***I am impressed ALOT.
I give YOU credit. It's cool to see how people make flash animations. : )
Reviews for "The Big Fat Tutorial"
Helbereth responds:
A lot of work goes into these things. That's why - I think - a lot of people end up blammed. They just don't know how to do it. I'm hoping to alleviate that particular malady.
Great artwork and music
Wow this has helped alot. That is some really great animation. You also seem to have the allstar music cast up there ( SpacLock and Chronamut make some of the best music i've heard on this site ) so the music never get old or repetitive. 10/10 EASLY!!!!
Helbereth responds:
Yeah I made sure to get only the best stuff and I tried to keep it mellow (so as not to disturb the learner). There's an easter egg in the masking section that - among other things - has links to every single piece used (their full versions). The loops were fun to make.
I'm learning to animate... so if 'really great animation' is any indication, I'm doing pretty well.
Excellent
This is top quality. I had been trying to figure out rain and you have presented it symplistically. I think this is better than "Ultimite Tutorial." I guess it is more specialized so you cant really compare.
Enjoy your front page.
Helbereth responds:
Funny story. I figured out how to make rain as I wrote that part of the tutorial... Both ways.
The ultimate one was far more generalized. I was trying to keep to a backgrounds theme, so I could be specific.
Great tutorial!
that was an awesome tutorial. everything was very clear and you went out of your way to make it easy to understand. the animation was great and so was the music. i have one minor gripe though. the buttons and the text at the bottom of the screen was a bit too small. apart from that, it was great. i hope to see more flash from you and neophyte_ronin. perhaps you'll submit some with newbie animations. :P
Helbereth responds:
I've read my fair share of tutorials and a lot of them leave me scratching my head. I wanted everything to be fleshed out and explained thoroughly, and, based on the reviews, I've at least accomplished that.
I had always planned to have more buttons down across the bottom, so I had them really small. I also didn't want them to be in the way when you're reading the tutorials. If you want to see them closer (and unobstructed)there's an easter egg in the credits (look in the last line) that opens an object viewer (that details virtually every object used).
Wow Greatness = The Big Fat Tutorial
Really like it, Trying to apply the camera to one of my current flashes, but it is buggy.
I done everything you said in TBFT but the view when tested is the contents of the top-left quarter of the viewfinder. The aspect ratio of the camera matches that of the document too. Any further advice?
Great work by the way, with that tutorial I might not get blammed with my next portal entry.
Keep it up, and thanks.
PS any advice for the camera problem?
Helbereth responds:
Did you make sure your camera is a Movie Clip?
It HAS to be a movie clip to function.
Did you make sure to put the actionscript in the first frame of the MC?
Did you make sure to copy the entire actionscript?
Try copying and pasting it directly (don't miss anything).
Are you using Actionscript 2.0?
If not that might be the problem. I'm told this camera requires AS 2.0. Check your publish settings to find out.