FBX and navigate to that new folder in DOWNLOADS and import the FBX.
If there are any errors (weird flickering faces mean painted on the reverse side or transparency, usually) in Sketchup if necessary, if not, you are good to go!
Spin Like Simple House
Spin Like Simple House
To show the model from every angle, we start by setting rotation keyframes exactly like we did with the House. 0 to 360 and back to 0. Three seconds fast, seven seconds slower. The slower spin is when we will move the camera.
Moving the Camera
Moving the Camera
From frames 90 to 300, the camera will move to look down on your model. It does NOT move until after the first 3 seconds, so the first keyframe is at frame 90. Jump to the end, move the camera to look down, and add as few "fixer" keyframes as possible to keep the model centered. Always split the difference between two keyframes evenly. Follow these steps carefully for the best results!
Rendering Your Video
Rendering Your Video
You have rendered your Simple House video - we do the same thing here, so this is a refresher tutorial. The big difference is that this is NOT a loop. To create a loop we can do a little work in Premiere if you are taking this video to the next level.
Turn 10 seconds into a looping 20
Turn 10 seconds into a looping 20
Doubling the length of your video is simple in Premiere - you add a second copy on the timeline and tell Premiere to play it in reverse. Now it loops perfectly!
Background Animation
Background Animation
Even if you didn't color the background in Blender, you may be able to remove the black BG as long as your don't have extra-dark spots on your model. Animating a Solid in After Effects is easy! I used the Bubbles simulation but there are many others.
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