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At 4/5/12 09:29 PM, LazyAss23 wrote: Lol Progress is slow overall we all have school and shit... and work.

Easter weekend though, amirite?

We all miss Edd, but I'm pretty sure this is like the third collab tribute...just saying.

I'm just waiting on kei.

By the way, Have we decided on the menus and stuff?

Honestly a huge inspiration to me when I was getting into animation...

God dammit, he'll be missed. R.I.P Edd

So recently I've gotten pretty interested in lucid dreaming and all that jazz, I'm not usually a spiritual person but the ability to control your dreams like you're the god of a world sounds pretty appealing to me.

What are Lucid Dreams? To sum it up they're basically dreams where you are aware that you're dreaming, because of this you can alter things at will...inception style.

So I was wondering, anyone here experiment with lucid dreams? If so, what were your experiences? What'd you do when you realized you were dreaming, how long did the dream last etc.

Love reddit, it's not all about the memes though...even though they are posted often.

At 3/23/12 01:22 PM, LazyAss23 wrote: Any updates bros and hoes? :D

Nope...

The real problem now is that AVI's export fine and fit the screen of youtube...however AVI's don't play movie clips...so that's dumb

MOV's at the same screen size and whatnot, do play movie clips, but don't fit the screen, or atleast it didn't whenever I tested it out.

I don't know maybe i'm doing something wrong but it seems like flash really hates video formats, maybe I'll just try the PNG sequence thing.

At 3 days ago, M4ntiis wrote: well guys heres my first animation..without any idea actually...what do you think? got the potencial? :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b2fab2cd436270272d8bfef1 afe0a783

Better than my first animation.

My advice is to look up as many tutorials as you can (i suggest sticking to ones based on fbf animation rather than animating with symbols and movie clips but it's your call). As a beginner you have to just be a sponge and absorb all the information you can. There's some good tuts on here as well, so you shouldn't be short of learning opportunities.

Now go out there and make us proud.

No sorry if it wasn't clear, but I meant upload it straight from flash as in just export it as a different format from the program, i.e not having to put it in another video editor or something.

But is that all? Just have a 16:9 screen resolution? Like I said I tried different sizes for the screen, and it was always skinny with black bars on the side.

Also, last time I remember exporting as AVI it didn't export the movie clips, as in it showed the symbol moving across the screen for example but it wasn't showing the actual animation in the movie clip.

Thanks for the help so far though guys.

I'm sure this has been asked many times before but after googling, youtubing and searching the ng forums a bit I couldn't find the answer I was looking for, so let's just make this as quick and painless as possible.

I am not asking about swf to avi software and all that stuff, I'd like to know about the process of uploading videos straight from flash.

Every time I export a flash as a .mov, no matter how big the stage is, when it is uploaded to youtube there are always black bars on the side. What kind of settings need to be changed to change the screen size?

I know about the strategy of exporting the flash as a png sequence and then importing them into video editors and uploading the flash like that, but I want to know if there is a way around that, like I said, straight from flash. Are there just some settings I can mess around with to get a nicely fitted screen size or do I HAVE to export them as png and whatnot if I want to upload to youtube.

Thanks.

wait what the fuck this was posted like a month ago...why am I replying he's probably already done it.

Apparently if you have a family history of unstable minds you can literatly go insane from shit like acid.

You'll lose touch with reality, and not be able to distinguish what is a trip and what isn't, and probably end up doing some crazy shit.

So i'd say stay away from it, or atleast do some research I guess.

At 3 hours ago, heavyrain wrote:

At 22 hours ago, lpfann2 wrote: It'd be cool if when you roll over it with your mouse, a little bio of the character and who made it popped up in the corner or something.

Maybe something like this?

Haha yes! That's looking awesome.

At 21 minutes ago, ZoVies wrote: I like all the ideas that I am reading!
I also like the menu bar! Only a little bit too purple... :S Could you give it something less gothic?
I would love to know if you would like to make a menu and preloader.

