As far as I can see, that's not a selectable option.

Export Animation... > QuickTime Movie > OK > Format: PNG, Quality: Maximum, v Include Alpha Channel.

Well, the PNG codec doesn't really cut it. http://i49.tinypic.com/j9smfd.jpg On the left is the original image. On the right is the exported movie with PNG codec. There's banding visible, which will become worse once I bring the file into FCE. This goes for all codecs except ones like Uncompressed o...

I'll try that. You mean export with the .PNG codec from AS, right?

Still i don't understand how, in FCE, I can choose from several different codecs, among them Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, but I can't in AS. If it's in FCE, it's installed, surely?

That's something I come across regularly at the forums but don't really get: how do you import .PNGs into FCE so that they form a sequence?

This is something that bugs me. I was an AS 5.6 user, but as that version doesn't work under Mac OS 10.8, I have to switch. So I'm trying out 9.1 now. When I started using Anime Studio, I could choose between a multitude of codecs. In 9.1 however, there's only a few, Animation being the "best&q...

Yes. You have a lot more codecs than I have, by the way -- and indeed no option to choose "None".

Better believe it, slowtiger.

There is no .PNG codec in the Compression Type menu.

Apparently, this option is no longer possible under OS X Lion. I'm using AS 5.6 and always pick "Compression Type: None" when exporting.

This is quite seriously bad. Does anyone else have the same problem?

I'm not familiar with Photoshop Elements, but does it save out layered PSD files like the regular version of Photoshop? If so, the ability to load layered PSD files may be useful for a user like you. (This is a feature of Pro, but not Debut.) Definitely. But AS doesn't recognize layered PSD files f...

Yeah, thanks. I'll definitely try that first. I skipped versions 6 and 7 at the time (6 because of a HD issue, a bug in the software), but the other day I was thinking: It has been about 3 years now, maybe it's time for an upgrade. I'm aware of the Import Image Sequence feature, but my file names ar...

I do manipulate the drawings: I use the camera features, layer ordering, switch layers, actually quite a bit. And occasionally I use vector layers, for smoke effects for example. I guess I'm wondering how AS 8 has evolved since 5.6. Right now I have to manually load each drawing into AS -- perhaps t...

I'm currently using AS 5.6. I do my animation drawings on paper, then scan them into Photoshop Elements, where I edit them. From there, they eventually are loaded into AS, one by one. Finally, the resulting scenes go into Final Cut. My question: why should I buy AS 8, that is: what does it do for &q...

Does anyone have a link to a trial version?

Does anyone have a link to a trial version?

Is there a trial version?

Obviously, after my experience with 6, I have to be cautious.