Sherwin – yes! I remember saying I would send you one! Sorry, another one slipped through the cracks – when do you leave?

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hey chris
The Carnegie Hall Site is great fun. What an exciting use of interactive media tech.

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kidzone is so interactive for people like me in Africa. we realy learn alot from you guyz. thanks for the help.

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This is wrong on so many levels, but why can’t I stop killing these cats??!! And to top it all off, I’m eating chinese food right now and I’m pretty sure it has cat meat in it!

Okay, that last part was a lie.

C.A. added these pithy words on Apr 02 06 at 7:18 pm

Chris,
Alongside character animation, you should try to incorporate effective control of the stage; i.e. camera style movement with background elements, realistic character movement through the environment, use of special effects, and complete character development. I know you’ve already done some of this in your personal tutorials on the macromedia dev page and your home page, but i think they are an integral part of flash education that is severly lacking in most of the books out there. Keep up the great work. It’s very inspiring.

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Greg added these pithy words on Apr 03 06 at 3:09 pm

I have seen several episodes and I am good friends with one of the animators. They design in Illustrator and import intio Flash. From there it’s a combination of motion tweens, shape tweens and old school frame by frame animation technique. The best animators never rely on just 1 technique, they always mix techniques together depending on what action is needed. Specifically the character Blue – he is a combination of all these techniques. Perhaps a section on combining animation techniques would be a good thing.

chris added these pithy words on Apr 03 06 at 10:50 pm

i impressed with this clips.

prashanth added these pithy words on Apr 06 06 at 6:31 pm

Hi Chris,

Would you consider having a dvd-rom to go with the book? Although I enjoy reading and learning from books, somehow I find that I learn much quicker when there is also a video-tutorial to study. For instance, in your Flash devnet “Drawing and animating a character…”-tutorial there were lots of small hints and tips that were not included in the written version found in this forum, although excellent as well.

It would be quite helpful since animation is about movement. With some books, you can only guess what the actual animation the authors are referring to is going to look like. But it’s also great to be able to read the details in writing as well. It’s a one-two punch…

I’ve got Flash Cartooning by Clarkson, which is interesting. But I have to say I’m very much looking forward to your book, as your teachings on Flash character animation is the best I’ve ever come across. Well designed examples and also taking all aspects a notch or three up to a very professional level…!

Would you also be able to add a few pages about what colours and formats etc. to consider/be aware of when exporting to broadcasting for instance. I’ve worked on a couple of projects where getting the colours right for tv was a real obstacle… and they didn’t turn out quite as well as we had hoped.

I for one am willing to pay quite a bit more for the book if there are video tutorials included as well… Thanks for your efforts man!

Eivind G. added these pithy words on Apr 10 06 at 4:32 am

Thanks – and yes it is still available – and due to its ever-growing popularity, it will be for some time. It was, at one time and may still be, one of the most popular resources on devnet. Due to the Adobe merger the URL was recently changed to:
http://adobe.breezecentral.com/p46515568/
I keep all links to all articles and breeze presentations under the “Flash Articles” section in the Links category.
-c

chris added these pithy words on Apr 10 06 at 9:03 am

Hey Chris, your book sounds incredible just how you say it´s going to be, I´m waiting for it very much and I´m sure it´s gonna be amazing. I think you can include some cool things and interaction that you can make using simple buttons and animation, just like your site of wines (¿how you make that the animation starts when you rollover the bottle of wine and just when you rollout starts another animation that starts when the previous ends?), or cool things like the official site of the movie “Corpse Bride”. Well, many thanks for all your articles I think I don´t missed any of them

Robert Navas added these pithy words on Apr 12 06 at 5:31 am

Thanks and yes – already listed in the “Flash Articles” section:
http://adobe.breezecentral.com/p48069653/?launcher=false&skip-survey=true

chris added these pithy words on Apr 14 06 at 1:33 am

no problem cher. There are 2 books – one is with Colin Smith for Peachpit Press and is due out this summer – I will blog it for sure. The other book is all me and won’t be out for about 12 months from now as I am just starting the actual writing process now. Again, this will be the best place to get the inside scoop

chris added these pithy words on Apr 16 06 at 5:52 pm

No specific reasons. I use Cantasia as well and I like both. I have no preference over one or the other. Captivate being a *Macrodobe* product has the edge over Camtasia. No other reason – they are both great products.

