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GLBNewbie needing some help on the software to create ambience scenes (CLOSED)
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Hi,
I watch a lot of ambience videos on YouTube. Videos with scenes like the following:
--Scenes of 17th century cottage room with a log fire flickering away and raining hitting the window, of course with sound effects from the fire and rain.
or
--In the middle of a forest with tree leaves blowing in the wind and rain falling down hitting a lake, again with the wind and rain sound affects.
I would like to have a go and create a scene myself but I would like your advice on the software(s) to create such a scene.
I've dabbled with Blender, creating the famous 'doughnut' visual, however I find Blender quite complex, I guess it would be due to it being industrial software. I wonder if there is software that is better suited to my particular aim and much easier to learn. I imagine Blender is, to me, as complicated as it is due to the sheer volume of capability it has, but I only want to create a static scene with rain/wind/fire sound/movements.
This would be a hobby and I'm not looking to enter the 3D employment world - hence seeking software that quick/easier but meets my needs. It's just a bit of fun.
I do aim to upload it to YouTube myself and seek feedback and to know if it was enjoyed. Who knows, if this takes off I may get monetized.
I would prefer to not have to create, from scratch, the trees, leaves, chairs, windows, colourings, textures, etc... I guess I'm looking for software(s) where all the objects have already been created, a vast selection of them anyway, and I just bring them in, position them, resize them, recolour them, to create my scene.
Please can you recommend suitable software(s), maybe I need one piece of software to create the scene but other software to create the movement/sound effects?
Free for commercial use would be a plus (to protect me if the videos get monetized) but if there is easier, suitable software that does cost a little (so it's fairly cheap still) but the reduced effort of that software outweighs the free but more complex Blender software then this would be fine.
If anyone has suggestions or can point me to a particular video that shows how to do create my scenes, with the suggested software, it will be much appreciated?? I've been watching Udemy videos on Blender to date, but I feel alternative software would be more enjoyable.
Thanks in advance.
I watch a lot of ambience videos on YouTube. Videos with scenes like the following:
--Scenes of 17th century cottage room with a log fire flickering away and raining hitting the window, of course with sound effects from the fire and rain.
or
--In the middle of a forest with tree leaves blowing in the wind and rain falling down hitting a lake, again with the wind and rain sound affects.
I would like to have a go and create a scene myself but I would like your advice on the software(s) to create such a scene.
I've dabbled with Blender, creating the famous 'doughnut' visual, however I find Blender quite complex, I guess it would be due to it being industrial software. I wonder if there is software that is better suited to my particular aim and much easier to learn. I imagine Blender is, to me, as complicated as it is due to the sheer volume of capability it has, but I only want to create a static scene with rain/wind/fire sound/movements.
This would be a hobby and I'm not looking to enter the 3D employment world - hence seeking software that quick/easier but meets my needs. It's just a bit of fun.
I do aim to upload it to YouTube myself and seek feedback and to know if it was enjoyed. Who knows, if this takes off I may get monetized.
I would prefer to not have to create, from scratch, the trees, leaves, chairs, windows, colourings, textures, etc... I guess I'm looking for software(s) where all the objects have already been created, a vast selection of them anyway, and I just bring them in, position them, resize them, recolour them, to create my scene.
Please can you recommend suitable software(s), maybe I need one piece of software to create the scene but other software to create the movement/sound effects?
Free for commercial use would be a plus (to protect me if the videos get monetized) but if there is easier, suitable software that does cost a little (so it's fairly cheap still) but the reduced effort of that software outweighs the free but more complex Blender software then this would be fine.
If anyone has suggestions or can point me to a particular video that shows how to do create my scenes, with the suggested software, it will be much appreciated?? I've been watching Udemy videos on Blender to date, but I feel alternative software would be more enjoyable.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi there. I am not an expert when it comes to animations, so I'll just try to help get your post seen by the right people.
Can you provide some links to the types of videos that you're wanting to create? That might help people give you better suggestions.
You can also insert videos directly into your post, using the little video icon in the message bar. Like this:
Can you provide some links to the types of videos that you're wanting to create? That might help people give you better suggestions.
You can also insert videos directly into your post, using the little video icon in the message bar. Like this:
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Hi again,
I've been investigating some more into what I'd like to create and I'm still confused. It seems the more I read into it the more I'm lost.
What I'm looking to find is a course (video course rather than textual) to teach me, from scratch, how to create the type of ambient videos I've linked in the earlier post. I've mentioned I find Blender too complicated for my hobbyist use, however it seems a lot of the ambient content makers use Blender to create the architecture, and some often use Blender to create the objects too (i.e. chairs, clocks, etc.. - I think the professional term is 'models' and 'assets'). Some use Unreal to use pre-made objects and some use Unity. The use of PhotoShop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro is used too (why are these used)?
