Hi everyone,

You’ve seen the lists, now it’s time to vote; the polls will be open for one week.

Choose 10 Widgets.

Spend 10 points on Brown Features.

All discussion posts will be moved to the discussion thread here:
http://www.eitechnologygroup.com/forums/viewthread/754/

This thread is for voting only.
Enjoy!
Ian

Widgets
Choose 10 - put them in rough order (it’ll help if there’s a tie).

Alt duplication (Animator)
When reordering an object and ALT/OPT is pressed and this duplicates the object.

Job Reordering (Renderama)
Lets users reorder the list of jobs by dragging them to a new location in the list.

File Names (Renderama)
Displays the name of the rendered file next to the job name.

Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
Adds copy and paste functionality to the Renderama slaves setup dialog.

Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
The “C Click” to center command could be improved by zooming to fill the widow with the selected object through the use of an Option-C.

Remember Window Position (Renderama)
Renderama, Renderama Slave, and Camera remember their window positions, so that after they are shut down they come back to the same location.

Remove From Set (Animator)
As an addition to “add to selection set” - “remove from selection set”.

Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)
Right click on the world view title bar to reveal the list of cameras: this list would show the camera/light label colour.

Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator)
Default of all channels should be to “off” - not only for the object, but also for the animation channels. Added as a preference or toggle.

Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
A keyboard/mouse click combo option when clicking on a shader in a texture list to go straight to the shader interface,

Adding Object (Animator)
Make a double click in an empty space in the project list open an “add object” dialog

Normal Mapping (Camera)
Allow normal mapping via Camera Mapping

Remote Folders (Camera)
Makes Camera (on remote rendering) Subfolder aware, so that one can use folders of shaders and sockets inside of the EI sockets and EI shaders folders.

Re-import on export (Animator)
A ‘re-import on export’ Fact check box. Useful for Encage, Dicer, Antiqua, Bebel etc., etc.

Sort by Name option (Animator)
Adds an option to sort the group list by name.

Quit confirm dialog. (Renderama)
Adds a dialogue box to confirm the quitting of camera and renderama

Gamma Correction (Animator)
Image Gamma. The gamma value for the image viewer (cmd-b) would default to 1.0.

Shift drag deselect Objects
The ability to shift drag deselect objects in the Project window.

Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)
Utilise “Aspect Lock” popup menu (Texture Dialogue) for auto-scale purposes as well - it would work in a similar way to Auto YZ in the Group info window.

Brown Features
Spend 10 points

Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
You select it from plug-ins menu, a modal interface is opened and shows a list with all groups actually selected. Second list shows all textures belong to a group from first list. Type “scale factor” and press Ok – all (or some) textures in selected groups are scaled. Plug-in is NOT added to prj window. Scaling can be undone with Cmd-Z

Additional options: a lot are possible. “Procedural only”. “All textures” or “selected in list”, “By kind” (diffuse, bump etc.)

Scaling rules: only “procedural” (xyz), “flat” (xy) and “cubic” (xyz) are affected.

NOTE: plug-in requires same features as “Align Tool”, implementing both saves 1 point.
4 Points

Flipbook
Basically, the current Image Viewer will be enhanced to show more than one file in the same window. By the use of the Flipbook, users can flip through the different files, back and forth in a linear fashion (no direct access of a specific file in this list).
3-4 Points

Label colours to animation bar
Self explanatory. Here’s a mock up.
3 Points
http://homepage.mac.com/cake_or_death/up/projectwindow.png

More colour labels
Customisable labels that can be a horizontal gradient between 2 colors. By this way even hundreds of labels are easy to distinguish.
3 Points

Multi-rename (plug-in)
A plug-in that’s called from the menu, opens its interface and does renaming if Ok is pressed. The plug is not added to prj when closed. Options like:
Basic name (string)
Added suffix/prefix (string)
2 Points

QT Preview to disk (make modal)
When Quicktime previews are written to disc you can’t switch to the Finder or do anything else - frames will be skipped. This feature is designed to correct this problem.
3 Points

Search Paths
We see a new tab in “Preferences” with search paths listbox with add/del/repl buttons.
6 Points

World texture
Replace the “World Coordinate” checkbox with “Space” popup, a choice is like:
Model
World Aligned
World Absolute
3 Points

gNome
A major feature addition. Gnome would allow you to “bake” animation to disk and gives a series of playback options. Here is a doc to read if you’re interested.
http://homepage.mac.com/cake_or_death/up/Gnome.rtfd.sit
Ian’s note: I worked out that using Gnome would allow me to remove 2400 objects from my current project (bones, nulls etc.).
10 Points

Align Tool (plug-in)
Download the alpha of Aligh Tool here. It requires EIAS 7 UB only (sorry). A document is included.
http://homepage.mac.com/cake_or_death/up/aligntool.zip
Our options here are:
Only polish the existing Plug-in and add “array” - 3 Points
If “locate on surface” and/or “on path” are required - 7 Points
NOTE: plug-in requires same features as “Auto Scale”, implementing both saves 1 point.