chris added these pithy words on Apr 17 06 at 2:25 am

thanks robert – yes, I will be adding a chapter on interactivity, geared for the designer to understand (such as myself). Really useful stuff that will help the non-coder understand how to get by with AS in Flash by applying it to animations.

chris added these pithy words on Apr 17 06 at 12:52 pm

As promised here is my work…
http://www.steeltoed.net/nude/dev/anne.html

thanks again!! – cher

cher added these pithy words on Apr 17 06 at 10:39 pm

Hi Stan – that must be a CS feature. I am running 7.0 right now but my CS version is on the way to me as of this writing. The Psd2Fla will launch and create the layered Fla in 1 single command from the File>Export menu in P’shop. So in that sense it may be easier. The cost is pretty high in my opinion and the only reason I purchased it is because I needed it for a high profile project which has the budget, but also because I am working with over 100 layers across several PSD files.
-c

chris added these pithy words on Apr 19 06 at 2:31 am

cool article, thanks, for help us to make better animations.

Juan Josè added these pithy words on Apr 24 06 at 3:20 pm

Character animation, please… isnt much books in flash about that

Juan Josè added these pithy words on Apr 24 06 at 5:09 pm

I`m from Norway and I am having an assignment on NY and Carnegie Hall…I`m really facinated about Carnegie Hall history..I have learned a lot from your great website:-)
Thank you…
From one who is planning a visit..

Henriette added these pithy words on May 04 06 at 7:20 pm

A couple of us are in the process of building this URL in Flash!
We appreciate your work and use it as an example of how it should be!
The first issue of our magazine has just come off the presses on May 15 ready to be shipped to all parts of the world! We ( a number of us) over the next few weeks will be visiting every state and territory in the Union and every part of the world where a US Military Base will be found. We may need several shirts because each of us will go in different directions of the compass simultanously. But the results will be pics from almost every corner of the globe! More over we would love to have your suggestions and input on the web site! Lee Allison

Lee Allison added these pithy words on May 15 06 at 7:07 pm

hmm.. i’ll be heading to lovely switzerland for 2 weeks in september. i’d be happy to sport some mudbubble gear for you..

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Thanks, chris you’re rock and roll XD I was waiting for this.!!

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Great post Chris!
Here is another IK system for flash called reanimator, that’s still in beta: http://www.reanimator.net/

Warren added these pithy words on Jun 21 06 at 10:26 pm

yeah warren – thanks for that one – i knew about reanimator – i think it is still in beta – will check them out….

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I was working in flash and it stopped responding to my request to change the single frame the symbol was displaying. I gave up trying and decided to look on keyframer for some new things – this tutorial had the exact fix for what I was looking for! Thanks Chris and Dave!! Big Help!

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Doesn’t Moho already do this?
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eh I was see a flash video where u work on this animation with details and steps, now I cant find it T_T can u help me?

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Yay Willo! Cool stuff girl – glad it helped.

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monkey… what monkey???

- show me the monkey!!!

(where can we see the monkey?, lol)

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Mike added these pithy words on Jul 19 06 at 1:19 pm

I’ve been a longtime fan of Nina Paley. I saw her speak years back at the local college here & also ended up emailing back & forth with her about doing Flash for TV when I was working on the ‘Ridiculous Julia’ interstitials for broadcast. I have great respect for the work she’s doing around overpopulation. Did you see her short “Thank You for not Breeding”? Good work there & a great message.

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Congrats Chris!

Warren added these pithy words on Jul 22 06 at 6:26 pm

Love the little girl with the curls.
Brilliant

mary georgenes added these pithy words on Jul 27 06 at 12:29 am

congratulations chris!! as others said your work deseves recognition

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everyone takes a liking to your work chris! You’re amazing!

Stephen Levinson added these pithy words on Jul 30 06 at 2:20 pm

Thanks Stephen!

chris added these pithy words on Jul 31 06 at 4:55 pm

Mikie – the monkey actually comes installed with Flash 8 – look in the sample files folder where flash 8 is installed

chris added these pithy words on Jul 31 06 at 4:58 pm

hmmm…
I thought I might aswell give this game a try out, I mean I’m not really into gaming but hey what harm could come from just looking?

900 matches later and many broken eye-lid match stalks and I think I have just about neglected all other areas of my life.

Thanks for pointing to this link Chris.

MIKIE added these pithy words on Aug 01 06 at 8:42 am

congratulations chris, always knew you had it in you.
Andrea sure is a star!!!!!
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mary georgenes added these pithy words on Aug 01 06 at 3:22 pm

I would be waiting for the same!

