The Renderfarm

X-27

00:25

@GiantCowFilms I'm flagging a violating post. (your request for people to flag violating posts)

"The purpose of this site is to allow users to upload .blends for to help their blender.stackexchange posts. Please flag all violating posts. "

for to help?

I'm not quite sure what you mean their but it sure doesn't make much sense like that.

perhaps-

The purpose of this site is to allow users of blender.stackexchange.com to upload their .blends in order to help their posts. Please flag all violating posts.

isn't that better already?

gandalf3

And perhaps change "violating posts" to "violating uploads"

Otherwise people might start flagging posts on SE :P

X-27

lol

gandalf3

@GiantCowFilms Pushed the auto selection javascript

X-27

we hope people already flag violating posts on SE

gandalf3

..as long as they are violating things which actually count as violations ;)

X-27

00:29

true

gandalf3

01:35

@David AFAIK the only people who actually see the transition are people who test websites to see if they are responsive.. :P

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 That is true, but then any webbie who sees it will go "I like these people"

gandalf3

lol

GiantCowFilms

@X-27 What did you flag...

gandalf3

I mean, people will use the alternate sizes. They just might not see it go from one size to another

GiantCowFilms

there are alot of posts here

@gandalf3 Yes...

@AWildRolandiXor @cegaton @David @gandalf3 @iKlsR @NoviceInDisguise @someonewithpc @stacker @VinceScalia @VinceScalia @X-27 If you flag somthing as other on Blend-Exchange, please tell me why you flagged it here, so I can add it too the list

gandalf3

01:45

yes?

GiantCowFilms

hit enter :/

gandalf3

lol I do that all the time

Especially when trying to hit shift :/

GiantCowFilms

...Sadly the review features aren't done, so I'm confronted with this list.

gandalf3

What's auto-ref?

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 Things that weren't referred from the SE question, if more then half the refs are alien, it autoflags itself

gandalf3

01:48

I see

BTW MyFile.blend is me.. I had to do several tries before I was happy with the demo gif :P

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 Yah... I'll get 'em soon maybe I should be hand :/

I need a way to deny autorefs

@gandalf3 did you style the login page on purpose, or did it just work

gandalf3

Login page? o.o

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 Admin login

gandalf3

I would have to put that in the category of "just worked" then

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 yah the reason why your greenscreen.blend got auto-flagged is there is some stuff at the end of the URL I now remove

@gandalf3 BTW it is easier for me to know when to collec changes if you make a pull request... I always check for them when I visit github

gandalf3

01:56

Okay

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 Some things ought not to have subtlety... lol I guess making you jump is a good thing!

@gandalf3 I updated the select thing so that it is only selected on the finish page after uploading...

not on the download page regular

gandalf3

Ah, good catch

Vince Scalia

02:36

@GiantCowFilms Ah! cool! so we can post stuff other than just for questions now?

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia Wait, for what?

Vince Scalia

like if I wanted to send something now could I?

if I needed help with... I don't know, another normal map?

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia Well it would make work for me... and you'd have to flag it so i can delete it so why not use pasteall the point of this is if you need long term storage

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms oh. I thought paestall offends you.

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia Only if I see it on main

Vince Scalia

02:39

ahhhhh...

@GiantCowFilms Quick! what does HDRI stand for?

GiantCowFilms

High Dynamic Range Image

NoviceInDisguise

Basically the colors don't get clipped at 1, so if you darken it, there is no distortion.

gandalf3

03:00

And they don't get clipped at 0

The get clipped at whatever you can fit in the given bit depth

Vince Scalia

03:23

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A: How to create realistic lighting at night in Blender Cycles

First of all, I noticed that your image has a pretty light-blank sky. (by which I mean that there really isn't light coming from it.) Light always comes from the sky, even at night. You can see the difference in the image you provided as a target. You need a HDRI (high dynamic range image). thes...

What do you think?

It's not great, but it's better than nothing.

gandalf3

06:35

SE's css broke :(

stacker

06:51

@GiantCowFilms Ok. will do

gandalf3

08:08

test

gandalf3

09:18

:O blendernation.com/2015/03/03/unreal-engine-4-now-free

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Hoping for UE4 + blender integration :D

NoviceInDisguise

15:42

@gandalf3 Yes!

