Loklo Media 3D Animation Blog

So, I’ve taken the plunge, bought an old copy of XP Pro for good price, and decided that It would be worthwhile to have windows portable – so I can transfer my 3ds Max license as needed and work away from my desk once in a while. If it weren’t for Autodesk, I would not be doing this. Trust me.

So – enter the Bootcamp Assistant. I wanted a 21gb partition for Windows, and had 61gb free. But apparently I didn’t have enough contiguous free space available, so I had to settle with 14gb. (Found this out through multiple trial and error, running fsck from single user mode, trying to partition from bootable OS X installer disc, etc etc). So then I found nLite - a slick program to slipstream XP (or Vista), add service packs if needed, and remove unwanted components from XP, to minimize installed disk space. So I took out Outlook Express, all the unneeded languages, drivers, added SP3 (my disc was SP2), took out the games, and unneeded accessories, then burnt the disc again. Installed, and voila. It didn’t save as much room as I was hoping for, but every little bit helps on a 14 gb partition.

So I continued on with the Bootcamp process… It rebooted into the Windows installer (from the Disc), and there I had to reformat the partition again using the windows format, instead of the Mac format (found that out the hard way too… oh if only I read the manual first!). I decided to go with a FAT32 partition, so my files would be accessible from OS X. The rest, is just windows malarkey.

I still am not able to get iSight working in Windows on the MBP… driver won’t install properly. Not sure what to do. Not that it matters…

Yep. A lot.

My renders for my 8100 frame animation are taking a long time. My main quad core workstation motherboard is in the warranty process, leaving me with 2 instead of 3 quads for rendering. And the one that’s down is a little faster, with more ram. So, yeah, I feel it.

Maybe there’s a hexa-core, or octo-core, or dual hexa-core on the way from Santa? What, I can dream, can’t I?

I first saw this video and was astonished. Then I wished I had a video camera that would record at 1000 FPS. That’s the nice thing about 3D Animation, is that I can render at 1000 FPS… Though it might take a while to render… :/

I edited together a few of the more recent projects I’ve been working on. They’re all based on various water treatment processes, but of course the video showS the overall ability and hopefully shows the value for some in having animations like this in their arsenal.

(Some models in this reel were not created by Loklo – but provided by a great client).
Comment and feedback always welcome.

Good question. Of course my answer is a little biased – I think everyone should have some 3D, and everyone should have a website.
But in all reality, here’s what 3D is used for:

• training the new crew on how a process works
• showing off your new design (great for architectural) to increase pre-sales before construction is complete
• concurrent design – working with a 3D model/visual during the design phase, instead of after, to get it “just right” BEFORE construction or manufacturing starts
• Convincing board members with a visual representation of your idea, theory, formula instead of just numbers and data
• fancy logos and stuff
• anything else you can imagine

So, with that said, I’d like for you to take a very quick survey if you’re even a little interested in having 3D visualization incorporated into your business workflow.
Loklo Media – Do I need 3D survey
Thanks!