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Playing Movies -- Blender 3D Game Engine


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Steps 1-2
Add movie screen.  Add a material.  Set to shadeless.
 
Steps 3-5
Add a texture.  Add a UV texture.  UV Unwrap texture.
 
Steps 6-9 
UV map texture.  Set Map Input to UV.  Add Movie.py.
 
Steps 10-13
Add a python controller.  Add Property named material.
 
Steps 14-16
Optional stuff.
 

movie trailer
Movie trailer for Big Buck Bunny.
 
Movie249.txt
script for Blender 2.49
 
Movie250.txt
script for Blender 2.5
 
starting blend
starting blend
 
finished249 blend
blend for Blender 2.49
 
finished250 blend
blend for Blender 2.5
 
 

 


  
3.  Add a texture to the material

Note:
Do not use the texture/image on any other material. 
If you have 2 movie screens, load 2 different images.

Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)
Texture Tab
Add New
Texture Type:  Image
Give it a unique name
Unique name
Image tab
Load


 



   
4.  Add a UV Texture to the material

Buttons Window menu >> Editing (F9)
Mesh tab
UV Texture: New
Give it a unique name
   
5.  UV Unwrap the UV texture

Note:
For this example, I am using 'Project From View' for the UV Calculation

Mirror selected:  Edit Mode

UV Unwrap
U key
or
3D View menu >> Mesh >> UV Unwrap
Select UV Calculation method


 
 
   
  
The Blender 3D and game engine tutorials were created as a series of step by step instructions and help you create computer games. Use the tutorials to make casual video games, First Person Shooter games, role playing games, racing simulation games and more. Use the tutorials as a self paced learning tool to model and program your own three-dimensional world and then play on your computer.