GiantCowFilms

16:32

@AWildRolandiXor @cegaton @David @gandalf3 @iKlsR @NoviceInDisguise Does anyone care to claim responsibility for this

blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com/b/59

Also who flagged it as a virus, looks harmless to me

NoviceInDisguise

Not me

GiantCowFilms

@X-27 @VinceScalia @VinceScalia @stacker

@NoviceInDisguise I'm betting @iKlsR

based on the name

whenever he tests my stuff he uses big fat cow

NoviceInDisguise

XD

A Wild RolandiXor

@GiantCowFilms not me - and in future, avoid tagging every name you can find. It's a bad practice.

GiantCowFilms

16:49

@AWildRolandiXor Otherwise nobody sees it.... I will leave your name off in the future if you'd like

A Wild RolandiXor

@GiantCowFilms I don't remember if I read it somewhere or if I just was told - but it's a bad practice, period. Not just for me.

GiantCowFilms

I'm personally not bothered by getting pinged, I quite like it actually, since i don't miss stuff then

@AWildRolandiXor Would you like your name taken off though

A Wild RolandiXor

Pinging people is one thing, but you've pinged a lot of people... a lot.

NoviceInDisguise

I don't mind, but you probably should ask

A Wild RolandiXor

@GiantCowFilms if it is of importance, then go ahead an ping me of course.

GiantCowFilms

16:54

How to doom a .blend to the auto-ref bot: post it on chat

stacker

@GiantCowFilms Pinging is ok for me. I just don't respond when busy. I didn't flag the file.

David

17:08

@GiantCowFilms I have not flagged anything on your site.

cegaton

@GiantCowFilms I haven't been able to figure out how to use your site, let alone flag anything.

David

@gandalf3 not necessarily broken, just not wide enough. I have seen that before.

@gandalf3 or when you rotate a tablet or phone from portrait to landscape.

Vince Scalia

18:31

I've been stuck scanning pictures all day. :(

NoviceInDisguise

Ok . . . that's a bit different

Vince Scalia

And more than a bit annoying.

I'm supposed to make the graduation video for our church this year and everyone sent in ancient pictures that are actually prints!

as in.,, not digital. that wasn't super clear.

NoviceInDisguise

That is not exactly nice :/

Vince Scalia

what isn't? the fact that no-one wants to spend 11 hours scanning pictures of babies?

NoviceInDisguise

No, having to do it, wish digital came around sooner, that's all

Vince Scalia

18:45

@GiantCowFilms I don't even know how to flag. :/

And why do you always put me in twice?

2 hours ago, by GiantCowFilms

@X-27 @VinceScalia @VinceScalia @stacker

17 hours ago, by GiantCowFilms

@AWildRolandiXor @cegaton @David @gandalf3 @iKlsR @NoviceInDisguise @someonewithpc @stacker @VinceScalia @VinceScalia @X-27 If you flag somthing as other on Blend-Exchange, please tell me why you flagged it here, so I can add it too the list

GiantCowFilms

@cegaton Wait, what is wrong?

It should be pretty simple? is something broken?

Vince Scalia

@cegaton What i found confusing is where to find the link it wants you to paste. Maybe it should be red or bright green?

@GiantCowFilms I like it GiantCowFilms panics.

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia It should blink red when you try to submit without it

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms how do you submit? all i did was copy and paste what it said to.

Maybe you should make a users manual.

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia There is a help page...

though its not very helpful

Vince Scalia

18:51

@GiantCowFilms yeah. more like a hurt page. i was really confused after reading it.

GiantCowFilms

I need to organize it...

maybe a demo video

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms or an animated character that directs you.

"Follow the llama through the steps to post your .blend!"

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia lol yah, and a banner saying you're the 100th visitor, click to collect your free car banner

Vince Scalia

?

funny but what?

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Or rather, ". . . to get your free virus"

Vince Scalia

18:55

@NoviceInDisguise free viral car banner

NoviceInDisguise

The banner is what pops up, you click it, and voila, your machine is infected

Vince Scalia

infected with the animated llama. it follows your mouse everywhere and leaves footprints on your desktop.

and you can't hear your music because it bleats super loudly.

