That's really enough. A tip here: try to make the initial position of the tail not in an S-curve but more like a J or ). Then, in animation, you could select all bones with cmd-A, then use the rotate bones tool (R) to get a very smooth transition to the opposite side. Same can be done with just a po...

it's OK. Always think of your intended audience ...

Changing the timing was never the easiest thing, but depending on how much of a change was asked for different techniques were differently labourious. Drawn animation is kind of easy this way. Throw out a bunch of drawings, re-number others or change the X-sheet - done. I'd like to have a bitmap ani...

It depends on the amount of preparation done before animation wether AS works or not. We have a detailed Leicareel right now and all scenes lengths timed to the frame. Together with the dialogue this makes for a pretty rigid corset to work within. Since there is agreement over how fast a head turn s...

I'd call it a bug because a simple shift should be possible for a function which otherwise is able to calculate timing of keys. But I'd prefer a much easier way to do time shifts anyway.

Principally you can import artwork from AI to AS. But colours and fills will not translate properly, and quite often you need to adjust point curvature. For anything which doesn't move it is best to import as a bitmap. A window in your BG can be made either as a transparency in a PNG (made within Ph...

Nope, I was running into exactly the same problems as you and wrote about it some time ago here: viewtopic.php?t=9129

Genete: I just have the whole project area covered with something ... I don't care about those 30% bigger file size since PNG is just an intermediate format for me.

I think pressing cmd-R is fast enough for me. Having all shades visible in editing view would slow down the work even more than it does now.

If you do a rotation of a shape just by point rotation, the software will always shrink the shape in the middle becaue it doesn't know that you want a curved path between the points' positions instead of the straight line it will produce automatically. You need to use layer rotation or bind that sha...

Nothing new on earth ... http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/colormation#comment features a process called "Colormation" which is not even rotoscope but a very similar effect, produced by the combination of orthochromatic film, bright lighting, and a makeup on the actors to enhance eyes and mout...

Don't even attempt to do. While AS is great in doing character animation, its SWF export isn't designed for delivering final formats like you need for internet or cell phone. It especially lacks any of Flash's strategies to minimize file size. If you need to create content for mobile stuff, having F...

Could you test the forward shifting again, but this time before you start, place some keys very far after your target position?

Copy protection: Your serial number, that's all.

PNGs: You can export them with or without transparency.

All nice but - I can't change several characters' rigging during production, especially not if scenes get exchanged between animators ...