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The A:M Forum is for technical support and the sharing of tips and ideas between users/prospective users of Hash software. It is moderated constantly by technical support representatives.
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-Ask questions about the software.
-Assist other users... everyone was new at this once.
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User Led Forum Considerations
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Secondly, understand there is a distinction between A:M (the program) and the A:M forum. There are some topics and issues that are outside the scope of this forum and most can be deduced by reading through the forum guidelines. These include such things as Hash Inc internal policies, business practices, trade secrets, and specific plans for the future not yet publicly released. Each of these would be fascinating topics of their own but are better reserved for private communications with a representative of Hash Inc.
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This last area is likely the source of much confusion because many see the A:M Forum as the official outlet for Hash Inc... and it is. But the forum is not designed for conducting business and private matters best resolved by going to Hash Inc directly. Similarly, bug reports are best resolved by entering them directly into the A:M Reporting system.
Many problems can be easily addressed at the user level just by asking fellow users in the forum. If someone at Hash Inc suggests the forum as a source, it is very likely a problem can be easily resolved. For tougher issues there is even more reason to take the issue directly to the source... you don't want the issue discussed... you want it resolved quickly.
Finally, remember that we want to pass this forum on to future moderators and generations of A:M Users in the absolute best condition possible. A:M is just that good a program and is worthy of our consideration.
Thanks for making the A:M Forum a great community.
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I'm gonna have a meeting with the bigwigs of my school monday. Very excitied. I think i've got AM sold, alot of the kids are very excitied also (they saw Noah's BC animation) The one concern they have is how to keep kids from modeling inapropriat stuff. I guess the teachers will just have to pay attention. anyways, i'm syked. I can't wait, cause AM looks so awsome. Hell, I think they may go for 15 copies instead of 10. And the great part is so i can lead the course in the summer they gonna give me the boxed copy! Huzza!
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Just saying thank you to rodney for all the helpful advice he has given me on the boards and through PM. And thank you to any others who have answerd my noobish qustions and putting up wit me horribl' gramma und my das 'orrible speeling
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I've just run into a problem when I saved a model file, opened it in a project and animated it. I need to show the project file to somebody and if I just send the .prj file then the model will be lost. As much as I could just also send them the model file, is there a way I can convert the hard disk file for it into a regular model/rigged and animated? I can copy/paste the modeled object into a new model window and that will only take care of the modeling. It wouldn't be rigged or animated. Hope this makes any sense.
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Good luck, dude! I would hope your school would recognize how pervasive 3D art and animation will be in the future. As media shifts away from paper and printing to online media and future technologies like electronic paper, motion graphics are going to be hugely important. 3D will be everywhere. I'm sure they'll see the educational value of giving the students the tools to explore that. How's that for an endorsement? :-)
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I'm trying to use A:M on a laptop that does not have an optical drive built in, is there anyway that I can make an image of the cd and store it on the drive so that I can start A:M? Or am I just out of luck? Thanks Brian
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I made a mouth for my character, but when I did the dope sheet the jaw doesn't move or barely moves. Why doesn't my jaw lipsinc with the words.
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Can I import a gif file into the chorografy or action, if so , how?
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Hi all! Somebody say me that A:M has booleans but I can't find it. Somebody can to say me where? And how can I do bevels? Thank you very much.
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yeah, uh..... the lens flares in A:M, i want some of them to be so that they dont shine light, cast shadows or make it look like its a light, i want it to just be a lens flare, nothing else, for example, a very shiney knife, exe. i hope you know what i mean because i cant seem to know how else to say it. thx
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I'm having a bit of a problem with a model I'm working on. Some of the CPs & splines are pale blue, not the usual red/white combo. I can't select the CPs (even with {Ctrl-A}). The attached image shows the problem areas, surrounded by red splodges. I think what I'm doing wrong is something very basic, but I can't begin to think what it is. Any of the experts care to shed some light...?
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Hi, I was wondering If somebody can tell me where can I find the Models Dex and Lambrina. I try to email Den, but my email did not go through, It comes back with an "error" saying, It could not be deliver to that email adress he has in his website. I wonder if he stills there, Mmmm ??? I am really impress with his work he has done.
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Does anyone know were i can download Rebump X? I saw it in one of my animation master books and it looks cool but i cant find it anywear on the internet. If someone could post it for me to download that would be great. Or if you could email it to me my email is daniel.x16@gmail.com thanks
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www.creationengine.com has a great deal for A:M! 10 copies for $100 a copy. Problem is they are out of stock. Now, could my school contact hash and get the same deal? Or do I have to wait for creationengine to restock?
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My disc for A:M is scratched. It is starting to get cracked too. Often it dosnt start up. I have A:M 2002. If i buy the upgrade will i still have to use the disc when i start the program up? I love the program but i dont have enough money to purchase the new version on disc. I got my disc as a gift from a friend because he bought a newer version
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is there a irc or chat channle for hash inc.?
