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Captured Asteroid

by Morgan Allan Knutson Pro Nov 27, 2011
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  1. Pro Morgan2 Morgan Allan Knutson

    Here's the second animation in the series for our first Hypercompact app. A random satellite around a fictitious planet.

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    6 months ago

  2. Icon 👓 Russ

    This is amazing. I can watch this all day. It does not look like a satellite. Looks more like a rock?

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    6 months ago

  3. Pro Mac Brian Plemons

    Now I'm dizzy. Love it!

    6 months ago

  4. Pro Confunded-square Matt Kump

    Well technically a 'Satellite' is what you call any body orbiting around a planet.

    Go science.

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    6 months ago

  5. Pro Avatar Riley Cran

    @ Russ: Depends on if it is a Natural Satellite or an Artificial Satellite.

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    6 months ago

  6. Icon 👓 Russ

    @Riley I learn more on Dribbble than in school.

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    6 months ago

  7. Pro Avatar_150px Glynn Smith

    I'm loving the style of these. The rotation path of the satellite might look more convincing if you slow it down as it reaches the bottom left-most position, like it does with the top right.

    Would love to see the satellite's texture rotating, like the planets, too. It's quite noticeable that it's a single frame, there.

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    Planetary_teaser Planetary I agree with other commenters, it does seem to jerk about a bit - Easing at the apexes would help. Other things to consider: darken and scale the satellite ... November 27, 2011

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    by Andy Birchwood

    I agree with other commenters, it does seem to jerk about a bit - Easing at the apexes would help.
    Other things to consider: darken and scale the satellite slightly on the return path.

    Flash is fantastic for this sort of animation (although its texture rendering is abysmal). After effects would be the ultimate application, although the learning curve is much steeper.

    6 months ago

  9. Pro Twitterdjb Dan Brindley

    Strong.

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    6 months ago

  10. Pro Twitter Andreas Ubbe Dall

    @Russ "I learn more on Dribbble *THAN* in school".. now you've learned two things today..

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  11. Pro 429633_3396627312983_1188742181_3520252_469385912_n Timothy J. Reynolds

    so beautiful! nice work.

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    6 months ago

  12. Pro Avatar Daryl Ginn

    @Andreas you beat me to it.

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  13. Pro Morgan2 Morgan Allan Knutson

    Thanks dudes, and thanks for the feedback!

    I intentionality made the orbit in this way as the gravitational pull from the primary body would sling the little guy around at different velocities. According to my vastly inadequate knowledge, the satellite would speed up when it's orbit reached a shorter distance.

    The craters on the asteroid should definitely rotate. If you'll notice, I made it appear darker when it's behind the planet, as the star in this solar system is at the top right of the frame.

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  14. Pro Avatar_150px Glynn Smith

    Ah yes. I see :)

    Then (and please tell me to stfu here) I'd lean towards the other side of the loop and have that start to slow down as soon as it slingshots around the closer part of the orbit.

    Quickie: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/604868/in_orbit.gif

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  15. Pro Confunded-square Matt Kump

    ^ that's space for ya

    6 months ago

  16. Pro 89bd02297a9f02846edc8414ed7e203e Justin Garand

    So awesome!

    6 months ago

  17. Madmen_halloween-2010 Graham Beer

    Love the rotation of elements on the planet. The satellite itself feels a bit flat, I might try having it be a bit more shadowed as its orbit brings it behind the planet away from the light source. As always, love seeing your work.

    6 months ago

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