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http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/25c1d32624229ef9b0d82f34 92ad7c4b

are you using multiple hard rives? sounds like some corruption errors

Crazy. Apple developed MP4 lol

At 2/15/13 02:50 AM, TechLeSSWaYz wrote: I'm trying to make my projects compatible for apple devices.
I've tried converting from camstasia studio 8 and swivel more than once.. I've evn tried other formats; nothing seems to work. I've tested these out on numerous devices...
Any tips or tools anyone could recommend?

MP4 should work just fine on apple devices. and Swivel uses this codec. and H.264 compression is apple and swivel's default. there must be something else holding you up

well Zee you're probably going to have to program the entire collab in one large array and convert all the graphics of our parts into movieclips. this is gonna make it hard to play the entire collab in one go if someone chooses to watch it that way. either way that much programming is a bit beyond me.

At 2/14/13 06:41 PM, Rational-Delirium wrote: That's probably one of the most useful things I've seen in a looong time, thanks :)

let's keep this thread alive. try and get as many people as we can to use it. and if you're organizing a collab link to it in your thread topic. i'll leave this in my dump so we don't lose it.

At 2/13/13 08:15 PM, Potatoman wrote: Thats Cool!

it's a "must have"

At 2/14/13 01:25 PM, Buiteu wrote: I can't use my F-keys on flash. Example if i'd press F1, the help menu would pop up. F10 brightens my screen and so on. How can i change this to normal?

win-key + F1 is help. and FN+F10 is brightness. are you holding down another key?

At 2/13/13 03:34 PM, XLR83 wrote: Hey, I'm in need of a BG artist, but I've already got some BG's, all you need to do is digitalize and color it. The project has a full team already, but our artist is very busy with college and is lacking time. Check out this Facebook page, and tell me if you're interested :>

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homeroom-Interactive/46498411 6894531

how fast are you at full backgrounds? and what about just coloring the backgrounds if we provide the lineart? send me a private message and i'll send you some samples

i can never give up flash. i use way to many actionscripted elements in my animation

At 2/13/13 02:03 PM, Pkmn2 wrote:
Hey, this is actually quite neato!
If you hadn't much items, then it's no problem. But having a ton of stuff in your library can be frustrating. This will change everything.

Thanks for sharing.

i've compiled a few collabs for people way back when and this has always been the biggest headache. that and file conversion. but that never bothered me since i always have the newest version of flash

okay guys. what's the worst part about doing a collab?

putting it together.

and why?

cause you motherfuckers can't name your symbols to save your life!

so i'm presenting for a limited time, libAppend!

just install libAppend into your adobe extension manager, then in your project highlight all items in your library. then it's just Commands->libAppend. enter your name for the prefix followed by an underscore (i.e. "MaxV_") and libAppend will autoname all the symbols in your library for you.

let's try and get this added to the creator resources so all of you collab organizers can take a load off when it comes time to compile.

Download libAppend Now!

Disclaimer: i did not make libAppend. it's about 8 years old and i've always had it installed on my computer, but just recently found the .mxp for it so i can share it now.

At 2/11/13 01:46 PM, IsolatedMan wrote: Hello! I'm creating a new project about the evolution of a tree, and there's a scene where a cat/raccoon/thing sniffs around for the scent of something. I made a really rough thing of how I thought it might begin to look like. and I'd like some feedback on how it looks. Thanks!

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/2698762ef92cebdc9e344b35 bfe745ea

so i'm guessing the 'thing' that comes out first is an exaggerated nose? rather than having it retract into the tree and having the cat emerge, it should stay where it is, then have the cat emerge springing into place where the nose would be.

you've got nice art! i'd say just too many filters. there's an old Hollywood trick of smearing Vaseline on the camera lens to give everything a light hazy feeling, and that's the feeling i get from your filters. it looks cool at parts but don't overdo it! anyway looking forward to seeing more

you are correct in the draft part. it looks like what you're doing is called "Straightforward animation" which is no good.

a lot of people break it down by this, and i'll use your walk as an example

first draw your "KEYframes" which would be entering the scene and leaving the scene
next you want your extremes, which are foot contacts, passing frames, and height of step
now your inbetweens to see the movement
now your spacing inbetweens, slowing into the movements, and slowing out where appropriate.
if your pacing is off go back and add/delete frames where needed

drafting is very important, and makes an animation feel natural

the last 60 frames collab had some continuation parts, so i don't think it's entirely out of place. i think 3 parts would make more sense and have them spread out so you keep getting small parts of the puzzle.

as for the animation you're going to have to stretch it as it has no easing, or rather too even of spacing. the movements are a bit unnatural

At 2/6/13 01:50 AM, A-Genius wrote: Sorry for the double post but I really need feedback on the green dude!

