Banes

thanks very much...i've got to fool around with this to figure everything out...instead of rushing to the forum instantly...lol i think i'm getting a handle on it...it's great fun... a LOT to learn!! thanks for the help!

I'm just getting started....trying to do a walk cycle...but the "pose sliders" area is empty...it's just blank. any help?

well, since i just ordered the program, i guess i'll introduce myself in this topic...since i spent several months in the "CONSIDERING BUYING" camp myself. I write, and play music...but i've always loved cartooning, though i've done less of that until this year. I saw some great little animated shorts online and i thought "I'd love to do that!" What i really want is to write and produce my own stories. Movies, really, I guess. This seemed like the best way to go about that. To see if i was serious, i decided that if i could make five short, hand-drawn animations, then i was interested enough to invest in a program. well, i'm still in the middle of the fifth project...but i bought AM anyway! I waffled a long time between 2D (maybe toonboom?) and 3D before settling on 3D and AM. I'm very excited, and have a million questions, of course. like 'how do i lip sync? how do i record dialogue? music and sound effects? do i need photoshop? are these movies viewable once they're done, without crashing someone's computer with their size? do i compress? HOW do i compress? Do i need photoshop? after effects? what ARE those things, anyway? LOL...anyway, i'm very pumped, not very computer-savvy, but very into writing, cartooning, and animation/movies in general. I'm very glad to be here....the forum looks fascinating and supportive. have a good one! And yes, i DO blather on, don't I? Banes (sean)