RockLee

Hi everybody, I thought I used the compressed air correctly the first time, but when I took off and examined the heat sink, it was still caked with dust bunnies. I blasted them out, and cleaned off the existing heat sink compound with rubbing alcohol. Then I spent two bucks on new heat sink compound, applied it to the newly cleaned processor, closed it up, and bingo. I believe that did the trick. I rendered a seven second animation in about five or six minutes without a single warning. This is a vast improvement over heat warnings from surfing the internet. I was able to fix my computer for the cost of a can of compressed air and a small tube of Heat Sink Compound. Now I can continue with the tutorials. Thank you for all your help. Steve Ellinger

Wow! I got a lot more replies than I thought I would. Thank you. I will try some of your suggestions. I already used compressed air, and that helped for a little while. I will try replacing some of the fans, especially the heat sink and fan module, or whatever its called. As soon as I can, I'll get to a computer store and ask them what they think. Thanks again for your advice, I'll let you all know what happens as soon as I try some of this stuff. I havent been able to do much with all the overtime being forced upon me at work. It may be a while. Thanks alot!! Steve Ellinger

Hi everybody, This is my second post and my first new topic. I appologise if this is in the wrong forum, but I couldn't figure out which one to post it in. My computer is having problems. I just got Animation Master Last weekend, and My computer runs the program ok. When I do anything more taxing than web surfing, I get a message alert that beeps and says that the processor zone is overheating. I don't want to render anything untill I get this fixed or buy another computer. Does Anyone have any overheating suggestions? If I do need to get a new computer, does anyone have any suggestons as to what I should look for? Any help would be apreciated, Steve Ellinger

Hello, My name is Steven Ellinger, and I just bought a copy of Animation Master. I also have never posted anything on a forum before. I miraculusly figured out how to add the AVATAR. Yesterday, I went to the Chicago Comic convention hoping to buy some collectables, and I saw the Animation Master Booth. It made me think, wow, That's a great price for a package that can achive such professional looking results. I took a short walk around and ended up turning back around to ask more questions. The fact that the Hair tools were included was the biggest selling point. I graduated with a BFA in computer art from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and have used programs like Maya and Houdini. I left school, and now I have been working in a factory for the last 2 years. I haven't done much animation in that time and I want to get back to it. I spent most of today just going through the website, and I will probably spend tomorrow with the program. It will probably take me a while to get used to the program, but what I've seen on the site is amazing. I am excited to see what I can do with it. I will do The tutorials in the book today and tomorrow. I am also very interested in Dynamics on characters. I realize I've probably been rambling, so I'm going to stop now. The Newbiest Newbie Steve Ellinger