I know that the hands in the first need to be smooth. any other things that will help me?

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/05475b39f6abbe1d27351d3a 78860c8e

i have no idea what's going on in this clip so idk lol.

i'd say no, but i've seen most of the entries so far anyhow so it doesn't quite matter wither way.

did you get a menu or someone to make it yet zee?

At 2/1/13 11:11 AM, TheQookieMonster wrote:

At 2/1/13 10:52 AM, TheQookieMonster wrote: How do I stop a sound in as3 on a certain frame and have it play another sound immediately afterwards?

Example:

Frame:368, I want the sound to stop at this point, and play another sound at 369.

Anyone? I'll send you a hooker!

stopAllSounds();
?

At 1/31/13 05:07 PM, MacDonaldFin wrote:

At 1/31/13 05:04 PM, LightningLion wrote: I'm gonna see if I can finish mine tonight. Is there a certain time it needs to be done by?

Well...so far I think it was to finish parts by the end of today, so I'd imagine if you are like, super quick, you could get your entry submitted.

hey guys, if you submitted a CS6 entry please consider it done. i've finished converting all your parts and sent them to zee. i stayed good about not watching them because i can't wait to see the finished piece. good job to everyone who's part i've seen so far! :D

At 1/30/13 04:25 AM, jagondudo wrote:

At 1/25/13 09:51 PM, Max-Vador wrote:

At 1/25/13 08:17 PM, WiLiAm98 wrote: Do you guys have any suggestions for things I could try to practice?

ropes. i hate ropes

mm hmm

Missing Rope

ropey ropes

At 1/31/13 10:46 AM, QArtsMedia wrote: I usuall take camera moves into After Effects to complete I wish flash had a camera component would make life so much easier. See what was done on my latest video submission http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/610281

vcam has only been around for 7 years...i guess it'll never catch on

At 1/30/13 08:54 AM, KhanhCPham wrote: I notice that flash sometimes duplicate all my layers in the same timeline. I have a feeling I was pressing the duplicate keyboard shortcut by accident. Is there anyway to prevent this or find the keyboard shortcut to disable it?

i think keyboard shortcuts are edit>Keyboard Shortcuts...

but there's no default for duplicating layers. you might want to reinstall flash when it starts acting up like this

At 1/28/13 05:51 PM, TurboSheep wrote: As a quick follow up question, how would you define 'start small'?
Could you give a few examples? Like, just a few simple actions or something?
What do you recommend beginners start with? Thank you.

best starting animations are things like the flour sack, bouncing ball, then work your way into a walk cycle and other advanced movements. you'll end up building yourself a good library of actions to use and reuse

so are you looking for managing a large file and film, or screen direction and effects creation. as you eluded to both of them.

hit your neighborhood google for Adam Phillip's BCA Flash books. first one's free but i suggest buying the other two.

for your effects you can check out other books like Elemental Magic I & II or one of my favorite sites over at http://flashfx.blogspot.com/

start small, work into something large, then ask for the specifics when the time comes, but until then focus on keeping your forward momentum in your projects and try and learn/apply something new each time

i think the biggest advantage of this converter is framerate. you won't have to watch the new madnesscombat in low quality, you don't have to screencap to send to youtube, and you need to sacrfice quality in the animations for functionality in the browser

At 1/27/13 11:45 PM, UnknownMaker wrote: anyone can help! and convert my fla!
please, i'll appriciaite it a lot!
Icon_file
Animation

just send to @zeebrafication thanks.

didnt you already send these to me? i converted them and sent them back to zee. or maybe he sent them to me. anyhow. already done.

and wally you got yours now to send to zee.

just a heads up that this finished product will be a terrible eye-strain with the background and content changing every second. you might want to set some guidelines or you'll have yourself a disco-ball of a movie

sorry just found that answer in the FAQ's. Finally able to use flash's "3D" at a framerate over 6fps. great product Mike. Changed the game for everyone. if this isn't fully supported and endorsed by Adobe then i don't know what would be