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When I watched the video tutorial for Exercise 5: It's a Pitch the narrator on the video ended up having trouble with bones moving that were not suppose to move. The narrator pointed out that whenever bones are not moved on a particular keyframe their position is not remembered at that keyframe. My question is... After manipulating some of the bones on a keyframe would it be a good idea to press the Force Keyframe button at the bottom of the screen if you wanted to make sure everything is anchored (or keyed)? Would forcing keyframes assign keys to all the bones regardless if they were moved or not?
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Why is it that sometimes when I turn on the handles and select a CP with splines, they (the handles) do not show up? Thanks.
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Morning everyone. Ok, i'm going thru the tutorials (again and again!). I'm trying to have my character walk a path, then wave. However, I can't seem to have my character mimic what the tutorial does. My character walks, then "glides" for a bit, then waves. What am I missing? I thought I followed the tutorial, but maybe I keep missing something? Thanks. Steven
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Hello, I'm still working out of the David Rodgers book. I set up a choreography, put in some model buildings, etc. Saved it, embedded the files. When I go to open it up.....nothing. The computer keeps asking me to find stuff. Do I have to put(or copy) all the models, decals, etc, into one project file when I make something? Thanks, Andy
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Greetings all! While I have puttered around with A:M since 2000 I haven't really done anything other than some interesting stills but my real interest is animation. So here are my questions: 1. Is the A:M 'school' where you upload your progress through the tutorials and have them graded still in effect or am I too late? 2. The TWO project was begun in 2005 as a three year project so I assume it must be in its final stages. Considering the fact that I still must go through the A:M tutorials and that I hold down a full time job is it too late for me to hope to contribute to this project? Finally, a side note: I noted somewhere that there was still some t…
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I'm having a problem with the toon shader which when I render it, I get these weird shadows and lines in the background of my walls. Here's a picture to show what I'm talking about. :)
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Is it possible to do motion capture (.bvh) with AM V13, If yes, please can i go about this , help please.
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I created a sprite emitter material based on the one given in the manuel. I works in the project file I created it in, but does not work in other project files. I have no clue why.
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I am trying to change the texture property of a decal to 'bump' to use as a bump map. How do I do this is A:M v.12v+? -Chris
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I shot a mail message to support but I thought I'd cover this base as well. I got a Mac mini from work so that I could work from home. Since my home PC is way old, I wanted to install A:M on the mini. The install of A:M 11 goes OK, but after entering in my info & serial the program just shuts down. System stats are as follows: 1.83 gig core duo 2 gig Ram Mac OSX I checked the FAQ but didn't find anything similar to my situation. Sorry if this isn't the place for this question. Also, I know a mini is hardly the workhorse that should be running A:M but it it's all I got. Any help is greatly appreciated. C.
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i wanted to try using decals on my character but i guess im not too good at making character decals they call it skins or something right? how do you set up the skins on the decal before its applied to the model? how do you compensate for this stretching effect that im getting when the build reachs the edge of the skin thingy? help?
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Hi im Yarkool and I have Animation Master 2004 (I know its old). What i want to do is wrap a video game skin image around a video game model? Can anybody tell me how to do that or if i can? Thanks!
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So I am working on smartskin to adjust the area where my penguins flippers connect to her body. I am selecting the torso bone and doing New > smartskin. Problem is when it jumps to the 90 degree rotation. I understand this is normal, however, I can't see the bone to move it back and it seems to *really* distort the model. Should I keep my model in shaded wireframe mode while doing this, or would just wireframe make seeing the bone easier?
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ok t been like this for a long time and i keep forgeting to post this. but since i've had A:M, and got on a:m comunity, i've been under choalmarch productions and it says hi, thomas ingham. my screen name is what i want it to be (the_black_mage333). but i'm under a completely diffrent name. also i made another account, and did every [thing] to be [put] under my name and every thing, but i forgot my password and the answer to my question!!!! i sent a request on the [A:M] reports like a month ago and no response can any one help me.
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I'm having a strange problem with a model - I modelled it on my laptop using AM v11.1i and it looks like this - (see "strange") but the original model (created in AM11.0t) looks like this on my desktop (see "Thomas") I only need an answer - I must have phrased my question wrong in my original thread that got deleted - but do I need to delete the hair material shortcut and re-apply or should I start the hair all over again? Apologies to Hash if I say anything wrong, I've been off the forums a few years and may say the wrong thing the wrong way. Alf
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Hello, I am attempting to import Ai files into animation master via the plugin wizard. However for some reason it will not import the files. With recent Ai file formats it will exit the wizard, but not import anything. With older files, the software shuts down. I can't figure it out. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm using Windows xp pro. service pack 2. Any idea's/thoughts? Thanks. MC Also are there any plugins that allow the import of an .eps?
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I have a MPEG-2 that I want to use as an animated rotoscope. To what do I need to convert this video file? An AVI? A MOV? Help me, kids. - Justin Curfman
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Does anyone have a small example PRJ that shows a "surface constraint" in operation?
