When you say "a grouping layer", do you mean a bone group or a regular "Group" layer? I've done all the searching and the answers are like yours, not very clear. I have now put my bone "group" layers as children of a "Group" layer type, checked "Sort Laye...

I did go into each bone layer and check those boxes you noted. This didn't help. No keyframes were set by advancing the time slider and by moving the layers in the list.

Are you sure you have actually tried this yourselves?


Greg Smith

Dodgy: I have two bone layers: One called "Body", with its associated vector layer as a child of that layer; and a second layer called "Arm", with its associated vector layer as its child. Starting at frame 1, the bone layer "Body" is at the top of the list. I move the ...

Agent Smith: I've been hearing about the new ability to animate the order of layers. I don't find anything in the new version 6 manual about how to do this or when it would be desirable. Specifically, I would normally construct my composite character as a series of views: Front, Left 3/4, Right 3/4,...

Manu: No, sable brushes were not designed by technicians. Stretching canvas and mixing paints are "hands on" experiences, where the results of your efforts are immediately visible and "real". The word "tactile" comes to mind. Programming is completely abstract, as defin...

Now, Vern, if a programmer either fails to create a tool that appeals to most artists, or simply does not wish to try to anticipate their desires - and, instead, provides a means to alter the software - by means of programming - I don't see how that provides a non-programming artist with a viable so...

You know, no matter where you go, there they are - the programmers - and those that love to make "art" by means of programming. It is true, we are all attempting to use a program that would not exist unless programmers designed it, but one may feel compelled to ask, "For whom are they...

Vern or Mike:

Tell me it's not true - you still have to use 2 tools - one to select points and the other to manipulate them, (shortcut "G" and then shortcut "T").

And please tell me that setting and applying "Styles" has gotten substantially simpler.

Greg Smith

Agent Smith: How about "crossgrade" pricing for those of us who have Anime Studio Pro 5 for Mac, but want to upgrade to Anime Studio Pro for Windows? Almost everybody does crossgrade pricing these days . . . and I can provide a list of vendors . . . . . . . . "Smith Micro Has Heart&qu...

Mike: I did upgrade for free, and in time, to get Anime Studio Pro, for the Mac - but failed to upgrade freely, in time, to Anime Studio Pro, Windows - which I intended to do, but the upgrade was no longer available by the time I tried to do so. . . . And I no longer use my obsolete Macintosh . . . ...

Mike: Could you please post a feature comparison between the "Debut" version and the "Pro" version. I'm still using Moho 5.5, so this would be most useful in determining if I am going to spend $200 to get these features. Unless you are going to extend any kind of upgrade for us &...

After working with "morphing" in Animate a little more, I've found that pencil lines do not usually morph correctly, even after supplying an abundance of "hints". I've tried them as closed and unfilled shapes and as closed and filled shapes and almost always get an erroneous morp...

Human: I spent several hours messing around with morphing in ToonBoom Animate and found it to be absolutely astounding, hints included. Like most things in this program, you have got to observe the proper order in which you perform tasks. I was experimenting with gradients and morphing and using the...

MKelly:

Yeah, and that high maintenance gal is quite a snob, too.

Greg

Yes, the more I experiment with ToonBoom Animate the more it seems like real work. Maybe more work than one man can handle. It is overwhelming, to some degree, for sure. When I use Moho, I get a small, internal smile. When I use "Animate", I feel a new wrinkle beginning to form on my brow....