CompuServe Messages

It's too bad Disney doesn't support the exposure sheet for colour animations (ie. in Ink & Paint.) It seems a strange oversight on their part to not include that. I guess it's because they expect everyone to do it Disney style. I just got a penmouse which makes all the difference in the world. It seems I am able to render 2 or 3 times faster, and better. It isn't perfect but it definitely helps. Instead of it taking eternity, it will only take forever. 8^) With my new technology I have started doing it similarly to what you described. The only differnce is that I copy the frames one at a time. I have also found that it is much easier to start with a simple outline of the character and then go back and do the details. That way the motion can be worked out first without having to waste all sorts of time. I still haven't decided if I will use the Director to control the animbrush with one fixed BG. How long are the animations that you do? Do you put them into an interactive presentation or as a part of a video? It's funny how people keep coming back to C= for more punishment! 8^) I too have my sights set on an A4000 (although I won't likely get one for a while.) I've been fairly lucky, however, as I've only had minimal problems with our two Amigas. I have not used AMOS but it sounds very similar to the Director. It is a Basic Language with a large number of commands (about 200, it seems similar to Pascal). I think it is more of a application builder or for games but it will play animations, sprites, bobs and all sorts of things. I don't know how good the animation controls are or if it can do all the things that D2 can do (such as transitions, mats, stencils, etc) but I think you can create complete applications. One of the nice things is that AMOS scripts can be compiled to run independantly. My main complaints are that it uses a non-standard interface although there is a "Professional" version which may address that concern. Last year there was a copy of an early version being offered through one of the UK magazines. You might be able to still find it. AMOS-Pro is also very affordable at US$100 or less. I like the director as well. I hope Keith decides to upgrade it. It would seem silly if he didn't because the Amiga is potentially on the verge of becoming a respected multimedia system (or landfill). Andrew