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Convert Animation VRML (LIA) TO BVH files
Arsenic Soyinka
Registered User
Join date: 1 Dec 2005
Posts: 168
10-29-2006 08:40
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i come from the 3D Blaxxun Worlds ...

they are the 3D worlds of cybertown and the 100's
of other amazing and independent worlds
within the Blaxxun Community.

the Blaxxun Community uses the now archaic 3D format of VRML

animations in VRML format are usually created
using the program Avatar Studio producing animations as LIA files

i created approximately 200 animations with Avatar Studio,
most of which time out to under 30 seconds

im wondering if anyone knows if there is a way
to convert VRML Animations from LIA to BVH?

ive seen some discussions on the Net about
converting BVH to VRML, but not VRML (LIA) to BVH


the only BVH animator i have is Avimator,
which is solid enough to do "animated" poses.


thx

*´¨`·.¸¸.*Arsenic

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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
10-31-2006 22:02
can you post a sample animation?
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FD Spark
Prim & Texture Doodler
Join date: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 4,697
11-01-2006 02:47
Wow its been ages since I did anything with Vrml and cybertown.
I wonder if they still use similar program.
As I remember Avatar studio had preset images like paper dolls.
I don't know I just remember I had major hard time even get the avatar images in the world at cybertown and there were several thing I found really frusterating.
SuezanneC Baskerville
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Join date: 22 Dec 2003
Posts: 14,229
11-01-2006 05:57
Here's a lia file I had on my hard drive.
CODE
[TYPE]
LILIPUT
[VERSION]
1.0a
[CREATOR]
Gesture
[Sequence]
 Name   ,
 Length ,8.000000
 NbMembers ,5
 Speed ,0.002540

[Member0]
 Name ,Center
 Quaternions ,5
  0  ,0.0000,0.0000,0.0000,1.0000
  2  ,0.0000,0.0000,0.7304,0.6831
  4  ,0.0000,0.0000,0.9999,0.0131
  6  ,0.0000,0.0000,-0.7008,0.7133
  8  ,0.0000,0.0000,0.0000,1.0000
 Positions ,2
  0  ,0.7608,134.3376,3.2676
  8  ,0.7608,134.3376,3.2676

[Member1]
 Name ,bras-d
 Quaternions ,4
  0  ,0.1022,-0.0813,-0.6172,0.7759
  2  ,0.0951,0.2784,-0.6215,0.7261
  4  ,0.1275,0.1519,0.5007,0.8426
  8  ,0.1022,-0.0813,-0.6172,0.7759

[Member2]
 Name ,epaul-d
 Quaternions ,4
  0  ,-0.0542,0.0431,0.3275,0.9423
  2  ,-0.0512,-0.1499,0.3345,0.9290
  4  ,-0.0664,-0.0791,-0.2608,0.9598
  8  ,-0.0542,0.0431,0.3275,0.9423

[Member3]
 Name ,bras-g
 Quaternions ,5
  0  ,0.1266,0.0919,0.6081,0.7783
  2  ,0.1740,0.2253,-0.0212,0.9584
  4  ,0.1535,0.1562,-0.5489,0.8067
  6  ,0.1153,-0.1501,0.5961,0.7803
  8  ,0.1266,0.0919,0.6081,0.7783

[Member4]
 Name ,epaul-g
 Quaternions ,5
  0  ,-0.0671,-0.0487,-0.3224,0.9430
  2  ,-0.0879,-0.1138,0.0107,0.9895
  4  ,-0.0807,-0.0822,0.2888,0.9504
  6  ,-0.0611,0.0795,-0.3159,0.9435
  8  ,-0.0671,-0.0487,-0.3224,0.9430

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Arsenic Soyinka
Registered User
Join date: 1 Dec 2005
Posts: 168
11-01-2006 06:12
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in order to view this wrl file you need
to download Blaxxun Contact ...

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Myst0blique/-/arsenic3450452.wrl



Avatar Studio did have pre-made paperdoll like avatars,
(images and clothing patterns), to make your own avatars ...

however, with a little graphics ability,
one could make alternative avatars and clothing designs
than were offered with Avatar Studio

most cybertown and blaxxun users simply "borrowed"
available Avatars from other designers

this av and ani i custom made about 4 years ago ...
there were others in the Blaxxun Community who did the same,
who are on SL designing stuff

the Studio's Animator was also limited,
allowing only 10 frames for the complete animation,
in addition to being able to adjust all the main body parts
as with Avimator

there was a "slide" tool feature in the animator
to vary the speed of the animation from very slow to very fast

Blaxxun and Avatar Studio may seem crude today
by SL standards of graphics, design & technology,
and of those designers and animators who strive to live up
to the potential and quality the technology does provide for

i was in cybertown first for only about 2 weeks
until i discovered the other HTML sites of the
other VRML worlds, many of which still exist


however, i am still searching for a way to convert
the Avatar Studio animation files LIA to BVH



*´¨`·.¸¸.*Arsenic


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