That would be the most fun virus to make ever.

@someonewithpc wouldn't you agree.?

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia I do

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise i should do it.

>:)

NoviceInDisguise

Still illegal, really is too bad :/

Vince Scalia

19:00

Bah... who cares about the law?

NoviceInDisguise

You should :P At least most of them

Vince Scalia

i bet i could find willing volunteers for a virus like that.

someonewithpc

@VinceScalia Sure...

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia Well maybe, that could be funny. Not me unless there is a proven antidote and you show us the source code. Nah, not me on any circumstances actually. My antivirus software would kill it pretty quick I imagine

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise in that case i need another animation for the llama to die.

eyes roll back into head

NoviceInDisguise

19:02

XD

someonewithpc

@VinceScalia Lol

Vince Scalia

Look at this. i finally use chrome and it doesn't auto correct "i" to "I". Tisk tisk. i' starting to like IE

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia Don't use IE

Blend-Exchange wont work in IE

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms lie. i did it last night.

someonewithpc

@GiantCowFilms And what about the sutckboxes?

Vince Scalia

19:07

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A: How to create realistic lighting at night in Blender Cycles

First of all, I noticed that your image has a pretty light-blank sky. (by which I mean that there really isn't light coming from it.) Light always comes from the sky, even at night. You can see the difference in the image you provided as a target. You need a HDRI (high dynamic range image). thes...

@GiantCowFilms So it does work.

maybe you should fix (break?) it then so that it doesn't.

GiantCowFilms

Now with gif

blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com/help

Vince Scalia

well it a good thing that i don't use gifs.

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Broken Link

GiantCowFilms

Works for me :P

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise psssst he fixed it.

GiantCowFilms

19:13

@gandalf3 What did you do to the progress bar?

I don't see it

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Now . . .

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms i ate it.

GiantCowFilms

Its back

gandalf3

20:54

@GiantCowFilms I didn't do anything to it, as I wasn't able to test it...

@GiantCowFilms Clicking on the upload box works for me.. Is it still being worked on?

@GiantCowFilms XD

@David Oh, true

@David I'd expect it to shrink the images until they fit..

@GiantCowFilms It's a bit hard to flag files that aren't on SE without a way to find them easily (i.e. without typing in the URL manually)

Will there be a kind of "browse" feature at some point?

Still not sure how you'd go about testing them though, even with a browse thing..

Early teaser for dark theme:

@GiantCowFilms It'll work with IE 11 :P caniuse.com/#search=flexbox

Opera mini doesn't support anything does it.. It an IE are always red whenever I look up some fancy css thing :P

Vince Scalia

21:17

@GiantCowFilms !!!!! I can't upload my file!

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Q: How to create realistic lighting at night in Blender Cycles

I'm modeling a simple night scene (with buildings, traffic lights, etc) to simulate you actually driving down the road. The rendered image looks like this. The lighting in this image doesn't seem to be realistic and the building is too dark. I would want the buildings look like the one in the f...

Never mind.

Vince Scalia

21:44

@GiantCowFilms under the help section should you have a question mark at the end of "My blend was taken down due to copyright, now what"?

iKlsR

22:42

@GiantCowFilms lol...

GiantCowFilms

23:28

@iKlsR was it you?

@VinceScalia working?

@gandalf3 Works

David

@gandalf3 yet another cool number in your stats.

GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 I have methods to catch them

David

It looks like we have a few web devs here, seeing as how iKlsR's IE cartoon was already stared 5 times.

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GiantCowFilms

@gandalf3 @NoviceInDisguise @someonewithpc @Me I'm betting all starred it

NoviceInDisguise

I sure did, IE is a (random top-row keyboard characters) when it comes to web development

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GiantCowFilms

23:41

@David Pro-Tip: If you want stars in chat, bash IE (not like it doesn't deserve it)

3

AttackingHobo

Hows it going @GiantCowFilms

GiantCowFilms

23:58

@AttackingHobo Okayish, working through a bug in Blend-Exchange

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