TennJeep1618 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Someone on another forum asked about a texas star animation for dry fire. I was able to find a sketchup plugin that allowed me to make it for him, but I thought others might be able to use it as well. I'm also planning on making a star that changes directions occasionally and probably some swinger animations as well. Let me know if you have a request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Very nice. Can we adjust the speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Flatland Shooter said: Very nice. Can we adjust the speed? Yes! If you click the gear icon (or the 3 dots if you're on a mobile device), you can change the playback speed of the video. All the way from .25X to 2X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tact Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter91 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I saw that on IG, very cool. Now I just need to figure out how to incorporate it into my dry fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I finally got this animated swinger to the point where I feel comfortable sharing it. But I need some feedback before I make a longer video. I know it's a little choppy, but I haven't found an efficient way to make it smoother with the current tools I have. Remember you can change the speed with youtube's speed controls. I still plan on doing other animations with different targets, vision barriers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJer Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I’m going to have to try dry firing on that. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevadazielmeister Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Thank you for sharing. From what I can tell and compared to the real thing, I think the swing is faster at the top. I know that must be hard to accomplish. But great video, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuey Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 That is an cool idea to develop. Need one for swingers and activator targets next. Sorta have a running loop so you don’t have to click play each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Stuey said: That is an cool idea to develop. Need one for swingers and activator targets next. Sorta have a running loop so you don’t have to click play each time. You just have to follow him on instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtHellbilly Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 WOW! These are awesome. I will definitely be giving you a follow in IG so I can work on these in my dryfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 Here is a 10 minute long video of an open swinger. I'm currently rendering a 10 minute video of the star, then I'll start working on swingers with vision barriers and partials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I ran into trouble while rendering the long Texas Star video, but I should have it up later today. In the meantime, here is a swinger with vision barriers at the bottom: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Great for dry fire practice! Thanks for sharing Can the star spin the other way? The way I shoot it, it spins the opposite direction of the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, stick said: Great for dry fire practice! Thanks for sharing Can the star spin the other way? The way I shoot it, it spins the opposite direction of the video There are a couple ways I can make the star spin the other direction. I'll see which one is the easiest and work on that later today. Edit: I'm thinking something like this projector (https://amzn.to/2OAFiV6) would make it easy to project these videos on a wall for a better scale. Thoughts? Edited August 15, 2018 by TennJeep1618 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Here is the 10 minute version of the spinning star video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 23 hours ago, stick said: Great for dry fire practice! Thanks for sharing Can the star spin the other way? The way I shoot it, it spins the opposite direction of the video @stick, here is your clockwise rotating star: And here is the link to the playlist I created for all of these videos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJer Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 7:53 AM, TennJeep1618 said: Edit: I'm thinking something like this projector (https://amzn.to/2OAFiV6) would make it easy to project these videos on a wall for a better scale. Thoughts? Oooo.....hadn’t thought of that. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadShot Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great job, thanks. Perhaps a barrier to the side of the swinger and a drop turner?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, BadShot said: Great job, thanks. Perhaps a barrier to the side of the swinger and a drop turner?????? There is a video in the playlist with barriers on both sides of the swinger. Would you prefer to have just one barrier? I've been thinking about a drop turner. It might be a little tough, but I'm going to see about playing around with it tomorrow or early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadShot Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I missed that on the playlist, sorry. At our club the swinger is usually only available on one side from behind a stack of barrels. Just trying to add some ideas. Thanks again for your work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 10 hours ago, TennJeep1618 said: @stick, here is your clockwise rotating star: And here is the link to the playlist I created for all of these videos: You are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 @BadShot, what do you think about this drop turner? I'd like to get some feedback before I make it into a full 10 minute video. Note, this one has sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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