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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'll be using pvmpov when I get around to it. As for motion capture software, try Aero, written by the University of Stuttgart in germany. I forget the ftp site address, but it's something like ftp.uni-stuttgart . . . Try the whois service to find the site.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Here's something I put together using Povray (Windows 95) and Aero:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.nationalinformatics.com/download/aeroman.gif" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nationalinformatics.com/download/aeroman.gif</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Aero did the physical modeling, and generated the Povray scene files. Povray did the rendering (this function will be replaced by pvmpov when I get it running).</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Nigel Weeks [<A HREF="mailto:nigel@aims.com.au">mailto:nigel@aims.com.au</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:33 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: Beowulf (E-mail)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Anyone using pvmpov for animations?</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Dear Fellow wulfers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm setting up a resonably small cluster for my sister who's </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> into fashion</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> design, using povray to render human models with costumes.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This parts easy, but I can't get it to process animations via </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> an .ini file -</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> it keeps segfaulting.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Please, this is off topic, so reply offlist, but I'm </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> wondering if anyone</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> uses beowulf clusters specifically for pvmpov.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Also, know of any open-source motion-capture software for Linux?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Could make bending the models a little quicker if it would </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> just wrap around</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> a stick model sampled from a video source.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Thanks heaps for your time!!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Nigel Weeks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> DBA,R&D Prog,SysAdmin,TechSupp,BAppComp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> AIMS Independent Computer Professionals</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 15 Wellington St. Launceston Tas 7250</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Fax. 61 3 6331 7032</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Email. nigel@aims.com.au</FONT>
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