How to create a Starfield???

hello my fellow star wars fan,

i like to know how i create a starfield for my fanfilm. are there any free apps or plugs (cinema 4d and/or after effects) to create a real looking space with thousands of thousands stars? please only apps for mac.

thanks

ps: theforce.net goes finally to the dark site - at last they join us.

 

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There is this plugin for After Effects and it also comes as a stand alone version. I never got it I just saw it the other day so I don't know if it is any good:

http://www.diardsoftware.com/universe.htm

 

there's some good starfields on theforce.net/scifi3d/

 

In Photoshop:

New Image
Fill w/ black
Edit>Fill
Use: White
Mode: Dissolve
Opacity: 2%
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur
Blur Radius: 0.5

There's a crappy looking starfield if you can't find another alternative.

 

When you talk about star fields, do you mean just having them in a starship window or in a space battle type thing where the camera is moving about?

I suggest these tutorials, there great for space scenes.


here

 

There is also a plug in for photoshop/PSP... by flaming pear called Glitterato that makes awsome starfields. You can download the demo here.

...If you don't want to spend the money, you don't want a demo or the demo is over...

Do it with photoshop/PSP...
Make noise, reduce the colors so that the image is greyscale and then choose the Edge enhance effect. It works though I don't use it.

 

www.blenderwars.com

you can download a free program there that is especially made to make starfeilds and stuff.... its called UNIVERSE

 

thanks for your help guys but as i wrote in my first post i have cinema 4d and after effects and if there are any free stuff "it must be for macintosh".

the starfield tutorial is nice but it's for lightwave wich i don't have

the starfiled i wont is a 3d one, so no stills

 

oh well, your welcome anyway!

 

You can use the Aweosome 'Universe' Program
With just one click of the mouse you will have an instent realistic looking star field

http://www.diardsoftware.com/universe.htm

 

yo, aliens

i hope you can read and you probatly do, but universe, blender are all windows only and as i wrote (3rd time) before i have a mac. so these app are useless for me and all other mac user.

 

Blender are all windows only and as i wrote (3rd time) before i have a mac. so these app are useless for me.

Ironic then that your name is "LordBlender"


J/K

 

put white dots on a black background

duh

 

I bet that the lightwave tutorial can be adapted to Cinema 4D... if you really know C4D decently, it shouldn't be hard to apply the same exact changes and such in it instead of Lightwave.

 

Solutuon:

1. Take your Mac and toss it out with the other trash.

2. Buy a pc and 'poof' the programs work!




SWmaster

 

You say you have After Effects?
Well I'm pritty sure the plugin I mentioned above for Photoshop works for AE too.

Glitterato