I understand if you add large images to a file it will increase file size. What I don't understand is why ASP from every version I've owned so far (moho 4 on up to 8) will not shrink the file size once the image layers are deleted. Don't know if I should label this a bug since it technically doesn't...

thanks, guys. I moved the layer out of one group thinking that but all the group layers were in yet another group layer. durrrr.

I need a layer to remain static but the Immune to Camera Movement option is ghosted out.

Any reason why?

Thanks thrasador, worked like a champ.

I've been using v5.6 for years and recently upgraded to 8. I have discovered that some of my favorite things are gone or consolidated or moved to a new mysterious place. In 5.6 I really liked that you could animate the layer order if they were in a group. It seems I can no longer move one layer up o...

I love designing characters but BGs are a pain. Still, I've tried to devise a workflow, even if slow as molasses. Obviously the quickest way is to sketch a nice BG on paper, scan it and trace the items in vector on separate layers. BUT if you want perfect perspective lines and what not, what I do is...

I'm thinking the rough look of 101 Dalmations, http://disneypixsite.com/101.htm Winnie the Pooh, the Rescuers, any of the less refined looking Disney animation. Ralph Bakshi's Fire and Ice, American Pop, etc. That style where you can almost see the pencil sketch underneath the ink job, sometimes bar...

I've never heard of TVP. As far as my definition of pencil look I think you're pretty much on the same page with me. I'm tired of my stuff looking so vector-perfect, yet the trade-off of scanning rasterized stuff in doesn't seem feasible at the moment. Do you have an AS file (I'm still running 5.6) ...

It's been years since I've been on here, so hello again. I was wondering if anyone has achieved a really good pencil line look? No matter how much I tweak my line widths or brushes, it still looks like good ol' vector by golly. I even downloaded some pencil brushes for Photoshop and converted them i...

And that had what to do with what? Anyways, I've decided to take a different approach to animation until I'm better. Right now a friend and I are developing Flash games. And believe it or not the animation is actually good- cuz it's game-oriented. When I've built up my skills there maybe I'll be rea...

Thanks TuesdayWind- you wouldn't be based in Nashville by any chance would you?

If you have 2 switch layers with interpolation on, say front view at frame 1
and side view at frame 12, how do you copy frame 6 and make it a new switch layer for a 3/4 view?
I've done it, but by "mistake"- I never remember how to do it, so I keep trying but not getting it.

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I really did focus on moving my character with the beat (kick and snare), I actually had to change walk cycles occasionally because the tempo of the song did not quite line up with 24fps (maybe I should have changed the frame rate) Also I think the writer of th...

It's those differences that makes us unique- and those differences are not bad. I had a black art teacher, and when discussing ethnic features for art, of course all us white guys would describe black folks as having big lips and noses, and he would correct us by saying black folks have "thick&...

I'm really trying to get my foot in the door in the way of getting paid to do work. I don't know if anybody here has so much work that they can toss some my way- piddly jobs that an amateur like me can do. I love character design, it is my absolute favorite. My backgrounds are pretty weak, and I hav...