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Tutorials will be added shortly after Moviesandbox goes Alpha on April 3rd.
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Make sure you have a look at the [[Action Index]] page.
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<h2>Where to start</h2>
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<h2>Basic Tutorials</h2>
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The tutorials are laid out in a way that they build up on each other's content. If you can, go watch the video tutorials to get an idea of how the tools look and feel.
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All the tutorials are provided as text/picture Tutorials as well.
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You might also want to go look at the [[User Tutorials|User created Tutorials]].
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<h2>Video Tutorials</h2>
 
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Video Tutorials can be downloaded and require the XVid Codec[http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/] for Windows or latest Quicktime[http://apple.com/quicktime] for Mac.
 
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<h3>[[My first Movie]]</h3>
 
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In this video tutorial, we create a basic movie of two guys, walking through an unreal Level.
 
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We learn the basics of navigating through the environment, placing our actors and assigning Actions to them.
 
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We then add Cameras and Lights.
 
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<h2>Character Tutorials</h2>
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<h3>[[Basic Concepts_UT2k4]]</h3>
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The Tutorials in this section explain how to set up your own characters and use them with Moviesandbox.
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The interface and general workflow of Moviesandbox are explained in this Article.
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<h3>[[2D Character Tutorial]]</h3>
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<h3>[[My first Movie_UT2k4]]</h3>
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Create your own 2D character and prepare it for use with Moviesandbox.
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In this Tutorial, we create our first basic movie of a character walking through an unreal Level.
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We learn the basics of navigating through the environment, placing our actors and assigning Actions to them.
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<h3>[[3D Character Tutorial]]</h3>
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<h3>[[Basic Cameras_UT2k4]]</h3>
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Import your own 3D character from Max or Maya for use with Moviesandbox.
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We create a Camera and discuss its specific properties. We assign a camerapath and a Look Target.
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<h3>[[Lipsync Tutorial]]</h3>
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<h3>[[Posing your Character_UT2k4]]</h3>
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Setup a LipsyncHead Object and connect it to soundfiles or live input.
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In this Tutorial, we take a look at the posing tool and how to use it to generate your own poses.
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We also cover Bone structures and assigning Poses to other characters.
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<h2>Tool Tutorials</h2>
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<h3>[[3D Character Tutorial_UT2k4]]</h3>
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The Tutorials in this section are simple written how-tos, supported by screenshots and sometimes specific files.
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create your own 3D Voxel Characters for use with Moviesandbox - '''VIDEO'''
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<h3>Working with Objects and Actions</h3>
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<h3>[[Device Input_UT2k4]]</h3>
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A general introduction to the Interface and Object properties. Assigning Actions to Pawns and scripting a small first scene.
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In this Tutorial, we connect a Gamepad to a MovieSandbox Pawn using the MultiHIDInput Tool.
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<h3>Basic Cameras</h3>
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<h2>soon to come:</h2>
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We create a Camera and discuss its specific properties. We assign a camerapath and a Look Target.
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<h3>[[Milkscanner Tutorial]]</h3>
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How to scan a real life Object and use it as a 3D character in Moviesandbox.
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<h3>Posing your Character</h3>
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<h3>[[Lipsync Tutorial_UT2k4]]</h3>
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In this Tutorial, we take a look at the posing tool and how to use it to generate your own poses.
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Setup Lip-Syncing for your Characters with either a soundfiles or live through a microphone input.
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We also cover Bone structures and assigning Poses to other characters.
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<h3>Playing guitar</h3>
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<h3>[[Playing guitar_UT2k4]]</h3>
This tutorial describes a small setup that let's you play guitar with your Pawn.
This tutorial describes a small setup that let's you play guitar with your Pawn.
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<h3>Moviesandbox Workflow</h3>
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<h3>[[2D Character Tutorial_UT2k4]]</h3>
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This tutorial explains ways to setup Pawns, Props and Textures to access them from within Moviesandbox. Requires basic knowledge of the Unreal Editor.
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Create your own 2D character in Moviesandbox.
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<h2>general Unreal Tutorials</h2>
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Requires some knowledge of the Unreal Editor.
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<h3>[[Create_Actions_UT2004|Coding Actions]]</h3>
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create your own functionality in MovieSandbox using UnrealScript.
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<h3>[[UT2k4_CodeCentral]]</h3>
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Starting point for code documentation.

Current revision

Make sure you have a look at the Action Index page.

Contents

Basic Tutorials


Basic Concepts_UT2k4

The interface and general workflow of Moviesandbox are explained in this Article.

My first Movie_UT2k4

In this Tutorial, we create our first basic movie of a character walking through an unreal Level. We learn the basics of navigating through the environment, placing our actors and assigning Actions to them.

Basic Cameras_UT2k4

We create a Camera and discuss its specific properties. We assign a camerapath and a Look Target.

Posing your Character_UT2k4

In this Tutorial, we take a look at the posing tool and how to use it to generate your own poses. We also cover Bone structures and assigning Poses to other characters.

3D Character Tutorial_UT2k4

create your own 3D Voxel Characters for use with Moviesandbox - VIDEO

Device Input_UT2k4

In this Tutorial, we connect a Gamepad to a MovieSandbox Pawn using the MultiHIDInput Tool.

soon to come:

Milkscanner Tutorial

How to scan a real life Object and use it as a 3D character in Moviesandbox.

Lipsync Tutorial_UT2k4

Setup Lip-Syncing for your Characters with either a soundfiles or live through a microphone input.

Playing guitar_UT2k4

This tutorial describes a small setup that let's you play guitar with your Pawn.

2D Character Tutorial_UT2k4

Create your own 2D character in Moviesandbox. Requires some knowledge of the Unreal Editor.

Coding Actions

create your own functionality in MovieSandbox using UnrealScript.

UT2k4_CodeCentral

Starting point for code documentation.

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