How do I use Beamman’s SoftSmoke? I loaded the effect, but it’s just a black blob! How do I control it? Make use of Beamman’s SoftSmoke Beamman’s SoftSmoke is another example of an effect controlled by a .pmd/.pmx model. To use the effect, you load both SoftSmoke_SP.x and SS_Controller_0.pmx into MMD. The former controls effect’s…
How do I make ColorShift effect match the beat of the music? Use VMDSpectrum Analyzer to animate effects A reader asked us for help about making the ColorShift effect “to make the color appear on beat”. Well, “out of the box”, the effect has no such possibility. All that is available for controllong the vanilla…
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How can I use MME? How can I use effects for MMD? Can I hide MMD models from my mirror? Can I keep MMD models from casting shadows? How to edit effects for MMD? How to write new effects for MMD? Maybe you’ve had some time to play with MME effects for MMD. There are…
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I started this MMD animation with music, camerawork, and effects… and the actual animation is coming last! Can Animasa’s Haku pull-off a Diva performance?? It’s all finished except for the animating… ! … Rather than starting with the animation, I started with the soundtrack and the camera-blocking… and the effects. Now all I have to…
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How do I use Beamman’s Breath Effect? Why don’t I see anything when I load Beamman’s Breath Effect? Beamman’s Breath Effect v1.1 shows warm breath in winter… … and a FIRE BREATH anytime! A reader asked me, today, about Beamman’s Breath effect. I had to fiddle with it, a little, before I discovered the trick….
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What is the Fireworks Kai effect? Where can I download the Fireworks Kai effect? How do I use the Fireworks Kai effect? Using the Fireworks Kai effect for MikuMikuDance. Fireworks Kai is a newer type of fireworks effect for MMD. I had written about using the Fireworks effect in 2012 the article is here:…
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What are normals? What are normal maps? How can I use normal maps in MMD? How can I fix my normals? How do I make hard edges in MMD? How do I make normal maps? How can I modify normal maps? What are normals? A normal is the line that extends out orthogonally from a…
How can I do a fade-to-black in MMD? Can I do a fade to black without using a video editing program? Can I do a fade to white in MikuMikuDance? The Blackout Effect by Soboro Easily fade to black or fade to white! The Blackout effect by Soboro 「そぼろ」 is easy to use and it…
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How do I get Beamman’s Water v5 effect to work? All I get is a white square. How do you use Beamman’s Water v5 Effect? Is there a trick to making it work? Beamman’s Water v5 Effect is beautiful… but you have to fix it before you can use it! I was asked, today, about…
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Download NCHLShader2. How do I use NCHL Shader? How can I make my MMD models look more realistic? What shaders should I use? How do I use MME shaders? How to use NCHLShader2 NCHL Shader by nil is a very fun shader to use. The possibilities with it are endless; you can mix and match…
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How do I download the L EdgeShader Ver1.00? How can I use those edge effects like L EdgeShader Ver1.00? L EdgeShader Ver1.00 is now available where do I get it? How to Use the L EdgeShader Effect. I will be the first to admit that most effect articles are fairly easy to write. Most effects…
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