Just for starters, I created three YouTube videos on the Blender 2.5 user interface.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj06t-R0Wcs">Blender 2.5 Sneak Preview</a><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN0tWrsW0So"> Blender 2.5 User Preferences</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vCp3ZC19Q">Blender 2.5 Tools Menu</a><br><br>Hope these help.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Edwin Pilobello <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:e_pilobello@yahoo.com">e_pilobello@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I just downloaded 2.5 Alpha and had my first look. I have not paid any attention to any previous builds. So this is my first time.</div>
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<div>There seems to be a lot to figure out. Oh well! I have till spring 2010!!</div>
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<div>Aside from the manual as currently constituted, where else can I browse to learn as much about the user interface?</div>
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<div>I intend to use the Christmas break to get as far as I can into 2.5</div>
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I am sure this would make some believe I am crazy, but I just finished <br>an intro to animation course where I started the semester with 2.5. I <br>made the decision literally the first day of classes in late August. I <br>
tested the exercises we would do in the first few weeks and was able <br>to complete them in 2.5 so I went with it.<br><br>I build Blender 2.5 every other day on average and post it to our <br>Intranet so students have access to it in our lab. We usually took the <br>
first 5 or so minutes each week to cover changes in the software from <br>the previous week.<br><br>I am teaching the course again beginning in January and am happy to <br>run it with 2.5. If it was an advanced course then I would not
have <br>used it this fall, but I am happy with its capabilities now and would <br>choose it for the spring.<br><br>The only real problems I ran into was that I had two freelance <br>projects that were steeped in 2.49 capabilities throughout the <br>
semester so all of my work off-campus was in 2.49 and my work with my <br>students was in 2.5. I am looking forward to all new projects since I <br>will use 2.5 from now on unless I need a legacy script or something <br>
that has not been implemented.<br><br>2.5 has great working animation tools now. I am sure it really boils <br>down to what level of course you are teaching and whether the tools <br>are all there to be successful.<br><br>
BTW, since the Durian project is showcasing 2.5 capabilities it has <br>already been an exciting aspect of my class to show the new tools and <br>projects and have the students download blends and try them out
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