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Need ideas
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Well, I'm at a boarding school. And I just may have the oppertunity to teach a course in animation master (10 hours of work per class) Problem is, I need to learn AM in 4 1/2 months or less... Is that even possible? I've about convinced my school to buy 10 copies. (one of which will be mine) And I really want to learn and learn to teach amimation. Any ideas on were to start? Can somone link me to all of the online VIDEO toturials? And is 4 months even enough time. I would lead four two-week classes. class would be structured in the following manner: - Students will create and animate their own character - Students will learn the basics of m…
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Hi all - I am having a little problem with constraining an object to a path then making that object start later in the choir - If I make a path - select my object and apply a constrain to path and select the path everything is fine - I can scrub my choir and the object moves along the path - when I adjust the "Ease" so that the object stats further down the path - then scrub the choir - my object no longer moves - if I reset the "Ease" back to "0" and scrub my choir - the object still does not move - the only way I can make the object move is to remove the constrain to path and re apply it. Any help on what I might be doing?? thanks, …
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are there tutorials for creating back round scenes: where models can be placed and move around in.
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So I can't right click. I am using a mac and as everyone knows you can't right click even with there new mouse. So since I can't right click is there another button that I can press on my keyboard that will simulate the right click when I am holding something. For example: I want to attach a bone to another bone and I have no right click how would I attach them?
Last reply by largento, -
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Can characters and settings/backdrops be drawn/designed/created in A:M from scratch or is it necessary to create them in another package and then import them into A:M? I ask this because on the Hash, Inc website, mention is made of Photoshop and I wondered if characters, etc, have to be created in this first and then imported into A:M. Thanks
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Hi, Could some one tell me how do I get my library back. Some how It dissapeared. I can't see my models that came with Hash V13. When I isntalled the program it was fine with models inside the library and now it is empty. I really don't want to uninstall and reinstall it again, since I had problems the first time I installed it. I want to avoid going through the same thing over again. Thanks!
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I need a circle that has alot of patches on it, is there a way to take the 32 patch sphere and doulbe or triple its patches?
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Is it possible to mix live action footage and animations using animation master 10.5 (2003) version? Thanks in Advance
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I'm going to be a new user of A:M in the next month just wondering if my computer will run A:M It has a Dual 2 core Processor, Two hard drives with 500gb each, and 2gb memory i did see that earlier version seemed to have trouble running with the dual core processor but will it work better with the recent version of A:M? thanx chris
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Hey can anyone help me i already made my model but how can i put on the texture and also make sure the texture looks clean o the model i tried to do it by watching the FW fighter and the way they put the decal on there but i didnt come out the way i wanted it to look....when i try to save my picture in TARGA format and imported in AM the alpha channel comes out white how can i prevent that...here is a picture of what my model looks like with the decal on.
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Is there a guide to all constraints? I pick up an object with a kinematic/orient like/compensate combo ( hand and forearm so the forearm follows the hand) then later I want to attach the hands to something.... Well the 2nd time I use a Kinematic on the same bone, it totally ignores it ( the 2nd one) even if the 1st is set to 0% enforcement. Also the 1st is set to a different bone than the 2nd, the 1st doesn't use compensate and I need compensate for the 2nd action. How do I get the 2nd Constraint to work, or what am I supposed to use instead of Kinematic? Kinematic works if I delete the 1st one. Imagine someone doing a pushup then lifting a barbell. T…
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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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Hi, please help me! I need this project: If someone has this project, please send it to my email office@boomradio.net, or upload it here. Please!!! Please!!! Please!!! Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!! Thanks! Igor from Serbia!
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Anyone looking for a story boarding prog. heres a free one. They also have tutorials online on how to use it. http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro They also have tuts on how to use different software, like photoshop and premire
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One of the things I've seen around here is that apparently people can make games out of Animation: Master. Am I correct on this? If so, how does that work? What are the requirements? This is a totally new concept to me, making games from a personal 3d animation program. Sounds like something fun. Another thing is making money. Just out of curiosity, how exactly do average A:M users go about selling their own animation? If that actually happens, often? I've heard there might be certain websites to do it. This is also a relatively new discovery. I'd love for some clarification on these things.
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I'm sorry but the english is not my first languaje. It wanted to put an example ilustrative of which it happens to me in case I need the words. Why this cuts? How can to clear them? Thx for all.
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Is it possible ot make monthly payments on A:M? I'm going to have enough to buy it in a couple of weeks but I don't want to wait that long to order it. I relize this is silly cause A:M is only $300 compared to things like maya which go up to 7k. However I am a student and cannot afford somthing like that. (plus A:M looks way cooler) So, to sum it all up, is there a monthly payment plan with or without interest? /me blushes
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Help! Just got A:M at Wondercon today and will be running it primarily on a laptop that does not have an internal CD drive, so prefer to not carry it around just for this program. Is there a legit/legal way to bypass the requirement for the CD? I travel a lot and really need to keep things light and small on trips. Maybe putting a copy of the files onto a 1GB USB drive??? I have no problem signing some form or other agreement to state I will not copy or pirate the software, I just need to be able to run it on my laptop "sans" CD. Thanks! The Shooter
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Hi everyone, I've already bought an Intel based iMac and I've noticed that only selected versions of some programs work with this new Macs. I own a 2006 CD and I'd like to know wich exact version is the one I should install in my computer or, at least, the best version that suits in. I'd be very grateful if someone told me this and where to download it too. Thanks a lot
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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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I gave each foot a null, but when I try to move the null to move the foot. Either the foot doesn't move or only the foot moves. I need help with the null so when I move it the foot will move and the leg will follow and place its self.
