How to Use Motion Blur

[Whaat]

Motion Blur is first implemented in SkIndigo 2.0.8.

How to use Motion Blur in SkIndigo 3.2:

Motion blur still needs lots of work and a better user interface. However, you can play around with it by following these steps:
1) Create a group or component
2) Ensure there are no nested groups or components within. If so, explode them so that the group/component contains only faces.
3) Right-click and 'set keyframe'
4) Enter 0.0 to set the first keyframe
5) Move/rotate the component to a new location
6) Right-click again and 'set keyframe'
7) Enter 1.0 to set the last keyframe (or an intermediate keyframe)
8) Note that you must set a keyframe at 0.0 and a keyframe at 1.0 for the motion blur to work.
9) There is currently no way to 'jump-to' existing keyframes

EDIT: updated instructions for version 3.2

[Pibuz]

Thank you Whaat!!!
Here is a nice and smart implementation (congratulations to Ono, Benn and Whaat): that seems to be very easy-to-use, and that's the main characteristic I always seek in Indigo

Thank you a lot: I'll give it a try for sure!

[Cyberdactyl]

Cool. Tried motion blur, very nice effect.

AND it worked for me the first time I tried it!

[ideas_arte]

thank you very much Whaat, very good choice in Indigo and so simple to achieve,

this is my Test!

[Nick]

Not bad test!!! Thank you Whaat!

[djegoo]

oh nice! this is quite easy to use! great integration. Thanks for this good work!

[PowerMax]

could you please using some pics? It's quite complex for me. Please

[buzzkill]

I would like to see some sample images if you guys have tried it yet

[cotty]

One example...
(with or without light, I don't know )

Cotty

[Pibuz]

Not tried yet, but after cotty's test I can't wait for!

[buzzkill]

One example...
(with or without light, I don't know )

Cotty

Wow those are great! I like the one with lights because it makes you think how in the heck are those lights hitting the metal spheres without breaking!

[buzzkill]

Just so I am reading the directions the right way...

When you move or rotate the object after the "set keyframe" setting, you are moving it to its final position?

[cotty]

Little test with motion blur. I discovered an error (?) and would like to know if someone had noticed any comparable.
(a) without motion blur
(b) enable instancing -> move to first position -> set keyframe 0.0 -> move to end position -> set keyframe 1.0 -> ERROR?
(c) move to first position -> enable instancing -> set keyframe 0.0 -> move to end position -> set keyframe 1.0

Cotty

[ieatfish]

Found my first use for this today. Whaat, you're awesome. It worked great for a small thing but then I tried a few other things and it stopped. The object that should be moving is rendering away from the correct location even though it hasn't moved in the model.

edit: Attached some images. The first is the Sketchup model. Followed your instructions and only rotated the rotors 15 degrees or so. Then when I render...well, you can see what happens. :p

[Whaat]

Little test with motion blur. I discovered an error (?) and would like to know if someone had noticed any comparable.
(a) without motion blur
(b) enable instancing -> move to first position -> set keyframe 0.0 -> move to end position -> set keyframe 1.0 -> ERROR?
(c) move to first position -> enable instancing -> set keyframe 0.0 -> move to end position -> set keyframe 1.0

Cotty

hmmm...possible bug. Thanks for the report!