To Raise- and Lower-Shapes... Why can’t you use the common shortcuts...? the up- and down-arrow-keys... (raise to front, just add the shift-key) Regarding your front-walk: Either check this link out from the Bio Motion Lab: http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Or, do a Forum search, this ...

Well, NTSC is 30 (29.97) fps / don’t use 24, it’s a film format... (or are you looking for the “cine-look” effect...?) Why do you want to double-up your Anime Studio Project and size it down later...? (what do you see for advantage of it...?) Stay with your chosen size to your whole project... this ...

Well, as long as your project files matching your sequence settings in your video editor, there should be no problem with black areas... the same would apply for still images... Make sure the clips provided are in the right codec and resolution... Of course, “there will never be an ideal world”, so,...

Create your Projects in Anime Studio in NTSC 720 x 540... Export those projects as, e.g. Animation, Apple Intermediate Codec or else... Or export as image-sequence... and assemble later if necessary... (keep everything as uncompressed as possible) Import those files into your favorite Video Editor.....

Computer generated images are mostly square pixels... Video footage is mostly rectangular (non-square) pixels... Format                                           Rectangular Size              Square Size DV NTSC................................................720x480.................................7...

Would you be so kind and explain: “it’s not working”...? What have you done so far...? Are your facial expressions not showing up...? Or are you unable to keyframe your layers...? Use one of the many free File-Sharing-Websites available... e.g. like “MediaFire” etc. or else - there’re many more... T...

Well, the Timeline Features do not include “Onionskins” and “Graph-Mode”
in the Anime Studio Debut version...

Check out the full feature comparison-list of AS-Debut vs AS-Pro:
http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/anime/index.html
(click on the Explore more Features “Overview” tab)

Regards
Nolan

Well, which version of Anime Studio are you using...? Render your view (File / Render) In the Render...done! window click Save As... choose Copy to Clipboard... (should it not be there save as PNG) open Photoshop / Elements /or the Gimp and either choose File / New / Image from Clipboard, or import ...

Well, one can use easily Image Ready and create the GIF there... If you don’t own Photoshop or any Creative Suite... but Photoshop Elements...? Import your images on separate layers into Photoshop Elements... Go to File / Save for Web / optimize for GIF / check the Animation and Loop button / Click ...

Well, “Sorenson 3” is a bit of an ancient codec... (I guess it was superceded by Sorenson Video 3) Exporting for Cell-Phone or Web you might either stick with MPEG-4... Or use H.264... (but, to make it work, in the Compression Settings uncheck “Key frame every frame”... That will do the trick... :-)...

"Anime Studio has limited support for audio, but you can import a single sound file as a soundtrack for your animation. Anime Studio uses libsndfile to handle sound files, so any format that libsndfile supports is fair game. Generally, it's best to stick with uncompressed WAV or AIFF files.&quo...

Well, all your saved projects are seen as “Library”...
Go to File / Import / Anime Studio Object / Navigate to any of your saved projects /
From the Insert Object window select your Object / click OK...

Regards
Nolan

Anime Studio’s Project Settings are limited to 3000 frames maximum.

Please have a look at the comparison-chart “Anime Studio vs Pro”
http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/animepro/index.html

Regards
Nolan

Well, I am using Final Cut Express on a Mac... For Windows, what about Movie Maker, thought this one comes free with XP...? Otherwise check out: Video Spin, Virtual Dub, Jashaka, Wax, Avidemux...etc... I guess, there are many more.... NTSC: National Television System Committee. (analog broadcast tel...

Well, the above mentioned QuickTime export settings are suppose to be used when exporting from your “Video-Editor”, like iMovie, Final Cut, Movie-Maker...? H.264 is a delivery format (e.g. Website) not a production format... Export your animation from Anime Studio using the “Animation” codec, or if ...