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hey im new and i am getting tired of always having to click the key button and key every key frame. i have seen people animate with ought havening to push the key button every time. how do you set it on animate mode?
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Got my first question, now i got the sword in the hand moving with it, now, i cant change the angle of the sword, like, its stuck facing forward? wat do i do Trinrixpro
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I am very new to this and it would be very helpful if someone has a tutorial that follows the same process as the Demo Video on the main Hash page. I've tried to follow the steps he uses to animate that vase several times, but it's obvious some steps are gone over so fast you don't notice them, and you can't stop and start it anyway. I want to make my own model and animate it, and things aren't going well as yet. For instance, how do you save a model to begin with? I can save my project, but don't seem to be able to save models. I can make new folders but can't see any way to get my models into them. And bones are eluding me. I draw bones and attach cps to them -- get the…
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I need some help. I tried to make an animation, you know, moving the bones into position and load up a song from the sound folder, a mp3 song that I converted to .wav. Well it did work once I converted it to .wav, it does play the song in the program, but the problem is that whatever my animation is, plays first and then it plays the song. This happens when I loop the animation which it was just about 5 seconds; I did that just to try it since I am new at this and I am just learninig how the animation master program works. Any Ideas on how to blend the animation with a song file when I loop the aniamtion? This is what I want to do: I want to be a…
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Hi there, my name is Giovanni and I write you from Italy. I am a new user in this forum but I have not at the moment AM. My english so no good so please excuse me for probable errors! I am a young filmaker that want make a short film where a little alien visit an uman bacause he want understand the humans! Is it a little short film that I want propose a several italian festival of shorts film. My first idea was create a puppet with foam and animate it with my hand. But I have considered that the final result can be very bad, so, I go around internet and I have discovered AM!! I am amazing for the quality of puppets that it can do, but my fear is that it…
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How did you guys make all those cool icons on the new website under the "Features" section?!? Can you write up some tutorials, please? Thanks! -- Glenn
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Hello All I just want to say that ive been looking at animation master for a while now and im pleased with the fact that i have finally purchased my own copy of it and im really looking forward to it. NOW I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE... I RECENTLY M WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT REQUIRES MY MODEL TO MOVE OR EVEN DANCE AND I SAW SOME TUTORIALS ABOUT MODELS THAT MOVED AND DANCED AND STUFF.. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WOULD I HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH AND CREATE THAT MODEL OR CAN I IMPORT IT AND IT WILL STILL RESPECT OR CREATE BONES AND SO I CAN MANIPULATE IT? MY MODEL IS A MAN THAT HAS HHIS ARMS STREACHING OUT IT IS 2D BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT 3D AND ALSO MANIPULATE IT IS THAT P…
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ok, i have a complicated model, with a complicated walk cycle. in choreography mode, i add the action to the model, yes, it works- but one thing, if i move a bone manually, the bone in the rest of the action cycle will not do the action, instead, it goes back into the position it is before you would add an action to the model. i hope i'm making sence, its hard to explain this any help would be appreciated
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Hello all, Just wondering if there is a list of usable image file formats that can be used for decals. I know '.jpeg' can be used, however after modifying an image in adobe photoshop and then applying it to my model as a decal, nothing showed up. Sorry I can't say what file format it was, I'd scrapped it and used a .jpeg instead. However after a while I started to wonder. So does anyone have a list? Also more to the point can I use a .gif or .png image file without changing settings in decal? Happy animating!
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Sorry for starting so many new threads, but I'm basically diving headlong into A:M this weekend, and I've taken all next week off to submerge myself in it. So bear with me. The trouble I'm having right now is that when I start a new action, a few bones (thigh and calf) are missing from my rig. When I lift the foot, or pull down the pelvis, the knee bends properly. So it is seeing the bones and the model is responding properly, but I cannot see them, nor select them to manipulate them. I could assign coordinates mathematically, but that would be a nightmare to have to do that every time, and I like to be able to see the skeletal structure as I animate. All othe…
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I know dragging and dropping from the libraries to the CHOR window, but how do I add my own sounds? How do I create my own libraries? I know yas gots some links! thanks
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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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Hi out there, I'm wondering whether there are AM lip sync dictionaries available in other languages. I am sepecially interested in a German distionary file. Is there any? A bit deeper goes my question on how I could create one myself .... (1) What phonems can be used in this sort of file and (2) how are they mapped to lip poses? Thanks for your support
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When animating an object, how do you keep it completely still in one segment between keyframes and then move it again? An example is a character that stops everything it's doing briefly, frozen in time, then looks around. It seems like any animation program won't let you do that because it only allows constant movement while you're animating. Can anyone help?
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