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I was really disappointed to find that about 98%+ of the character models on the Extras DVD did not have Phomnems(sp) created for them. You know, the pose sliders for speech. Is it really difficult to make those myself? Is there a tutorial somewhere that explains how to create pose sliders for, I'm assuming, muscle movement?
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Was curious to learn how many folks have found this to be a useful resource. I know it has lots of models etc but wondered how many folks use things from it or not. I was contemplating purchasing it but was not sure.
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hi I need to know there the tutorial is that tells how to install the extras DVD.
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Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to make the extrusion come out in a straight line and not go up like in the picture, I checked and tweaked some settings but nothing works. extrude.bmp
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I'm following the modeling tutorials in the new David Rogers book, and I'm trying to extrude a cube. Easy, right? Well, when I'm in the front view and I try and extrude the four cps, instead of extruding them outwards, it just makes another square right beneath. When I change to the perspective view the square gets extruded, but it's all cockeyed. Any help or pointers out there? Thanks Sruli
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I am trying to work on the face exercise but when I extrude the first set of splines they end up back in the models skull or right in front of his face instead of along the front of the face. I am sure I am doing something silly wrong, but I just cant figure out what.
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Hi - doesn't anyone know of any links to decals for eyes, or a tutorial on how to make realistic looking decals for eyes they can point me to. Thanks - Eric
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i know you all must know this stuff like the back of your hand but i cant for the life of me figure out or find a tut on making a target bone / null to control the eyes / pupils. can someone direct me to the instructions on this? thanks ps: i looked through the book maybe im missing something....
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Alright, anyways i got my subscription to work without the weird clock problem. So i tried modeling something out to fit my style. Anyways i came out with some cartoony looking eyeballs. But i want them to look good. How do i get the textures on and stuff. Also how can i make a black pupil on the eyeballs. and then how can i color it.??? Heres the picture of the eyeballs in progress
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To make the texture of my eyeballs, I just use the one that is already in the program. (The one under Toon Nation). Everytime I use this the pupils never show up. The only time that the pupil does show up is when i make only one eyeball. I really need help on this.
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Heya all, any advice on the best way to do moving eyeballs? Either make the "white" of the eyes one with the rest of the face (no blinking on this model) and just have the "iris" move around or creat the eyeball and iris as one and have the entire globe rotate. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks, Rich
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Hi. I am trying to find information re: eyes. I understand how to make spheres and modify them to look like eyeballs. How do you make them more realistic? Decals? Materials? I appreciate the help. V 12.0
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As I mentioned before I'm working on a new comic that we want to add around the first of the year. I'm trucking along with the models which are pretty much just letters with arms and legs but I had a question or two. Is there a good set of large, expressive eyes (something cartoonish like Keekat or Mickey Mouse) with the bones and maybe some presets out there that I could paste into these models without too much difficulty (and without any problems with me using the eyes for commercial applications)? I did my TAO lessons on adding a rig but that was a really basic lesson and I've not been about to figure out how to add things like EYE Targets or even complex joints …
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I need to know how to atach eyes hats and a mout on a charicter so that where ever the charicter goes the eyes and stuff goes. please comment thanks
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Hi. Just need help with eyes in general-- not necessarily realistic, and mostly with rigging, i can't seem to find any tut's about it. Thanks!
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Hi, I making my frist charater and I was wondering how the heck do you put eyes and a mouth in? Thanks!
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(my best headline yet. yay.) it's about cloth. spring systems are in the past? what is the new fabric making technique called, i don't know what to search for here? is there a date/version nr to search by as well - as in, newer than?
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Face Camera
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Where are the instructions for adding a camera to point to a model's face? The manual that comes with AM 2006 talkes about using multiple camers but I cannot find any instructions to accomplish placing a face camera. Can someone help get started or point me to a place with instructions? Thanks.
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ok as of part 5 of my not machine project im trying to build a not machine face, as in humen (shutter) but for the life of me my hash library is completly empty atm. my first attempt was less than impressive so was wondering if some one has a basic face spline setup they could post
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ok i made this face using the tutorial i got a few posts ago but for some reason its a little sharp i cant manage to get the sharpness out with out a way to big distortion so im asking for help heres the file face.mdl
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Does anyone know the best tutorials for photo real skin using material and pictures.