I've looked into Daz 3D, Sketchup, VRAY, Lumion, etc... I'm utterly confused.
The software has to be free for commercial use as I would like to upload my work to YT and if I'm monetized, somehow, I don't want to be in trouble for using software in a commercial manner.
I appreciate I may need to use a 3D modelling tool to build the architecture and even some models but it would be nice to use models pre-made as they'll save me a lot of time (and stress).
I would like the fire and rain animated - can this be done in Blender and/or Unreal, for example.
I've found some Udemy courses and a YT video (linked below). Can you suggest one, or even point me to another training course somewhere, that would be useful to me. Maybe why I found Blender unappetising is because I was creating an object where as I would like to create cosy scenes.
Is one of the below spot on for me? Thanks.
https://www.udemy.com/course/scene-creation-with-blender-and-substance-painter/
https://www.udemy.com/course/scene-creation-with-blender-and-substance-painter/
https://www.udemy.com/course/modern-interior-blender/
I've been investigating some more into what I'd like to create and I'm still confused. It seems the more I read into it the more I'm lost.
What I'm looking to find is a course (video course rather than textual) to teach me, from scratch, how to create the type of ambient videos I've linked in the earlier post. I've mentioned I find Blender too complicated for my hobbyist use, however it seems a lot of the ambient content makers use Blender to create the architecture, and some often use Blender to create the objects too (i.e. chairs, clocks, etc.. - I think the professional term is 'models' and 'assets'). Some use Unreal to use pre-made objects and some use Unity. The use of PhotoShop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro is used too (why are these used)?
I've looked into Daz 3D, Sketchup, VRAY, Lumion, etc... I'm utterly confused.
The software has to be free for commercial use as I would like to upload my work to YT and if I'm monetized, somehow, I don't want to be in trouble for using software in a commercial manner.
I appreciate I may need to use a 3D modelling tool to build the architecture and even some models but it would be nice to use models pre-made as they'll save me a lot of time (and stress).
I would like the fire and rain animated - can this be done in Blender and/or Unreal, for example.
I've found some Udemy courses and a YT video (linked below). Can you suggest one, or even point me to another training course somewhere, that would be useful to me. Maybe why I found Blender unappetising is because I was creating an object where as I would like to create cosy scenes.
Is one of the below spot on for me? Thanks.
https://www.udemy.com/course/scene-creation-with-blender-and-substance-painter/
https://www.udemy.com/course/scene-creation-with-blender-and-substance-painter/
https://www.udemy.com/course/modern-interior-blender/
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Thanks for providing the links to show what kinds of videos you're wanting to create. That helps a lot.
"The use of PhotoShop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro is used too (why are these used)?
I've looked into Daz 3D, Sketchup, VRAY, Lumion, etc... I'm utterly confused."
There are so many ways to create those types of scenes, and lots of software will help you do that.
There's not just one way to do it. Unfortunately, that can make it all a bit confusing at first.
The GOOD news is that you do not have to model any of this stuff from scratch. You can buy pre-made content and then just import that content into the software of your choice. That's why RenderHub exists, so people don't *have* to model everything on their own. You can find a 3D model of just about anything you could imagine. You can even get *full scenes* - set up and ready to go. Or you can edit them and/or add more props to make it look how you want.
I know you're stuck on which software to use. So I would recommend downloading some free content, even if it's not the best quality or exactly what you need for your scene. Then just play around with different software - Blender for free, or free trials for other software - and see what comes easiest for you. At least you'll get the feel for importing content and setting up scenes. Then when you find a software you like, you can purchase better quality content that will be perfect for the scene you want to make.
If you haven't found it yet, here's the free content section: https://www.renderhub.com/free-3d-models
"The use of PhotoShop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro is used too (why are these used)?
I've looked into Daz 3D, Sketchup, VRAY, Lumion, etc... I'm utterly confused."
There are so many ways to create those types of scenes, and lots of software will help you do that.
There's not just one way to do it. Unfortunately, that can make it all a bit confusing at first.
The GOOD news is that you do not have to model any of this stuff from scratch. You can buy pre-made content and then just import that content into the software of your choice. That's why RenderHub exists, so people don't *have* to model everything on their own. You can find a 3D model of just about anything you could imagine. You can even get *full scenes* - set up and ready to go. Or you can edit them and/or add more props to make it look how you want.
I know you're stuck on which software to use. So I would recommend downloading some free content, even if it's not the best quality or exactly what you need for your scene. Then just play around with different software - Blender for free, or free trials for other software - and see what comes easiest for you. At least you'll get the feel for importing content and setting up scenes. Then when you find a software you like, you can purchase better quality content that will be perfect for the scene you want to make.
If you haven't found it yet, here's the free content section: https://www.renderhub.com/free-3d-models
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