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Blender DEMO
          By :
     GAURAV MISHRA
        Axelerant
    gmishra@axelerant.com
Which thing is Blender
 or is it blunder…?
           I am the BLENDER
Blender is an integrated suite of tools
enabling the creation of a broad range of 3D
content with the singular benefits of
cross-platform interoperability and an
incredibly small download file size - 8.11
MB.
It is the most popular Open Source 3D
graphics application in the world, and is
one of the most downloaded .(Roncarelli Report)
What you can do for me ?
Computer Generated 3d Imagery
Movies
Blender in Spiderman 2 ???
            “As an animatic artist I'm most often hired early on
            in the pre-production stages of a movie. The
            director usually meets with a storyboard artist and
            me to discuss how a particular scene should play.
            The storyboards are drawn and scanned. I
            digitally cut the drawings into foreground, middle-
            ground and background layers and animate them
            to the director's instructions, including sound
            effects, dialog, music, and I include 3d elements
            and animation as the action in the scene warrants.
            The end result is a mini-movie - or
            "animatic" - that resembles an animated version of
            the scene that has yet to be filmed.”
            Anthony Zierhut, Animatic Artist, Los Angeles
STAND ALONE
  3D GAMES
        Comparing Blender with Popular 3d
             Commercial softwares
Blender                                                    Maya/3ds Max
   Free !!!!! NO need to crack and patch ;)              $2000 Maya, $3,895 3DS Max
   Python based scripting write your own plug-           Commercial software so its Plug-ins
    ins
   Revolutionary OpenGL based user interface             3DS Max interface is creepy and MAYA
                                                           interface is nice
   Blender lacks in hair creation tools ,volumetric
    clouds , smoke                                        Powerful hair creation system
   No customization for short cut keys                   Customizable key bindings
   Blender has inbuilt game engine and game can          No game engine available in MAYA and 3DS
    be exported as standalone exe.
                                                           MAX
   Blender animation system lacks in few areas.          Maya animation system is on top as
                                                           compared to any 3d app.
   Blender UV tool is shockingly fast (UV tool
    heavily used in game industry)                        UV tool are rather slow
    RESOURCES
Where is the main website for Blender?
   http://www.blender.org
BLENDER NATION.com
                           RESOURCES continued…
Where can I download Blender?
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Where can I get documentation and tutorials for Blender?
     Blender Documentation Wiki
     Blender User Manual
     Blender Art Magazine
     Greybeard's Blender video Tutorials
     My blog (Check Blender category)
Are there any books published on Blender?
      Blender E-Shop
What is the history of Blender?
      http://www.blender.org/blenderorg/blender-foundation/history/
Are there any Professionals using Blender?
      Yes!!!
      Manos Digitales
Are there discussion forums dedicated to Blender?
      Blender Artists Forum
      CgTantra Blender Forum
      CgTalk Blender Forum
Where can I get up-to-date information on news and events related to Blender?
     Blender Nation - Fresh Blender News, Everyday
     Blender Foundation Official Updates
     Blender Toolbar – Get Latest information in your web browsers with Blender toolbar
        FINAL THOUGHTS
If you are a professional artist and have not done so
already, then seriously look into Blender and see if it
meets your needs. You may be surprised at what it can
really do.
                            Or
if you want to work on a 3d game give a try to Blender
engine and you will be surprised!
                          Or
If you are programmer you can write plug-ins in Python
for Blender to add more features to it.
HAPPY BLENDING!!!
 FUTURE BLENDER HEADS
Hey Wait More to Come ….
Looking for animation/developer jobs,
               email :
       careers@axelerant.com