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Hi I just can't get through the manuals - it's not my best way of learning, and the software I have doesn't really match what's in the manual - and i want to do stuff not covered in the manual. The best way for me to learn is to spend time with an expert. If there's an Animation Master Master in the UK, ideally within the Thames Valley, that would be prepared to help with questions and take me through what i want to do and answer the questions I have, I'd really really really appreciate it. Please email me neil@fairbrother.net Thanks and best regards Neil
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im trying to give this model facial expressions but im having trouble doing so what i am trying to do is, rig a bunch of facial poses (mouth pose sliders, eye pose sliders, etc) to a single slider for a specific emotion (happy, sad, mad, whatever) i got the pose sliders to move the different facial features ok but i cant get the stupid pose sliders to work with the emotion pose slider i mean it works (at least i think it does) but i cant see the sections of the face move ? any advice?
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I'm new to A:M so naturally I jumped in over my head and started a big project. My WIP is a music video. I have a 2d model of a stage with some scenery in the background. I'm trying to fade the background to black (as the sun sets) and leave the stage lit up. I thought I could just make a black background behind the scenery then slowly make the scenery transparent with a pose slider, but it didn't work. I searched the forum and my manuals I have but haven't found anything to help. Any ideas?
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Hello - I have a decal on an object (tooth) the tooth has a gradient decal image I created applied to it. I created a pose slider that I want to be able to have at 0 with the decal percentage set at 0 and then at 100 have the decal percentage at 100. So it would fade the decal in and out when moving back and forth. What it is doing is making the whole tooth transparent when you slide it to 0 - but it is the "decal" image that I am appying the percentage to - does anyone know what I am doing wrong and what it doing it to the whole tooth and not just the decal? Thanks for any help - Eric
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Hi guys, How do I fade music in and out? Thanks
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Seems I cannot render my scenes to anythign but 'Final' without getting a "Failed InitBoundRenderInfo" error! Any workaround? Cheers
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Greetings, I wonder if anyone has come across the error message, "Failed to launch help", when pressing "help topics" in the top menu bar? Any suggestions as to what is causing this? I'm using 14.0c. Many thanks you your help. Andrew
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I am doing a project where I am going to have the letters of a word fall out of a hat. I need each letter to react to each other, bounce on the ground and then form a word. I would like to know what would be the best way to approach this effect ? I take it that I would need each letter to be collidable and have mass but I have never explored AM Physics before except to animate a flag. Is there a tutorial that would be a good one to work through ? Pinballwzd...
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I'm working through Barry Zundels videos on charactor rigging. The videos are from 2005 so that raises a few questions. Fan bone = cosmetic bone, I believe these are the same but just different naming. Correct? Control bones, naming has not change, Correct? With the advent of smartskining and cp weighting how important is it still to add a lot fan bones and control bones. I know that smartskin and cp weighting can't care of everthing but in Barry's tutorials he sure has a lot of different fan bones(cosmetic) and control bones. Do you still have to add that many or now can you reduce the number of fan and control bones with the use of smart skin and cp weight…
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Hi, I'm starting to use A:M again having left 3D behind and returned to 2D. Now I'm determined to crack it. Previously I had managed to build models, but rigging was where I fell down. I now finally have my head around fan bones and have got them working successfully in the relationships window. Trouble is, if I create a new action or choreography using the model, the fan bones are there, but no longer have any effect. I'm sure there's a simple explanation, but I've tried all sorts of things. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Hi - I have no idea what I am doing, but the fire tutorial and a couple hours of playing around got me to the point of having the jet engine fire for my fan character I'm working on. It didn't come out half bad, but and suggestions to make it better would be more than welcome. http://www.flashanimationwebsitedesign.com...urningFan3.html My question is- I have a choreograph scene that I put my character in and also the object "smoke" which has the "fireMaterial" dropped on it. That is what I rendered 5 seconds of at the above link. I used the "smoke.mdl" and images for the sprites that goes along with the fire tutorial. The idea is to have the characte…
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I down loaded the "fat guy" model, but it won't open in my program. Does a model have to be imported?