Brajeshwar added these pithy words on Aug 07 06 at 6:10 am

Hi Chris,

Absolutely love the idea that you are thinking of publishing a book. I can’t wait until it is out. There are very few books out there on cartoon animation specifically aimed at Flash cartoon animation. I have found your tips and tricks so helpful in the few tutorials I have come across. Look forward to seeing it soon!

Brian added these pithy words on Aug 08 06 at 5:35 pm

Another 10 years of flash would be beautiful. I’ll need at least that to catch up to speed on all this!! ;0p

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Oh yeah, I really like the design of the new website!

GG added these pithy words on Aug 15 06 at 12:42 am

thanks GG – I love this skin also

chris added these pithy words on Aug 15 06 at 7:23 pm

Can’t wait for anything else you decide to do. You are a true inspiration to all of us … and regarding you being chosen as a finalist, OOOOH what a surprise, you don’t need Nostradmus to have predicted that one.

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Alex added these pithy words on Aug 16 06 at 11:37 pm

Try a Toshiba M7 TabletPC. Cheaper than a Cintiq, and while it’s doesn’t have quite as many degrees of pressure, it is pretty damn responsive and great to draw with (and far cheaper than a Cintiq). It’s solid and has the only decent screen resolution of any TabletPC out there. It uses the same Wacom technology as the Cintiq.

As a must-have accessory, the Cintiq 18ux pen — much better than the toshiba supplied stylus.

I know this may be heresy to a Mac user (if you are one), but it’s a damn cool machine, especially for drawing or 3d work. I use both, and I love my M4 (one step down from the newer M7) — but I would buy an Apple tablet in a second if they would just release the damn thing. Maybe this September…probably not.
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awesome! looks like a really fun project.

btw, your new blog skin/site looks great! however, FYI there’s no easy link to mudbubble anywhere!

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Wow dude…. did u know ur like my role model… lol haha… yea i looooove your work i started working with flash like a year ago and i think i’m getting pretty good…lol i learned alot of different techniques for animating 2.5 d’ish lol… I really truly love your work and i cant wait to see you new animation… !!!

Igor added these pithy words on Aug 31 06 at 12:27 pm

Congrats, Chris! I look forward to reading this.

Warren added these pithy words on Sep 01 06 at 3:51 pm

Hi Stephen, they are backed up on an external HD – when I have time I will dig them up and post them.
-c

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Gagandeep, yeah…this one!

click on the links on the right side. Can’t miss them – I literally walk you through it via a recorded Breeze presentation (60 min) and if you don’t have a good connection, try the HTML version. Both links are right there to the right of this entry.
-c

chris added these pithy words on Sep 04 06 at 3:01 am

hello chris,
I’ve seen this YuYu film some time ago and was very impressed.
But I didn’t know that this is also a finalist of this festival. well…actually…I didn’t really know anothing of this festival^^
The reasons for this is that Iwas not that interested in festivals.

But now….I guess, it could be worth listening out for some other things.

By the way, greetings from the other side of the big pond, Germany^^

max

Max Barthel added these pithy words on Sep 05 06 at 6:37 pm

Hey chris i just saw the commercial for this on TV!

LOOKS AWESOME!!

Steve

Stephen Levinson added these pithy words on Sep 16 06 at 11:00 pm

Great hands on class, made a daunting subject alot easier to understand Thanks again to Warren, Dave and R for the knowledge and the beers.

Paul added these pithy words on Sep 18 06 at 7:20 pm

WOW Chris
You sure know how to play them drums..

(Did you take the mic from FlashForward – Speaker..??..LOL..)

Congrats – it has a great sound.

Bo

Bo added these pithy words on Sep 19 06 at 10:45 pm

very cool

Stephen Levinson added these pithy words on Sep 19 06 at 10:46 pm

holy crap! It totally gets outta whack in IE! Damn – thanks for letting me know – time to hire a code monkey

chris added these pithy words on Sep 20 06 at 1:47 am

Thanks Bo – hahaha about the 10-finger discount – I can’t wait to record some serious stuff

chris added these pithy words on Sep 20 06 at 2:11 am

I love the way how this hula girl was made, All of chris’s work has inpired me a lot! It’s just incredible to see how Flash 8 can create this superb animation, but not only that, you need skills which are the ones chris has.

