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So I had an interesting question from someone that has an interest in CG and used the program back in the Journeyman days. He's interested in exploring prior versions of AM. I told him that previous versions are available, provided you have an active license, although I wasn't sure how far back the archived versions go and he would definitely be using the really old versions without formal support. Assuming you wanted to use Version 3 or 4 or 5, can you go back that far? Or are we limited to say, v12 as the oldest version that can still be downloaded?

Hello good evening to everyone out there, I am an old member of the AM forum absent for a long time, something like 10 years now, I moved away from 3D due to job changes, and now I want to get back into it, I have updated my equipment several times since then and I have not longer the AM program in my pc, I stayed on version 15 in fact I have the AM CD but I left the forum shortly before the CD become usefulness to start the program, could someone tell me how to reactivate Animation Master, I already changed my equipment and no longer use a CD-ROM reader, It´s a pleasure to stay here again hopefully someone can tell me how to reintegrate to AM, thank you very much in advance.

Can we type in dialog on Live Answer time?

Got the Chrome issue FIXED! A friend used AVG and it found a bunch of malware and got rid of it (for now anyways) But still have a sound issue re; Live Answer time. robcat2075 see attached pic of the headset I used last time I was at Live Answer Time but had a computer with 2 ports then (headset & mic) the pic you posted of my computer here is correct but this is the only headset I have for now. I'm sure I can buy a proper headset but not before tomorrow so not sure whut to do. Thanks Fuchur I will get Firefox and try that but right now things are working again after 2 frickin' weeks of frustration & foul language.

- First suggestion: Get rid of Chrome all along and use Firefox... - Go in the task manager and go to "details" instead of only the apps view. There you should be able to finde chrome.exe or something in that direction. - If not, there is likely a program using a WebView by Chrome . Shut down all of them. Best regards *Fuchur*

I want you to be the on the machine that has the problem. Are you near a computer store? Can you get a cheap USB headset with mic? BTW When I Iook at the ports on a Beelink, the icon indicates it will take an analog mic/headset

True the California roosters are a spoiled bunch. But I have a sound problem. the last time I came to LIve Answer was on my old PC but now I have this Beelink mini PC and there is no microphone port - only an earphone/sound out port. I'm not sure what to do as my #2 machine isn't hooked up to the web.

Hi Darrin, Transparent objects usually need some sort of reflection going on to show they are there and to suggest their curvature. In this sample scene the TubeA and TubeB are the same, but TubeA on the left has some slight reflectivity, which reflects the skydome above the scene. TransparentTubes.prj

You'll kick yourself... if you miss Live Answer Time at Noon CDT Saturday June 7 2025 Singer-Actor Dean Martin was born on this day in 1917.

10AM! I bet the California roosters aren't even up by then. Probably still dark out!

Yes i will. Remind me-I have to go to live answer time 10am California time, correct?

You should come to Live Answer Time and we could look at it and maybe see something.

@Robcat Thanks for you input m8 - much appreciated. I guess you are right a lot of people get into 3D because they have ideas/concepts of their own that they want to run with which I did. I would say that only a tiny number ever achieve commercial success. The actor Roger Moore said 'Getting into acting is 99% luck 1% talent' sorta… Working on my Bella Bear project was a launch pad for me into a career as a 3D artist since that it what I have been doing since 2010 after doing the course at Animation Mentor which I know that you did too. And I have worked on a big film and a few shorts as well a a TV show and loved every minute - mostly I don't look at my project as the next 'Harry Potter' or 'Wallace & Gromit' but more just fun to get a bit or recognition for and entertain people. If you have ideas and are creative you want to create after all. I think I will just rework a few of the flicks I have done and bring them up to date which will be quite satisfying. I have already done a couple but outside of AM and reworked two of the characters. Wagons roll!

no this is computer #1 that's on the internet but have started working on #2 (non-internet) and it's working ok for now.

Is that the computer you never put on the internet?

Unplugging keyboard & mouse had no effect. And yes I have what you just posted as well and tried it but keeps telling me that chrome is open somewhere but it isn't. Tried the task manager to shut all chrome processes off - no effect. Pretty sure that chrome is the culprit but don't know what else to try.

My computer has this. If you get Chrome uninstalled, don't re-install it right away.

Nothing changed when you unplugged the mouse and keyboard?

