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StoneSelf Karuna

His Grace

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,955

05-26-2005 23:46

what tools would you recommend for sl?

for:
- voice chatting?
- collaborative information exchange
- screen captures
- movie captures
- making a radio station for land urls
- etc.

for making:
- textures
- animations
- sounds
- movies
- scripting
- etc.

what books/websites/etc would you recommend for learning about:
- textures
- animations
- sounds
- movies
- scripting
- etc.

what other tools or information sources?

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Jeffrey Gomez

Cubed™

Join date: 11 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,522

05-27-2005 00:06

Sigline.

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Random Unsung

Senior Member

Join date: 20 Nov 2004

Posts: 345

05-27-2005 01:04

Servers that work a greater percent of the time.

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StoneSelf Karuna

His Grace

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,955

05-27-2005 01:26

From: Random Unsung

Servers that work a greater percent of the time.

i was thinking for the sl residents to make stuff/do stuff. but nicer servers would be cool.

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Timeless Prototype

Humble

Join date: 14 Aug 2004

Posts: 216

05-27-2005 02:06

*totally ignores the thread hijackers*

for:
- voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877
- collaborative information exchange - tikiwiki
- making a radio station for land urls - ice cast

for making:
- textures - Adobe Photoshop
- animations - Poser 5
- sounds - WavePad and associated Tone Generator

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llDetectedTouchPos()

Hiro Pendragon

bye bye f0rums!

Join date: 22 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,905

05-27-2005 02:11

From: Timeless Prototype

*totally ignores the thread hijackers*
for:
- voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877

Lot of people are on Ventrilo now.

From: someone

- textures - Adobe Photoshop

But not the brand new edition.

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Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

05-27-2005 02:19

From: Hiro Pendragon

Lot of people are on Ventrilo now.

Yup. Half the people I met on SL are on Ventrilo.

Oh wait. No. That's Valium. n/m.

Hiro Pendragon

bye bye f0rums!

Join date: 22 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,905

05-27-2005 02:26

From: Kris Ritter

Yup. Half the people I met on SL are on Ventrilo.

Oh wait. No. That's Valium. n/m.

And the other half probably should be! /snicker

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Timeless Prototype

Humble

Join date: 14 Aug 2004

Posts: 216

05-27-2005 02:26

Is there a common server we all will visit for Ventrilo like the SL Universe server for TeamSpeak?

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Siggy Romulus

DILLIGAF

Join date: 22 Sep 2003

Posts: 5,711

05-27-2005 03:25

Hmm don't know if 'Second Voice' is still running - but I used to have chats on that every now and then - it was a pretty good system.

Textures: Gimp -- its free - it works very well.
Animations: For me - Poser 5 ... if someone has a better cheap alternative I'd like to try it out.

Scripting info - LSL Wiki.

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Cindy Claveau

Gignowanasanafonicon

Join date: 16 May 2005

Posts: 2,008

05-27-2005 03:34

From: Timeless Prototype

*totally ignores the thread hijackers*

for:
- voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877
- collaborative information exchange - tikiwiki
- making a radio station for land urls - ice cast

Speaking as a newb, a collaborative information exchange would be wonderful. I'm getting interested in doing some things, creatively, and it's tough finding guides that help me along. I know I can post here or ask in-world, but that doesn't always get prompt answers or accurately helpful answers.

From: someone

for making:
- textures - Adobe Photoshop
- animations - Poser 5
- sounds - WavePad and associated Tone Generator

Ok, Photoshop is over $500. Poser 5 was around $400 I think. I have the latter but not the former, and while I realize that the complexities of animations might require that kind of a platform on which to run I think there should be some better -cheaper- tools for creating simple textures in the world. I have Paintshop Pro (I think it was $100), and GIMP is free, but I don't have the experience needed to say that either of those does the job satisfactorily.

Cindy

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Khamon Fate

fategardens.net

Join date: 21 Nov 2003

Posts: 4,177

05-27-2005 05:46

I used to drone on and on about having an API so we could plug in our own features and use the SL client like a desktop. But that would ruin Philip's and Lordfly's emersion so I gave up.

We don't need tools in SL because it's a world, not a platform.

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Olympia Rebus

Muse of Chaos

Join date: 22 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,831

05-27-2005 08:02

From: Siggy Romulus

Textures: Gimp -- its free - it works very well.

If you don't feel like shelling out megabucks for photoshop, Gimp is the way to go. Even some professionals use it.

http://www.gimp.org/

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Pendari Lorentz

Senior Member

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,372

05-27-2005 08:43

From: StoneSelf Karuna

what tools would you recommend for sl?

