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Hi, I'd like to make realistic cloud in Jitter. The cloud I mean is something like the cloud in this video 

Could anyone kindly suggest me directions of which objects and/or concepts I should learn and explore?

The current goal is to have realistic cloud which can responds to audio data. I wouldn't mind using software other than Max if it's more effective.

Hi, I'd like to make realistic cloud in Jitter. The cloud I mean is something like the cloud in this video http://youtu.be/mo8klH6oCjM
Could anyone kindly suggest me directions of which objects and/or concepts I should learn and explore?
The current goal is to have realistic cloud which can responds to audio data. I wouldn't mind using software other than Max if it's more effective.

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Your best bet to start with is to create a particle system with transparent quads textured with cloud-like patterns. Maybe a place to look for direction would be some of the Jitter recipes that feature particle effects:

https://cycling74.com/category/articles/jitter-recipes/

You might also look at jit.gl.volume, although that is a heavier solution and might be harder to get something you like.

Your best bet to start with is to create a particle system with transparent quads textured with cloud-like patterns. Maybe a place to look for direction would be some of the Jitter recipes that feature particle effects:
https://cycling74.com/category/articles/jitter-recipes/

You might also look at jit.gl.volume, although that is a heavier solution and might be harder to get something you like.


You can also look into Blender, which has ways to create realistic clouds:

http://www.blenderguru.com/tutorials/how-to-make-clouds-with-cycles/

You might even have some success exporting something from Blender into Max.

Thank you so much for your clear advice! That helps me a lot. Not it's time to dive into your recipes!

Thank you very much. It's my first encounter to Blender. I will check this in detail. Oh and this is free, amazing. Perhaps I should also check UE4, which recently became free.

You can use jit.bfg to create a procedural noise texture for vertex positions, put it on 3 planes (jit.bfg 3 16 16) and send that to jit.gl.mutiples vertex input (1st inlet). Combine that with the quads with a transparent texture and you're good to go. Fully possible to animate jit.bfg as well to create nice organic patterns.

Blender can export floating point cloud data as a mesh. You can then get the vertex positions of each point and then send that to jit.gl.multiple vertex input.

If Im correct the smoke simulation in blender can also convert smoke into a mesh, keep it low poly though or it'll be very heavy on the system.

You can use jit.bfg to create a procedural noise texture for vertex positions, put it on 3 planes (jit.bfg 3 16 16) and send that to jit.gl.mutiples vertex input (1st inlet). Combine that with the quads with a transparent texture and you're good to go. Fully possible to animate jit.bfg as well to create nice organic patterns.
Blender can export floating point cloud data as a mesh. You can then get the vertex positions of each point and then send that to jit.gl.multiple vertex input.
If Im correct the smoke simulation in blender can also convert smoke into a mesh, keep it low poly though or it'll be very heavy on the system.


Hi Andro, thank you very much for the detailed advice!

I will get back to your post after learning about the objects a bit more. Sadly I lack of some knowledge to understand your advice fully at the moment, but hopefully I will after diving into Blender as well.

Hi Andro, thank you very much for the detailed advice!
I will get back to your post after learning about the objects a bit more. Sadly I lack of some knowledge to understand your advice fully at the moment, but hopefully I will after diving into Blender as well.


You don't need blender to do this, to be honest keeping it in Jitter would make things far simpler.

Jit.gl.gridshape @name the-star @shape plane (send it the texture you want)

jit.bfg 3 16 16 @basis simplex (this is for xyz position of each model,3 planes of data, plane 1 x axis, plane 2 y-axis, plane 3 z-axis)

plug the output of jit.bfg into the 1st inlet of jit.gl.multiple.

Play around with the settings of jit.bfg such as scale and offset to animate the cloud.

Not behind my computer right now but I think that should do the trick.

You don't need blender to do this, to be honest keeping it in Jitter would make things far simpler.
heres your basics.
Jit.gl.gridshape @name the-star @shape plane (send it the texture you want)
jit.gl.gridshape @target the-star

For movement and model creation
jit.bfg 3 16 16 @basis simplex (this is for xyz position of each model,3 planes of data, plane 1 x axis, plane 2 y-axis, plane 3 z-axis)
plug the output of jit.bfg into the 1st inlet of jit.gl.multiple.

Play around with the settings of jit.bfg such as scale and offset to animate the cloud.
Not behind my computer right now but I think that should do the trick.


Thank you so much again Andro! That's wonderful information.

I will experiment with what you taught me and let you know what I'll have done.

Thank you so much again Andro! That's wonderful information.
I will experiment with what you taught me and let you know what I'll have done.


Which objects or concepts I should explore to make 'realistic cloud' in Jitter?