Can I have IK bones in hands? What is the IKMakerX plugin? Hand IK bones are actually easy Creating IK bones is something that less experienced users rarely attempt, considering it rather confusing stuff. On the other hand, most new models are created with pre-made base bodies, already with bone structure that includes IK bones,…
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How do I set up Kinect 360 to do motion capture for MMD? Which Kinect do I need to work with MMD? What software do I need to connect Kinect to MMD? Can I use Windows 10 with the Kinect 360 for MMD motion capture? Ever wondered if you could use motion capture with MMD?…
Where did MMD come from? Where is the users manual for MikuMikuDance? Why is MikuMikuDance so hard to use? Is MMD a professional animation program? Who did they write MMD for? Why doesn’t MMD have a Users Manual? Why does MMD HAVE to be EXCRUCIATINGLY CONFUSING? Reader… This doesn’t work. When I click load and…
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Simple centuries-old art techniques can be used in MMD to bring your model’s to life. This article will introduce the basic methods behind these concepts. Breathing “SOUL” into MMD models, scenes and images using traditional fine-art techniques … and Shaders! MMD models are 3D anthropomorphic representations of anime characters which in themselves are caricatures of…
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After a fat Eight or Ten Hours… I have my Arrow Lip-Sync finished! Lip-Sync as a separate animation file… I started this project with a soundtrack, a stage set-up, and some camerawork. I added some effects… and NOW it’s time for the animation! … but first… the lip-sync! My Arrow lip-sync took me, like I…
Is there a following for MMD in India? Is MikuMikuDance popular in India? When an Indie uploads an MMD video, does he upload it to YouTube? No MikuMikuDance MMD in India… can it be? Why don’t we get the visits? These days, LearnMMD.com gets almost 15,000 visits a week from around the globe… but only…
Play Games within MMD! The MMD physics engine is really quite remarkable; after all, it was written by a professor working for Tokyo University. In this article we’re going to show you exactly how good this physics engine is by showing you how to make a vocaloid actually throw a ball. USING MMD AS A…
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Okay… so I know I have been over this before, but I have often been asked what creates an “atmosphere” in an animation? Zazi’s Guide To Atmosphere The answer might surprise you on how little it has to do with “placement” and how much it has to do with your own feelings. Let’s take a…
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I want to make a bouncing ball. How can I make a ball that bounces on its own? How can I apply physics to my bouncing ball? The MMD physics engine is powerful. In this tutorial we will make a dynamic model, a bouncing ball, which takes full advantage of the MMD physics engine! Use…
MMD is FREE… All you can “Pay” is your “Thank you!” So, write credits to thank the artists and MMDers who created your models, accessories, effects, poses and motions. Write your own ReadMe Files to track your sources! Most important MikuMikuDance instruction: Track your sources! Again I remind you guys of what should be the…
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Hey! So Halloween has passed, but My latest Halloween video is a Scream! Here it is… take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B0pFJ8JW9A Creepy right? This is even scary for me! AUDIO First I needed some good creepy audio, so I went to freesound.org When I found the audio, I put it all together in Audicity®, with layers….