- voice chatting? - Ventrilo (teamspeak just up and stopped working for me)

- collaborative information exchange - Second Life Wiki: http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage

- making a radio station for land urls - Live365 (though others could maybe think of better ones - this is just one I know a lot of people have used in the past)

- textures - Photoshop 7, Paint Shop Pro, Gimp (free and used by a lot of people)

- animations - Poser

what books/websites/etc would you recommend for learning about:
- textures - animations - sounds - movies - scripting - etc.

Second Life Forums - http://forums.secondlife.com/
SLUniverse - http://sluniverse.com/
LSL Wiki - http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=HomePage

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Lecktor Hannibal

YOUR MOM

Join date: 1 Jul 2004

Posts: 6,734

05-27-2005 08:44

From: Olympia Rebus

If you don't feel like shelling out megabucks for photoshop, Gimp is the way to go. Even some professionals use it.

http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP is da stuph!! Of course I'm no professional !

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Oh, Lecktor, you're terrible.

Bikers have more fun than people !

Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 10,231

05-27-2005 08:46

For audio editing you can't go wrong with Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). Best of all, it's free.

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GoldieFawn Fielding

Registered User

Join date: 16 May 2005

Posts: 114

Yah....I second that question......

05-27-2005 10:46

what programs do we need to make furniture, Av's and such for this game.

1) I have adobe photoshop cs (grrr- but hey it was a gift for me)

2) The reg. old original version paint program (hey sometimes you get attached to things/its my warm fuzzy).

3)Pennicle Studios (another gift)

4) I am Dl'ing Gimp for now. Before I shell out big bucks I'd rather test a free version.

I too was wondering - what else will i need and is there a simple "step by step makin things for Sl for dummies"

GoldieFawn Fielding

StoneSelf Karuna

His Grace

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,955

05-28-2005 10:31

From: Jeffrey Gomez

Sigline.
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Helpful Download Resources for your Second Life

how propriety are you about this page?
when i get home and fix my wiki login, would you mind if i added any info from this thread?

