Why can I only load one DropShadow effect at the same time? How does the accessory draw order work? DropShadow_dual creates two effects… why does it need a modification? DropShadow, produced by BeammanP in 2015, is one of the most popular effects every produced for MMD. Its simple premise is easily manipulated to suit the…
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Are the older MME Shaders still available? Is there an easier way than using Raycast to get photo-like 3D results with MMD? What shaders can I use as I work with MMD? Older MME Shaders are easy to use… … and may rival Ray-MMD Raycast results! I had a reader ask me a question about…
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How to use the Ray-MMD LED widget… Chibi Miku’s Old V2 Droid Ever since MMD was first available it always had a screen capture widget. The first stage model that featured this widget is the default stage that comes with all versions of MMD. But, the screen widget is really easy to model so a…
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Can editing effect textures change the look of my MME effects? What is an effect modder? How do MMDers make effects? Is it difficult to learn? Editing effect textures allows you to make brand new effects, and it’s super easy to do! However unfortunately, even back when I started MMD in 2012, I’ve come to…
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Ray-MMD Nocturne… Ray-MMD environment controls create MMD dreamscape… One of the wonderful things about Ray-MMD is its ability to allow users to completely control the lighting environment. Many YT MMD video makers have taken advantage of this with varying degrees of success. But with those who put in some real effort into using the effect,…
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How can I make plastic parts look more like plastic in MikuMikuDance? How can I make parts of an MMD model look glossy? How can I make my MMD model look shiny? Where can I download the MME Plastic Effect? – MME Plastic Effect adds plastic realism to MMD model parts This evening I was…
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There are some rather nice MMD assets around that can be used to create really nice under water scenes. So what this article will be exploring is how to use some of these assets to create a really neat under water scene. When you take things under the surface of the waves, the way to…
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How can I get colored sparkles in the KiraKira effect? Where can I download the new KiraKira-sparkleV2 effect? How do I use the controller in the new KiraKira effect? Beamman’s old KiraKira Sparkle effect now has COLOR! KiraKira-sparkleV2 Deviant Art’s chestnutscoop has released her latest edit of the old KiraKira effect… now with a selection…
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MMD Fill Lights Part 2 – (Ray-MMD) Welcome back if you’ve read Part 1 of this series. But if you did not, no matter as this part will deal specifically with the application of fill lights in a Ray-MMD environment. I will be using some terminology and concepts introduced in the last part but this…
MMD and the use of Fill Lights … Part 1 (Half-Lambert Shader) Fill lights are an important component in the lighting systems used by commercial photographers, cinematographers and lighting engineers. It can be an incredibly complex subject but for our purposes as MMD content creators, fill lights can usually be regarded as simply auxiliary lighting….
Carefully select only the MMEs that you need for your scene. Control the look of your scene by adjusting the settings of your MMD lighting and the MMEs you have chosen. Adjust an MME’s variables to gain its maximum potential effect. Ray-MMD is NOT a must-use effect for modern MMD animations. MME: Less is More……
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