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Culling unseen MMD model parts optimises computer assets (PART 2)

How can I make my MMD run faster? What if removing parts using Subset-Extract isn’t enough? Removing un-needed model parts optimises computer assets. Sometimes, culling, removing unwanted/unseen model parts, using MME’s Subset-Extract can make the world of difference for your computer performance. But other times, it simply isn’t enough… especially with extremely detailed assets. This…

Chestnutscoop

MMD Project “I WANNA PARTY!” features great motion files by o Savvy o

MMD Project “I WANNA PARTY!”… … features great motion files by o Savvy o I realize that I am late to the party… this motion set has been around for quite some time… and there are MANY videos of it on YouTube… Check them out… so many videos and so many “looks” and “moods”… I…

"the making of" my video

Fix the “Post Effect cannot be specified” error

How do I fix the “Post Effect cannot be specified” error. Why do I get the Post Effect cannot be specified error? What causes the Post Effect cannot be specified error? Hello! If you’ve found this error after trying to load a specific FX file, here you may learn how to solve this issue, and…

Chris no Akumu

Optimise computer assets by culling unseen MMD model parts

How can I make my MMD run faster? How can I optimise computer assets as I run MMD? How can I speed-up my MMD computer? What can I do to speed-up MikuMikuDance on my computer? For those of us with low-performing laptops or PCs, creating in MMD can be a challenge. MMD uses much more…

Chestnutscoop

MME Plastic Effect adds plastic realism to MMD model parts

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…

MMD Tutorials

Using BeamMan’s fluid2D Creates Fabulous MMD Under Water Scenes

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…

BeamMan's fluid2D

Translate Japanese Models Using PMXEditor’s Batch Name Editor

Many of the models that you download for MMD do not have comprehensive translated labels for things like bones, morphs and materials. It is really hard to work with a model when her bones are labeled: Null_82, etc. The situation is even worse when all the morph labels are incomprehensible. Often you have to go…

Trackdancer2015

KiraKira-sparkleV2 MME Effect adds COLOR to KiraKira!

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…

KiraKira-SparkleV2

MMD Fill Lights Part 2 – (Ray-MMD)

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 Tutorials

VDE-FIVE Honorable Mention: Jonah Snyder

Howdy Folks! My name is Jonah Snyder! I am a 17 year old guy from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I’m currently getting ready to begin my Senior year in High School. My main interests are Trains (and Thomas the Tank Engine), Disney, Video Games (specifically Nintendo), LEGO, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and a little flash cartoon called…

Video Dojo Champions

The CHAMPIONS of Video Dojo Expo FIVE

We had NINETEEN entries in our VDE-5 competition! The entries needed to show us “Summer”… They needed to show us the image or let us feel the emotion of Summer, let us experience a taste of Summer… and our VDE-5 entries covered a wide range of interpretation of that concept… from a late night rendezvous…

Video Dojo Competition