You can only get their trial versions with a credit card. There was a stink made up here when version 7 was released, and eventually sm relented and made the demo available on other sites. They don't seem to have learnt their lesson, or maybe they make a lot of money from people who forget to cancel...

But funksmaname, just like Riziam, you speak in the future tense. But they have already 'jumped' on it. The bandwagon is loaded and in motion. I can't agree with your summary of the situation - I don't fit any of the 'factions' you describe. The 'pro' \ 'hobbyist' separation is an argument of semant...

My question is other than creating the characters and layers and rigging them with bones, how can I synchronize them with the same dance and same timing as to create a dance like the above? I know its a very broad question, but any help would be appreciated. Thank you :D Analyse the music track, as...

Nah, this arrived in my inbox today. There are regulations against these type of things. Stores for instance can't double their prices just to immediately put them at regular prices but claim it to be a half price sale. To me sm are claiming this to be a sale promotion, yet, unless they intend to ch...

Jump on it, how? What is 'incomplete' about the feature? You say customisable body and clothing, but you can customise the body and clothing once you select all the other attributes. Did you not read Lost Marble's post on this? I've read some of the brouhaha about this character wizard and how 'usel...

Yes it is $129.99 in this supposed "sale", but last sentence reads "Hurry! Sale pricing ends in 10 days.", suggesting it will not be $129.99 in ten days time.

There is 'Debut' and 'Pro'. None of those features you mentioned are beyond the expectation of a 'pro' app. Throwing money at the problem is not going to solve it. This was discussed many years ago when the program was Moho. Users expressed their opinions that they would pay more for the 'pro' featu...

According to smith micro marketing, it will be in 10 days. http://i52.tinypic.com/wbbakg.jpg Have they heard of the Advertiser Standards Agency? Not sure what they would make of a 'sale' which is the same as the regular price. But Moho was re-badged and sold for double the price, so maybe they are p...

Yes, AS can do frame by frame animation. The problem is it is not built for this, so it can get frustrating, that's why TBA is recommended over AS if you are going to do a lot of this type of animation. In AS you make frame by frame by [bye bye] creating the frames on their own layer. You put all th...

You should learn Japanese, if you don't already. I don't think an Anime studio will put you in charge of a production based only on a list of characters and a couple of concept drawings. If you produce a manga version of your story, and it becomes successful in Japan, then I think you have a much gr...

Nice. One thing i would have liked though is if the old elephant was a lot more distinct from the other two - like really broke down and decrepit. But that probably not what the client would want. Might just be the small size, but they all seemed the same age. Also not trying to advertise TBA, but I...

New Forum Rules: "No personal attacks. If you don't like what someone says, there's no reason to question their motives." You'd be better off directing that to Danimal, who obviously didn't like the disparaging comments made by ponysmasher on wasting time on a character wizard when there ...

It was interesting and easy to follow, even though I don't speak Spanish.

You were understandable, there is no need to apologise for 'poor English'. It was a bit annoying to hear that, to be honest.

Hello, I am a non-Italian man. Scusi il mio italiano del povero. Or something. You should probably ignore any "Toon Boom VS Anime Studio" discussion, as usually, people mix and match between the different Toon Boom apps to argue their points [whether for or against]. The bottom line is, if...