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Singing Pumpkins and 3-Axis Skull
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You did an amazing job! Enjoyed watching your videos 
Ever consider using the older version witchdoctor song? I have a copy I"d be happy to send you. Just send me a PM.
MsM
Ever consider using the older version witchdoctor song? I have a copy I"d be happy to send you. Just send me a PM.
MsM
MsM,You did an amazing job! Enjoyed watching your videos
Ever consider using the older version witchdoctor song? I have a copy I"d be happy to send you. Just send me a PM.
MsM
Yes, I wanted to use that one, but my wife thought this one was better. Oh well
Thanks for the comments everyone. I still need to tweak the movements a bit, but overall I am really happy with how they turned out.
That is awesome!
I like how the backup singers aren't animated to the same exact moves... adds more character / looks more 'real'. Any plans for animated 'stage lighting'?
It's also nice to see someone animating something other than a talking skull. "Not that there's anything wrong with that" [Noooo!]
- Hook
I like how the backup singers aren't animated to the same exact moves... adds more character / looks more 'real'. Any plans for animated 'stage lighting'?
It's also nice to see someone animating something other than a talking skull. "Not that there's anything wrong with that" [Noooo!]
- Hook
Thanks! I'm going to finish it off with a tiny skeleton body attached to the regular sized Lindberg skull - thought that would be interesting (maybe a Tiny Tim or something a little larger). All of these guys are going to be on a bail of hay.That is awesome!
I like how the backup singers aren't animated to the same exact moves... adds more character / looks more 'real'. Any plans for animated 'stage lighting'?
It's also nice to see someone animating something other than a talking skull. "Not that there's anything wrong with that" [Noooo!]
- Hook
Haven't thought about stage lighting - any suggestions? I am going to have some LEDs in each pumpkin to light them up from the inside though.
Yes, I used VSA (awesome program). I started out plotting manually the open and close movements and soon realized I'd be done by Halloween 2010 if I was lucky. So, I went to Better Buy and bought a usb gamepad. I used the realtime capture function and just moved the joystick in sync with the lyrics.
I noticed a problem though at first. When I first had my servos set up, I had minimum values of like maybe 1310 and max values of around 2100. The problem was when I did the realtime capture, I noticed that when the joystick was at its center position the mouth would be partway open. So, to fully close it and open it I'd have to push the joystick all the way to the right (partway open to close) and then all the way to the left (close to open) and then when I'd release the joystick it would go back to partway open. To fix this, I adjusted the rod attached to the mouth and servo horn so that the mouth would be closed when the servo was at just above center position (like 1510). Minimum value was like 500 and max was still 2100 (default was 1510). Then, when the joystick was at its center position, the mouth would be closed. You just need to remember to NOT push the joystick to the right (otherwise the mouth might "implode").
Anyway, to make a long post even longer, for the actual recording, I printed out the lyrics on a few pages of paper and decided who was going to sing what parts. I went through each copy and highlighted the parts for each pumpkin. Then, I just put some headphones on (made it easier for me to concentrate) and played the song using the real-time capture feature for each channel.
Once I had the servo values all set, it is a piece of cake to record numerous songs. I can whip one out in just a couple tries now (I'm a VSA fiend!
)Sorry for the long-winded post, but hopefully that helps out.
So I had a few questions on how I attached the mouth to the servo. Here are a few pictures:
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I used a 5 minute epoxy to glue things together. Works well (if you are fast)
I used a 5 minute epoxy to glue things together. Works well (if you are fast)
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