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Is that spelled correctly? Because I'm going to assume it's "tweening." It's an automated tool in Flash that smoothly animates an object from one position to another.

when you have two parts on opposite sides of a character move the same way.

At 7/7/10 11:55 PM, PaperBagMask wrote: when you have two parts on opposite sides of a character move the same way.

Yep, Twinning (Not tweening), is when you have for example, a character putting both arms in the air at the same time. It is advised you don't use twinning too often either because, well..it just looks better if you offset one of the arms or legs or whatever you're twinning.

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Question 10

Name 3 advantages to "Pose to Pose" animating!

We had a similar question like this one now didn't we? Who knew there were more than 1 way to create 2D animations :O

i thought about looking up the answer...but then i would have no pride.

then i thought about guess...but then i would have no pride.

so i now im just sitting here...with no pride.

*sighs*

i promise ill try to make an educated guess on the next one!

Sorry for putting this off for a few days guys! New questions all come out of my books so whenever i need a new question, i gotta go hunting...and get lazy..so..MOVING ON!

At 7/8/10 08:49 AM, Magical-Arts wrote:

1: You get better volume control
2: You get stronger poses
3: It's easier to tweak your animation since you very early on get a feel for how it moves.

(4: You become an animation machine that produce 500 million frames a day, earning you tons of money... or you could call it just time efficient... 8D)

I'd say 4 is false, nobody can produce 500 million frames a day! But yeah, the main PROBLEM with pose to pose animating is actually ...no wait.. i'm going to turn that into a question down the road. FOR NOW, HERE'S A NEW ONE. (That might be pretty hard maybe..?)

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QUESTION 11

At 24 FPS, a strolling, leisurely walk cycle would be approx how many frames?

Now i'm not looking for a PERFECT answer, but if its in the right area then you'll be fine :)

From step to step, it should probably be 22 or so frames.

uh, i didn't experiment.

At 7/9/10 02:25 PM, thenewbies wrote: From step to step, it should probably be 22 or so frames.

uh, i didn't experiment.

False, from step to step at 22 frames would be ALMOST 1 step per second, which is actually pretty slow. If you meant the entire cycle, that's much too fast. Its close though!

12 frames for whole cycle, or 16 cant remember properly (ill go for 12)

At 7/10/10 09:47 PM, Blounty wrote: 12 frames for whole cycle, or 16 cant remember properly (ill go for 12)

I think its too big of a giveaway but...

Would you like to change your answer to your 2nd option?

OR WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST?!

At 7/10/10 10:04 PM, JordanD wrote:

At 7/10/10 09:47 PM, Blounty wrote: 12 frames for whole cycle, or 16 cant remember properly (ill go for 12)

I think its too big of a giveaway but...

Would you like to change your answer to your 2nd option?

OR WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST?!

Okay. 16 frames. lol that was secret.

At 7/10/10 11:29 PM, thenewbies wrote: Okay. 16 frames. lol that was secret.

Agh too late blargh.

NEW QUESTION
How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?!

At 7/11/10 09:10 PM, Elfman-Rox wrote: 369.

I determined it when I was, like, 5.

Somehow I still remember.

Mr Owl said it was 3!
You kids don't know shit.

do you mind if i join in on this game

Apolgies for missing the weekend! I was busy with the NG Online Game Jam, you can check out all of the games here.

At 7/10/10 11:29 PM, thenewbies wrote:
Okay. 16 frames. lol that was secret.

Its true, from 1 step to the other an average walk is about 16 frames at 24 fps. If you set a metronome you can time it out yourself :)

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At 7/12/10 12:38 AM, poester wrote: do you mind if i join in on this game

Get in on this! The more the merrier man :)

QUESTION 12

If you're animating a head turning, what is one thing that you should always include?!

There are 2 possible answers to this one now that i think about it... I'm only looking for one though!

At 7/12/10 05:41 PM, JordanD wrote:

QUESTION 12

If you're animating a head turning, what is one thing that you should always include?!

There are 2 possible answers to this one now that i think about it... I'm only looking for one though!

an antic?

Well this isnt specific to head turning, but things i always consider with a head turning is perspective and easing?

At 7/13/10 01:11 AM, Mexifry wrote: Well this isnt specific to head turning, but things i always consider with a head turning is perspective and easing?

Nope, what I'm looking for is a bit more head specific.

Adding these things add character to the head and personality to the person with said head :P

I would say draw a simple marking like a cross or a simple face first. When the head turns, change the position of the face.

At 7/13/10 01:02 PM, thenewbies wrote: I would say draw a simple marking like a cross or a simple face first. When the head turns, change the position of the face.

While that's true, im not actually asking for HOW to animate the head, rather than what you should include with the head turning. Perhaps I phrased the question poorly :(

don't have it as a perfect circle..................................
....maybe

shoulders?

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GIVING THE CHARACTER AN EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE OR TO THE MOTION OF THEIR HEAD SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T COME OFF AS BEING KEANU REEVES?

At 7/13/10 08:52 PM, PaperBagMask wrote: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GIVING THE CHARACTER AN EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE OR TO THE MOTION OF THEIR HEAD SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T COME OFF AS BEING KEANU REEVES?

Gettttting there.

Think of it this way, when a human turns their head, what is one thing they do 95% of the time?

At 7/13/10 09:56 PM, JordanD wrote:

At 7/13/10 08:52 PM, PaperBagMask wrote: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GIVING THE CHARACTER AN EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE OR TO THE MOTION OF THEIR HEAD SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T COME OFF AS BEING KEANU REEVES?

Gettttting there.

Think of it this way, when a human turns their head, what is one thing they do 95% of the time?

blink

At 7/13/10 09:56 PM, JordanD wrote:

At 7/13/10 08:52 PM, PaperBagMask wrote: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GIVING THE CHARACTER AN EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE OR TO THE MOTION OF THEIR HEAD SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T COME OFF AS BEING KEANU REEVES?

Gettttting there.

Think of it this way, when a human turns their head, what is one thing they do 95% of the time?

BREATHE AND LOOK AROUND, YOU GOTTA ANIMATE THE EYES TOO OTHERWISE THEY JUST COME OFF AS BEING A DOLL.

At 7/13/10 10:19 PM, theWesley wrote:

blink

NOW WAS THAT SO HARD GUYS?!

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Yeah, when people turn their head, they almost ALWAYS blink, watch out for it ;) The other possible answer was to rotate their head in more than just a straight line from one pose to the other. A head that goes from left to right looks much more interesting if the head kinda swivels down or up in-between these actions.

QUESTION 13:

In flash, what is max amount of frames you can have in a video and what trick would you use to get around it?

At 7/14/10 03:08 PM, JordanD wrote:
QUESTION 13:

In flash, what is max amount of frames you can have in a video and what trick would you use to get around it?

The trick is scenes, but I don't know the max. Half-credit?