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Loading Background AVI Files into MMD (2021 Edition)

Loading Background AVI Files into MMD (2021 Edition)

How do I load background AVI files into MMD?  What does it mean when MMD cannot open background AVI file?  How can I make my background AVI files work in MMD?  Is it easy to load background AVI files into MMD? – After looking through different guides on loading background AVI files into MMD and…

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Add Background Pictures and AVI
Running MikuMikuDance in Linux using Wine and DXVK

Running MikuMikuDance in Linux using Wine and DXVK

How do I run MMD on Linux? Does MikuMikuDance run on Linux? How do I run MMD using Wine on Linux? Can I use MME on Linux? How do I use DXVK with MMD? How do I run MMD on Ubuntu? EDITOR’S NOTE 7/17/2024: A reader left a comment: Hello! I was able to run…

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Linux running MMD
How to subtitle MMD videos

How to subtitle MMD videos

How do I subtitle MMD videos? How do I make subtitles for my MMD videos? How can I easily make subtitles for my MikuMikuDance videos? How to subtitle MMD videos. Hello! I am back! It is parkeerwacht with another tutorial on LearnMMD! In this tutorial we are going to take learn how to subtitle MMD…

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MMD Tutorials
Using the right codec when Rendering to AVI in MMD

Using the right codec when Rendering to AVI in MMD

What codecs do I use for rendering a video in MMD? What codec gives me the best quality when rendering in MikuMikuDance? Do I need to transcode the video I rendered in MMD? What are the best codecs to use in MMD? Video Rendering in MMD: The right Codec Hey, it is parkeerwacht here! Yeah…

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HD Videos in MMD
YouTube serves video playback quality to best suit your viewing-screen

YouTube serves video playback quality to best suit your viewing-screen

What happens to your video after you’ve uploaded one to YouTube? YouTube serves video playback quality to best suit your viewing-screen! A bit of trivia for those of you who want to know a little bit more about what happens to your video after you’ve uploaded it to YouTube for streaming. To make it more…

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HD Videos in MMD
Learn MMD Basics before jumping into a big project!

Learn MMD Basics before jumping into a big project!

Learn MMD Basics before jumping into a big project! A reader wrote a comment… I tried to make a movie. I’m new to MikuMikuDance and I want to make my own but I don’t know how. Please help me learnmmd?! … and LearnMMD’s Silent Headset replied: Hmm…first off…make sure you already get the hang of…

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MMD Basics
Set MMD Widescreen Screen Size balance Size VS Quality

Set MMD Widescreen Screen Size balance Size VS Quality

What screen size should I use for Widescreen in MMD? How do I set the screen size in MikuMikuDance? What screen size does YouTube recommend? Widescreen! Most people enjoy a screen dimension of 16×9 “Widescreen”… could be 1600 x 900 pixels… but that’d be too large for me… my file size would be huge! For…

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MMD Basics
Delete Miku and Learn About the Sample Dance Stage Lights

Delete Miku and Learn About the Sample Dance Stage Lights

How do I use the stage lights. Use Dummy Bones to move the stage lights. Use Dummy bones to animate accessories. Using Dummy Bones. Opening multiple dummy bones. Delete Miku and Learn About the Sample Dance Stage Lights The MikuMikuDance Sample.pmm dance is busy with plenty of examples of what can be done and how…

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Dummy Bones
Getting Started with MMD MikuMikuDance

Getting Started with MMD MikuMikuDance

How do I do MikuMikuDance? What do I do with MikuMikuDance? How do I use MMD? What is MikuMikuDance? What do I do first with MMD? Getting Started with MMD… So … you saw some cool MMD videos on YouTube … you found your way to LearnMMD.com to download the latest version of MikuMikuDance, you…

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Intro to MikuMikuDance
Post-Production Editing Yields Next Step in MMD Video Quality

Post-Production Editing Yields Next Step in MMD Video Quality

My MMD videos need something more, what’s the next step? How can I make my MMD videos look like “more”? What are people doing to enhance their MikuMikuDance videos? How do I make my MMD video look more professional? All of my friends know that I show this video as what I feel is “the…

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Making Videos - Rendering to AVI
Switch Models without Physics Glitches

Switch Models without Physics Glitches

How do I change my model mid-animation in MMD? How do I switch models in MikuMikuDance? How do I prevent the physics from glitching in MMD when I switch models? How do I swap models in MMD? Switching models and prevent the physics from glitching. Hello LearnMMD readers, it’s parkeerwacht with another tutorial. To introduce…

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Accessory Manipulation/Adjust

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