TweakWaves demo

arn

macrumors god

Original poster

Staff member

• Jan 14, 2002

• #1

TweakFilms posted their TweakWaves demo application that they demoed at MWSF.

TweakWaves is a sample application to demonstrate some of the water simulation capabilities of Tweak Films.


It requires a GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon.

 

Article Link

https://www.macrumors.com/2002/01/15/tweakwaves-demo/

arn

macrumors god

Original poster

Staff member

• Jan 14, 2002

• #2

dual 800

Of note, it works very well on my GeForce 3/ Dual 800 G4.

Note: It only uses 1 procesor... so could even be faster if they'd implemented threading.

arn

 

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mac15

macrumors 68040

• Jan 15, 2002

• #3

WILL IT WORK WITHOUT A GEFORCE3

 

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dantec

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 15, 2002

• #4

Cool...

I've been checking their website every 15 minutes since they showed that demo! 🙂

 

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Unregistered

Guest

• Jan 15, 2002

• #5

It works on a GeForce2MX as stated in the readme

It works on a GeForce2MX as stated in the readme.

Successfully tested on a g4(DA) 733

Salty

 

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Unregistered

Guest

• Jan 15, 2002

• #6

Originally posted by mac15
WILL IT WORK WITHOUT A GEFORCE3

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Yes it does. Just checked it on my G4 400 w/ ATI Rage128 pro and it works very well

Macx

 

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gandalf55

macrumors 6502

• Jan 15, 2002

• #7

it's running perfectly on my 350mhz b&w g3 - ati rage 128 😉
go figure!!

 

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dantec

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 15, 2002

• #8

I should try it out on my iBook...

see what results it would give... 🙂

 

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sloppyjoe

macrumors newbie

• Jan 15, 2002

• #9

Works on my PB G4 550!!!

Very smooth motion, even with water reflections enabled! However, after I zoom out, the frame rate seems to drop a few. VERY IMPRESSIVE: I WANT THIS AS A SCREEN SAVER!

 

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gandalf55

macrumors 6502

• Jan 15, 2002

• #10

i would love to be able to export this somehow for use in another 3D app...

 

eyelikeart

Moderator emeritus

• Jan 15, 2002

• #11

looks killer!

I think I'm going to have to make a move from print design to video....

it seems that's where things are going more....

 

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udannlin

macrumors member

• Jan 15, 2002

• #12

Re: looks killer!

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I think I'm going to have to make a move from print design to video....

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its a tough business to break into....

 

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gandalf55

macrumors 6502

• Jan 15, 2002

• #13

agreed - the learning curve jumping into 3D animation is quite steep. esp. when you get into scripting languages to save yourself a ton of setup in a scene. video editing with FCP might be a good start. I have the app, and a tutorial book, and it's still not quite simple. it sure isn't like iMovie 😉

 

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holmesf

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 15, 2002

• #14

Screensaver hell yah...all the way.

Powerbook G4 w/ Radeon. Amazing. I sent an email asking them if they had plans to make it a screensaver. Very cool.

 

Beej

macrumors 68020

• Jan 15, 2002

• #15

It works with my G4 400 with my PC 64MB GF2MX.

 

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Unregistered

Guest

• Jan 16, 2002

• #16

Works GREAT on my Flower Power (512mbRAM)

works very nicely!

 

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Unregistered

Guest

• Jan 16, 2002

• #17

What video card?

I want to upgrade my video card to see this better (I have a dp 450 with the standard card that came with it -- ati something I believe).

Will a geforce 2 allow me to enable reflections, etc?

Thanks!

 

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dantec

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 16, 2002

• #18

Did you...

click on the appearance button and then check the draw water reflection box?

 

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grrr223

macrumors regular

• Jan 17, 2002

• #19

I only have a B&W G3 450, and I was amazed at how effortlessly it was able to render at all but the highest resolutions.

 

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MasterX (OSiX)

macrumors 6502

• Jan 17, 2002

• #20

Re: What video card?

Originally posted by Unregistered
I want to upgrade my video card to see this better (I have a dp 450 with the standard card that came with it -- ati something I believe).

Will a geforce 2 allow me to enable reflections, etc?

Thanks!

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I'd recommend 4 graphics cards (based on your needs):
1) GeForce2 MX, if you buy a PC one for like $99 you can mac-flash it and it'll be AGP.

2) Radeon Mac Edition, solid performance, edges out GeForce2 MX at high-resolutions and has more features (although none work w/macs)

3) Radeon PCI: If you want a 2nd display (like my setup) this is the #1 card I beleive (esp in OS X) this thing outperforms my Rage128 (AGP)

4) Radeon 8500 will be out soon, expect monster performance with incredible performance on 2 displays. I want one soooo bad, then again doesn't exist for macs yet.

Of corce a GeForce3 is also awsome, but you'd want to get a mac-flashed GF3 Ti500, or regular GF3, not a Apple GF3.