OPEN MMD by opening
the folder and double clicking on the MikuMikuDance.exe icon.
The program should open and you will see the Main Screen.
Some new users may get an error message announcing a
"missing .DLL file". Learn how to fix that error by reading the post: http://learnmmd.com/?p=42
Make yourself a Desktop Icon by opening the folder
and RIGHT Clicking on the program's icon. Choose "Create Shortcut". You will
see the new icon appear there, in your folder. Drag that new shortcut onto
your desktop.
OPEN the program
and you will see the Main Screen.
The first parts you will want to know about are indicated in the enclosed
picture:
- Frame Counter
- Frame Chart
- Bone List
- Copy/Paste/Range-Select panel
- Camera/Model selector panel
- Coordinate Axis
LOAD a character by clicking the Load button in the Camera/Model panel.
Choose the model of your choice.
Make a Simple Jump Dance to get the feel of how the
controls work.
Read and follow along with my post:
http://learnmmd.com/?p=227
PLAY the Sample Dance ... At the top of the screen, Click FILE and choose OPEN, sample.pmm
Click PLAY and watch as Miku runs through her dance routine showing you how any model can move, how the stage lights can be manipulated and how the camera's view can be adjusted throughout the animation.
Watch the sample dance a few times. In the Camera/Model panel, select MIKU and then PLAY the animation. Note how the camera motions are not used. When you select Camera/Accessories and click PLAY, the animation is back to normal, following the camera's actions.
Make some changes to see what happens: Now let’s remove the stage background. Select the Camera view … and then on the far right of the screen you will see that “stage” is selected. Click the Delete button, right there, and watch the screen background go white. The stage has been deleted from your dance.
Go to the VIEW menu tab and select “Display Coordinate Axis” to see Miku standing on the basic, main screen view. Click Play … see that Miku never moves far from that center axis point.
Try everything as you work with that sample dance. READ MORE about the Sample Dance and using the controls in this article: http://learnmmd.com/?p=54 and http://learnmmd.com/?p=80.
DO NOT SAVE before you close that dance … you want to keep that original file. You can do a "Save As" if you want to keep your new dance. When you close the program, MikuMikuDance asks “Are you OK?” … Click OK.
Find out some of
what you need to learn!
See the LearnMMD "HOW TO" PAGE for a list of links to the answers to the most asked questions. MikuMikuDance is powerful and complicated. Let's Learn How to Do Everything!
ADD MUSIC to Miku Miku Dance. On the file menu click “Add WAV File”. Then browse your way to your file.
In order to Load the WAV File, you have to HAVE a WAV file. An MP3 file won’t work. Search the web for a WAV file of the music you want. You may need to find a program on the web that will convert your music file into a WAV file. I am using AUDACITY1.3.13, READ MY NOTES HERE.
You can also put music into MikuMikuDance with your movie editing program after you have converted your animation into an AVI file.
Read more about controlling your WAV music file in this article: http://learnmmd.com/?p=146.
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