Panda3D video cube example
Posted by Dennis on Jan 9, 2009 in 3D, Blender • 1 commentOne of the major drawbacks of the Blender game engine is that it doesn’t support video textures. There is something under development but it is still in its early stages.
[UPDATE 10-06-2009]: Blender 2.49 now supports video textures in the Game Engine!
Panda3D on the other hand has solid support for video textures. Getting it to work is really easy:
import direct.directbase.DirectStart
#load movie texture from disk
tex = loader.loadTexture("trailer.avi")
#load 3D cube model (.egg file) from disk
cube = loader.loadModel("videotexttest")
#put the cube in the scenegraph
cube.reparentTo(render)
#set the cube's position
cube.setPos(0,42,0)
#apply the texture
cube.setTexture(tex)
#rotate the cube
cube.setHpr(45,0,0)
#scale the cube
cube.setScale(2)
#run the program
run()The cube was created with Blender and then exporter with Chicken, a blender to .egg exporter.
“One of the major drawbacks of the Blender game engine is that it doesn’t support video textures.”
In the new release (2.49) it does!