Dusted off A.M.

[PaulX]

Hello all,

 

I recently found my old A.M. 8.5 CD and manual and after much hesitation because I remember A.M. as being somewhat addictive, decided the give it a final whirl in the computer before making a donation to a Salvation Army charity sale. Mistake and here I am again but it struck me that AM might be used to create visual works combining traditional art and CG.

About me includes that I am a 'middle-aged white male', I live down-under in Australia in the hills west of Sydney, I earn a living painting murals and have a degree in communications recently obtained having nothing much to do these past few years. Look forward to sharing my born-again experience with all.

[robcat2075]

Hello all,

 

I recently found my old A.M. 8.5 CD and manual and after much hesitation because I remember A.M. as being somewhat addictive, decided the give it a final whirl in the computer before making a donation to a Salvation Army charity sale. Mistake and here I am again but it struck me that AM might be used to create visual works combining traditional art and CG.

 

Welcome back! You should get a look at the things Nancy Gormezzano has done combining traditional art and CG.

 

Definitely download the last verison of 8.5 to use with your 8.5 CD.

 

ftp://ftp.hash.com/pub/updates/

 

8.5 may have trouble with newer OS's since it was released, not sure.

[Rodney]

Welcome back!

 

A:M v8.5 might work fairly well under Vista but... there are some basic (and important) improvements to A:M that you'd be missing out on. For instance, the ability to stitch splines together is invaluable! The old way I could never go back to.

 

You are dusting A:M off at the right time.

$49 will get you upgraded to 2008!

 

I echo Roberts suggestion. Study Nancy Gormezano. (Heck... someone needs to watch her carefully!)

And look around the forums and A:M Stills for more inspiration.

There is considerable talent on display here.

[PaulX]

Welcome back!

 

A:M v8.5 might work fairly well under Vista but... there are some basic (and important) improvements to A:M that you'd be missing out on. For instance, the ability to stitch splines together is invaluable! The old way I could never go back to.

 

You are dusting A:M off at the right time.

$49 will get you upgraded to 2008!

 

I echo Roberts suggestion. Study Nancy Gormezano. (Heck... someone needs to watch her carefully!)

And look around the forums and A:M Stills for more inspiration.

There is considerable talent on display here.

 

 

Thanks guys and had a look at Nancy's work in the stills gallery - pretty impressive!

 

Cheers