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terragen 2
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Post by parva // Jul 23, 2006, 9:46am
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Since a long time I visited the terragen site because I thought Terragen 2 is releasing but nope just an early unpublic alpha...
but some of the pictures are amazing. These clouds... wow ->
T2 Gallery (http://www.planetside.co.uk/gallery/f/tg2) |
Post by xmanflash // Jul 24, 2006, 5:09am
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Since a long time I visited the terragen site because I thought Terragen 2 is releasing but nope just an early unpublic alpha...
but some of the pictures are amazing. These clouds... wow ->
T2 Gallery (http://www.planetside.co.uk/gallery/f/tg2)
Yes - I think its on the go slow dev wise, but does look absolutely stunning.. I wonder what the render times are! |
Post by Birdnest // Jul 24, 2006, 6:05am
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Terragen 2.....what kind of software is this? It sounds familiar.
I assume it must be used for rendering outdoor scenery right?
It looks very impressive.:) |
Post by parva // Jul 24, 2006, 6:23am
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I assume it must be used for rendering outdoor scenery right?
Mostly :). I heard that the Planets from the movie Star Trek Nemesis was done with Terragen. Maybe used in other Productions too.
The FAQ also at the site from the link informs about rendertimes. Not sure how actual it is but think it's still. |
Post by Steinie // Jul 24, 2006, 6:37am
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We talked about Terragen on the TSML back in 98. So far I believe it is still free and you can download latest at their site. I had forgotten all about it. Latest renderings show the program has come a long way. Some look like photos! It is primarily a landscape generator and renderer. If you want to put some really cool clouds in your work, like Parva stated their very well done. |
Post by Garion // Jul 24, 2006, 7:19am
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There used to be a rendersize limit in the free version of Terragen.
Is this still the case, if so what is it?
Not being lazy here, but I just caught this thread on my way out to a hospital appointment...gonna get poked and prodded again...sigh:(
Cheers
Garion |
Post by Wigand // Jul 24, 2006, 7:38am
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Garion: I'm sorry for you. I hope you are fine.
The maximum resolution is 1280*960
Terragen is a nice program and I'm waiting for the new version too.
With terragen it's possible to create HDRI backgrounds.
Several times I tried to create a landscape and import it into TS.
I wanted to use the terragen picture as background and the
imported landscape-object as a shadow-catcher, but I had no luck
to put them together :confused: |
Post by parva // Jul 24, 2006, 8:06am
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Several times I tried to create a landscape and import it into TS.
I wanted to use the terragen picture as background and the
imported landscape-object as a shadow-catcher, but I had no luck
to put them together :confused:
LWF (Lightwave) export in Terragen works quite well with trueSpace.
@Garion - ouch. Hopes you are going well. All the best! |
Post by Wigand // Jul 24, 2006, 8:12am
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[QUOTE=parva]LWF (Lightwave) export in Terragen works quite well with trueSpace.
I used lightwave export, but the problem was:
It was difficult to find the same angle or focus to combine the picture and
the shadow-catcher. If you find a good way to do it right, let me know, please. :) |
Post by Garion // Jul 24, 2006, 1:10pm
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Greetings, I am back and thank you for your kind wishes, I have been poked, prodded and hung upside down.... :D
I am 90% disabled and this was my yearly, 'lets poke him to see what reaction we get' check up :D
Well they poked and I reacted :banana:
Cheers
Garion |
Post by Birdnest // Jul 29, 2006, 2:44pm
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Mostly :). I heard that the Planets from the movie Star Trek Nemesis was done with Terragen. Maybe used in other Productions too.
The FAQ also at the site from the link informs about rendertimes. Not sure how actual it is but think it's still.
Whoa!
How do these guys make thier money if it's a free download? |
Post by GraySho // Jul 30, 2006, 12:06am
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To use all features and full render size (and commercial use) you have to register and pay. |
Post by chrono // Jul 30, 2006, 6:31am
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Unless version 2 is incredibly stellar, I think that Terragens future doesn't look to bright given how many of system have developed similar tech and yet goes beyond Terragen by a bit with higher quality and broader functionality. Mmmm real time volumetric clouds......
But for some reason I feel that Terragen 2 is like ZBrush in development the quality is there by others are just smoking them on the development curve. Even if v2 comes out and is outdated by other it'll have it's uses, just not as broadly as they could've been. |
Post by xmanflash // Jul 30, 2006, 6:42am
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Hmmm - Looking at the pictures, I havnt seen anything that good from one system lately.. Are there any other apps ou there that do this then? |
Post by Matski007 // Jul 30, 2006, 12:18pm
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vue can be quite similar in come ways, but i dont think it is as versatile as Terragan, for a start the volumetrics seem far better in this, when looking at those pictures i found it hard to believe they were rendered, they are very close to photorealism lol, scary, im still impressed with the old terragen as well really, it has always been a great piece of software, and didnt feel like cheating like when using Vue or Bryce which people use and call themselves modelers lol
just a totally random drunken babble there lol, pay no attention |
Post by Ambrose // Jul 31, 2006, 2:49am
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Hi There
Guess this should still work!? ;)
http://ninjadodo.50g.com/tutorials/terragen/terragen2ts.htm
SeYa/Ambrose... |
Post by Rareth // Aug 1, 2006, 4:42am
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hmm I just used the TrueSpace plugin to import the .ter files imports just
fine in 6.6 |
Post by Birdnest // Aug 1, 2006, 4:44am
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hmm I just used the TrueSpace plugin to import the .ter files imports just
fine in 6.6
And what plugin is this? |
Post by Rareth // Aug 1, 2006, 4:49am
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There was a link to it on the Terragen site
its under resources here is a link to the page with it
http://tsx.uvworx.com/iotools.html
lets you import the landscape mesh into TS works pretty well... |
Post by Birdnest // Aug 3, 2006, 5:18am
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There was a link to it on the Terragen site
its under resources here is a link to the page with it
http://tsx.uvworx.com/iotools.html
lets you import the landscape mesh into TS works pretty well...
Cool thanks!:) |
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