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so im in a animation class and were working on a independent project some of the models have to be mad from scratch but we can download or import models since i suck at all things computers can you tell me what this is and how to do it please and thank you
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RC02 works Great Just need to make sure the ip address of the server is up to date on all messengers.
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I've had A:M in my hands for over a year now ever since our Man with the money met (I think) Martin Hash at a trade show and came back with the software and told me to check it out. I regret that I've failed to take advantage of this forum the way I should... ditto with contributions. I'm trying to make up for lost time. Anyway, to the point: when I started out rendering, I went directly to AVI/MOV files. I've since realized that's wrong. I'll skip the long stories about how I learned them, but here are things I've learned: Products like Sorensen Squeeze (or Divx products) do a heckuva better job as a post-process product than any part of a direct render outpu…
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I am putting together a choreography in which a character climbs up a steep wall. The trouble that I am having is when I go to move a foot higher the body and more specifically the arms do not stay in place. Is there a way of locking down the hands and the right foot while I move the left? Thanks, Redwings
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After doing some refinement on my climbing action. My knight ended up with the right bicep bone underneath the right forearm bone in the project workspace. It ruins the entire arm movement. How do I get it back to the correct place. I have attached a picture.
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I UNDERSTAND THE DIFERENCE IN MAKING KEYFRAMES IN "FRAMES ELAPSED TO 0" AND " SMPTE" MODES... IM JUST WONDERING WHAT SMPTE STANDS FOR? REGARDS!!! DANIEL!
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i have a question about the simcloth material effect, what, exactly, does it do? what is its purpose? how do i do it? i'd like to know thx
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Hi - my next practice model is going to be a Tucan, and I have searched all over for pictures - and found some great ones, but can't seem to find any with their mouths open, to where I could see what the inside of their mouth looks like. Any Tucan experts out there. Does anyone happen to know if they have a short, small or long skinny tongue? Any good pic links would be appreciated. There was this link - it looks like a long skinny tongue, but not sure if it was something he was eating... Pic of Tucan w/ Mouth open Thank you - Eric
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I've made this great body for my wolf, but every time I try to make the head it comes out wrong. I tried rotoscoping and everything. If anyone has any past experiences with canine heads or has a tip please tell me.
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I made a flour sack with a skeleton and made an action of it kicking in the sky then coming down. but the skeleton was really hard to use, unlike the models that came with AM already. if u got any tips then itll be great if u can tell them.. anyways heres the video. Flour_pack_kick.mov
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Is there a plugin that allows for DirectX file imports? I've looked everywhere and searched through all the support pages and links and haven't found anything. thx
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Hello and me again. now i had make catapult wheel on and again problem get that roll.. first mistage was draw wrong side catapult. front vas left side so i take while a go figure why i cant wheel roll right.. so question is: here was tutorial on car where wheel spin. i cant find it.. i must print on paper manual for me becouse i forgot too easy i become too old) here catapult what and i make video. i get wheel spin when they was only second model ( so catapult is one and wheel was alone, that way i get wheel spin) now both are same. and not get spin right way now. (damn) katapult02.mdl And what is "right way" done video. any tips? resolu…
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Hello everyone, I hope I can get some help here. I bought AM 2005 in 2005 for my Macintosh and had nothing but problems with bugs in the software and unfortunately had very poor results at the time. Fast forward to 2009. Aside from my Mac, I now have a quad core PC with 8 GB of RAM in it. Since AM 2005 had both the Mac & PC software on the DVD, I've been able to load it into the PC and I'm getting some very good results. But, I've got some questions, since I've been away for so long. Maybe you can help me out. #1 - I shoot alot of HDV 1440x1080i footage. When I try to pull this video into AM, the software shuts down completely, even though it …
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As explained elsewhere, I'm using V15 on an Imac running Snow Leopard to revisit an old project for a competion. The original project was put together in V10 and, when complete, backed up onto CD's. They were originally done in 26fps because that is what I'm used to. And on a PC running Windows XP I have had a few problems with V15 ( using the one off the CD) occassionaly dropping out and it seems to revert to its factory defaults each time it does it. So, for example, I open it up to load the old project, having previously set the frame rate to 25fps. It imports the files but it imports them at 30fps, I reset the options under tools, save it and the pr…
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I had a student ask me how to move the camera around in the choreography window and after showing him a truly awful way of doing it I realized I had no clue. =) Is there an equivalent to turning and moving like the modelling view that can be used to manipulate the camera views in choreography? Much obliged, Chris =)
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Can anyone direct me to a tutorial that shows much of the functionality within the same tutorial? I have gone through many of the online tutorials and have a lot of AM videos and books (that I bought off the forum). The problem is, they only take you through certain sections of things. No one really guides you from start o finish and all the steps in between. I am still struggling to get AM into a workable situation for me. It doesn't have to be complicated...say maybe a football. If there was a tutorial from start to finish of a football with the texture, material, decals (I think that this the right terminology to put like an NFL logo on it), it would be so he…
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I am hitting the "render to screen" button (the one immediately to the left of the render lock button) and am not getting any output to the screen - it renders like it normally does but then never shows the image on the screen. Render lock seems to work normally. Anyone have any ideas what may be going on?
