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Turntable: Smooth Looping Possible?

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#1

Hello everyone,
this may be a non-issue to advanced users, but it is driving me bonkers:
when I export a turntable from ZBrush, no matter what SpinFrame option I choose, there is a lapse between the first and the last frame which makes the looping of the turntable stutter. I cannot get it out.

Now I realize I could simply set 2 SpinCycles, edit out the part I no longer need and have a smooth loop, but that takes twice the render time plus time for the edit. Not to mention that the export options have gotten… well, rather slim with 4R7.

Is there a way to fix this from within ZBrush itself? Some kind of jiggling the settings maybe?

#2

I suppose the stutter is caused by the first and last frame being repeated, so there’s a small delay when looping. There’s no way to avoid that directly but I wrote a small plugin recently which outputs an image sequence for a turntable. If you have suitable software for creating a movie, it will allow you to delete the last image in the sequence:

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?198304-Exporting-Uncompressed-(QT)-Movies-from-R7&p=1167016&viewfull=1#post1167016

#3

Hello Marcus,

I tried clicking on the link above but it doesn’t look like it’s available anymore.

Do you know if this script is still available through another link?

Thank you,

Ashley

#4

Hi Ashley,

Welcome to ZBC! :slight_smile:

The script at that link wouldn’t have worked with the latest version of ZBrush. Try this version instead:

TurntableExport_2022.zip (7.7 KB)

  1. Unzip the file to your Desktop, open any folder created by the unzipping and then copy the TurntableExport_2022.zsc file to your ZBrush 2022\ZStartup\ZPlugs64 folder.
  2. Restart ZBrush.

You should now have a new sub-palette in the Movie palette called Turntable Export .

  1. Set up your model.
  2. Set the axis, spin frames and spin cycles in the Movie>Modifiers.
  3. Choose which images you want to export from the switches in the Movie>Turntable Export sub-palette. If no images are selected then the plugin will simply record a ZBrush movie.
  4. Press the Render Turntable button. You will get different file dialogs to choose locations for each of the image types you have chosen.

HTH,
-Marcus

#5

Hello Marcus,

Thank you so much for your time and updated script! It’s very helpful! :smiley:

Best,

Ashley

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