Strength map tool
Ability to load, save and re-apply wmap, combine wmaps together
4 Points

Strength map blur/contrast tool
Self explanatory, effectively clicking blur ‘n’ times would give you a smooth gradient.
3 Points

Strength map mirror tool
Self explanatory.
3 Points

Strength map unfold tool
Save the Wmap as a grayscale img, UV coordinates required)
3 Points

Note: if all 4 Strength map tools are accepted, sum = 10 ("discount") instead
of 4 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 13

“Reveal in Finder” (new menu option)
Select a texture/ model/ shader and you can reveal it in the Finder.
4 Points

Example vote:

Widgets

1. Alt duplication (Animator)
2. Job Reordering (Renderama)
3. File Names (Renderama)
4. Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
5. Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
6. Remember Window Position (Renderama)
7. Remove From Set (Animator)
8. Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)
9. Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator)
10. Direct Shader Opening (Animator)

Brown Features

1. Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
2. Flipbook
3. Label colours to animation bar

Widgets

1- Alt duplication
2- Job Reordering (Renderama)
3- File Names (Renderama)
4- Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
5- Remember Window Position (Renderama)
6- Adding Object (Animator)
7- Normal Mapping (Camera)
8- Remote Folders (Camera)
9- Shift drag deselect Objects
10- Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)

Brown Features

1- Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
2- Align Tool
3- QT Preview to disks

My vote:

Widgets

1. Job reordering (Rama)
2. File name display (Rama)
3. Normal Camera Mapping (Camera/Animator)
4. Remember Window position (Rama et al)
5. Green Triangle to off (Animator)
6. re-import on export (Animator)
7. Improved Apsect Lock (Animator)
8. Remove From Set (Animator)
9. direct shader opening (Animator)
10. Remote Folders (Camera)

Brown Features

1. QT Previews make modal
2. World Texture
3. Reveal in Finder

Jens

My vote

Widgets:
1) Alt duplication (Animator)
2) Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
3) Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
4) Remove From Set (Animator)
5) Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator)
6) Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
7) Adding Object (Animator)
8) Normal Mapping (Camera)
9) Remote Folders (Camera)
10) Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)

Brown features:
1) Strength map tool
2) Strength map blur/contrast tool
3) Strength map mirror tool
4) Strength map unfold tool

My Widgets votes:

1 - Job Reordering (Renderama)
2 - File Names (Renderama)
3 - Remember Window Position (Renderama)
4 - Quit confirm dialog. (Renderama)
5 - Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)
6 - Re-import on export (Animator)
7 - Sort by Name option (Animator)
8 - Remote Folders (Camera)
9 - Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
10 - Remove From Set (Animator)

My BF votes:

1 - Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
2 - Reveal in Finder (new menu option)
3 - QT Preview to disk (make modal)

fantomaz

Widgets

1. Remember Window Position (Renderama)
2. Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
3. Sort by Name (Animator)
4. Shift drag deselect Objects
5. Adding Object (Animator)
6. Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
7. Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)
8. Remove From Set (Animator)
9. Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
10. Alt duplication (Animator)

Brown Features

1. Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
2. Align Tool (plug-in)

Widgets:

1.- Shift drag deselect Objects
2.- Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
3.- Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
4.- Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)
5.- Job Reordering (Renderama)
6.- Re-import on export (Animator)
7.- Remote Folders (Camera)
8.- Remember Window Position (Renderama)
9.- Normal Mapping (Camera)
10.- Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)

Brownies:

1.- Strength map tool
2.- Strength map blur/contrast tool
3.- Strength map mirror tool
4.- Strength map unfold tool

My vote

Widgets:
1) Alt duplication (Animator)
2) Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator)
3) Adding Object (Animator)
4) Remove From Set (Animator)
5) Shift drag deselect Objects
6) Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
7) Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)
8) Normal Mapping (Camera)
9) Center with C-click improvement (Animator)
10) Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)

Brown features:
1) Strength map tool
2) Strength map blur/contrast tool
3) Strength map mirror tool
4) Strength map unfold tool

Ola,

WIDGETS
1- Job Reordering (Renderama) 

2 - File Names (Renderama) 

3 - Copy Paste IPs (Renderama) 

4 - Remember Window Position (Renderama) 

5 - Remote Folders (Camera) 

6 - Center with C-click improvement (Animator) 

7 - Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator) 

8 - Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator) 

9 - Remove From Set (Animator) 

10 - Normal Mapping (Camera)

BROWN FEATURES
1 - Strength map tool
2 - Strength map blur/contrast tool
3 - Strength map mirror tool
4 - Strength map unfold tool 


Lets Improve EIAS

Widgets

1. Job Reordering (Renderama)
2. File Names (Renderama)
3. Remove From Set (Animator)
4. Label color in Camera and Light selection lists (Animator)
5. Green Triangle to “off” by default (Animator)
6. Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
7. Re-import on export (Animator)
8. Sort by Name option (Animator)
9. Shift drag deselect Objects
10. Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)

Brown

1. Search Paths
2. QT Preview to disk (make modal)

Widgets

1. Direct Shader Opening
2. Center with C-click
3. Job Reordering
4. Sort by Name option
5. Alt Duplication
6. Remember Window Position
7. Remote Folders
8. File Names
9. Green Triangle to “off”
10. Re-import on export

Brown
Auto Scale Textures - 4 points
Flipbook - 3 points
Label Colours to animation bar - 3 points

Widgets

1. Job Reordering (Renderama)
2. File Names (Renderama)
3. Remember Window Position (Renderama)
4. Remove From Set (Animator)
5. Green Triangle to Off by default
6. Remote Folders
7. Improved aspect lock for textures
8. Normal Mapping (Camera)
9. Direct Shader Opening
10. Alt duplication

Brown Features

1. Auto Scale Textures
2. World Texture
3. Multi-rename (plug-in)

Widgets

1. Adding Object (Animator)
2. Job Reordering (Renderama)
3. File Names (Renderama)
4. Copy Paste IPs (Renderama)
5. Direct Shader Opening (Animator)
6. Remember Window Position (Renderama)
7. Remote Folders (Camera)
8. Shift drag deselect Objects
9. Improved aspect lock for textures (Animator)
10. Re-import on export (Animator)

Brown Features

1. Auto Scale Textures (plug-in)
2. Search Paths

Ian,
thanks & good luck counting all these
It’s really too cool EITG is doing this.
Yon