In the second part of QuickTime Overview video for Little Stick, we use an exported QuickTime video created in conjunction with the last tutorial video with Apple Motion. We use this exported video together with a static scenic image and an audio clip to create a final sample QuickTime clip shown below. Note that this QuickTime Overview video is not exactly a video tutorial and does not contain audio commentary. Continue reading
This QuickTime Overview video shows the basic workflow of Little Stick, dynamic tree modeling software. The video shows steps to create a sample movie that is available below. Note that this QuickTime Overview view does not contain audio commentary.
Click on the button to watch a sample. 
We imported maple leaf and bark images to model a dynamic tree blown by wind. Continue reading
Little Stick is a Mac-only software title developed by a small British company. What it does is to let users create 3D movies / snapshots of dynamic tree movements. Personally, I thought at first that this Mac software title didn’t quite impress me. But you will be surprised to see how minutely the tree is depicted after you export a project to a QuickTime movie.
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To begin with, you need to select a tree type under a top pull-down menu. As shown in Screenshot 01, Little Stick comes with Dawn Redwood, European Larch, Japanese Larch, Swamp Cypress, … The list goes on and on. How many tree types are included? The full version comes with at least 94 tree types. If you go to Real Trees A-Z, you can find one that you want in the alphabetical order. (See Screenshot 02.)
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There are several factors that will change the look of the tree. One is tree’s age. The age pull-down menu includes Sapling, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Ancestor and Dead. (See Screenshot 03.) As shown in Screenshot 04, another important factor is Season. For example, if I choose Winter, the tree will lose all leaves. (See Screenshot 05.) Continue reading