Well done chris!

-LFOC
PS:(swf works perfectly fine)

luis added these pithy words on Sep 20 06 at 3:22 pm

What does this tool actually do?

-LFOC

luis added these pithy words on Sep 20 06 at 3:28 pm

to hell with the microphone (not literally) your drumming is totally awesome!

Jonas (nor) added these pithy words on Sep 21 06 at 1:01 pm

My left foot…-sorry Chris……

Its because I’m such a bad animator myself…LOL

Bo

Bo added these pithy words on Sep 21 06 at 4:09 pm

Heres another set of SWF tools which I found:

http://www.swftools.org/

Paul Cheek added these pithy words on Sep 21 06 at 7:36 pm

Hey Frank! Nice meeting you also – nice website btw. Austin was great – I had as good a time as I expected I would.
-cheers
-c

chris added these pithy words on Sep 22 06 at 1:31 am

Ha – thanks Bo – funny how that foot bothered me too for so long – but i ignored it until now – thanks.

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It’s the first time I see an animated tutorial of this quality. Thank you so much. Which tools can be used to make such incredible tutorials?

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great blog, keep it comming.

Silversmith added these pithy words on Oct 03 06 at 11:51 am

Chris, I think that’s a real handy effect, but not necessarily ‘what the people want’. I’m guessing that the majority of forum posters were looking for an animation tutorial on masking the text by the strokes, so we would see three lines drawn for the ‘H’ in hand, etc. I’m also guessing that this effect is a pain in the a-hole, requiring probably hours of shape tweening. In conclusion, I’m guessing there’s no easy way to create a ‘real’ writing effect.

Also, you didn’t talk about your second method of creating this effect. How does that go?

Ben added these pithy words on Oct 11 06 at 2:50 am

I use a similar technique to #2, but I use a mask and start at the beginning. Works well, but I don’t see any benefits to either technique.

Jason added these pithy words on Oct 11 06 at 10:46 pm

This article was written pre-flash 8, so the advantage of having Flash 8 is, you don’t have to use use another program like Fireworks. I will be updating this article or at least writing a new one soon

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thank you.. Chris

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I tried to download the sample file but all I get is a IKmotion_trial.mxp file which i cannot extract or install. I also don’t have a plug-in directory within my Flash folder. So how am i supposed to install this thing? Any tips? Any help will be appreciated. I really need to get this thing working.

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I will focus my spare time on Flash cartton animation. I have you tagged on del.icio.us…i will follow your demos! Great job and congratulations.

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Good idea! It’s better than typing one letter at a time!

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Thanks ben – if you ever want to know what is flash and what is not – hover over the content with your cursor and right click – if it is flash, it will say it in the popup context menu.

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I realized that i had the old version of flash. I got the new one (trial version) now and it works fine. Thanks for the help though.

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Hey Chris- I attended your class on Thursday morning- thanks for making me think about expanding my use of Flash! Didn’t even realize you were in the Wow Flash book I bought at the Peachpit until I was looking through it this morning. Cool! Also cool to see that you’re a musician- not surprising.
Later-
Dan

Dan added these pithy words on Oct 27 06 at 3:03 pm

Hi Chris,

I attended your Thursday morning session too. Thanks for being so generous with your knowledge and source files. It’s not easy to find someone so willing to share their talents, especially someone of your caliber.

Glenn

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I also attended your thursday morning session at the max confrence. I absolutely loved it. The majority of the others that attened the confrence with me, from my work, seemed to enjoy the more tech savvy sessions but blaaaaa. I am just a youngen and got lucky by landed a small animation job in chattanooga, the only problem would be that I know absoultely nothing about animation only illustration. Luckily the people that hired me are good friends and rather desprate. So basically what I was wonderingwould it be possible to see some more examples of how to put it togeter (.fla) or something like that? Again THANKS SO MUCH!

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Woo! Thanks Chris! I’ve always wanted to have this option. Gonna be verrrrrry useful to me in the future =]

Woody. added these pithy words on Nov 01 06 at 7:14 am

Thanks a lot mate, it’s people like you that can really help beginners by sharing your knowledge. This tip came in really handy and i will probably use it on all my opening scenes. Thanks again!

Leighton added these pithy words on Nov 01 06 at 10:20 pm

Nice Chris, great plugin for Mozilla. I just downloadedit and it rocks. There is also a good extension called FireFTP. It’s a FTP program integrated in Mozilla! I use it and It’s better than having a separate program.
here’s the link: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/684/
Cheers! and thanks for the new plugin!

