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I'm running an older version of animation master, 2002 to be exact. I was hoping someone would happen to know the answer to why sometimes when i save my projects and/or choreography's it takes 5 to 10 minuets. It was working fine last night and the save were instant, but right now it's acting up and I was wondering if anyone could help.
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Looking for some insight into speeding up my productivity and am going after the machine, and the person using it... Been on a mouse so far but considering a graphic tablet. Anyone offer some advice/ suggestions/ direction? Next Question: I'd appreciate some input on speeding up the machine. I recently read a forum entry leading me to believe that more RAM will speed up rendering. I figured it was simply a function of processor speed but am wondering now that I stumbled across the post.... Thoughts, experiences? Glider
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i bought and installed my copy of AM whislt i Was in my college library on their wifi network, I'm now sat in a different part of the library and the wireless network is not working, not your fault, lol. But when I run A:M I get the error message wrong host for license (-4). why is that, I won't be going home for another two hours yet, do I need to be connected to the net for A:M to work?
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Hi I have a project file with several models in it. Something went wrong with one of the models in it and now every time I try to open the file I get a "error #004. loading" message followed by "exception #001" message and then A:M shuts down. I have no backup of the file (hopefully this is the last time I will make that mistake) from before the preblem started. I am not happy at the prospect of losing everything in this project file as it is for an animated children's story that is already running behind (yikes!!). I hope I don't have to start again!! Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
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like the title says i tryed to make a streaks material but when every i turn on the show particals it gives that error and its getting really anoying
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I keep getting an unhandled exception 001 when I try and open the advanced tutorial. It locks up the whole program and shuts it down. It happened once when I was doing something else as well. Anyone know why this is happening?
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I see this popup error occasionally: Error Loading String: -1 It seems most repeatable when I group-select some CPs and activate the "Scale Manipulator", and put the mouse over one of the CPs in the group. I think it's harmless, just wondering if there is some configuration I should do; or maybe it's just a version 11 glitch. -SB
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I've been modeling a face using the Cooper face tutorial (which has been very helpful, by the way) over the last few days, however, for some reason my project file won't open today. A:M starts up as always, but right in the middle of loading the project, an error box reading "Error in model file, spline attachement. anchor= 1439 cp= 1318 Atempting to continue." (I didn't misspell those works, A:M actually did ) appears. I click OK but suddenly the program crashes. Anyone know of any means to save a model file embedded in the project file so I can save my work, or at least part of it? Thanks a ton!
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I've installed A:M on a second computer, and ordered a second license. When I try to start A:M on that computer, I can't even get it to start - I only get this error: "The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix the problem.". Reinstalling does not fix the problem. Restarting doesn't either. I can't even find any Master.lic file to delete. Apparently this file has not been created yet. Running XP.
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Oi !!! I just purchased AM and am having problems when I try to run it. It comes up with the following error message: This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Press 'Switch to' to activate the busy program and correct the problem. When I select 'Switch to', it opens the windows menu in the bottom corner, which does not help. I installed AM on 3 other computers that belongsto friends and only one of these computers had the same problem. My computer has the following specs: GeForce 8800GT 512mb, 4gig RAM, 500gig HDD, AM2 Dual Core 4.2Ghz. Help!!! I need to get it running for exams.
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Hi, I am having a problem trying to blend two animations together and I get an error. I can't figure it out why. Could someone tell me how do I do it, I know I am probably not doing it right, I've must be missing something. This the error that I get:
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I'm finally back with a brand new copy of AM and raring to go , only problem is a error right out of the gate AVIFileCreateStream error: C:\Users\(my user name)\AppData\Local\Temp\AMV17\Untitled\Untitled0000.avi. i get this when i render animation preview but other wise the render goes of with out a hitch, it just complains that it cant write the file, then it cant delete the file a render to file does not cause this issue so far i have gone throptionshe optons menu but thnot does nto appear to be a place to chtemporarytemperary location to write these and i am running as administrator
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Unable to load plug-in[/Applications/Animation Master 15.0/HXT/AMXrex2005cd.hxt, -err- The file is where it belongs. 292 KB Also, before this failure to load, when it was loading, my content files on the left side of screen were all empty, although the files themselves are loaded. Should I reinstall? Guidance most appreciated. ~Jim
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When I try to add an AVI file either as a new layer or rotoscope, I get this error: Exception # 019 in the "AVI" image to plugin. This happens with most of the AVIs I happen to have available on my computer or create with my other software ( Sony Vegas Movie Studio). A few I tried from another source also wouldn't work because they are 32-bit. I don't think the ones getting the error above are 32 bit, so what's the problem? I've also tried adding MOV files, also created in Movie Studio, and get the error: Invalid image file Unsopported file type, or image plugin missing. I know I'm probably missing some simple step, but don't know where t…
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how can i correct errors like this correcz.mov
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ok iv been told that by using this constrant you can make it so that a bove can only move in specific directions , i have robotic arm and it has 3 joints 1 goes left and right , while the other 2 are up and down , (think a tarancalas leg) how do i set these up to work correctly as i tried myself but they didnt apperantly kick in
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ok topic should say it all , i need to make a effect that looks like a black hole and the most i was able to do is a black sphear
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Special animation tool "Paste Mirrored": I copied keyframes then paste mirrored at all the appropriate frames, then, at the end, I pasted the first keyframe. Problem is, there are no frames past 00:00:15, but the end frame should be 00:01:10. I got his little eyes bouncing around, his ears wiggling and his tail moving in such a way that'll drive all the little girl rabbits nuts, but I think I'm being shortchanged on my frames; I should have more. But then, that's what she said.
