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Hi all, I have been doing the tuts the video ones as well as reading and after the 3rd I decided to play with the actors and there bones a bit to get used to them. I can't load certain actors though I get "The parameter is incorrect" even thought I get the right file for hair and such things. I tried restarting A:M and my computer as well as checked my drivers, they are up to date... Any idea's? I await your wisdom Thank you ahead of time
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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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I might be jumping the gun on this question and will find the answer soon-- I'm working through the tutorials in the David Rogers book (BEST BOOK EVER, based on the first 1/3, at least--the tutorials are very instructive and logically arranged) and I just modeled my first realistically-muscled appendage (a leg). To keep spline density low, the tut focuses on using spline bias manipulators to define the musculature. On the tut, however, the only cps whose bias is manipulated belong to the spline rings going around the leg. Is it standard/advisable, when modeling, to adjust bias on splines running lengthwise, as well? Is there a reason to stick with bias manipul…
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I was working on a little short animation where a character throws a boomerang... and ran into some problems on making the boomerang spin. Basically I want to be able to position the boomerang in several different places (ex: I want the boomerang over here, at this angle) and then use the curves or some sort of pose to control the speed and direction with which the boomerang spins along its axis as it travels between these points. I was thinking of some sort of rig for the boomerang that allows me to make its position and orientation seperate from the spinning. I've tried several things with no success... I don't really know whats going on... but it seems that t…
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I got it :)
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I got my copy of A:M in the mail woohooo! Now for my full blown first silly question. I am doing the video tuts and the problem is when I go from front view to side I often lose my model and can't find it. So enlighten the simple one what silly thing am I not doing that makes my model leave from view upon changing view? I have tried the buttons and read the book..so I either missed it or its a big secret! please tell Happy animating
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Hello, I've been creating actions for the figure I've created, and I am now practicing stringing them together in a choreography. Two problems I'm having: 1) I'd like to move to a frame, say frame 00:01:00 and have all action start there. When I move the frame counter to 00:01:00 and drag an action onto my character, however, the action starts at 00:00:00 and not the place that I'd like it to. 2) I've added an action to a choregoraphy and it ends at 00:01:00 I want the next action to begin at 00:01:10 with a blend in the intermittent frames. Again, when I set the frame counter to 00:01:10, and the last action ended at 00:01:00, the program ignores the ten f…
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Hello! I am currently in the process of starting a team for web-based cartoons and (in the near future) games. I'd like full length 20-30 minute cartoons, and completely full length games. After looking around, this was the most expensive thing I could buy for that purpose. Now, two months later, I need an audio program to go with it. What would you guys suggest? I need it to have a full range of sound effects (explosions, mystical magic sounding stuff, mechanicle gears moving, etc), along with the ability to create music (preferably click and drag), and finaly voice acting. I'm very completly serious about this, and if I have my way you guys'll be hearing about…
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I have animation master 2002 and i cannot get the rotoscope feature to work. When i import an image as a rotoscope it just showes up as a white square. When i render it i can see the full image but it dosnt let me see it when modeling. How can i fix this? A lot of the tutorials call for rotoscopes and so i cannot do them. Please Help!
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I was trying to resize a model (the Jason model on the Extra's CD). I wanted to have everything move proportionately (bones, vertices, etc). I was able to select the model bone in the PWS, select the whole model, and scale while holding down the ctrl key. All the bones and vertices sized accordingly - great. However, the bones no longer kept their control pts - not so great... Anyone know how to resize and keep the bones control pts? Arthur
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were do you get newton physics i have v12
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Is the Extras CD intended to be used as a place to import from, or can the files be easily copied to an HD as a library to be resident on the PC? Thanks.
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I just needed to know what size I would need to put in to render a poster size picture. About 10" by 14" Thanks for the help before hand.
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I am doing the Flower Power exercise using AM 12.0v on a Mac OS X (10.4.6), and I have noticed that I am having difficulty making a complete group from a lathed object. I create a seven point spline, then I choose the control point nearest the X axis and hit Lathe. It makes a nice round stem. Then I try to group the control points manually (selecting a big box well around the entire stem), but I can't capture all the control points on the screen. Most points are green, but some remain red. I try Select All to capture all the control points before grouping, and it appears to work (all control points are green). I name the Group using the F2 key. Then…
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Hi there! i'm an official newbie. i just install Animation:Master on my computer today and i've finished 2 exercises already. i decided to explore the software and see what kind of things i can do. i clicked "new project" and i wanted to create a model but it said there was an unnamed file or something and that i couldn't create a model. can anyone give me tips on how to fix this? eDen
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Hi, I,ve just produced my first animation, and it looks great. However, i would like to render to an AVI or TGA sequence to be able to mix in a video stream input. I found that the rendering procces render the animation with the Choreography background, i I don't know how to get rid off the background Another question is that if I want to render to an AVI file with the Alpha (Key) channels enabled, i would need two AVI files: one with the animation itself, and another whit the "alpha" animation. Is there any way to do that with A.M? Thanks
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ok i have seen some stuff in the forum that V12 can do can any one tell how to do the newton plugin and the AO setting?
