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I recently wrapped up a TV pilot so I thought I would share what I have been up to while I have the free time. Hope you enjoy! Keep animating!

http://www.vimeo.com/7138602

All animation was...

Movershaker, If you are looking for a professional promo, the amount of work you are requesting in one month cannot be achieved by one person. I wish you the best of luck, but as a professional...

It's called banding, and it sometimes happens in flash when using a gradient. The cause of it is that it is trying to register the colors inbetween, and instead of it making a smooth gradation from...

Is anyone experiencing delays on the timeline when creating keyframes while working with nested symbols in CS4/ CS3?

Im working on a file that has highly rendered vector art and using .pngs for...

Hey guys, So sorry about taking the lead on this project and dropping the ball. I have been dumped on with so much work that I have had 0 free time and completely forgot about you guys. I have been...

I couldnt agree more Lefteye. Anything with a beat (techno- possibly) should work good. This way even if someone wants to expirment with flashing shapes and colors. that can still be involved. This...

Ah cool. So everyone sent in clips to one person who then edited all the work together and structured it in an order of what he/she felt would work best and then created consistant transitions to...

Thanks SilverX!
That is a great use of collaboration, but it seemed a bit structured and less exparimental. Im assuming everyone was given a script, animated 15 seconds and then sent it to 1 person...

Np. Goliard, I will save out as Flash 8.

Thanks for joining in Zacaboo!:) Anyone have a preference to the soundtrack?

Something with a beat to it I would imagine would be the easiest so if...

Thanks Gerbick,

I don't want this project to become a competition though, but rather a coming together of animators collaboraiting on the same piece. I hope being in the arena does not turn people...

Sweet!:)
Thanks bro. Once we get a few more people lined up. I will start a file and then pass along to you. Hopefully we can keep it rolling. I'll open it with a traditional Disney Style but done...

Thanks for the input goliard.

Sorry for the poor spelling. I was on a small break and quickly posted the thread as a rough idea.
As to the multiple posting's....... They were all created at the...

Hey everyone,

I would love to do an animation thread and bring artists together to make a fun and creative piece.

Would anyone be interested in doing a animation thread? Here's the deal..... ...

Interesting Adobemedia. Thats good to hear at least. Sounds like Wings may have improved since I last used it. It's been a few years so there may have been some upgrades. I do remember the geometry...

Oh NO! not wings!:(

lol sorry but as a student this was an inside joke as for us who were using Maya a program our teacher for some reason couldnt understand, he forced us to use Wings, which was...

The mask is one way of doing it, but it's an extra step and it will look stiff.

My advice is, Don't bother with the mask. Just draw your vine and add that as a keyframe. Then start from the top of...

Ah looking back on this post I realized my reply looked stupid!... Sorry, I was replying to 2 comments in the same post which made it sound dumb.

To answer your concern Evaman.
Yes- it was a...

Thanks Evaman,
Yes im a professional animator, and it's my job to set better standards for what some people consider "bad" ecards.

Thanks for the kind words guys, Im glad you enjoyed.

Hey guy's it's been awhile since I posted and updated my website, but here's two Halloween eCards I did. Hope you enjoy. They were both made in flash

http://www.apscalmato.com

Do it all frame by frame with onion skining.. thats how u will best learn animation.

Or you can have your run cycle tween in from point A to point B. turn that movie clip into a "graphic" to see...

Easiest way to do this is....

Write your text / signiture, whatever it is and break it apart so it is not a symbol.

Then frame by frame erase a little bit away from one end to the other. Then...

Here is a step by step on how to create this effect.

-Create an white circle.
-Tween it from one point to another and turn its opacity down to 0 on it's end frame

- cut those frames and...

Trailer to my animated film which is currently traveling the festival circuit. Enjoy. http://whentheworldgoesdark.com/movies/WhenWorldGoesDarkTrailer-FLV7_Med.swf

For more info about the film:...

Gerbik...
Hey, do you have or know of examples of flash particles I can view? I am a traditional animator so I draw all my particles frame by frame but would be interested in seeing what particles...