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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
 


 

  
6.  UV map UV Texture to image

UV/Image editor >> Image box
Select  image
Map to image



   
7.  Map Input:  UV

Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Map Input tab
UV button
UV name
   
8.  Add Movie.py to the Text Editor

Note:
If you downloaded either the starting blend or the finished blend, you can find Movie249.txt and Movie250.txt in the Text Editor.  

Download:

Text Editor menu >> Text >> Open
Rename Movie.txt to Movie.py (if it isn't already)


 

   
9.  Add an Always Sensor to the Movie screen

Movie Screen selected

Buttons Window menu >> Logic (F4)
Sensors
Add
Always
Activate TRUE level triggering (pulse mode)

   
  
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.