Shredder Animation Test!

The Boardman · 07-13-2012, 12:38 PM

Hello everyone, it has been a while since I have written in this forum. Some of you may know I have been involved developing a new animation software called Cacani. I have posted a link of my film "Calypso Agency" on this site.

The new link here will show you a quick test i did of the Shredder. I always did enjoyed drawing him. Therefore is no surprise that I used him for a test. Certainly the test is not about the shredder but to test the automatic inbetweening abilities of the software.
However I figure I will share with you all since is the shredder and this is the Turtle Forum.

What you will see:
1. See the two doodle rough keys of the Shredder
2. The clean up of the Two Key frames
3. Then you will see the extra frames created by the software in white.
The white means that there is no open regions and the software can color the frames
4. Then it shows the animation with the automatic coloring of the frames. I only colored one key frame and the system colored the rest of the sequence.

Edit: I added an older test of one of the Turtles punching. The test consist of only two key frames. and the software created the in-betweens.

I hope you like my test.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSI2...ature=youtu.be

link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589

Your Pal,

The Boardman

*gobo* · 07-13-2012, 12:49 PM

Damn, you're good. ^_^

rufus · 07-13-2012, 12:50 PM

Amazing.

Genesis · 07-13-2012, 12:53 PM

Pretty sweet Shredder. It's a good look that blends multiple styles that have been applied to him in the past. Pretty rad.

Impervium Gem · 07-13-2012, 01:02 PM

That's awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this here; is wonderful to know you enjoy drawing him that much. All the best for all your current and future projects, by the way.

Mona_Lisa · 07-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Very nice....Very cool!!!

~~Vegita-San~~ · 07-13-2012, 01:10 PM

that's pretty cool.. looks like a neat little program.. sort of reminds me of a program from i think 1993, and possibly on a mac. you drew, the thing then animated your drawings

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it's a shame you don't do comic book art, i'm looking for someone to help out

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This is how i draw shredder on the pc

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The Boardman · 07-13-2012, 06:02 PM

The software has take bout 10 years in development so it started before me. I helped improve in some respects. There was a mac version about two years ago but at this stage it is only for the windows operating system.

Another tid bit, the whole process from drawing the rough frames until fully colored took me 1 hour and 35 minutes to do. That is pretty good time without a single extra person involved.

Boardman

Green Machine · 07-13-2012, 06:15 PM

Awesome dude! Thanks for sharing that.

*Mr.Turtle* · 07-13-2012, 08:00 PM

errr... r u thinking wut im thinking wut the shredder was doing?

The Boardman · 07-13-2012, 08:13 PM

What do you think the Shredder is doing?

Boardman

*Mr.Turtle* · 07-13-2012, 08:16 PM

i don't wanna say it...dont make me say it...

~~Vegita-San~~ · 07-13-2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Boardman

Another tid bit, the whole process from drawing the rough frames until fully colored took me 1 hour and 35 minutes to do. That is pretty good time without a single extra person involved.

Boardman

sounds like the process i go through creating the cgi episode. two hours per scene.. only me

~~Vegita-San~~ · 07-13-2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Turtle

i don't wanna say it...dont make me say it...

you probably will anyway. will make your detractors happy for a ban though

**Machias Banshee** · 07-13-2012, 08:53 PM

Very interesting! Is this Cacani program still in the early stages of development, or is this something that might be available in the near future?

The Boardman · 07-13-2012, 09:46 PM

Cacani is in a state where release may be closer than some people who had been following it may think.

There are some initiatives with the technology. Training for the software will commence this year.

On a different note:

CGI, two hours includes creating the models from scratch, rigging them and animating them? Then that is very very good indeed.

Traditional animation has not gotten the attention in the form of new tools to help studios make animation at lower cost, and retain high quality. That is the purpose and creation of this software.

I do tend to us TMNT characters when testing since i have drawn them for so long

I may upload other simple test.

The Boardman

Bossk · 07-13-2012, 10:06 PM

That was totally radical, dude.

The Boardman · 07-18-2012, 08:39 AM

Here is another test where I have a turtle punching.
The consist of 2 Key Drawings and the all of the inbetweens were done automatically by Cacani.

I hope you like it.

I am playing with the idea of making a new thread where I can take request of Turtle characters and i will do a simple test. Just thinking about it though.

link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589

Your Pal,

The Boardman

*Mr.Turtle* · 07-18-2012, 08:53 AM

is that raph?

The Boardman · 07-18-2012, 09:03 AM

It isn't any turtle in particular, however I liked drawing Raph the best. You could say it is him except his sais aren't in. The Bandana was simplified as well.