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I am looking for a lobster model for a project i am working on. I also need a guitar. I any one has these or knows where i can get them please let me know. i don't think i am that far along to model them myself. thanks!
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is there a way i can make a wrecking ball type object and make it crash through a house several times and destroy it?
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I was having many problems with crashes and nonworking features; a moderator suggested I upgrade to the newest version. I upgraded from V12 to V13 and all the crashes went away and the features now work... but the libraries have disappeared. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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so whats happened to the image contest? have hash pulled the plug on it. its like half the years gone by and no word.....
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I created a company logo using AM and would like to export it so that I can import my model into Digital Image Pro so that I can work with there gradient tools. Is there a plug-in out there that I can use to export an AM model into a picture format such as .png, .jpg, .bmp? Or for another imaging program such as AI? As of right now I have been using screen print platinum to take a screen shot of my images. If AM can import files from other programs such as AI, should we be able to export the models as an AI file also. Nicole
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Is there any way to delete a pose from the pose slider box? I delete it but it still remains, and I want to reduce clutter. This is really wierd, but I went as far as to delete the whole relationships folder for one of my characters, however, the "deleted" poses are still listed in the pose slider box!
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Is there anyway to render this and like be able to animate with it?
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I have spent the whole day trying to render an action as simple as "a character waving" but was unsuccessful and feel like giving up. I have the V11.1 CD and was working on Exercise 4: IT's a Pitch and noticed that my rendered file only show the last frame, which is pretty much a "still frame" of the last pose. It wasn't an animated file of the six poses I created following the tutorial exercise. So I tried doing a simple action, "waving" and rendered an avi file, and the same problem persist...showing only the last pose in a equally still pose. So I tried searching for help here and this problem seem to have not been addressed. I want to try all those other…
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Hello, I'm looking for a way to adjust a model via it's bone hierarchy, and then apply those changes back to the original model. In case that doesn't make sense, here's what I'm trying to do. I'm exporting models (via amxtex) for use in a role playing game. One particular model needs to be of a dead body. The body doesn't need to be animated, so I don't need to export an animation, but I do need to move the limbs around to suit the position I want. I also want to add some other static scenary objects to the model before exporting. Thanks, Scott
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Hello everybody, I've been using AMv7.1 for a long time. Now, I'm moving to a newer version (v12), but I've looking for some preferences in the render window that I haven't found... Those preferences are BLOOM and FILM GRAIN. Even when I set the render window to advanced I haven't been able to find those properties. Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot
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i put two lights in my tripod and i set volumetric on but it wont make visible light any help with this? heres a pic [attachmentid=17370]
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When I open A:M, I get a message that says, "Error running scripts on this page. Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?" Then, while I'm working, I keep getting an annoying ding-a-ling chime. Over and over. What's happening here Johnnyb
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when i make modals and i try to make a modal or a group reflecive it wont be come reflective want do i do to help this?
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I have created a model containing various groups with surface attributes assigned. When I choose the name of the model itself in the project workspace, various surface attributes are assigned in it's properties as well. When I right-click on the surface property (or properties) of the model, only "new relationship" and "properties" appear in the drop-down box. How can I set the model's surface to "not set" and preferably (but not necessarily) leave the groups' surface attributes intact? Thanks, Chris
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I'm starting from scratch working through the David Rogers book. When it comes to making a torus without rotating the to-be-lathed circle, but instead moving the pivot point, I'm unable to get the pivot PRECISELY where I want it. I can move the x/y/z position in the manipulator properties window, but is there a precise way to rotate the pivot axes, to make SURE it ends up rotated 90 degrees (or otherwise) and not 89? Is there something I can hold down when rotating so that it automatically snaps in 5 (or other) degree increments, or somewhere in the PWS where it shows the rotation? Also, when translating the pivot, is there a way to restrict the translation to one axi…
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Ok i have shaggy walking along a path....at the end of the path i want him to, stop, turn, and face the camera. Now i'v put my Transition to next action "ON" i'v put hold last frame to "OFF" Put my blend method to "Add" I'v even tried to make a new choreography action...but no matter what i do....it changes what happens in his walk cycle "Which i dont want anything to change in his walks cycle!" Hope someone can help.
