[Bf-education] Video Training Helps Most, I Think

[Apple Grew]

Wow. I will be waiting for the tutorials. Please, a good video tutorial on
lightning & texturing is required. There are quite a lot of tutorials (video
too) on modelling, but I don't remember one video tut on lighting &
texturing. I always seem to flounder in this subject.

On 5/19/06, Chris Maynard <wavesmack at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Quick update:
>
> cmiVFX has been watching blender for a while and has
> on the schedule training DVD's.
>
>
> -c
>
> --- Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > I fully agree that Video Training is important as
> > well. I've discussed
> > this with the proposed "summer of docs" mentor, and
> > we decided to not
> > include this in the project. It's mostly because of
> > giving this
> > summer-docs concept a bit of a focus.
> >
> > For training videos I wanted to start another
> > project, not sure yet how
> > to organize it... I also think this would make a
> > great e-shop product
> > (training vids can easily make up gigs of data,
> > including .blend
> > samples) but that should also require a good format
> > and especially
> > should involve a quality standard.
> >
> > I've checked three of your vids, and I like the
> > format (with overlay
> > text denoting hotkeys). Some of the .swf files seem
> > to be too large
> > though (BlenderHeadSneeze4.swf is 7.5 MB and only
> > lasts few seconds).
> > Probably a glitch in the encoding?
> >
> > There's also the need to have training videos of top
> > artists. No
> > offense meant for your work - but I've seen a couple
> > of talents work in
> > Amsterdam the past period, and it's a joy and truly
> > amazing to witness
> > that. Definitely worth recordig as well.
> >
> > > Also, what would be the possibility of offering
> > "extended" versions of
> > > the video training modules created for the "Summer
> > of Documentation"
> > > project for private sale and promotion by me?
> > I've paid plenty of
> > > Blender dues already.
> >
> > Well, this is something I can't encourage people
> > enough for. Setting up
> > a good training business is really one of the
> > obvious market
> > opportunities with Blender.
> >
> > > If what I have mentioned is of any interest to
> > you, (Ton), especially
> > > with regard to landing some of that grant money, I
> > am at your service
> >
> > I'm very much tempted... especially if we can host a
> > good series of
> > training vids ourselves, which can become a DVD for
> > the e-shop too.
> > However, there's a couple of more people who would
> > love to work on such
> > an opportunity as well. Let me check if we can just
> > launch another
> > 'summer' project, or a 'fall' project... :)
> >
> > -Ton-
> >
> >
> > On 16 May, 2006, at 19:45, Greg Smith wrote:
> >
> > > Gentlefolk:
> > >
> > > My specialty is video training and I have already
> > authored some pretty
> > > comprehensive video tutorials that feature Blender
> > in its ancient
> > > form, (Pre-2.4).  If I were to become involved in
> > the "Summer of
> > > Documentation" project, what would be the odds of
> > my landing that cool
> > > 500 euros?  I would like to participate, but only
> > by producing
> > > current, task oriented video tutorials.  In my
> > opinion, there is not
> > > much benefit in creating videos that just
> > duplicate all of the "whats"
> > > found in the standard Blender documentation,
> > without completely
> > > covering all of the "whys" and the "hows".  To be
> > valuable, a video
> > > training series must focus on accomplishing
> > frequently required and
> > > requested tasks or jobs that the average and above
> > average Blender
> > > user will need when attempting to author content.
> > My slant is
> > > character animation and story telling featuring
> > animated characters.
> > > You can sample some of my ancient tutorial video
> > content at the
> > > address below:
> > >
> > > http://www.visiontovision.com
> > >
> > > Take a look at some of the "Blenderhead" segments
> > for an accurate
> > > sampling of my methods and style.
> > > If what I have mentioned is of any interest to
> > you, (Ton), especially
> > > with regard to landing some of that grant money, I
> > am at your service.
> > >  At any rate, if you care to feedback on what you
> > see or hear, please
> > > feel free to do so.
> > >
> > > Also, what would be the possibility of offering
> > "extended" versions of
> > > the video training modules created for the "Summer
> > of Documentation"
> > > project for private sale and promotion by me?
> > I've paid plenty of
> > > Blender dues already.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Greg Smith
> > >
> > >
> > >
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