tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post150897076171602014..comments2023-11-09T21:41:38.865+00:00Comments on My Medicated Cartoon Life: Coming soon...Bitter Animatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-16889347327874981072008-12-01T20:27:00.000+00:002008-12-01T20:27:00.000+00:00Thanks - I'll take a look at that.As I recall, the...Thanks - I'll take a look at that.<BR/><BR/>As I recall, the free version is limited to a spread of frames, but it's enough to test it out.<BR/><BR/>The one good thing Macromedia did was to allow extensions - if it wasn't for the third party plug ins, we'd still be partying like it's 1999.dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-88125918114363933502008-12-01T20:08:00.000+00:002008-12-01T20:08:00.000+00:00I highly recommend the AnimSlider plugin for the f...I highly recommend the AnimSlider plugin for the frame problems. Totally changed our studio's working methods. It's very cheap too if I remember correctly.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-36658035614047881832008-12-01T19:36:00.000+00:002008-12-01T19:36:00.000+00:00Oh, it gets worse than that.The single most inexcu...Oh, it gets worse than that.<BR/><BR/>The single most inexcusable feature of Flash is the properties panel. When you click on a symbol on the stage, it shows the frame number currently being displayed in the properties panel - but it's only wide enough for TWO NUMBERS.<BR/><BR/>So, if you're audacious enough to have a symbol with 123 frames, you'll see the number "12" if you're on #123. Every time you make an adjustment, you have to slide the arrow keys to see which number you're on.<BR/><BR/>This has caused errors, and valuable time from the lives of animators who have families and loved ones waiting at home.<BR/><BR/>"Why is Daddy late again Mommy?"<BR/><BR/>"Because a heartless nerd working for Macromedia couldn't bother his fat arse to widen the frame number box by 10 pixels. I guess it wasn't worth 20 minutes of his time. Now go to bed, sweety."<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Flash. Don't get me started!dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-73959742658395927952008-12-01T19:31:00.000+00:002008-12-01T19:31:00.000+00:00Commenting on that Flash tutorial:If the program d...Commenting on that Flash tutorial:<BR/><BR/>If the program developers themselves—the people who know the software and its potential better than anyone else in the world—resort to the use of a <B>square</B> to try to explain how to 'animate' things with Flash, then as a layman I can begin to share some of the frustration you Character Animation professionals experience on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>Who says you can't learn things everyday? Today I learned squares have <B>bones</B>. Maybe tomorrow I'll learn circles have a digestive system... and suffer from constipation ;-)Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-65648002601163337082008-12-01T19:00:00.000+00:002008-12-01T19:00:00.000+00:00Here's a short video where you can see the feature...Here's a short video where you can see the features in CS4:<BR/><BR/>http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play?id=87<BR/><BR/>I'm all for IK or anything that scrapes some of the tedium off this program. <BR/><BR/>It's great that the programmers have FINALLY made an update that deals with animation issues, and not just programming ones. It's years overdue.<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit worried that in doing so, they'll break some of the tools that we're used to. They have 3D style ease-in ease-out controls - these look cryptic to me. Why can't people create a digital version of good old fashioned timing charts?<BR/><BR/>Also, note that ability to pull the timeline out, and stretch out the keyframes accordingly. That might be useful for simple animations, but not complex ones with a lot of nested symbols.<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed...we'll see.dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-62885693614452273652008-12-01T18:54:00.000+00:002008-12-01T18:54:00.000+00:00I played with Flash CS4 the other day. It's got in...I played with Flash CS4 the other day. It's got inverse kinematics, which is kind of a cool toy, but I can easily see it becoming another way to keep animators from actually drawing anything.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182797355500586239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-4886938033571950012008-12-01T02:53:00.000+00:002008-12-01T02:53:00.000+00:00By God's teeth sir, I stand corrected!By God's teeth sir, I stand corrected!dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-75003619533719266902008-12-01T02:12:00.000+00:002008-12-01T02:12:00.000+00:00I'm pretty sure that 'animate' button will work ju...I'm pretty sure that 'animate' button will work just as well as those automatic translator programs you can use on line.<BR/><BR/>An dermot,<BR/>C'mon!!! you know as well as I do that the favorite murder method of any self-respecting animator is an anvil thrown from the roof :)Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-81789010982457658212008-11-30T20:34:00.000+00:002008-11-30T20:34:00.000+00:00While I can't imagine an 'animate' button would co...While I can't imagine an 'animate' button would completely replace things, I've seen whole ads using those exact features you're asking how many people use, Andy. I saw one only a week or so ago that was a piss poor live action ad with a basic After Effects filter put on it as if it were 'animated'. <BR/><BR/>Looked cack but somebody went for the easy option and there was a lack of any desire for quality.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the easy/no quality option is a rather common occurance, especially in the world of advertising which current keeps many animators in a job.<BR/><BR/>You've got to remember who decides to use something like this - it's not the animators, it's the people with the money.<BR/><BR/>Dermot, I've had that exact same 'computers' thing said to me on many occasions. I haven't yet resorted to murder but harsh words have been muttered under my breath and that's almost as satisfying. Almost.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-89348431469337952382008-11-29T19:11:00.000+00:002008-11-29T19:11:00.000+00:00Hmmm, so animation can now be done by computers al...Hmmm, so animation can now be done by computers alone? Doesn't this seem rather similar to how you can press a button in Photoshop to make a photo look like a "painting"? And how many people do you know who actually use that feature?<BR/><BR/>No I can't see the animate button catching on, even if it is in existence. Surely it will only make crap. Maybe we can make a machine that will sit and watch it as I don't think many humans will want to!Andy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-78248776149169964872008-11-29T18:39:00.000+00:002008-11-29T18:39:00.000+00:00Richard Williams told a story a few years ago abou...Richard Williams told a story a few years ago about being at a party where one of the guests asked him what he did for a living.<BR/><BR/>"I'm an animator. I did the animation for the opening titles of the Pink Panther movies".<BR/><BR/>"No you didn't," the guest replied, "that's all done by computers now."<BR/><BR/>Three days later London police fished a bloated, decapitated corpse out of the Thames.<BR/><BR/>The crime remains unsolved to this day.dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-87335394396694847322008-11-29T18:38:00.000+00:002008-11-29T18:38:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.dermothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394168442365481278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-36708023855908318762008-11-29T17:21:00.000+00:002008-11-29T17:21:00.000+00:00Woa, really? That is kind of creepy. I personall...Woa, really? That is kind of creepy. I personally like the look of Flash and the possibilities it gives an amateur independent animator like myself, but the idea of another program removing an even larger bulk of the work?<BR/><BR/>It seems to be that public perception is that Animators dont WANT to draw all those drawings, so the less they have to work the happier they are. But are they?Humphrey Ermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515178774491749598noreply@blogger.com