Thanks for all the help and insight, guys!
I now feel confident that HDTV is the way to go for my project!



Tony M

That was very helpful, Rhoel! You said that the general thinking is that 24 or 25 fp can be used anywhere. That's good to know! I've been animating at 24 fps, but I've been a little concerned that a faster frequency, like 30 fps, would be better for some arcane reason. I'm happy to know 24 fps is a ...

Makes perfect sense: better to have too large than too small.
Thanks, Rylleman!

Tony M

I want my Moho animation to be made with HDTV resolution, but is 1024x576 the best choice? What are all the benefits of going all the way to 1920x1080? What would you do? To provide context: I envision the finished animation (which is mostly vector art) being burned onto DVDs for playing on HDTVs as...

If one were to make a Moho cartoon at 1920 x 1080 HDTV resolution and burned it onto dvds for selling, would only people with HD televisions be able to play it? What would the cartoon look like if it were played on a regular TV? For example, would the tv put a black rectangle at the top and bottom? ...

Hi, me again. I just gave-up on Papagayo version 1.1 and went back to 1.0. After I installed 1.1 last night, my Mac G5 started acting wonky. iTunes wouldn't play songs, files became slow to open, QuickTime Pro wouldn't record audio and my speakers stopped working. At some point, everything started w...

I installed the latest version of Papagayo and got a warning message when I ran it: "Python Warning. No bitmap handler for type 50 defined." Is this a problem? I have no idea what it means. I closed the warning window and the program 'seems' to be working thus far...(though I haven't actua...

What's the easiest way of turning a simple Moho animation into a GIF? I'm on a Mac, if that makes any difference.

Thanks!
Tony M

Oops. My bad.

Tony

Right now, the Add New Layer button must be clicked to create a new layer, and then another click must be made to choose the type of layer. I'd appreciate an extra button in the Layer Window: a button dedicated to adding new vector layers. An Add Bone Layer button and an Add Group Layer button would...

Dang, this is complicated.
Just when I think I've got a handle on it, the handle breaks off.

Oh well. Should the problem come up again, I totally know how to fix it now, and that's the main thing.

Thanks, Lost Marble!

Tony M

I just reported this problem with the Bind Layer tool occasionally not highlighting a bone to the Bug Report forum. Um...assuming it is a bug. And not my fault somehow. I figure, when you're in a debugging mood, you go there looking for stuff to do. If it is a bug, please let me know so I'll know it...

You know how the Bind Layer tool, when it is clicked on a vector layer, will highlight the bone attached to that layer? Sometimes the bone won't highlight when the layer has been made via Duplicate Layer. I have a sample file I can send demonstrating this. This bug (assuming it is a bug and not my f...

I'd like shortcut keys for creating a new layer.

Out of habit (from using Photoshop), I'm always pressing Shift-Command-N to create a new Vector Layer. It would be neat if those keys DID create a new layer.

Tony M

I'd like this feature: When a new layer is created, you automatically have an opportunity to begin typing the name for that layer, right then and there. I always name my layers, and this would speed things up.

Tony M