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Title: Skinns
Post by: Habs69M on August 14, 2003, 06:09:00 PM
So that was you question in the other post  laugh.gif

Yes ,i dont have maya 5, i use photoshop 7.0, Stoik video converter, and wmv (videos) from here and there, thats about it, well notepadd of course  smile.gif and some imagination, with that you can start creating skins and in the process learn a few tricks like i did  smile.gif

Hope this helps... sheesh lollll (pulling your leg)
Title: Skinns
Post by: hazed69 on August 14, 2003, 07:37:00 PM
is there another way of making skins for mxm?
Title: Skinns
Post by: jlm5151 on August 14, 2003, 07:38:00 PM
You can make a skin with as little as notepad. For graphic types you can use Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro as well as MS Paint for that matter. For video editing and effects you can use Abobe Premiere, After Effects, Maya 5, Pinnacle or even Windows Movie Maker. Not sure how some of you were ever able to mod an xbox when you can't type in the word "google" in your address bar. blink.gif
Title: Skinns
Post by: hazed69 on August 14, 2003, 07:45:00 PM
good reply there! and what the hell is a computer Sheeh! tongue.gif
Title: Skinns
Post by: V1510N on August 14, 2003, 08:17:00 PM
could someone post a tutorial on how to make a mxm skin using any of those programs listed above? a lot of us would like to make skins and if we knew how everyone would benefit from it.
Title: Skinns
Post by: jC! on August 14, 2003, 08:19:00 PM
QUOTE (hazed69 @ Aug 14 2003, 07:20 PM)
...u see i dont have maya five...

You can always 'get' maya five  wink.gif  *cough*ka*cough*zaa*sneeze*
Title: Skinns
Post by: V1510N on August 14, 2003, 08:36:00 PM
thats where im getting it from right now, any tuts on how to mxm skins with it?
Title: Skinns
Post by: V1510N on August 14, 2003, 08:38:00 PM
u can always get the *cough*cr*cough*ack*cough*
Title: Skinns
Post by: hazed69 on August 14, 2003, 08:39:00 PM
uhumm<key> uhumm
Title: Skinns
Post by: Fisben on August 15, 2003, 03:20:00 AM
Don't know if it will help but download it any way its free. actualy its the indepth skinning guid with pics that came with mxm plus links to freeware that will help you make the skin.


http://www.fisben.co...mxm/mxmhelp.zip

ps not exactly the same I turned it into windows help file enjoy.

ooopsss forgot this one it has the actual skin with original documentation in it just combine the two.

http://www.fisben.co...asicskinmxm.zip
Title: Skinns
Post by: nObedienz on August 15, 2003, 05:23:00 AM
ph34r.gif
It's an complicated and difficult application to learn, and when I say hard, I mean hard...
Title: Skinns
Post by: ub312g0d on August 15, 2003, 01:52:00 PM
hazed the only thing I use maya5 is for the 3d stuff I do.  You could make a skin with notepad alone.  

And as  in one of the maya dloads nfo file "If you cant figure out how to patch it, you wont know how to use it."  
If you really want to learn 3d, I would recommend starting off with 3dsmax, or gmax(the free version).  Gmax can be found at discreet's web site
Title: Skinns
Post by: thetruethugg on August 15, 2003, 01:56:00 PM
Well, depending what you wanna do with 3D.  If you want to learn how to model, check out zmodeler.  If you wanna do fractal/noise type shit, 3DSM is the way to go (you'll probably find more tutorials for this).

But yea, you CAN make a skin with just notepad.  Or, take it a step farther and use photoshop or any other digital imaging suite.  And if you wanna go all out, you can use video editing software (ulead mediastudio, adobe premiere, etc.) and sound editing software.  Bla bla bla..
Title: Skinns
Post by: jlm5151 on August 15, 2003, 01:58:00 PM
I would say the best bet is to start out with MXM's already implemented features and just use the skinner to make something like "Simplicity". Everybody loved the skin and the creator used nothing but notepad.