_LFOC

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Mashook Hussain Talpur – it depends on the actual style of smoke you are after – which sounds very realistic – so in your case it will probably be fairly processor intensive – I would swing by the keyframer forum (www.keyframer.com/forum) and ask there – it is very actuve and you will get a lot of response from several different opinions.

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OH! chris great… Thank you very much.. I should now switch the forum you mentioned.

Thanks Alot..

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can i download tutorial movie?

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i want to download it please…. nice work

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Thanks for the great post, Chris! This site looks soo cool!

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Wow! How cool isn’t that! Can’t imagine the work!

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Steve – going to australia would be awesome! It always comes down to time and how much i can find to travel that far. I have been invited to places all over the world (Singapore, Mexico, etc…) but I am literally booked for months in advance and it is hard to plan trips like this. Max and Flash Forward are easy because flights are never more than 5-6 hours and i can always fly in for a night if need be. But i would surely think about a trip to australia someday

chris added these pithy words on Nov 14 06 at 6:06 am

update to this post – i changed the sample recording from my drumming to Andrea singing (to avoid future confusion if you are returning).

chris added these pithy words on Nov 15 06 at 5:36 pm

Hi Dave – interesting point – jib jab has clearly been perfecting their style – the animation is technically brilliant. For me, this was more fun to watch then if it were shot live action with real actors. It’s quirkiness visually compliments Weird Al’s song writing style (imo).

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I want to download it please ………..

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Hi Angela,
I use M-Audio Firewire Solo – i highly recommend any interface that supports firewire over USB.
Toon Boom Solo rocks! You’ll love it!
Let me know how it goes
Email me if you want.

-chris

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LOL, too cute! Nice animation too!

Warren added these pithy words on Dec 22 06 at 2:55 am

Thanks all.
Smidget: she has an uncanny ability to remember everything – but now that I have recorded and animated this, she has watched it enough times to know it word for word

Eric: I have enough recorded audio to animate her for the rest of my life

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Dec 22 06 at 6:44 am

Thanks GG – and tell Nancy thanks for me too!
The book is still being written – slowly but surely. I hope it meets your expectations

-c

chris added these pithy words on Dec 22 06 at 3:08 pm

Chris: Oh gawd. About 2-3 days to get everything she wants or she’ll be one unhappy Andrea.

A series on Meagan (or was it Nathan) the fish’s life would be cool! Haha

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smidget added these pithy words on Dec 22 06 at 11:31 pm

Excellent tutorial. This has inspired me greatly, thanks alot.

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You rock . i love your andrea animations… always have!
Ive seen one or two other cartoons where the animators record their very young kids, its such a great idea and inspiration to animate those recordings!!!
MZ

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So what did Andrea get for Xmas?

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Nice, Congrats.

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Kudos to the master!

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Congratulations Chris.
You’ve been a true inspiration to me. I`m a big fan. I started using Flash seriously about two years ago, after I enjoyed your tutorials on macromedia.com . I have a link to your website … you can see the influences. Heheh!
Cheers!

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Congratulations Chris!, and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Very appreciated. Also a Happy Successful Animated New Year!!

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very cool Chris, you are very talented !!!
I like the style so much…I will try your 2.5D soon

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you are a rockstar!! see you here in SF soon (if our schedules allow)! xo

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Good job … waiting for your next tutorial releases

GeRaRDo added these pithy words on Jan 09 07 at 8:59 pm

I was in your FlashFoward session on Monday, but I walked in late so I didn’t get to hear how I could obtain your source files for the animations you were sharing. Could you e-mail me the link or send me the files???

Thank you for the session and especially for sharing the stories from your college days that helped us to see where you’re coming from and what your motivation is.

Charlie added these pithy words on Jan 10 07 at 3:29 pm

Chris,

I assume from seeing some of your pics on the net that you use windows.

[img]http://training.sessions.edu/faculty/faculty_images/chris_georgenes.jpg[/img]

I assume since you went to Macworld that you are a mac user.
Which do you use primarily, windows or mac?
Which do you prefer?
I assume mac since you went to Macworld.
I’m still a fan if you use a mac.

