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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 4h

Reminder to clean your headphones/earbuds. Mine are currently drying and look MUCH better without all the gunk buildup of the past year.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 3d

Scratch that. Removal of Preetham, Nishita got renamed.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 3d

Testing Light Painter for the Blender 5.0 update. Only had one bug: new sky textures changed, including removal of Nishita sky texture (at least the name).

But it got me to appreciate new sky textures. Stunning. #b3d
#blender3d

Blender screenshot: default cube + sunset

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dr. Sybren @drsybren.bsky.social · 8d

This is for Blender add-on devs: the Action API that was deprecated in Blender 4.4 has been removed in 5.0.

Using action.fcurves / .groups / .id_root will NOT work in 5.0!

Check the release notes for more info: developer.blender.org/docs/release...

#b3d #blender3d #animation #addon #development

Python API - Blender Developer Documentation

developer.blender.org

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Ton Roosendaal @tonroosendaal.bsky.social · 12d

Happy 40th birthday to the Free Software Foundation! Donations welcome: www.fsf.org

Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software

With your support, the FSF can continue our advocacy for years to come. Build the road ahead with us and donate $40 or more today.

www.fsf.org

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 13d

A fun experiment while taking a break from my current script. #scriptsky #FirstPageFriday #screenwriting

INT. QUEEN'S BEDROOM - DAY
Sheik, timeless medieval. Curtains around the bed, a roaring fireplace, and beside it:
A MIRROR, tall as a person, void of reflections. A darkest-black staff beside it.
Silhouettes behind the bed curtains: a woman, timeless in age but bitter in soul -- much like a try-hard single mom in her 40s.
She exits the bed, flourishes the curtains some. This is the QUEEN. Void of makeup, but beauty apparent.
She walks immediately to the mirror.
QUEEN: Mirror, mirror, on the wall,...
Streaks of light SWIRL in the mirror, creating a reflection of the queen, then a dark-cloaked figure, seemingly androgynous.
QUEEN: (surely, it is me) ... who in this land is fairest of them all?
MIRROR: You, my queen, are fair; it is true.
Queen sighs in triumph.
MIRROR: But Snow-White is a thousand times fairer than you.
QUEEN: What?!
Her exclamation causes a GROAN from the bed - a shadow of a MAN rolls.
QUEEN: Hush, my sweet. Sleep in. Oh, oh but a moment.
Queen proceeds to flick her fingers. SPARKS, mystical SWIRLS fly. In a flash, foundation is applied.
QUEEN: How about now?

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 14d

Good news: two games I want to get are on Steam sale.
Bad news: both are >=100 GB.

See, this is why I like cloud gaming: zero worries about disk space.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 16d

Blender kindly reuploaded my recording of my cancelled BCON talk for their playlist. Thanks @blender.org !

youtu.be/gofkRHdStOE?...

Automated Add on Extension Testing — Blender Conference 2025

YouTube video by Blender

youtu.be

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Draise - Trinumedia @trinumedia.bsky.social · 17d

🖥️ This is probably one of the biggest features coming to Blender 5.0 - in my opinion, Sequencer to Compositor nodes as a modifier - this is Davinci workflows built in! A hot requested idea for nearly a decade now! Already in the main trunk!

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 19d

Talked with someone this morning who's interested in livestreaming with this add-on. Demo went well.

If you're a Blender streamer, let me know if you'd like an add-on for the perfect Halloween livestream! #b3d #livestream #livestreaming #livestreamer #twitch #streamer

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SpaghetMeNot @spaghetmenot.bsky.social · 20d

normalMagic now available on Superhive! 🐝
Link in thread 👇
#b3d #normalMagic

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 21d

Big news for Blender: adaptive subdivision is no longer experimental! projects.blender.org/blender/blen...

It's still Cycles-only, but a big step forward. #b3d #blender3d

projects.blender.org

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 24d

New #introduction: I'm a Blender enthusiast, both in scripting tools as well as art. I code at an animation studio for a living. Just continuing to spend time with family, solve problems, and tell stories.

A collage of 3D renders:

- toon-style ghost couple roasting marshmallows at a campfire
- police and racer chase, night, bright headlights
- Samus from Metroid, shooting her energy cannon, cel-shaded style
- painterly default cube
- painterly Santa, aiming a gun at some hunters
- a black-hole-like anomaly growing on a football field, with lab equipment around

Family picture: wife, toddler, and me in a Brooklyn hat, smiling at the camera.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 25d

YouTube will premiere tomorrow (the algorithm isn't great on the weekends): youtu.be/g-svSOCZHXY?...

Automated Add-on Extension Testing

YouTube video by Spencer Magnusson

youtu.be

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 25d

Here's the PeerTube recording of my BCON talk: tilvids.com/w/d7VC2wQNFL...

Please share if you have followers interested in scalable add-on development.

#b3d #blender3d #bcon #python #testing

Automated Add-on Extension Testing

Automate your Blender add-on testing with the help of scripted testing. Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fpKdehYaquHgWHV9NeWn7qkTfVRqRJMc7SklBTR4tmc/edit?usp=sharing addon_testing te...

tilvids.com

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 26d

Since I couldn't give my BCON25 presentation, I recorded it at home and editing it now. Will hopefully have it ready by Monday.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · 29d

Sometimes, when I'm too sick or unmotivated to write, I just try to write an existing scene for fun.

ANT MANAGER: Just stay calm, we are going around the leaf.
INNOCENT ANT: A-around the leaf? I, I don't think we can --
ANT MANAGER: Oh, nonsense. This is nothing compared to the twig of '93!

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Sep 13

Finished a draft! Felt really good about the ending. Now that I've got the story/plot, I'll take a break and then revisit to push the characters further and have a more visible arc. #scriptsky #screenwriting

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Watch Blender Basics now (or send it to your Blender beginner buddy)

cgcookie.com/courses/blen...

BLENDER BASICS: An Introduction to Blender 3D 4.5 LTS

Need to learn Blender? Stream the Blender Basics for free on CG Cookie to learn everything you need to know to get started with this 3D Modeling and Animation Software. Now updated for version 4.5 LTS...

cgcookie.com

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's me. I would fall for this. #meme

A meme label: "How many of you would fall for this", and below it, a bear trap surrounding a plate of cream cheese wontons

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Sep 7

Programming, digital art/animation. Also listening to music + piano/singing every once in a while.

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Aug 29

"What if the default cube could have its revenge?"

#Blender3d livestreamers, I have an add-on I'm wrapping up that may make streams more ... chaotic. Perfect for a Halloween stream, it's even customizable for your viewers.

#b3d #livestream #livestreaming #livestreamer #twitch #streamer

Blender's default cube, with a quote bubble: "Are you going to delete me?"

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SpaghetMeNot @spaghetmenot.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pinned for a future normalMagic update:
"Boolean Extrude" 🧪🧑‍🔬
#normalMagic #b3d #geometrynodes

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Sep 2

Some great animations in here, please check them out, and vote if you have a Blender account!

Blender @blender.org · Sep 1

Blender Conference is just around the corner, which means it's time to vote for the Suzanne Awards! ⭐

Cast your vote for your favorite festival entries and help decide this year's Suzanne Awards winners! conference.blender.org/2025/festiva... #b3d #BCON25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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Spencer Magnusson @spencermagnusson.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have a few of these, but the older I get, and the more I rewatch Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven," the more I'm convinced. Absolute cinema.

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