I think it's best if we just keep it as a battle but with a short "reason why they battle" in front of it. As long as it's short.
It's not about the storyline but about the creative ways you guys can show the watcher how to make an awesome fight.

Like I said before, maybe we could just have a quick backstory along with the character info on the scene selection page? For example "x is fighting y because when x was young, y killed his father" or some shit, personally I think it adds more depth to a collab, people like when there's lore.

But I don't know, that's just me.

Also just for the record...never animate a character with box shaped object on his back...ug.

Also also, here are some sound effect websites if anyone needs them. Some good stuff here, all free.

Bada
Bing
Bada
Boom

At 3 minutes ago, Energyrain wrote:

At 13 hours ago, heavyrain wrote: As I have nothing to do at the moment, I decided to mess around in Flash a little and came up with this as an idea for a scene selector. Any thoughts?

Hey, that looks really good! I like the background on the selection menu too. I wish i could do that xD
I'm not sure if the animation should contain all the fights in one scene or just have a fight selection menu. We'll have to confer on that.

That's pretty much what we've been doing for the last few pages lol. Also, I agree with Sacros, once all the parts are done we need someone to do an intro that introduces the concept of the tournament. Then after the intro it should go to heavyrain's scene selector.

At 22 minutes ago, heavyrain wrote: As I have nothing to do at the moment, I decided to mess around in Flash a little and came up with this as an idea for a scene selector. Any thoughts?

Hell Yeah, that looks awesome.

It'd be cool if when you roll over it with your mouse, a little bio of the character and who made it popped up in the corner or something.

For example, rolling over my character would say something like:

" *Name* ((i don't have a name yet))
Created by Lpfann2

____ is a humanoid robot powered by a large generator on his back, it supplies him with electricity which he uses in combat blah blah blah"

Obviously that's just an example, but yeah. That'd be coooool.

Also, sorry Kei, but i'm gonna have to postpone it to tommorow, i'll try to get it done by the afternoon or so. I got most of the animation done, I just wanna go to sleep now haha.

This collab is REALLY starting to come together, awesome work everyone.

At 7 hours ago, KeiKuzco wrote:

At 1 minute ago, KeiKuzco wrote: I know what you mean, there needs to be a mini storyline/plot to the fighting. make up a reason.
I see it I see it, and I also agree

Just read the other posts, and sorry for the double post, idk how to edit my last one D:
YAY! I'm ready to fight, pass it when you're finished

Yeah I'm working on it man, it should be done tonight, maybe at like 11? possibly earlier.

I just got home so I didn't have much time to animate today, was shopping with family and whatnot :L

No yeah I definitely agree with sacros, however I've come to make mine not have a storyline, but just a still part before they fight where it somewhat introduces the characters. And really I think that's all it needs.

And yeah I'll fight KidKei, all I have right now is a rough so I can easily change zovies' character to kei's.

At 1 hour ago, Sacros wrote:

At 15 minutes ago, lpfann2 wrote: well I'm talking more about introductions, like what did your characters do before fighting? How'd they meet? Why did they start fighting?

I still have some stuff choreographed and whatnot I'm just not sure about the beginning.

yhea, thats something we should think trhough

we cant have the viewer suddenly in the middle of an epileptic movement tornado so any fight scene would start at least with the opponents staring, right? the problem here is all our parts will be played together as a single movie in which case if we have an introduction to every fight it may get annoying...

then again, NOT having an introduction before every fight, even with the parts mashed up all togetherwill still look awkward. This is a problem that must be adressed...on the short run we can start with our moves and add the "introduction" later if needed, thats what our team is doing

ill share my ideas on this problem later since this post is already a textwall

Hmmm, good points.

Maybe to avoid this kind of thing it could just not play as one big long movie, but instead just have a scene selection page with all the parts.

And Kei, yeah I think you can join, though you need a partner first. (Don't take my word for it though, wait for OP)

At 1 hour ago, WumbleSea wrote: I don't storyboard anything, I just make it up as I go along. I can't speak fro megadrivesonic though who started the animation off.

well I'm talking more about introductions, like what did your characters do before fighting? How'd they meet? Why did they start fighting?