GG added these pithy words on Jan 11 07 at 8:23 am

Hi GG,
to the surprise of many, I am all PC – but for no other reason than the fact that Flash has always performed noticeably faster and smoother on PC (authoring and player performance). Now that Macs are Intel based, I am curious to see how the next version of Flash will perform. I would love to add a Mac to my arsenal of tools. Being cross-platform would have its advantages.
PCs have a number of 3rd party applications that are simply not available for Macs. I use several of these kinds of programs to extend Flash.
So, I have nothing against either platform – to me it’s like Ford vs Chevy.

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Jan 11 07 at 3:05 pm

Wow, sounds like an awesome time! I would like it to come back to Boston so that I would be able to go, I remember it was here a few years ago. Sounds like it was very eventful…

Paul added these pithy words on Jan 12 07 at 12:52 am

LOL! Wiki This! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush

“7×7=49″, while of course true, is a nice bit of designer style revisionist history.

It is estimated that almost 90,000 people arrived in California in 1849 — about half by land and half by sea.[39] Of these, perhaps 50,000 to 60,000 were Americans, and the rest were from other countries.[34] By 1855, it is estimated at least 300,000 gold-seekers, merchants, and other immigrants had arrived in California from around the world.[40] The largest group continued to be Americans, but there were tens of thousands each of Mexicans, Chinese, French, and Latin Americans,[41] together with many smaller groups of miners, such as Filipinos and Basques.[42] A modest number of miners of African ancestry (probably less than 4,000[43]) had come from the American South, the Caribbean and Brazil.[44]

Bikefitter added these pithy words on Jan 12 07 at 3:45 pm

I am happy you had a good time!

WayToon added these pithy words on Jan 12 07 at 5:59 pm

Yo Zee – you get my email a couple weeks ago?

chris added these pithy words on Jan 13 07 at 4:19 am

Yo TUX! no! i did not!! what was it all about!?
Lets Talk very soon…..
Z

Mrzee added these pithy words on Jan 17 07 at 9:44 pm

Grand prize was a copy of Studio 8. I’m not sure of the other prizes as I was still answering questions in the back of the room – but I did see a few T-shirts being thrown around and funky water bottles.

chris added these pithy words on Jan 19 07 at 2:43 pm

Hey Chris
I love your work (P.S. do you still have the desktop pet for the dog out there?) Do you do much action scripting and do you think that all flash designers should be able to write code to be successful?

Gene Harmon added these pithy words on Jan 23 07 at 1:15 am

Hi
Well I wish I could’ve checked out the meeting but anyways I bet it must have been really amusing and of course interesting. I agree with Chris, no need really to be a Actionscript master, all you need is pure skill like Chris’.

Great website!

Luis

Luis added these pithy words on Jan 23 07 at 4:40 pm

A Chicago lawyer named George successfully defends a major crime lord from charges of dealing drugs, racketeering, murder, kidnapping, and selling arms.
As he is leaving the courtroom, an indignant old woman grabs him by the arm. “Young man, where are your Christian scruples? I believe you would defend Satan himself!”
“I don’t know,” George says, “what has your kid done?”
[url=http://pornmovies1.info]:)[/url]

GoodBoyaa added these pithy words on Jan 25 07 at 2:55 am

Wow…. every time I come here I see tour work and how companies now know you and can count on you to make their projects succesful! You have great skills and I bet its fun to work with companies like that!

Congrats! =)

Luis

Luis added these pithy words on Jan 27 07 at 10:22 am

Thanks Luis.
Eric – no link yet. I will make it available tomorrow night after the Teletubbies show airs.
c

chris added these pithy words on Jan 28 07 at 3:05 am

Chris,

You are the man again and again.
Oh yeah, which teletubbie are you? LOL
Remember, the stink with the purple teletubbie a few years back?

GG added these pithy words on Jan 29 07 at 6:04 am

Your Mom is one hip woman.
She blogs!

GG added these pithy words on Jan 29 07 at 6:08 am

So Chris, any word on what quarter in which your book will make it’s debut in ‘07? I’m holding on tightly to an Amazon.com gift credit so I can use it for your book. I really admire you and like the fact that you respond to your fans!

GG added these pithy words on Jan 29 07 at 5:48 pm

GG – I meant to respond to this before but got sidetracked. We’re shooting for the 2nd quarter. Feel free to contact me for more specifics as we get closer to spring. Thanks

chris added these pithy words on Jan 29 07 at 6:29 pm

Hi Donna!
The keyframer store is severely lacking in female attire – I must get on that – I will try and make one now…

chris added these pithy words on Feb 13 07 at 5:15 am

Very nice

Jajasson added these pithy words on Feb 17 07 at 3:14 pm

I have heard of Anime Studio but never seen much of it. Now with this it looks like its a very powerful tool just like Flash!