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This is a specific file for someone to show how a single 4 point patch is created [attachmentid=20384] TickTack.zip
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Is there a model that blinks that we can study the bones in? -SB
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Here's an animation I created to try to help out Technodandy in going from path animation to breaking from the path and continuing with a choreography action. Here's the finished product. I didn't make it perfect. Also, after seeing how cool it looked I wondered if I could modify the Hash Rabbit and give him a superman (or bunny in this case) costume. It was relatively easy to make the costume so here it is. It's not great but still pretty cool. Here are the steps I did for the animation. I'm sure there are a few things I could have done differently (like use blend to match up the path actions) but I at least accomplished my goal. I took the walk cycl…
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First off, this program rocks. But I keep encountering an error that is preventing me from saving ANY of my work. "Exception #005. Saving. Atempting to continue, but this object may have saved incorrectly. The Door's Stuck Objects. If you can repeat this exception please send data and steps to http://www.hash.com/reports." There's no way I can send my data, that takes for friggin ever. I can save my project just fine up until I receive that error, then it's like it knocks out everything I saved before that and my project reverts as though I hadn't touched it. Any suggestions? Jake
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I am using v.12, and I have tried saving several models and keep getting an error that saying "Exception #005. Saving. Attempting to continue, but this object may have saved incorrectly" ...and it does save incorrectly, when I try to re open it, the name appears in the objects section, but no model opens. has anyone ever gotten this error, and do you know what causes it???
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When I scale down the person model down to size to match everything else for my animation animation master either crashes or the bones don't stick to the model then a bunch of errors pop up when I try to fix it (in the choreograph window) Pirate_Animation.prj ERROR_PAGE.doc
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I'm doing Excercise 13, in fact this is the 4th time I've atempted it, and I keep getting the same results. Everything works great until I create a new Action, and turn the IK Arms Setup, Thoims right arms twists up. As I stated, I've gone through the excercise 4 times, and each time, his right arm twists up, and it twists up in the same way. So what have I missed? Warehouse.txt
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So I was reading a bunch of older post's and it talked about excersize 11.5 making a face. I was just wondering if anyone know's where that excersize went? I can't find it anywhere. Ben.
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I keep getting a message "Exeption #033 Realtime Render" everytime I try I try to do something with the model I'm making. (selecting it, turning, adding CP's, ...anything with the model I can't do.) I've tried the www.hash.com/reports, but it wouldn't let me log in. Anybody ever have this problem before?
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Oops. Wrong Spot
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I have set up my scene for Exercise #6 and have struck my 1st pose. When I try to save or do a save-as, it keeps squawking at me that it can't save the model back onto the CD. Is there something I can do to make it save the model to my hard disk or in my project WITHOUT having to redo everything?
