A Few Questions Including A Batch Rendering Thought

[deadcell]

OK, and hello fellow CG artists...

Ok, first, i created a batch render in Maya (duh) and got like 240 pictures in a foledr...

Ok, i'm wondering how i can makes these into a movie file, tha'd B cool

Also, i'm thinking about buying Flash ... i found it for 270$ on campusestore.com, as long as i show proof that i'm in K-12 or college (I'm a highschool almost-to-be sophmore) and was thinking if any of ya'll knew a place where they sold cheeper

I was also wondering... i started reading a PDF of "3D Game Programming All in 1, 2nd Edition," and it kinda suks, and i don't think Torque is the right game engine for me,, are there any other CHEAP or FREE one's that are easy to learn, possibly with some books written about them???

Lastly, i wanted to give a SPECIAL THANKS to Joojja for all the help they have given to me and many others ...

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[gmask]

You coudl use Quicktime Pro to load the sequence and convert it to a movie file

[fortner_mike]

IF you plan to constantly you should get software for this purpose. Great examples are Adobe after effects, Shake, Combustion, Adobe premiere. However they all cost. You could get Virtual dub for free. And you also have windows movie maker but i'm not sure if it can create video out of sequences.

When saying "learn game engines" you are not quite right. What you need to learn is the programing language. Usually c++. Without it you can use any game engines, and most game engines are just a bunch of commands that are sort of shortcuts, to program stuff faster, and some contain additional code for some cool pre-made graphics. When you know the language you can take ANY free game engine and use it, or modify it to suit your needs. So good luck finding a good programing book...i find the EXTREMELY boring.

[deadcell]

Ok. I know i need to learn C++, and i know a bit of it - enough to write word programs .. when i mean learn, i mean learning how to use the different functions and tools the engine provides ..

thankx 4 now,

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[fortner_mike]

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i mean learning how to use the different functions and tools the engine provides ..

And to do that you need to know c++ in the 3d level, not the word programs. . If you dont understand how to use c++ you CANT use any engine, because it is the c++ itself, only with some custom or new commands that automate some of the work, which sometimes require even more knowledge...Im not talking about those engines like fps creator which are actually interfaces through which you create games, no programing required. It's really not the way to make real games.

Now i looked back to your original post. You mentioned Torque. As far as i know its not what you would really call game engine, i mean it has one built it, but you make games using an interface, while actual best and most popular/only way to go is a library of comands that you can call up like a single line, and that single line executas a piece of code that is actually much longer. This however has no graphical interface, everything is programed using and ide like devc++ or Microsoft's visual studio.

You also asked if we know any more good free or cheap engines. Well there are tons of them, just use google. I only know one that i have had to use: irrlicht, i cant really say that its good because i had nothing to compare it with, but i could not say that its bad.