The animation is ‘rubbery’ and interestng. I live the first part! then of course the flop-throw-catch is very well animated too.

Good work!

Luis

Luis Felipe added these pithy words on Mar 09 07 at 6:50 pm

W0w. That is amazingly cool. Really awsome. Just one thing, It didnt work to well for me the first time, but i refreshed the page and bam! Cool ness.!:.

Ben (Smidget) added these pithy words on Mar 10 07 at 1:08 am

Wow, awesome!

I read the their page and its only $150 or less! It must be awesome to keep financial stuff and see animations. Also see images like they said!

I wonder if we’ll ever get one of those!

Thanks for showing us! =)

Luis Felipe added these pithy words on Mar 11 07 at 12:39 pm

Nice job Chris… as always!

Jenny added these pithy words on Mar 12 07 at 2:17 pm

Hi all!
Please post here sites about [b]gift ideas[/b],like http://www.all-gift-ideas.info
I need unique gift ideas for men,woman and for any occasion:wedding gift ideas(groomsmen gifts), birthday gift ideas,anniversary gift ideas.
Looking for unusual gift ideas for romantic gifts,corporate gifts,business gifts
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JuggaJugga added these pithy words on Mar 13 07 at 11:02 pm

I love it Chris…. Love the textures especially on the frog or is an ogre… I know it is a frog. You are definately someone to look up to in the animation world.

Eric added these pithy words on Mar 22 07 at 1:05 am

Thanks everyone – Luis: yes, I used the IK Motion plugin for the frog’s legs – it saved me a few hours for sure

chris added these pithy words on Mar 22 07 at 3:09 pm

Cool chris!, I like the texture in the frog, looks real but still a cartoon, great mix. Good Work!

Robert added these pithy words on Mar 23 07 at 12:51 am

This looks great tux!!!
let me know what you think about the Spaced Out Rocknauts!
Z

MrZEe added these pithy words on Mar 24 07 at 4:45 am

Nice Chris!

I remember seeing your first sketches on the forum and they were great! and the screen shots in Flash look even BETTER

Good work!

Luis

Luis Felipe added these pithy words on Mar 24 07 at 6:03 pm

Really beautiful work. I look forward to seeing more. The pencil work looks very nice as well.

Burt added these pithy words on Mar 25 07 at 3:40 am

Like everyone is saying…. I cannot wait to see this movie!!!

Eric added these pithy words on Mar 26 07 at 10:50 pm

Hi There….
I am a brand newbie who started flash seriously last month. Thanks to the tutorial…i manage to learn the right stuff… Wanted to make games to entertain my little 4yr old girl.
Here are examples of work done with the help of your tutes….
http://www.md-sulhan.com/tmp/iconlogo.html

http://www.md-sulhan.com/tmp/myicon002.html

sulhan added these pithy words on Mar 28 07 at 9:26 am

The puppet tool looks awesome! I cant wait to play with that. It looks just like the Bones and Image Warp feature in Anime Studio (which is just as much fun as the Lathe tool in Swift 3D).

chris added these pithy words on Mar 28 07 at 9:01 pm

mmmmmmm, bundles.

Mrzee added these pithy words on Mar 29 07 at 5:51 pm

Eric,
I have my own agenda this year to get some kind of IK feature in flash – they (adobe) almost has to add it to keep up with other 2D animation programs.

chris added these pithy words on Mar 30 07 at 2:06 am

Awesome! I saw the whole introduction to CS3 and I was completly bewildered and amazed!

I totally love it!

Yeah the puppet tool was totally 100/10 lol! I loved the Premiere CS3 slow-mo effect too!

I really want Flash to have that feature!

Luis Felipe added these pithy words on Mar 30 07 at 4:28 pm

G Singh: That’s not a “camera” but rather a title and action safety graphic.

chris added these pithy words on Apr 01 07 at 9:15 pm

haha, thats pretty funny. i like the system requirements.

Round-front or elongated toilet providing at least 1.0 gallons per flush.