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StoneSelf Karuna His Grace Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,955	05-26-2005 23:46 what tools would you recommend for sl? for: - voice chatting? - collaborative information exchange - screen captures - movie captures - making a radio station for land urls - etc. for making: - textures - animations - sounds - movies - scripting - etc. what books/websites/etc would you recommend for learning about: - textures - animations - sounds - movies - scripting - etc. what other tools or information sources? _____________________ AIDS IS NOT OVER. people are still getting aids. people are still living with aids. people are still dying from aids. please help me raise money for hiv/aids services and research. you can help by making a donation here: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1409 .
Jeffrey Gomez Cubed™ Join date: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,522	05-27-2005 00:06 Sigline. _____________________ ---
Random Unsung Senior Member Join date: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 345	05-27-2005 01:04 Servers that work a greater percent of the time. _____________________ Rent land, homes, and shops at reasonable rates with great benefits from Ravenglass Rentals.
StoneSelf Karuna His Grace Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,955	05-27-2005 01:26 From: Random Unsung Servers that work a greater percent of the time. i was thinking for the sl residents to make stuff/do stuff. but nicer servers would be cool. _____________________ AIDS IS NOT OVER. people are still getting aids. people are still living with aids. people are still dying from aids. please help me raise money for hiv/aids services and research. you can help by making a donation here: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1409 .
Timeless Prototype Humble Join date: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 216	05-27-2005 02:06 totally ignores the thread hijackers for: - voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877 - collaborative information exchange - tikiwiki - making a radio station for land urls - ice cast for making: - textures - Adobe Photoshop - animations - Poser 5 - sounds - WavePad and associated Tone Generator _____________________ - Timeless llDetectedTouchPos()
Hiro Pendragon bye bye f0rums! Join date: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,905	05-27-2005 02:11 From: Timeless Prototype totally ignores the thread hijackers for: - voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877 Lot of people are on Ventrilo now. From: someone - textures - Adobe Photoshop But not the brand new edition. _____________________ Hiro Pendragon ------------------ http://www.involve3d.com - Involve - Metaverse / Emerging Media Studio Visit my SL blog: http://secondtense.blogspot.com
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	05-27-2005 02:19 From: Hiro Pendragon Lot of people are on Ventrilo now. Yup. Half the people I met on SL are on Ventrilo. Oh wait. No. That's Valium. n/m.
Hiro Pendragon bye bye f0rums! Join date: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,905	05-27-2005 02:26 From: Kris Ritter Yup. Half the people I met on SL are on Ventrilo. Oh wait. No. That's Valium. n/m. And the other half probably should be! /snicker _____________________ Hiro Pendragon ------------------ http://www.involve3d.com - Involve - Metaverse / Emerging Media Studio Visit my SL blog: http://secondtense.blogspot.com
Timeless Prototype Humble Join date: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 216	05-27-2005 02:26 Is there a common server we all will visit for Ventrilo like the SL Universe server for TeamSpeak? _____________________ - Timeless llDetectedTouchPos()
Siggy Romulus DILLIGAF Join date: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 5,711	05-27-2005 03:25 Hmm don't know if 'Second Voice' is still running - but I used to have chats on that every now and then - it was a pretty good system. Textures: Gimp -- its free - it works very well. Animations: For me - Poser 5 ... if someone has a better cheap alternative I'd like to try it out. Scripting info - LSL Wiki. _____________________ The Second Life forums are living proof as to why it's illegal for people to have sex with farm animals. From: Jesse Linden I, for one, am highly un-helped by this thread
Cindy Claveau Gignowanasanafonicon Join date: 16 May 2005 Posts: 2,008	05-27-2005 03:34 From: Timeless Prototype totally ignores the thread hijackers for: - voice chatting - Teamspeak, connecting to server sluniverse.serverroom.us:8877 - collaborative information exchange - tikiwiki - making a radio station for land urls - ice cast Speaking as a newb, a collaborative information exchange would be wonderful. I'm getting interested in doing some things, creatively, and it's tough finding guides that help me along. I know I can post here or ask in-world, but that doesn't always get prompt answers or accurately helpful answers. From: someone for making: - textures - Adobe Photoshop - animations - Poser 5 - sounds - WavePad and associated Tone Generator Ok, Photoshop is over $500. Poser 5 was around $400 I think. I have the latter but not the former, and while I realize that the complexities of animations might require that kind of a platform on which to run I think there should be some better -cheaper- tools for creating simple textures in the world. I have Paintshop Pro (I think it was $100), and GIMP is free, but I don't have the experience needed to say that either of those does the job satisfactorily. Cindy _____________________
Khamon Fate fategardens.net Join date: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4,177	05-27-2005 05:46 I used to drone on and on about having an API so we could plug in our own features and use the SL client like a desktop. But that would ruin Philip's and Lordfly's emersion so I gave up. We don't need tools in SL because it's a world, not a platform. _____________________ Visit the Fate Gardens Website @ fategardens.net
Olympia Rebus Muse of Chaos Join date: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,831	05-27-2005 08:02 From: Siggy Romulus Textures: Gimp -- its free - it works very well. If you don't feel like shelling out megabucks for photoshop, Gimp is the way to go. Even some professionals use it. http://www.gimp.org/ _____________________
Pendari Lorentz Senior Member Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,372	05-27-2005 08:43 From: StoneSelf Karuna what tools would you recommend for sl? - voice chatting? - Ventrilo (teamspeak just up and stopped working for me) - collaborative information exchange - Second Life Wiki: http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage - making a radio station for land urls - Live365 (though others could maybe think of better ones - this is just one I know a lot of people have used in the past) - textures - Photoshop 7, Paint Shop Pro, Gimp (free and used by a lot of people) - animations - Poser what books/websites/etc would you recommend for learning about: - textures - animations - sounds - movies - scripting - etc. Second Life Forums - http://forums.secondlife.com/ SLUniverse - http://sluniverse.com/ LSL Wiki - http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=HomePage _____________________ hugs everyone
Lecktor Hannibal YOUR MOM Join date: 1 Jul 2004 Posts: 6,734	05-27-2005 08:44 From: Olympia Rebus If you don't feel like shelling out megabucks for photoshop, Gimp is the way to go. Even some professionals use it. http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP is da stuph!! Of course I'm no professional ! _____________________ YOUR MOM says, 'Come visit us at SC MKII http://secondcitizen.net ' From: Khamon Fate Oh, Lecktor, you're terrible. Bikers have more fun than people !
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	05-27-2005 08:46 For audio editing you can't go wrong with Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). Best of all, it's free. _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
GoldieFawn Fielding Registered User Join date: 16 May 2005 Posts: 114	Yah....I second that question...... 05-27-2005 10:46 what programs do we need to make furniture, Av's and such for this game. 1) I have adobe photoshop cs (grrr- but hey it was a gift for me) 2) The reg. old original version paint program (hey sometimes you get attached to things/its my warm fuzzy). 3)Pennicle Studios (another gift) 4) I am Dl'ing Gimp for now. Before I shell out big bucks I'd rather test a free version. I too was wondering - what else will i need and is there a simple "step by step makin things for Sl for dummies" GoldieFawn Fielding
StoneSelf Karuna His Grace Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,955	05-28-2005 10:31 From: Jeffrey Gomez Sigline. __________________ "Nothing in Second Life is certain but griefing and taxes." Helpful Download Resources for your Second Life how propriety are you about this page? when i get home and fix my wiki login, would you mind if i added any info from this thread? _____________________ AIDS IS NOT OVER. people are still getting aids. people are still living with aids. people are still dying from aids. please help me raise money for hiv/aids services and research. you can help by making a donation here: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1409 .