Echelon Alcott

Metro City presents: [what] UNTAMED [who] DJ Jonathon [when] Every Thursday @ 8:00-10:00 PM SLT [where] The Docks [slurl] http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metro%20City/230/30/25

Desanto Theater Group presents[what] Anubis[when] Sunday May 28, reception @ noon SLT , curtain up @ 12:30 PM SLT[where] Royal Antiquity Theater[slurl] http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/45/202/31[dress code] formal

Thanks so much for your feedback, Chic! After reading it, I went back to my most recent video, watched it, and realized how correct you are. There is no story! I was so concerned with the technical aspects, getting all the video footage and cuts/splits/splices to align with the soundtrack, that neglected that aspect. I also appreciate the comment around cam smoothing. My challenge is that I use a 3D mouse, and cam smoothing setting has no effect on the 3D mouse. I've been trying to figure out how to configure the 3D mouse to emulate the cam smoothing setting.

Much appreciated your reply, Jackson! I tried the Feathering setting, and unfortunately it has quite a different behavior compared to Cam Smoothing. Regarding the axis settings - using the most up-to-date version of Firestorm - the only valid values it allows me to use are -1, 0 and 1; decimals are automatically converted into one of those 3 values when manually typed in. Nevertheless, using value 1 caused great distortion, so I'll keep using the default value -1. Here is the most recent video I created: https://peregrinelightcatcher.smugmug.com/SecondLife/Videos/230520Anubis/i-kpnm8Fv/A

Desanto Theater Group presents [what] Anubis [when] Sunday May 28 @ noon SLT & Saturday June 03 @ 2:00 PM SLT [where] Royal Antiquity Theater [slurl] http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/45/202/31 [dress code] formal [video] https://peregrinelightcatcher.smugmug.com/SecondLife/Videos/230520Anubis/i-kpnm8Fv/A

Thanks for your reply, Jackson! I'm using OBS as the recorder software indeed, and have been happy so far with Shotcut as my video editor. I've been hosting the videos I created so far on my own hosting service, including the video I shared in my original post above [link]. I read in a different thread your suggestion to increase Cam. Smoothing all the way up to slow down camera movement. Would you (or anyone else in the community) know how to slow down camera movement when using a 3D mouse? I tried changing the settings under Phototools > Cam > 3D Mouse but did not achieve the same result.

I've primarily done SL photography, and recently decided to explore how to create videos in SL. I have no previous experience creating videos. I've been doing videos of parties and clubs I go to. Any tips or best practices you can share? Here is a video I created [link]. I tried to embed it in the post, but unfortunately it does not work. Sorry. I hope it does not violate any of the guidelines.

Google Photos is another platform that can be used to share 360 photos

Here are a few stores that support Legacy: Butterscotch [SLurl] Cheerno [SLurl] Cold Ash [SLurl] Deadwool [SLurl] Gabrield [SLurl] Invictus [SLurl] LOB [SLurl] Tori Torricelli [SLurl] Tylie [SLurl] Volver [SLurl] Hope this helps!

amias [SLurl] is another store that sells a mix of rigged and unrigged necklaces. I really like content creators who include both rigged and unrigged versions of their necklaces, as sometimes the rigged ones clip with clothing, and then I can fall back on the unrigged one for a particular outfit.

@Jennifer Boyle, if you like Apple Fall products, this weekend only, all their products in Marketplace are on sale for L$50. They have this nice bed (multiple colors available), which is mod. So if you like how it looks, you can buy it for only L$50 and remove its original animation engine and replace with your preferred one. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/West-Village-Clinton-Bed-White-Linen-Adult/20831088

It is my understanding that when you use the deformer on the Davis mesh body, it is effectively transformed into a Gianni body, so it can partake on the clothing rigged for Gianni. The deformer is a stopgap measure until creators rig clothing for Davis; Signature is not envisioning people using the deformer indefinitely. Having said that, if I were in the market right now for a mesh body, buying Davis sounds like getting two bodies (Davis and Gianni-through-deformer) for the price of one (unless someone corrects my understanding). But I really would like to see the avatar rendering time lowered for all Signature mesh bodies.

Signature refreshed its store, and released the new male mesh body Davis and mesh head Nathan. Alongside the new body, Gianni received some love, with an updated HUD and a few new cool features. You can see all the new features for Davis in this YouTube video [link]. My personal opinion is that Davis seems to be a bit more muscular compared to Gianni, especially when wearing the skins that come out-of-the-box with the body. I like that the skins that come out-of-the box with the body include the head; this should alleviate some of the pain (and cost) for new players creating their first mesh avatar. I thought it was a stroke of genius from Signature's part to include a body deformer for Davis, so it can wear Gianni clothing, until clothing rigged for Davis is more widely available in the market. I noticed that avatar complexity (AC) has gone up a bit for Davis (wearing the demo) compared to Gianni, and Beq Janus' avatar rendering time (ART) has also gone up slightly on my computer. I also noticed that ART for Gianni 6.0 is slightly higher compared to Gianni 5.0a as well. I was hoping for a lower ART with the Gianni update. Hopefully in the next update *fingers crossed*. What are your thoughts of a new male mesh body in the market for guys? And what are your thoughts on the Gianni update?

Are you looking for any particular style, Jennifer? Merak has this bed available on MP https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Merak-HimHer-Bed-Adult-FREE-GIFT/17381229

I agree with you and Fluffy that the SpaceMouse is a game changer for SL. I cannot imagine using SL without one. Before you buy the latest model, I returned to SL 6 months ago, and was able to use my 12+ year-old 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator. I downloaded the latest drivers available from the 3Dconnexion website, and it worked fine with Firestorm on Windows 10. At the beginning of this year, I switched to Windows 11 (blank install, not an upgrade from Windows 10) and again successfully got Space Navigator to work on Windows 11 and Firestorm. I recently installed Black Dragon on my computer and got the SpaceNavigator to work with Black Dragon as well (it took a little bit of tweaking, but got it working in under 5 minutes). Please note that in both Firestorm and Black Dragon, when selecting the joystick, I use "SpaceNavigator", not "3Dconnexion KMJ Emulator".