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I did a search in the foums here for "fatguy" to get the fatguy model I saw in the video tutorials, found where I could download him from (ftp://ftp.hash.com/pub/Data/HASH2001/Data/Models/Actors/FatGuy/) However, whern I try to import him, it appears to load ok although the object in the PWS as no name. But there are named groups, bones, etc... However, when I try to open the model in a modeling window, I get the following error using A:M 2006 v13.0e...
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Cant find the feature focus page
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In any endeavor we seek feedback. We look at things from a variety of angles. We poke and prod at ideas. We test new theories. We plan for success. We hope for feedback. And when we get no feedback... that's feedback! Discovery is at the heart of the learning process. Feedback helps us discover what works. As an artist, animator or storyteller recognize how feedback is essential to success. Look for opportities to provide feedback and encourage others in their endeavors. You'll be glad you did. Best, Rodney
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I followed the online tutorial for it's a pitch. I tried it with the skeleton as well as the knight and I have the same response (twice with both character's). When I set the frame 18 pose and use the slider to see the animation, both feet end up in the air between frame one and thirteen. It looks like the charter is hurdling. Its appears that it didn't regester the foot placement in frame ten. I can go back an replace the foot but I have to do it on a number of frames establish foot contaqct on the ground. I am using v12q. I don't have the inverted knee problem others have discussed. I did set the balance and balance riged to 0 per the tutorial. Any ideas??
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Hi, I am trying to create a usable walk cycle action using my own character rather than the rabbit, but the feet are slipping in the action? I've included a small frame-by-frame video below for reference. Walk.zip I tried searching the forum and found some excellent walk tutorials, but I haven't found a specific post where this issue is addressed. I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction? Thanks
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How can I reduce the inflience of the hip target on the feet target? I'd like to move the feet without so much hip influence.
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how do you make the legs follow the feet? like with those models in the extra cd?
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those questions may seems stupid but please for answers -that what friends are for right? QUESTIONS ABOUT Animation Master: 1. Is it possible to take any picture jpeg,bmp,gif which consist a character on it and animate in animation master? Does this character must stand on this picture straight? 2.It is possible to use plugins like zbrush,maxon body paint with animation master? 3.Where can i find dictionary (website) with 3d terminolgy like what relending mean etc? 4.it is possible in animation master to make a game? or walk in animation like in first person prospective like in shooting game? 5.I own old animation stuff on Vhs tapes but the qual…
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In the video I am doing I need a classic cartoon fight cloud. Everyone has seen one and I am hoping it has been done before here successfully. If not I will just have to make a step by step fight, but the genre of how my toon looks, really calls for the fight cloud. Any help?
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Hi Shannon here...New to AM and forum. I have been working on exercises for a week now and I am up to the Fighter Plane. When extruding the shape of the plane I noticed it seemed sharp the shape is not totally rounded between control points. My wheels are stiff (not round) I clicked on the smooth button for control points and no change. Im sure I've done something stupid but cant figure it out...Help Please.
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What type of file does hash import for choregraphy rotoscope. i.e. for live motion?
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When choosing File > Save Project As, shouldn't you get a field for the name, in case you want to update the name or change it in some way? I don't have that, and I'm pretty sure it's something I used to have.
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Hey, Im new to Animation Master and the forums, so I'm working off version 12 (cant afford the updated ones ).. but I seem to be having a problem rendering.. I've been doing the Chorus Line tutorial from the book, and when i go to render, I cant click on any of the settings (like Final, Toon etc).. I can name the file but it wont let me click ok any ideas? thanks in advance!
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I'm curious, what file types is A:M capable of importing and exporting? OBJ, 3DS, DXF. etc? I've been modelling and texturing in Hexagon 2 and was wondering if I could import my models with their textures from there to be animated in A:M. I've looked in the online A:M reference, but could find no answer. Thanks.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
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As I've been working with this program I noticed my files starting to grow. Does anyone care to share their organization method for working with Animation Master? I notice that if I move a file the program seems like the program looses the decals. I'm trying to get a good system now, so I won't suffer in the future. Thanks, Andy
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Has anyone had this problem....I'm building the model plane, I've been saving my work every so often, now the files in the project work space, but the model window will not open. Did I loose all my work? Any ideas what would cause this? I'm using a Mac, not that it matters.
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Hello Here is my smurf. I have some questions - Am I on the right way? Can somebody make some critics? - How to fill some holes in the mesh? thanks for your help Remy Schtroumpf_03.prj
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