Thank you! Though I am using Premiere Pro CC.

Hello!

So. I am modelling a rifle and I'm planning to model various different weapons in future. Also character modelling some day. But now, back to the actual thing...

So my rifle consists of handle, barrel, weapon body, scope, bipod and of course every kind of little details (bolts etc.). So If some at least semi experienced modeller could tell me, if it's better to make all of those parts into separate meshes and join them together later as a multi-mesh complex model or should I only make the mechanism and possibly the bipod as the movable/separate parts?

The most critical question is actually now: Should I separate the handle from the other body?

Any information would be welcome!

Thank you.

Hello!

I've got a bothering problem with video codecs and encoding for youtube. I am an ex-Sony Vegas Pro 11 user. But since I got my new pc, I have started using adobe premiere CC. Now the problem is that which kind of settings should I use for most efficient uploading by upload time, quality and playback reliability?

When Sony Vegas 11 Pro was my main editing and image sequence compiling software, I used ULRG codec at either 720p or 1080p AVI (resolution depending on the video) and encoded the AVI in Xmedia recode with the settings suggested here: http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1200056

Yea. Those settings were quite decent and I got very good results and the video quality was excellent. Even after uploading to youtube.

However when I did image sequence compiling in Adobe Pre CC with following settings: H.264 1080p and 25fps and then encoded the video with the same settings as I used with the videos rendered with Sony Vegas Pro 11, it still looked very good.

So the encoded video was a .mkv that used Matroska as the codec and the resolution was... well... 1080p as you know already. And the fps was definetly set on 25p as like the source video was.

BUT when I uploaded it on youtube, the difference was huge. The colors darkened up, the visual quality looked a bit messed up and the video started to tangle like the framerate was set incorrectly (Eventhough it wasn't!).

The screwed up upload. Tell your opinion. Please!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUtKW2Vt-c

SO now I would like to know that which format, codec, and which kind of encoding configurements I would need for the best quality for youtube.

Please respond and give some advice if you know what should I do! Any kind of responses are welcome. (I'd still prefer experienced ones to inexperienced ones!).

Thank you.

Hello!

Yesterday I was compiling a model with GUIStudioMDL. Everything looked fine. There were no errors in the compile log and it seemed to be quite normal. However, when I tried to open the model in HLMV, it said "error loading model" and then crashed instantly. After that I went to open the model in SFM, but this time, when I had the model selected, the entire model preview window was blank gray and even the model's white ground grid was missing. When I created the model's animation set, it seemed it had only 1 single bone that was the root transform. Any ideas what could cause this to happen? I'd appreciate every bit of help and advice for this issue now.

Thank you.

That is sure a great start. But could you tell me a bit more accurate that does the $opaque/$mostlyopaque have to have a boolean or value like "1" or "0" and also where should it be placed in the .qc?

Hello!

I just recently ported a Gmod workshop model into SFM and enhanced the textures too. Now the big problem is that when I open that model in SFM, it can be seen a bit translucent when the Ambient Occlusion is on. Though everything is okay without SSAO. So this bothers me a lot! Secondly the model doesn't seem to cast shadows at all when a light source is placed to direct at it.

I have already rammed through all of the models VMT files, but i'm not sure that does that help at all. So, is this problem familiar to you, or perhaps do you know how this bug can be fixed? I have also searched the web but none of the information there was helpful.

Is something wrong with the VMTs or is it in the QC?

If you know how to fix this, PLEASE let me know how, and try to think of solutions. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hello!

I have got a project that I have always rendered from SFM at 30fps. But Now If I want a more cinematic look for my video, should I change the framerate from 30p to 24fps? (meaning that a part of that project will be formed of 30p and another part of 24p rendered video). If I should change the framerate and start rendering my project in 24p, then the next question is that would using/mixing two different framerates in the same project in a video editor that has its project file settings set to 30p cause ghosting or some ugly disorders in my video. If it would cause ghosting and such things, how could I fix this problem with an external tool, in my video editor or directly in SFM? (I'm using Adobe Premiere CC). And if the video framerate can't be or is not recommended to be changed from 30p to 24p, can a 30p video be made to look more cinematic in SFM with the shutter speed setting?

+ one question. Which is better. 30p video vs 24p video when trying to make a more cinematic feel, or does it matter a lot and how much does it?

Any help would be appreciated.


Thank you.