semaj_mc

7th March 2003 22:15 UTC

Finally I can release my presets
After a year of playing with presets, finally I have a few decent presets to release, mostly original, all tweaked, better have a fast pc, some run at 8 fps. Hope you like always nice to have more to add to the pile:winamp:

mikm

7th March 2003 22:27 UTC

these are not too original- all the effects have been done in some way or another. they are not very pleasing to look at either. look at the FAQ to learn 3d SSCs at DMs

Raz

7th March 2003 23:29 UTC

dont take bad reviews to heart, these arent bad for noob presets, weve all made presets like this, dont get discouraged. Its just that people on here have seen this type of preset very often. Dont give up, look at the avs primer and the faq and things like that and you'll get better. These are too grainy and noob like but just keep making and learning about avs and dont give up because of the bad reviews. Its all part of the process ;)

hungryskull

7th March 2003 23:31 UTC

Here is my review of your presets.

DotDereTankyou_5th_elementrmx : It just doesn't look that nice.

Fairies_overtime : Looks nice but not very music responsive.

give us your money! : It is only beat responsive and is quite ugly.

kagakaa{RMX} : Not music responsive.

Madefromscratch : Slightly music responsive but ugly.

Multi_dimensional_crack : Not very music responsive but OK.

OsostarX2 : Just a blur not very nice.

Phucking : Not music responsive from what I can see and not very nice.

Sauron's eye 2 : Very simple and not that music responsive but slightly.

Sentences2 : Not bad but I don't know anyone who likes a preset that keeps flashing the words "I am your god" in your face.

SmokeStarDust{PastelRMX} : Not music responsive and just doesn't look good.

SmokeStarDusttwistedroto : Same as above with a bit of beat responsiveness.

The_Constantinople_Cantelope : OK but I have seen better.

The_Fuzzies(RMX2) : Could be more music responsive but not bad.

TheSmogKingFinal : Not music responsive (Hint: Don't use movements and waters at the same time without effect lists)

Sorry if this review is too harsh. You should read Atero's AVS Primer it would help you make better presets.

semaj_mc

8th March 2003 07:18 UTC

Ouch! will have to I'll take it to heart
Not suprised really at getting the hashing, most of what I've done is tweak with other formulas to get a feel for the math and for personal pleasure, I have others that are more rebuilds and tweaks of some of the major packs but I didn't want offer rehashed versions of what everyone else already has, inadvertantly I guess I did. I'm still working on building my own formulas for dynamic distance modifiers and dynamic movements, I'll go look at Atero's Primer and any other good explanations of the programming behind the math and hopefully these will improve,

:eek:

Semaj_mc

Warrior of the Light

8th March 2003 14:42 UTC

First: Welcome at the forum.

Second:
Don't start thinking we're all rude people doing nothing else than giving real bad reviews, just to scare you away, the idea is to help you learn how to use AVS properly. It doesn't mean we don't like you as an artist, it just means you have a lot of things to learn.

Hint: Download as many packs as you can find and tear their codes apart to learn what it means. It may seem scary at first, but once you get a bit of a hold of coding, you learn faster every day.

For the 5th element RMX, try removing that Simple and enable 'blend' in the final mov. that makes it a bit watchable...
Kagakaa looks best, although two set render modes above each other doesn't do anything, only the one at the bottom is used.

shreyas_potnis

8th March 2003 18:17 UTC

semaj: it is a tradition here, everyone new gets lot of scolding

anubis2003

8th March 2003 18:38 UTC

No, everyone who makes presets that still need some work gets scolded. He's better than many of the n00bs though, so he isn't getting scolded too badly - and he didn't ask any stupid questions either.

Raz

8th March 2003 19:07 UTC

hes not getting scolded, hes getting welcomed. Everyones presets could use improvement except that select few, like UnConeD.

Nic01

8th March 2003 20:26 UTC

And of course, it's another tradition that we change the topic in all newbie topics, and start to talk about things that are completely irrelevant.

Phaze1987

8th March 2003 22:14 UTC

Shreyas nice pack :) Solid 3d scopes...Oh and semaj welcome and enjoy your stay here ! Have fun AVSing and destroy winamp3 because it crashes from 5 to 5 minutes :)

shreyas_potnis

10th March 2003 05:48 UTC

of topic..
hm...advertizement pays..
just by adding a link to my pack here,
i got lots of extra downloads :)

Tuggummi

10th March 2003 10:19 UTC

Also it seems that the forum regulars pay more attention towards n00bs than them selfs/better artist's :D
So don't get cocky if you get a lot of replies to your first pack :blah:

Raz

13th March 2003 02:01 UTC

yeah well, regulars arent going anywhere, we need noobs to get better, more presets to stare at for us, more attention on avs, better for avs, better for regulars.

semaj_mc

13th March 2003 05:31 UTC

Where was he?
Hello Everyone,

I can see by the number of replies that this is a pretty friendly board, and willing to set the bar high enough to remind most to take what they do seriously, no matter what it is. Why not give a little ribbing to test people's ability to live on a planet with 6 billion people on it, right? But, to stay on topic, some of you hit it on the nose, and I admit I've got to learn before I can produce really professional presets. My math skills end at a little advanced algebra, and to be honest, most of my familiarity with the functions comes from good ol’ fractint, and what reading I’ve done on Mandelbrot and fractal theory. So the concept behind 3d movement on a 2d surface is not entirely foreign. The hardcore, work the equation out in your head (and how many of us can do that?), mind bending challenge calculus and trig can be to the uninitiated, admittedly frightens off a lot of people. I have started reading up on other threads, also some university sites, all this extra net time inspired by the new cable connection, of course. What I have noticed though, in a lot of presets that I’ve downloaded, some 1000, is that sometimes, in the chase for the perfect equation, the visual experience suffers. Use it for what it's for, making your eyes water.. This really is a great tool for exploring 3d design, technical enough to belong on a computer, and fun to let run off in a corner if your having a party in your house. Now that I can fine tune some of the ideas I was working with, I can put together version 2 (be afraid)....
Have Fun everybody..



On Humor...

"The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh
for five seconds and think for ten minutes." (William
Davis)

semaj_mc

13th March 2003 05:45 UTC

Oh and did I say a year, how about 4 months on a computer that run run the darn thing decent enough.

new (home grown)
amd K7 2000+ (palomino) no chip mod o/c 1730
msi KT3 Ultra 2 (Via KT333)
VisionTek GForce 4 mx420 64mg (PCI)
Samsung cas2 256 333Mhz
Maxtor ata133 60GB
and still growing

old
333 K6 Emachines (blech..)

anubis2003

13th March 2003 05:45 UTC

Good to see a n00b who is actually using these forums the correct way. Good luck figuring out some more AVS stuff, and I can't wait to see your second version.

shreyas_potnis

13th March 2003 08:04 UTC

i can never use avs for party :(

Raz

13th March 2003 16:41 UTC

finally, a noob with sense. just one teensy thing, dont double post like that, some people get all uppy about it *cough*Atero*cough* :rolleyes: bring on version 2 :)