I haven't done a whole lot with z-positions, as of yet, but as I understand, the trick is to use very, very small z changes. So, instead of changing the z level to 1, you'd use something more like, 0.01. With the translate tool selected, you should be able to see the the x, y, and z values at the to...

GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) is a good, free image editor. And I believe PNG seems to be the preferred format for importing non-vector images.

I more or less threw this together in a day using a character leftover from a previous animation, a simplistic art style, and a gag that's been floating around in my head for about five years.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QITBmHjNha0

I also like the cone head. Very cool.

This is animation number two for me ... Well, completed animation number two. at any rate. I've fiddled with a couple of other things, but those projects have yet to go anywhere.

Anyway, enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kyKcBz0DCk

Unfortunately, I only experimented with Free DV very shortly and some time back. I never ran into the problem you describe, but it sounds like maybe some sort of incompatibility issue between Avid and your sound card. There is a forum for the software, though ( http://www.avid.com/exchange/forums/38...

Well, if you're looking for a free editing solution, I tried a few out several months back before I finally broke down and decided to spend money on something. None of these really did it for me at the time (most are pretty glitchy), but if you're feeling adventurous, they all work on Windows: http:...

Thanks, everybody! Yeah, this is the first for me, and a good learning experience, I think. I spent a fair deal of time previewing bits over and over, trying to get the timing just right. But it was time well-spent. Most of the feedback I've gotten on it has been generally positive but, more importa...

Good work! I thought the animation on the falling was nice.

I'm sure I'm not the first beginner to use stickpeople as a starting point, but here ya' go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF0OOj3fCj0.

The posts in this forum were a handy reference as I was trying to figure this whole animation thing out, so I thought I'd share.