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I just downloaded TEMPO, and its kind of cool, but (at least from what I could tell) it dosn't really do what I want. It seems to be more of a tension/continuity/bias modifier as opposed to actually graphically changing rotation and translation values. For example, when I looked at the…
Thanks! I'm gonna download it right now. Debbie Berne
#FUNCTION CURVES IPAS?
Message #188459
HELP- I'M DESPERATE!!!!! Is there any kind of IPAS routine available that can plot animation info as modifiable curves? I've been animating with Alias, Softimage, and 3-D Studio now for 2 years, and I have realized how I'm addicted to function curves and I can't imagine working without them! Any…
Hopefully it's an entire topic (pre-multiplied alpha?!?) I want have to learn to much about in the future. So does this mean that a 32-bit TGA file from Photoshop won't have it's alpha read properly yet, or is it something I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any info Dave Renneker
WHERE DOES AS GET ALPHA?
Message #181713
I can't figure out where Animator Studio gets it's alpha channel info from. I just imported a series of TGA images with embedded alpha channels. When I tried to use the alpha info to make a mask, it seems as though its just using the RGB info to make the…
I just spent an entire month dealing with this problem. Animator Studio will do everything else, except it wont play anything. When I hit the play button, all it does is sais "playing" for about a half a second and then stops. I finally fixed the problem by doing a…
NOTHING WILL PLAY!!!
Message #175081
This one seems to have everyone stumpted. I have installed Animator Studio several times. Everything works fine except for the fact that it won't play anything. When I hit the play button, it just says playing for about a half second and returns to its editing status. It dosn't matter…
#Nothing will play!!!!
Message #173286
I have just installed Animator Studio and nothing will play. When I hit either the play movie or play segment buttons, all that happens it it says "playing" for about a second and stops. Not even a single frame advances. I can play them from the Windows media player fine,…
Can't preview in Studio
Message #171030
I have just started working with Animator Studio, but I cannot preview either the work area or the movie from within the application. Whenever I hit the "play" button, or use the keyboard shortcuts, all that happens it it says 'playing' for about a half a second, then it just…
Thanks, I'll check it out.
#render from DOS
Message #146786
Is there anyway to render a 3DS project from the DOS command prompt without actually having to launch 3DS? Thanks! Dave Renneker
#sequence of 24-bit maps
Message #130131
How do I go about using a series of sequentially numbered 24 bit images as an a texture map? Thanks! Debbie Berne
Cartoon look from Studio
Message #122911
Can anyone suggest some good samples to download showing Release 3 being used to create "2-D" cartoons? I was talking to someone before about buying some 2-D cell animation software, and they said they do all that in 3D Studio. Any suggestions? Thanks! Dave Rennker
#cartoon look in Studio
Message #122910
Can anybody offer any samples of how to use release 3 to create 2-D animations? Somebody told me before that they use 3-D Studio to to the same job as a 2-D program like Animator Pro, except its easier, looks better, and allows you to do nice zooms and pans.…
It. looks like it will be an endless swich between Windows and AniPro. Maybe one day there will be Animator Pro for Windows. Thanks for your help. Dave Renneker
TWAIN access from DOS?
Message #117340
Does anybody know of a program that will allow me to access a TWAIN scanning device from DOS? Is TWAIN a strictly Windows format? Thanks! Dave Renneker
Nik, thanks for your response. Actually, I was talking to a video guy today and he said pretty much the same thing- it depends on the vga to ntsc converter. If it's fancy enough, it can handle 800 or even 1024 horizontal images. thanks! Dave Renneker
#hi-res driveer
Message #115471
Where can I find the driver to allow me to use Animator Pro in 1024×768 resolution? Thanks! Dave Renneker
#High Res. to video
Message #115345
I was hoping someone could answer this question that has me yanking all my hair out and throwing it on the floor. I normally use Autodesk Animator Pro in the standard 640×480 resolution. If I work in 800×600, the line quality is much better; its almost as if the size…
#Syncing FLC's with sound
Message #103127
Mei-Tien Hsing, I may be a little bit confused by your question. Can you edit the sound in these programs? Well, of the programs that you have listed VFW, MediaBriz, etc. I have only used Premeire. Are you talking about editing your soundtrack? Mixing and stuff? If so, there are…
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#Syncing FLC's with sound
Message #101758
Thats a tricky question. I guess it depends on the resolution and length of the flic and how well you want the sound synced (Is it just general music or is it a specific soundtrack that must precisley align with the animated action?) If its the first case, then there…
export 1 bit images
Message #96305
I want to export a series of frames using NUMPIC as simple 1 bit black and white images for use as templates in Adobe Illustrator. Is there a way to save them as 1 bit PCX,TIFF, or BMP files? Thanks! D.B.