The Boardman

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSI2EBWV5E&feature=plcp

link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589

07-13-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	Shredder Animation Test! Hello everyone, it has been a while since I have written in this forum. Some of you may know I have been involved developing a new animation software called Cacani. I have posted a link of my film "Calypso Agency" on this site. The new link here will show you a quick test i did of the Shredder. I always did enjoyed drawing him. Therefore is no surprise that I used him for a test. Certainly the test is not about the shredder but to test the automatic inbetweening abilities of the software. However I figure I will share with you all since is the shredder and this is the Turtle Forum. What you will see: 1. See the two doodle rough keys of the Shredder 2. The clean up of the Two Key frames 3. Then you will see the extra frames created by the software in white. The white means that there is no open regions and the software can color the frames 4. Then it shows the animation with the automatic coloring of the frames. I only colored one key frame and the system colored the rest of the sequence. Edit: I added an older test of one of the Turtles punching. The test consist of only two key frames. and the software created the in-betweens. I hope you like my test. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSI2...ature=youtu.be link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589 Your Pal, The Boardman Last edited by The Boardman; 07-18-2012 at 08:35 AM.

07-13-2012, 12:49 PM	#2
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07-13-2012, 12:50 PM	#3
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07-13-2012, 12:53 PM	#4
Genesis Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 624	Pretty sweet Shredder. It's a good look that blends multiple styles that have been applied to him in the past. Pretty rad. __________________ "Kage-Maru embodies the ninja philosophy through his elusiveness, deception, and mobility. A single false move can lose the game, and it is this knife-edge strategy that makes Kage exciting to play and fearsome to play against."

07-13-2012, 01:02 PM	#5
Impervium Gem Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 122	That's awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this here; is wonderful to know you enjoy drawing him that much. All the best for all your current and future projects, by the way. Last edited by Impervium Gem; 07-13-2012 at 01:09 PM.

07-13-2012, 01:06 PM	#6
Mona_Lisa Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 516	Very nice....Very cool!!! __________________

07-13-2012, 01:10 PM	#7
~~Vegita-San~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,089	that's pretty cool.. looks like a neat little program.. sort of reminds me of a program from i think 1993, and possibly on a mac. you drew, the thing then animated your drawings . it's a shame you don't do comic book art, i'm looking for someone to help out . This is how i draw shredder on the pc .

07-13-2012, 06:02 PM	#8
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	The software has take bout 10 years in development so it started before me. I helped improve in some respects. There was a mac version about two years ago but at this stage it is only for the windows operating system. Another tid bit, the whole process from drawing the rough frames until fully colored took me 1 hour and 35 minutes to do. That is pretty good time without a single extra person involved. Boardman

07-13-2012, 06:15 PM	#9
Green Machine Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 442	Awesome dude! Thanks for sharing that.

07-13-2012, 08:00 PM	#10
Mr.Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North America Posts: 1,652	errr... r u thinking wut im thinking wut the shredder was doing? __________________

07-13-2012, 08:13 PM	#11
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	What do you think the Shredder is doing? Boardman

07-13-2012, 08:16 PM	#12
Mr.Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North America Posts: 1,652	i don't wanna say it...dont make me say it... __________________

07-13-2012, 08:53 PM	#15
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Very interesting! Is this Cacani program still in the early stages of development, or is this something that might be available in the near future?

07-13-2012, 09:46 PM	#16
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	Cacani is in a state where release may be closer than some people who had been following it may think. There are some initiatives with the technology. Training for the software will commence this year. On a different note: CGI, two hours includes creating the models from scratch, rigging them and animating them? Then that is very very good indeed. Traditional animation has not gotten the attention in the form of new tools to help studios make animation at lower cost, and retain high quality. That is the purpose and creation of this software. I do tend to us TMNT characters when testing since i have drawn them for so long I may upload other simple test. The Boardman

07-13-2012, 10:06 PM	#17
Bossk Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 37	That was totally radical, dude.

07-18-2012, 08:39 AM	#18
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	Another Test Here is another test where I have a turtle punching. The consist of 2 Key Drawings and the all of the inbetweens were done automatically by Cacani. I hope you like it. I am playing with the idea of making a new thread where I can take request of Turtle characters and i will do a simple test. Just thinking about it though. link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589 Your Pal, The Boardman

07-18-2012, 08:53 AM	#19
Mr.Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North America Posts: 1,652	is that raph? __________________

07-18-2012, 09:03 AM	#20
The Boardman Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44	It isn't any turtle in particular, however I liked drawing Raph the best. You could say it is him except his sais aren't in. The Bandana was simplified as well. The Boardman Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSI2EBWV5E&feature=plcp link: Turtle Punching: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101286508972589 Last edited by The Boardman; 07-18-2012 at 10:01 AM.