NURBS modelling: a video tutorial

[Fenerit]

The file below is a video tutorial that show the use of NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-Splines) for making 3d models. Several Celestians have ask for it, so I've decided to make one.

http://marauder.webng.com/files/NURBS_tutorial.avi 22 Mb.
7 min. 640x480 (good), Xvid, no audio; just overlay explanation's text.

[BobHegwood]

The file below is a video tutorial that show the use of NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-Splines) for making 3d models. Several Celestians have ask for it, so I've decided to make one.

Hey, thanks very much for the help, Massimo.
Any tutorials concerning modeling are much appreciated by the Brain-Dead.

Thanks, Bob

EDIT: Oops... Cannot play this file for some reason. Keep getting the following error:
You've encountered error message C00D119A while using Windows Media Player.

[Fenerit]

Bob, probably you do not have Xvid decoder.

http://www.xvid.org

[BobHegwood]

Bob, probably you do not have Xvid decoder.

http://www.xvid.org

Okay, got it...

Thanks again for all your help here.

[Fenerit]

Bob, probably you do not have Xvid decoder.

http://www.xvid.org

Okay, got it...

Thanks again for all your help here.

Never mind. Anyhow, tell me about it, whether is visible or not, because one could to think at file's corruption, although it is perfectly visible on my system.

[Fenerit]

Ehi, Bob, on Microsoft site I've found this (quote):

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C00D119A: Cannot play the file
Windows Media Player cannot play the file. You might encounter this error message for one of the following reasons:

* A required codec is not installed on your computer. A codec is software that the Player uses to decompress a file before playing it.
Typically, the Player automatically downloads and installs required codecs as needed. However, the Player was unable to download and install the required codec for this file, most likely because a codec is not available for the content you want to play, or because the Internet security settings for your browser are set too high and do not allow you to download the codec.
Try adjusting your Internet security settings to allow codecs to be downloaded to your computer.
* The file you are attempting to play might not be supported by Windows Media Player. See the following table for a list of supported file types (formats). If the file type you are trying to play is included in this table, then the file might have been encoded by using a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player. If this is the case, Windows Media Player cannot play the file.


To allow codecs to be downloaded to your computer

1. In Control Panel, click Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab, and then click Internet.
3. In the Security level for this zone area, click Default Level.
The security level is set to Medium.

For more information about setting Internet security levels, see Windows Help.

Notes

* Microsoft Internet Explorer does not have to be set as your default browser to download codecs or for Windows Media Player to function properly.
* You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure.
* If you are unable to play the file after completing this procedure, restart your computer, and then try to play the file again. "

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An exaustive errors list is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/9series/playererrors.aspx#c00d119a_0x00000000

[BobHegwood]

Massimo,

All I had to do was to install the codec you pointed me to, and it then worked fine.

The screen is very easy to see and follow (at least on my two-foot HD display screen )

Again, thanks very much for your help.
Take care, Brain-Dead

[Fenerit]

Thanks to you for this feedback, Bob. Often video file tends to be corrupted when hosted; perso, I dub the video before to send it. Dubbing here mean the operation of newly saving the encoded file as direct stream copy. This prevent the behaviour of "waiting" the next frame position with the previous frame showed when one jump within timeline. Usually this quick happen after the encoding ( more with Divx, less or none with Xvid, though; but I make this operation whatever) and can be cause of corruption.

FYI, due to my bad English which make me synonims also between words that sinonyms aren't, read "POINTS" = "NODES" and consider the CMOD conversion as would be saved in 3DS form before.

[duds26]

For viewing the video, you could also try to use other media players.
vlc media player:
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/