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... the balls on this guy... Don't flatter yourself, I had never heard of you or your company before this thread started.
But okay, I can read your poorly veiled insinuation that I lifted my car from your demo reel. However my car was posted over 2 years ago so, as deflating as it may be for you, no, I have not seen your CelAction demo reel.
Actually Greenlaw got it right, it's just so random that you would choose a rotating car to demo what can be done in a 2D vector application, I assumed you had chosen it because you had seen our version (done in 2014, I think). I've been re-reading my post and I cannot find any indication that I was implying you stole it, so I have to assume you're just teasing me.
It doesn't surprise me that you haven't heard of us, we spend a tiny fraction on marketing compared to our competitors, and what we do spend is generally targeted at a specific part of the animation community. We don't aim our product at hobbyists or solo animators, so we don't do a lot of shouting in public.
My only reason for coming to this thread was to clarify some statements made about Peppa Pig, because I do know a lot about that show and about what features it uses with CelAction2D. Then people started asking questions, and it would be rude to not answer them. I do so in the full knowledge that I'm in the heart of "enemy territory"
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and people are going to be poring over my words looking for conspiracy theories, veiled insults and subliminal marketing. I'm sorry to disappoint them.
Anyone who knows me knows I am more than happy to talk about animation, tools and the production process - I love it, I totally geek out. And I believe that spreading correct knowledge benefits everyone, whatever tools they use (a rising tide lifts all boats, and all that).
So if anyone else does have any questions about CelAction2D, write to me directly (not PMs, it's not fair for Mike to be paying for the bandwidth). I only ever return to this forum to answer questions or to correct inaccuracies. I do occasionally read this forum because there's some interesting and intelligent conversation going on here (certainly compared to other public animation software forums) but I only speak when spoken to (I had a traditional English upbringing
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).
Speaking of inaccuracies, I must apologise to Francis Seven, the email I thought was from him actually wasn't, but by way of a really spooky coincidence it really really looked like it was, but in truth if he had have written to me then, he would have got the same reply. What with that and Drumlug's car, this is obviously bizarro coincidences week.
And Slowtiger, thanks for your comment, that earns you a beer if you drop by our stand at Annecy.
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