I still have some stuff choreographed and whatnot I'm just not sure about the beginning.

How'd you guys start off your part? Right now I just it storyboarded so the two characters are just going to fight in some sort of science testing room but I feel like something should happen to spark the fight y'know?

look your talented but I think you should aim a little lower. Trying to get to the same level of popularity as Egoraptor is a pretty hard task...

Not that I view Ego as god, nor do I think that you don't have potential, I just think you should go into it not worrying about getting famous.

At 2 hours ago, Sacros wrote:

At 1 hour ago, LazyAss23 wrote:

At 4 hours ago, WumbleSea wrote: he's taking very long to come up with his animation.

either he wants to take some time into it or he doesnt have much time to work on it. I sure as hell havent started but its already pictured in my head.

plus its not like its been a week, we are doing fighting scenes here and that shit takes time

I think he's mostly referring to the fact that he hasn't posted much on here, so we don't really know if he even started. He could have forgotten about this for all we know.

At 1 hour ago, lpfann2 wrote:

At 2 hours ago, MihaP wrote:

At 12 hours ago, dangoval95 wrote:

No MihaP will be the opponent of dangoval95

Here is mine. Will you attack first?

Only if you want me to. I'll start my part tonight.

Your old man is gonna get fucked up...

shit. Disregard that post.

At 2 hours ago, MihaP wrote:

At 12 hours ago, dangoval95 wrote:

No MihaP will be the opponent of dangoval95

Okay, so dangoval95 has an opponent now? Glad we got that cleared up :)
So Zovies, are you attacking me first? Or do you want me to attack first?

Thanks so much you guys.
MihaP, can you make a character by the next couple days?

Here is mine. Will you attack first?

Only if you want me to. I'll start my part tonight.

Your old man is gonna get fucked up...

At 49 minutes ago, ZoVies wrote:

At 2 hours ago, dangoval95 wrote: Is there anybody without a partner that would be willing to battle me?

Ha! Great response after those negative gentlemen words above you :D
We should probably try to get two more joiners for you and Ipfann2. Or at least one.
Otherwise I will just battle one of you?
After this problem is fixed I will post a new list of members and hope everybody is happy.

I PM'd Monsieur-monsieur. He said he's gonna create a character and whatnot, so I think I'm battling him.

At 46 minutes ago, dangoval95 wrote:

At 18 hours ago, lpfann2 wrote: Alright, finally got a character. He doesn't have a name but I don't know if that matters, I'll think one up later but it's 12 so...i'm going to go sleep.

Electric powers, has a generator on his back, is an android or robot..or something like that.

Boom.

Looks good! If you want you can make the first move.

Look I don't know dude, I don't want to say this because it'll probably come off as condescending but I feel like our skill levels are pretty different...

I don't think i'm the best animator in the world, not by a longshot, but from what you've demonstrated, you don't seem to have the experience in animation to make a good enough part for this collab. It's just that the two people battling should have similar skill levels so that the battle isn't switching back and forth between two different animation levels.

I mean, it's all up to the collab leader whether or not you can stay in, I'm not trying to say you're out. But I think you should be paired up with someone a little more at your level, so sorry but, I don't think I want to battle you.

If there is anyone else without a partner I'll take them, I believe Monsieur-monsieur is free?

Alright, finally got a character. He doesn't have a name but I don't know if that matters, I'll think one up later but it's 12 so...i'm going to go sleep.

Electric powers, has a generator on his back, is an android or robot..or something like that.

Boom.

At 1 hour ago, dangoval95 wrote:

Ipfann2 VS dangoval95
LazyAss23 VS EASTBEAST

I'M FIGHTING LAZY-ASS. She's going to be eating her Kosher meal out of your shell yo. I call first attack!

It's okay with me. As long as I have sombody to beat up with my physcotic lil squirrel...
you cool with this lpfannv2?

Meh, i'm fine with it. However you've yet to show us your skills in animation...don't take this the wrong way, but I think before making any arrangements we should figure out if you're any good :L