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Have a walking character (driven by walking action) with stride length on & constrained to a path. Fine so far but now I need to tweak the walking so that the characters stance comes to stand straight up at the end of the path but can't alter any skeletal motion with a chor action on any frame where the stride length is active. So does stride length "lockout" anytweaking???? Any help appreciated.
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Hey I made a head in A:M and I also made some ears of my own and I want to attach them, but I think I wasn't paying attention to the number of control points. Not to mention my ear needs to have that amount or it won't work correctly how I want it. Can someone help me out and tell me a good way to attach these? I been worknig on attaching them for a while, no luck. AM_Chars.prj.zip
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i've been having a heck of a time learning how to model with splines. i would like to announce i have successfully attached a leg after numerous tries and i do mean numerous. call me crazy but i'm on to the arm. richie
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Hi, I'm trying to make a spiring seashell using the duplicator wizard. I got the idea from a reply on an old posting from the man that seems to know it all on this site (Rodney). I've been messing with the wizard but so far cant get anything remotely close to a tight spiral. I'm confusd as to what all the settings on the wizard means and how to control them to get a quality shape. If anyone has made something like this before feel free to share what settings you used. Thanks for looking. -PM
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Rougue model
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Hi all. I'm trying to sort out two probs really. Background: I've built a cartoon ship and have created its eyes via this fantastic tutorial: http://www.hash.com/amtutes/Bootcamp/EyeTut.html. within the same Model window. Issue: When I proceed to an Action window, my model has sprouted another inactive top eyelid. It disappears and reappears with the legitimate 'Topeyelid' when toggling the 'Hide' button. It seems to be a replica of the original eyelid shape pre the extrustion. Frustrated I've deleted the complete eye model, but it stays there until I also delete it from the GROUPS folder under the Project Workspace. It seems like a set…
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Never have to wait very long for something new to pop up. Animated decal on leg. Have tried AVI, JPG & TGA with and without alpha channel. No change. Granted the skin is flexing but have run out of ideas for fixing it myself. Any help greatly appreciated. Results are the same when rendered with Netrender.
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Hey, all-- I'm wondering if there is a (glaringly obvious, which I missed?) function in A:M that allows you to subdivide a model's mesh to increase patch density--automatically generate splines halfway between existing splines, so that if you need more control points down the line you can add them, so that it doesn't have to be done by hand? Cheers-- Mark
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Hi, all I apologise in advance if this is the wrong forum for such a simple question, but the fact is I've ben emailing Hash support since Feb 06 and had no response. My Problem is simple: I've been a sporadic Hash user for years and last year I threw out my original Hash '97 or '98 manual-- forgetting that it was the only place where my Hash serial # was written. Now wishing to upgrade (and to make hash work with Tiger... what's up with that?) I need to reclaim that serial number. How the heck do I do that? Anyone kind enough to respond may email me directly at reubenm@netvigator.com and may count on my hospitality if ever visiting Hong Kong...! Cheers, …
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how do you make something change color? like in an action or something?
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question, is there a way to tweak the gold, in the a.m. libraries to look like this picture? i want to have the gold render with the lines in it like this picture, its more realistic looking, or do i have to find a gold texture? thx
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Yes the name is Raptree, myhalomovies is my site that I own. I do Machinima, I know some of you don't know that, but if you've heard of Red vs. Blue then you would know they came from Machinima. I myself do movies like them on halo 2 and halo 3, I've taken notice to your product "Animation Master" and was surprized at this spectacular program that is in my price range. I ain't a jump to person on these programs, but I am wanting to purchase the 1 year trial for $50 and if I like it I will buy the whole thing. Myself, currently, is making a few series in halo 3 and your program matched a design texture that I use for many episodes to come. I am hoping to enjoy my…
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Hi - another walking question. I referenced exercise 5 "Take a walk" - and created the 4 poses at 00:00:00, 00:00:05, 00:00:10 & 00:00:15 then I copied the frame and mirror pasted. The walk cycle looks good. When I bring the character into a chor and apply the walk action and have it repeat lets say 10 times. Each time it repeats there is a 'jerk" motion when it starts over, so there isn't a smooth transition between the last frame 00:00:15 - going back to 00:00:00. Is there something I am doing wrong... some setting I didn't set or something? Thanks again - Eric
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Greetings everyone, Merry Christmas to all. Have a question, I was checking my normals to make sure they were all facing correctly when I ran up on at least 2 that wont flip. Any ideas on how to get these guys to flip around? Wally
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I find myself creating unique looks in group attribute and then I say to myself I wish I had that as a material. How can I easily creat that as a material without having to do it manually.
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i couldnt find it in the help in my AM
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