Here's another little face test rig. Maybe sometime I'll try a character with more than one eye...!

Thanks guys! I've had guests in from out of town, but I'm back to learning...
Cheers

Also, I'd like to see anyone in flash do anything like a head turn with smart bones / animated points. Nearly impossible. Flash is so behind the times it's insane.

I though I'd start posting my experiments here, as to not clutter up the board! This was my breakthrough year with Anime Studio. Just in the last few days, I think I I've gotten it! I think I finally understand how to use the software fully and get the results I need without being overly frustrated....

Thanks! I noticed that sometimes the artwork on other layers is still distorted slightly using this method...
Unless I'm doing it incorrectly. I think I've got it though.. maybe. :-/

I'm having a devil of a time figuring out if I'm binding bones and points correctly, with my model in place. Can anyone give me a step by step of the new "in place" rigging method using flexi binding? Here's my source file: http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/AS/riderv2.anime I have my character ...

A little meme I made up, while messing around with a little pug puppet I made. Now to give him a body...
I think I'm finally starting to understand a lot of what AS can do, and how to use it in my work.

Thanks guys! I'm loving the stroke brushes, which I haven't played around with too much before. The possibilities are endless. I think I'm really starting to get advanced rigging and smart bones. I hope to study more this winter...

A little rig I made based on this post: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28179
(Thank you Victor!)


Source: http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/AS/learning-rig.anime

Hey Victor, Don't be sorry! Your comments are welcome. I don't mind working hard on something, even if it could have been done easier, it's all a learning process. Thank you for taking the time to take a look at my rig! Those are just the answers I need. I've been trying to learn more about simpler ...

Phew. I just finished rigging this little cowboy monster rider in possibly totally the wrong way. I couldn't figure out how to get the reins to properly attach, for example.
Maybe this character is just too complex...

Take a peek at my anme file and the mp4:

http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/AS/

Thank you for this script! So useful for imported lip sync mouth shapes!

Is it possible to import a series of images, and have those images automatically become a switch layer, controlled by a smart bone dial? I'd like to be able to do a bit of drawn animation in another software, and then import a stack of sequential PNG files, but have a smart bone dial automatically s...

Oops, let me clarify. I'm using AS to do switch layer lip sync. I import a png sequence using Scripts - Import image seq. Then I delete all the keyframes from the layer that get added automatically. When setting up my smart bone to control the switch layer, I must adjust the smart bone rotation to e...

Is it possible to automate making a switch layer work sequentially with a smart bone, rather than having to set it up each time?

That is, I import - image sequence, -make a smart bone, then right click the folder, for frame one, right click for frame 2, etc..

Any way to automate that process?
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