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Exercise #11.5 Animated by: Keith BUDDHABUCK Completion Time: 3 1/2 hrs. Date Completed: 11-16-06 OOUUHH SCARRY KIDS EXERCISE__11.5.prj
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Exercise #6 is going to be a large learning curve for me because not every step is spelled out (which is good) and I'm taking some liberties by adding my own touches to it. The oportunities for learning started when I couldn't figure out how to save the project w/ the model with out A:M squawking that it could not save the model back to the CD. Got that question answered and banged head 1st into the next issue. I knew there had to be a way to add a keyframe for a single bone with out keyframing everything on that frame. Every time I have tried to learn this software I always get jammed up about those buttons at the bottom left of the screen. (Forgive me when I use th…
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I did it. [attachmentid=16032]
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here's my version of the plane. i had some trouble getting the decals on, but I think they look ok. I will have to animate the prop and make it fly sometime.[attachmentid=16187] plane2.mov
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exercise 10
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arg ok now im having another difficulty lol.....ok im doing the back wings and the copy flip thing doesnt seem to be working it keeps attaching on top of it instead of the side. Does anyone know wh im doing wrong? ty in advance
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I HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP CORRECTLY HALF THE PLANE SELECTED EXCULDING THE WINDOW AND SIZED THE DECAL TO FIT. WHEN I RIGHT CLICK IN THE MANIPULATOR WINDOW AND SELECT APPLY NOTHING HAPPENS.... THE DECAL DOES NOT STICK. HELP PLEASE!!
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Well, I'm calling this done. I found this one very hard, I'm just waiting for those nice young men in there clean white coats to come and take me away ha ha. giraffe.mov giraffe.mov
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In exercise 11 I have formed the head neck and legs but the book never explains how to make the loop at the top of the leg ( never even referred to but pictured in figure 2 and 3, pg 123) I formed the 6 point looped spline to extrude the legs and have done so. Common sense tells me to form another 6 point loop from left view now(not top view) and then attach to the leg....but not sure. Help Please! I am speaking of the loop that would make what I would call the hip at the top of the back leg and the shoulder at the top of the front leg. If I only extrude as the book says from left view I would not have the rotation to view the full circle. Any help would be greatly apprec…
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Hi - I am running through exercise 11.5 - the face. I am having trouble w/ the 5 point spline where the eye and the nose meet. I have the 5 control points set up but when selecting the 5 cp's the "5 point spline button" doesn't activate. So I try a few more times and about the 5 time of selecting the 5 cp the button becomes active to where I can press it and it creates the 5 point patch. Is there a certain order you have to select the cp for it to activate - not sure what I am doing wrong. Thanks - Eric
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Name: Al Dinelt Exercise Completed: Exercise 11.5: Make A Face Date Completed: October 11, 2006 Instructor: TAoA:M I spent tonight working on Exercise 11.5 - Make A Face. Semi-pleased with the results except for the creases and bumps that I could not get rid of. That and the Copy/Flip/Attach added a ridge down the center of Cooper's face that makes him look part Klingon. (I used the Cooper rotoscopes for the decal) Any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of the creases would be greatly appreciated. I now have a greater appreciation for those who can do organic modelling! Thanks... Al [attachmentid=21334] [attachmentid=21335…
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Okay, I am this far on this tutorial. I have tried this tutorial a number of times since I first received A:M v11.1. [attachmentid=12934] Anywho, my question is this. I am about to start adding splines around the brow and cheeks, as it sais in the book, but do I do this like it was done in the Plane tutorial???? Or do I just click add, and just start from an exsisting CP. Thanks
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The Art of Animation:Master (Online) Please add your exerices to this topic and others will join in. The Art of Animation:Master is being completed on a continual basis in the New Users Forum. Meeting deadlines can be an important skill to master early on but this course is self paced to allow each person the flexibility they need to learn the basics of Animation:Master. The course can be completed in as little time as necessary or as much as is needed by each participant. Note: You may want to download the videos first. All available Video Tutorials related to TAOA:M can be found on one page: The Art of Animation Master Video Tutorials The Art o…
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I had a bit of fun with this one, when I tried to move his left arm it swiveled around all over the place. After studying it for a while I realized I was assigning bones with the left elbow open. I switched that off and re assigned the arm bones and it was o.k. boneless_thom.mov
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A lot more simple than that giraffe. marble.mov
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I coudn't get the knight to work properly, his knees pointed backwards. I tried the link from the daily news topics to download the new knight, but the page would not display, so I used the rabbit instead. I hope this is acceptable. dust_2.mov
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This is my effort at fire, I must say it's a complicated way to make a fire. smoke.mov
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at the end of the animation some of the pins go through the bottom of the lane. I tried to move them back but without any succes I'm afraid. Bowling_Project.mov
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I tried doing this one from the manual but hte flag pole was moving with the flag, so I used the video tut. waving_the_flag.mov
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I tried this with a nice sunset in the background but it renderd out a bit to big so I had to change it. Am I in line for my certificate now Rodney? flock2.mov
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Exercise 2
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Here is post # 2. I enjoyed this one. It was simple but shows off the ease of using premade animations that you can apply. BR, KB
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Date completed: 2/24/08 Any and all comments welcome. Had a little fun with it. Thanks, Charlie
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