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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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I'm pushing my first TSM2 Rig [Cheech Wizard] around to see what I can make him do. I got him to walk up five steps, across the platform, and nearly walk off. [Panel#1] He rocks back on his feet [Panel#2] looks around to his right [Panel#3] and then faces front once more before jumping off [Panel#4]. When he swings 'round to his right...when the right leg is at full extension...it immediately starts forward, ending up as seen in Panel #4. Looking at that, I decided that it needed a pause before starting the swing back. I thought I'd copy the Key Frame at Panel #3, Paste it in, and then drag it forward 10 frames or so. I put the scrubber over the Key Frame and Copy..b…
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Hey everybody. I have been on the search for a while now for something to explain computer animation. I have done some stop motion projects but I would reall like to get into computer animation soon. So could you guys give me some info or places where I could get some info about computer animation. By the way I want to know about the technical stuff first because I can animate on paper and Stop Mot but I don't know all the technical stuff for computer animation. This infromation will probaly be a factor in whether or not I save up to buy infromation master. Thanx everbody.
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I was here a bit about a year and a half ago, and I'm getting back into animation again (finally cancelled my World of Warcrack account). I just wanted to say hi. Quick question about the excercises for the Art of certificate. Is it OK to go beyond what is specified in the excercise? For example, here [attachmentid=17244] is my Ex1, where I was playing with the camera angle going over rabbit's shoulder to look at Kee Kat in the dynamic pose. Will I get my golden checkmark for this, or should I play it a little closer to the guidebook? -Andy
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Running Yeti, downloaded and installed 12 (v+). I can't remember if I ran the installation from the CD. At any rate, I hit the help button and got a message that the help file couldn't be found. I dragged it over from the CD and now all is well, but it occurs to me that the help file I am using is probably a bit out of date. Does the FTP site normally keep updates to the help file? -Andy
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I have an issue.....am trying to rig my TV but am stuck..... I want: * to have each part [ eyes, body ] to move individually..but have the eyes attached and move where ever the body goes... * to have his eyes not effected when I scale or distort his body.... any ideas on how to go about this would be great..... [attachmentid=17231] thanks
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i want to make my tripod walk over a hill but i when i use magnet mode to make a hill it wont work it just makes this tiny square around the CP and it wont do anything any help with this?
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Hello.. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem and/or if there's a fix for it? I'm working through the manual tutorials so I can follow through and get my AM diploma :-). However. I'm stuck on the first lesson, "You're The Director". If you'll look at the attached screenshot, when Keekat's Dynamic Pose is at 100%, his right foot is not positioned as it is in the picture, but instead gets sorta "rolled" to one side. What's more, when I put the slider back to 0%, that same foot remains in the same position, even while everything else goes back to the default pose. What to do? I'm using version 2005/Sasquatch (12v+) Thanks! EDIT: Ran…
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are there any common errors when working with splines? what constitutes good spline continuity verses bad spline continuity? rich
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Hey im Lucas and i recently got A:M Im trying to find the tuts, anyone help please? I may 13 but i still wana learn How you all doin?
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selecting five points doesn't always trigger the five point tool. i have to select the five points again and again to trigger the five point tool. do i need to do something different? rich PS. using the key pad 1 through 6 to constrain the cp is great.
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Hi, I am buying AM within the next two weeks. I have searched the forums and had some questions answered and other not it may e because I am not searching them right. I have very little animation exp. I currently do animations projects for creative fun and I draw them, then make models in milkshape. Sometimes I record 3d worlds and then export the avi into filmstrip and then render new or adjusted 3d animations within the video. I am hoping AM can not only help me learn but cut down on the drawing because it takes months to re-draw just a few seconds of video footage. Well it may take some less but i'm green. If anyone can point me to the tutorials or like questi…
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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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Yes lord, I just ordered the new D. Rogers Book ... should be here tomorrow. After reading his A:M 2002, I had to have this one ...
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Hi all Does anyone know of a free site where I can upload my images for someone to download? I have images round 20MB and are too big to email, is there a way that I can put them somewhere for my publisher to download, so I dont have to keep burning them to CD and couriering them. If there is some way that I can do this on some free site, could someone please point me in the right direction. preferably it must also be password protected. any Ideas will be appreciated thanx Leo
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i've been trying to work with primitives from the library. what i discovered is that altering the primitive in the model screen alters the primitive in the library. how can i alter the primitive and keep the library primitive in mint condition? r
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I'm kind of a new user to Animation:Master. I recently started working on the software after quite a while and it wont let me animate. For example I cant do keyframes or anything. I'll put my character in position and then move the time bar to 10 frames and then move the character again but when I go to 0 it is just the previous pose.
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Please can anyone help me?I am trying to model a bunker that would give me a trench effect,ie showing the top half of a character from a straight on view.But when the camera goes above the character i would like to see into they're trench.I have attached some screenshots of a simple model but when i put the model halfway down the ground the hole is filled by the ground.(hhhheeeeellllppppp). [attachmentid=17133][attachmentid=17134]
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