[Lauren Denman]

Next frame... moves limbs a little, adjust the location of one character... next frame.. repeats... next frame.. repeats.. next frame...

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

So im currently using Pivot Stickfigure to make a little two-three minute cartoon for a school project, and good lord how do people do this for a living? Though im sure Pivot Stickfigure is not the best choice in animating, its the only one I know of that's free and doesn't require to much practice to use.

I was wondering if any of you know some good backround/figure/enviroment downloads I should get for Pivot for future projects, and what other animation programs you would recommend. Also, does anyone know how I could add sound to this?


Feel free to discuss animating programs and show off your spunky creations if you have any in this thread!

Yes...

[Amiee Kent]

You'd have to take the file and add sounds to it in a movie editing program.
I'll have to post some of my animations later, once I get them on a USB drive at school. I can't help you in the way of free animating programs, but at my school we got a 3 year license for 3dsMax when we enrolled in the class, but I dunno if your school has something like that.

And honestly, pivot is the most rage-inducing program I've used

[..xX Vin Xx..]

Great... my four minute long animation somehow got corrupted. Just great...

[Nikki Morse]

Alright, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkTakiUNtY abomination surfaced on Friday. I had been working on the Gumby mesh for the past week or so. It was my first time using Character Studio, and I didn't bother adjusting the bone envelopes before setting up the footsteps.

[Peter P Canning]

Next frame... moves limbs a little, adjust the location of one character... next frame.. repeats... next frame.. repeats.. next frame...

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

So im currently using Pivot Stickfigure to make a little two-three minute cartoon for a school project, and good lord how do people do this for a living? Though im sure Pivot Stickfigure is not the best choice in animating, its the only one I know of that's free and doesn't require to much practice to use.

See the master at work.... (By hand, no CGI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fibXvINKGKA

[Scott]

Alright, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkTakiUNtY abomination surfaced on Friday. I had been working on the Gumby mesh for the past week or so. It was my first time using Character Studio, and I didn't bother adjusting the bone envelopes before setting up the footsteps.

Oh god that was painful.

[Andrea Pratt]

Great... my four minute long animation somehow got corrupted. Just great...

I hate it when that happends---even more so when I mistakenly delete my projects on my thumbdrive. Now that gets my blood boiling.