Nope didn't work. Wouldn't care but it affects AM by making cursor disappear or the whole interface to becom unresponsive. Online says to uninstall Chrome and re-install it but Chrome won't let me uninstall it so gues I'm fukd. thanks for the suggestions.

Yes I realize it's not an AM problem so I will try what you just posted and let you know. thanks

I might as well ask for assistance from the start this time. I'm trying to make the track look realistic as possible, but not going for "reality". It's a polycarbonate tube (to make Big Oil happy!). It should have transparency. If somebody has something like that, please let me know! The choreography action is just getting restarted, but I've included the project (files embedded this time) to show how I'm using Paths to go around the bends. Weave_Split.avi Restart(06-05-25).prj

So, this is not an A:M-only problem. Other apps are having weird behavior also. The solution is not going to be about A:M. Something is wrong with the computer or something installed on it. It sounds like mouse clicks and menu events are being generated by something running on your computer. It is not A:M that is doing that. Unplug the keyboard and mouse and wait to see if these every-five-minute things keep happening. Have you don't this yet? It probably won't solve your problem but it costs nothing to try. Do that and then the "Full Scan"

Hi Gary, it's great to see your familiar icon again! It sounds like you have already consulted more knowledgeable minds in the children's media world than us and gotten some clear "not interested" replies. It's hard to ignore that. The expectations for fit and finish in any media is very high these days, just to get anyone's attention. Mark Largent has gotten eyeballs and some fan notice for his "Stalled Trek" shows that he made all himself, but... he hasn't made money on them and no content distributor has expressed interest. Of course, he didn't expect serious interest either. After numerous ventures at the indie comic world he knew that entertainment is a very competitive field. I think we all got into 3D because we had a project in mind. I've been part of several other people's projects and it was fun to help out but not much came of them, ultimately. Today I do 3D because I enjoy the craft instead of having a career goal for it. I enjoy helping and answering A:M questions so if you should decide to pursue your project... because you enjoy it... I and other helpful minds will be standing by.

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to my pondering post - much appreciated! @Rodney HR Pufnstuf! OMG now you have jogged my memory! I remember watching this as a kid but I can hardly remember it - although I do remember Witchy Poo I think a fair bit of my project does stem from childhood memories, for me The Wombles and The Clangers whom I absolutely loved. I think my work is defo in that sort of arena. Whether it is still popular today who know but they have made a 3D version of The Clanger recently - I think. Funny thing is as I was writing this post I thought 'I think I will just do an update here and there rather than the whole flick I made'. I will take some of the short animations I did and revamp them with the animation skills I have acquired from my training at Animation Mentor and work I have done since. I also remember talking to a publisher and they said I think you should change the main character to the fairy 'Hannah Bannah' and have 'Bella' as here side-kick but I thought 'Nah!' not having none of that, they are the dynamic duo @Roger Interesting what you say about posting the stuff on YouTube, I did start a Facebook page for this stuff recently but it hasn't really moved much… And only this morning I was looking at adding a couple of the new flicks I have created. As for having time to do all this I am self employed and almost semi-retired so I do have a fair amount of time free to work on this. Trouble is the wife is always finding things for me to do and the grandchildren are very demanding LOL!

My thoughts: 1) If you don't try, you'll never know. If trying isn't going to financially ruin you, then there's no reason not to try. 2) There seems to be an insatiable demand for actual quality children's content. I don't think you can go wrong going after that market. 3) AI throws a wrinkle into things, but the things that I've seen done with AI all seem to have a very similar look. Either they have that hyper-realistic look (think of those alternate imaginings of movies set in different time periods that you see on YouTube, like a 1950s Star Wars on Cinemascope, that kind of thing) or they have a more cartoon-like Pixar sort of look. But I don't think you'll ever see anything *truly* unique out of AI, since it can only produce things that look like what it has been trained on. My gut instinct is that outside of certain narrow use-cases, it won't be the panacea everyone is making it out to be. That said, I could easily be wrong, the type of stuff that AI was producing just 3 years ago was fairly laughable, compared to what you're seeing now. But I still don't think it will be able to come up with anything truly unique. 4) As far as publishing your work, YouTube might be the best way to go as there is a pretty big kid's market there. However, in order to get promoted by the algorithm you'll need to produce shorts on a weekly basis, which is a pretty tall order.