Here's a problem I've been having:
I came accross an interesting MSG, and wanted to modify it by adding Gradient and lighting.
Essentially I wanted the final output to have the same color as I got at the ForceColorMap DialMod step, but with an embossed
Read more…I've been trying to take the output from the RankArea SRC and use it as input by ADVTurb, and then use that output as the input to 3CScanLIneMod.
My end results would be a 3CScanLineMod rendering of an image that has been warped by ADVTurb and then mo
Read more…I wanted to start a new discussion here focused on both what we're working on as far as upcoming MSG developments go, and to allow people to chime in with their suggestions for new MSG features they would like to see us add in the next Studio Artist
Read more…SA 5 has some features that make it fairly easy to get going simulating the old MSG Evolver ArtMapper. The SA5 paint synthesizer is very flexible, and can emulate what the old ArtMapper did.
I posted this as an answer to a forum discussion today, bu
Read more…A full list of all of the MSG processors included with V5 of Studio Artist (644 in all) can be found in the 'Src' tab of the MSG Advanced Editor. In order to find which ones are new with V5, I compared that list with the V4 list (568 processors) in
Read more…Suppose you want to find out more about what kind of artist you are, or would like to be. There are two features of MSG that make it a very powerful jump-starter for these kinds of artistic self-discovery or improvement. (To follow along, start by ch
Read more…There is a discussion about MSG based quilt pattern generator processors and how to use them available here.
the quilt pattern generator processors are designed to be stacked together to create more complex patternings. The example above uses 2 sta
Read more…What does the user slider temporal generator parameter do (and what are some best practices for using it?)
I've noticed that some of the preset MSG patches have their processes set to user slider but I haven't been able to figure out how they work.
Read more…Bernard was kind enough to put together this excel spreadsheet with information about all of the mSG processors in Studio Artist V4.
It breaks them down by their IO routing.
And perhaps he can comment some more.
I don't have Microsoft Office Excel o
Read more…Just found out about the program last night, fell in love, bought it so I am speaking from a position of ignorance, but...
When I bring up the MSG advanced editor, all I get is a blank window with "MSG Advanced Editor" in the title bar. I thought
Read more…John,
Is there a single location where we can go to find out what each MSG operator does and how their parameters work?
I've been trying to eliminate some rectangular artifacts from a MSG preset. (They are artifacts for me, at least. For someone el
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I've been working through the MSG tutorials. Really enjoying this aspect of Studio Artist, but I haven't been able to figure out how to edit an msg preset that I saved.
After clicking through the evol editor until I develop a preset that I like. I ex
Read more…MSG presets can be used to build stand along processing effects, or to generate procedural art imagery as well as procedural animation effects. But you can also use MSG presets as a way to expand the functionality of the paint synthesizer. A MSG pres
Read more…There are a large number of tutorial posts related to working with MSG in the Studio Artist Effects Blog under the MSG tag. The Studio Artist Tips Blog also has a number of beginning MSG tutorials.
The cool thing about MSG is that you can work with
Read more…Hi, The MSG manual says that there are video tutorials on MSG on the program disk CD-ROM, but I can't find them. Can somebody tell me where they are? Thanks in advance Florence
Read more…Here's the Session file from creating the Wavy Tile Pattern Animation. It includes my personal favorite symmetry settings for Tile mode. 1) import the Session into Evolver 2) Switch mode to Tiling 3) click the turn on tile button From there I just
Read more…Hi John, I sometimes have an issue with using SUB img as an input or output. Sometimes, it works fine, and I get results and effects that I really like, but often other times switching a processor's input or output to SUB img will crash Evolver. Any
Read more…Hi, here is a MSG preset I made, I called it "Vortexas". I made it to be used with the iSight camera. Here is a little explanation of the processors and the way the Ins & Outs are set up: It has 4 processors. They are: ------ Gradient Orient Mod :
Read more…Hi, I thought I would share the MSG preset I made for processing my short video called "Gladhanding" (in the video section). It has lots of Temporal Generators, and I made the "Gladhanding" video totally in MSG Evolver. John's explanation of the inpu
Read more…Hi John, If you get time, can you please explain "Input Modulation" in Evolver a little bit? Like ConvolveMod, 3CMixMod, or 3CDisplaceMod, etc. What are the proper ways to set these up? Can you please explain how to set up the different inputs? I am
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