Malu05, of Madx Machinima and Nogg-aholic fame, has created a tool that will change World of Warcraft machinima as we know it. Machinimators have previously been stuck using WoW Model and Map Viewers to emulate footage shot in-world, but few have done it well enough to be convincing. When he releases the tool, which is still in alpha testing, those days will be long gone.
The tool will effectively eliminate hours of handcrafting that was required to make a scene by allowing you to do a variety of things through a program that he created. By pressing a series of buttons, sliders, or entering a series of commands, users will be able to adjust almost every aspect of the camera and settings, including animation and time of day. This will allow machinimators to have much more control over their work, as well as encourage those intimidated by the lack of proper camera function to adapt quickly.
While there is no release date yet, Malu05 is inviting participation of the development process in the AutoIt forum. We're crossing our fingers and hoping that this doesn't get nerfed!
[Thanks, #machinima on Quakenet IRC!]
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Previously on Moviewatch ...
Read about some of the exciting features after the jump ...
- Zooming
- Auto-panning
- Adjustment of speed for player movement and sun
- Adjustment of speed for panning
- Death animation
- Live animation from a list within WoW
- Spectator mode with the ability to detach your camera and move freely
- Ability to make preset camera movements and go back to them
- Avatar size
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6-26-2008 @ 12:05PM
Jay said...
Finally someone came up with this! Private servers ftw :)
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6-26-2008 @ 12:07PM
Andrige said...
OH MY GOD.
I'll abuse this, so much.
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6-26-2008 @ 12:22PM
Verses said...
Let's just hope there'll be somekind of release for mac :'(
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6-26-2008 @ 1:28PM
William said...
exactly my thoughts.. my mac works so well for video editing... be a shame not to have this tool!
6-26-2008 @ 1:48PM
Blackhorn said...
Are you on an old PPC that won't allow you to install XP?
6-26-2008 @ 12:36PM
Johnnie Ingram said...
Sweet baby Moses in the rushes! This is earth-shakingly cool. I wanna play!
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6-26-2008 @ 12:53PM
Adam Reineke said...
Yeah. I bet he's gonna get a job offer from Blizzard. Amazing work.
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6-26-2008 @ 1:07PM
Jay said...
More like a C&D for making "exploit" programs :p
6-26-2008 @ 1:51PM
Blackhorn said...
This reminds me of the old Quake and Quake 2 days. You could actually record demos, and using an external program go in and cut together a movie after the fact. It supported moving the cameras, changing speeds, etc. It was pretty cool.
Closest thing I've seen lately is what you can do in Halo 3 if you record the match.
I wonder why Blizzard doesn't allow you to record a session. Probably intellectual property reasons. having local demos would open up the inner workings of their stuff to the public and developers.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:16PM
mab said...
Inspiring..
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6-26-2008 @ 2:36PM
Socordia said...
I really wonder what happens if Warden (the Blizzard anti-cheat tool) finds that tool on my computer. Looks like an amazing tool to have your account banned.
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6-26-2008 @ 7:27PM
vlad said...
people still making cartoons from a video game? lol wwhat a waste of time. go get jobs.
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6-26-2008 @ 7:28PM
Moo Money said...
My, my. How closeminded and prejudiced you are. For the record, these "cartoons from video games" keep me in a loft in downtown Austin. What do you get out of your day job?
6-27-2008 @ 7:56AM
MrLee said...
Who is commentating on that clip, a murloc?
UHmm errr mumblemumble errrmmm ahhh blmmmnn camera gugle errrmmm ahhh....
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