Compositing in Pro
Message #85046
I was wondering if there is anyway to do more sophisticated cutting and pasting in Animator Pro. The reason I ask is because I have drawings done with Adobe Illustrator that I then rasterize using Photoshop. The line quality is a zillion times better. I then import the rasterized EPS…
Thanks! I'll give them a call. Luckily I do know that this studio has this program, so it would be great if it could do it. Dave Renneker
#FLC's to Mac studio
Message #83493
I have about a minute worth of FLC's that I am getting transfered to videotape. This studio has an IMIX (or something like that. It some kind of Mac based editing thing), so I must give them Mac compatable files. The problem is that when I convert my FLC to…
Oh No! I was afraid of that answer. Thanks anyway! Dave Renneker
The reason I need the jiffie setting between 5 and 6 is so it will compile into an AVI movie correctly. I've been moving Flics into Premiere, and 5 jiffies corresponds to 14 fps (and 6 is probably around 16 fps). The problem comes in that the AVI movie then…
#POCO for 5.5 jiffies
Message #81479
Does anybody know of a POCO routine that will set the speed of a FLC to a rate between the whole numbers? 5 jiffies is 14 frames per second (or so) and 6 jiffies is probably around 16 fps, so 15 fps must lie in the decimals somewhere. It also…
Hello Mark! I'm not sure what sound with flc files you are specifically talking about, but I am working hard on finding ways to sync my FLC's up to a prerecorded soundtrack. I've been having quite a bit of trouble,however. Where I stand now is importing the FLI's and the…
Actually, I've found the problem to FLI's crashing in Premiere. It's due to saving an animation at speed 0. Premeire gets real confused. IF anybody else has this problem, check your play rate in APro. Dave Renneker
#FLI's in Premeire
Message #79636
I have been using Adobe Premiere to load and synchonize FLics, and it usually works great. There is one flic, however, that causes Premiere to immediately give me an "application error integer divided by 0". I've even resaved the flic with just 5 or 6 frames (100k file or so)…
(in continuation with my last note) I just tried to find the timecode POCO file. All I can find is a release notice and a demo. Where is it? thanks! Dave Renneker
Where can I get MTPro or Cakewalk? When you view the animation back, are you sure its real time? The reason I ask is that I have made 1/4 screen versions of my animations (using the half size function under the effects menu of Animator Pro; however, I still think…
I heard that Adobe Premiere for Windows can convert FLI to AVI for editing. I don't know if it can also convert back. As far as finding Video for Windows, the only way I've seen it is bundled with video boards and stuff. Are there any utilities on C-serve that…
I tried the POCO routine and it works! Now I have only one more problem. I need the certain frame rate so I can sync it with sound. Is there a way to start my animation with the POCO routine from another player that has sound capabilities? Thanks! Dave Renneker
Thank you for your help. I've never programmed a POCO routine before; I hope I can do it! Thanks again! Dave Renneker
#NEED TO KNOW FPS RATE!!!
Message #76914
I need to know (I'm desperate, actually) to find a way to view back FLI files in at a specified frame rate, as opposed to jiffies. It is very important that I can see the animation at the same rate it will be on videotape (when I lay it off…
So if I have an image that is 640×480 that is being transferred to videotape,what happens? Not only is the 720×486 size bigger, there not even the same aspect ratio. Will I get empty areas? Thanks Dave Renneker
#ntsc safe zone file
Message #72371
Is there a file somewhere that has an NTSC safe zone box that an be popped into a flic? Thanks! Dave Renneker
I'll admit optics has powerful features. It's just that I've found that when an object is rotated, the integrity of the outlines falls apart. It's easier to tell if, for example, you create an oulined box, and spin it about 45 degrees. If you look at the animation in any…
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#Quality?
Message #70815
Nick, I know exactly what your talking about. About the only thing the optics panel is good for is to move things straight horizontally or vertically. Forget anything having to do with scaling or rotating. I don't know if I'm missing something, but I read a reply from an APro…
Hi, thanks for your response. I am an animator in New Brunswick, N.J. (an hour or so outside Manhatten) and have been working on creating short (2-3 minute) animations at 640 x 480 x 256 resolution. These are ultimately going to be broadcast, so a smooth transition to video is…
#fli's to video
Message #68561
I'm interested in sending some flc's to 3/4"videotape. Since I don't have the thousands of dollars to buy everything myself, I'm looking for a (relatively) cheap editing studio that can do this, utilizing the Flitape utility. Is it pretty common for an editing studio to be equipped with PC's and…
flitape
Message #68526
I was reading through the flitape manual it talked about how flitape will automatically calculate how many frames of videotape to record for each frame of a flic based on the number of jiffies. Does this mean if my flic plays back at speed 10 for example, flitape will call…
O.K. That probably would be easier. Hopefully I'll find the magic answer so I won't have to do either!
#summagraphics and Apro
Message #65218
I have some kind of conflict between Animator Pro and my summasketch III tablet. It works, but every minute or so (more often when I use the draw or lassoo tools) it locks up, and I have to hit the Print Screen key a bunch of times until it unlocks.…
Thanks for your response, it's defitely a start! What would you consider the best way to add sound to an Autodesk Animator flic? I'm trying to synchronize a group of cartoon singers to a song. I could probably get the mouths to match the sound kind of close in AAPro…
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