Test Animation :: Desktop DNA Printer Concepts (HD)

A test animation using a Vray + SketchUp animation of a conceptual desktop DNA printer, along with some still of the final concept as well as some prototypes. More information regarding this video can be found here on HeliosLabs.

SketchUp + Vray Animation :: SpaceX Dragon

An animation created from this previously made SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. More information on the animation can be found here. The Dragon spacecraft model can be downloaded for free from SketchUp's 3D Warehouse here.

Test Animation 2: Wuzhen River Village, China (HD)

This started out as a project to develop a logo yet to be finished. The idea of building a quick model to capture exactly the scene wanted for the logo quickly evolved into a chance to practice SketchUp animation and video editing. The subject was Wuzhen, a Chinese river village near Shanghai.

The buildings, bridges, stairs, and other main features were modeled from scratch while the pagoda, boats, 2D oak & pine trees, and 2D people were imported from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse. The music was "菊花台 Ju Hua Tai - Raffles Alumni Chinese Orchestra," taken from a live performance on YouTube.

Everything from still images to animation and music were spliced together in Windows Movie Maker. More information can be found on the Helios Labs blog. 

Test Video :: SketchUp 3D Warehouse Stadium Animation

Here's a first attempt at an animated presentation. The model was downloaded from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse, used to create several animated passes which were then cut together in Windows Movie Maker.

The quality dropped after exporting from Movie Maker, then again when uploading to YouTube. Still this is just the beginning - the tools are so easy to work with, fine tuning things for better results will make for an easy next step.