Use of automatic toilet bowl cleaners is not recommended.

imjeef1535 added these pithy words on Apr 02 07 at 12:23 am

Google offering wireless broadband service isn’t too surprising. I expected Google to make a move in ISP filed for a while, especially dedicated Internet access lines. Their recent acquisitions of dark fiber and Internet hosting start-ups is indication to that. This April fool joke might be just a hint of Google’s more realistic plans for the near future!

Karl,
http://highspeed-internet-provider.com find low cost isp providers for dial up, dsl and t1 line

Karl added these pithy words on Apr 02 07 at 7:06 pm

I just heard from a friend who installed the google TISP service and he said it was crappy!!!

Eric added these pithy words on Apr 03 07 at 2:28 am

I always knew it!
But nobody believed in my thoughts:

Google is an underground company!

=)

max added these pithy words on Apr 03 07 at 2:18 pm

Hahaha! Very funny!
“Grasp both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes”
Brilliant idea…

Jonas

Jonas (nor) added these pithy words on Apr 06 07 at 2:46 pm

“Professional Installation Service
You can also choose to request our professional installation service, which dispatches an army of factory-trained, sub-contracted nanobots from the TiSP Access Node. The nanobots travel with exhilarating nano-speed through the sewer system and into your home to perform the installation service, which should be complete within 15 minutes. Note: For your own physical safety and emotional well-being and in consideration of the nanobots’ working conditions, please make absolutely certain that your toilet is unoccupied at the scheduled appointment time.”

- Genius!

Ryan added these pithy words on Apr 07 07 at 3:28 pm

hi nice site.

alex added these pithy words on Apr 11 07 at 8:22 pm

Yes, hurry please, I want to read it too!

Is there a rough date yet, or is it just “when it’s finished”?

Ryaninja added these pithy words on Apr 13 07 at 9:44 am

It’s about “FREAKIN’” time. I almost have a hole burning in my pocket because I thought I couldn’t wait to use an Amazon.com gift certificate. I plan on buying the book and maybe another one at the same time.

GG added these pithy words on Apr 13 07 at 1:38 pm

SWEEET!
Cant wait Tux!!!!

Mrzee added these pithy words on Apr 13 07 at 3:14 pm

Woo hoo! Let’s get it on! I can’t wait! I really really really hope there is lots of character animation stuff in there, and hopefully different material than you have done in your online articles. Either way, I look forward to it! Good luck Chris!

Justin Weg added these pithy words on Apr 14 07 at 4:28 am

Thanks Justin – I think you will be pleased by the contents of the book topics. There is similar stuff to my online articles but also a lot of additional material. You will also get source files for nearly every topic on the included CD. Some topics/techniques simply can not be described different from what I have already written – like my article on Flash to video – but all in all, this book represents almost everything I know when it comes to using Flash.

patzo – the publisher will detirmine the price and i think it will be around $30-$40 US. I will post more info to the blog as we get closer to the release date.

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Apr 14 07 at 6:48 pm

thanks chris!!! i’ve already started collecting money.
i’m looking forward to its’ publish

patzo added these pithy words on Apr 15 07 at 11:48 am

Wow, just to see the cover design I realize that I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

Robert added these pithy words on Apr 16 07 at 6:24 pm

Thanks for all the comments on the cover! I really wanted to design a cover that stood out and was instantly recognizable (marketing 101). I spent a long time on this cover and I actually like it (I rarely like my own stuff). So often books have lame cover designs. Glad to hear my book is getting the thumbs up in the department – let’s hope we can judge a book kby its cover this time around

chris added these pithy words on Apr 17 07 at 4:53 am

Awesome resource! Even better to see your stuff in there!

Paul added these pithy words on Apr 17 07 at 3:26 pm

TUX!
Great job with the videos.
What program are you using to capture the screen?
I’d love to take some of my lessons to this format for thephotoshopprofessor website.
Congrats on the achievement!

Mrzee added these pithy words on Apr 17 07 at 9:03 pm

Thanks for sharing dude!

Larry Rains added these pithy words on Apr 19 07 at 4:11 pm

可惜我看不懂英文,很想了解你用flash画人物的过程!

xiaobenma added these pithy words on Apr 29 07 at 6:32 am

MarkP – the term “Cheat” here isnt the same as playing a video game – “cheat” here means finding shortcuts to doing things in Flash, hopefully in ways you never knew before. The book is filled with just about everything I have ever learned about Flash over the past several years. “Cheating” here is having the advantage of a book where all these “cheats” are in one convenient place – so contrary to your own belief…cheaters do sometimes win. If you are hesitant to purchase the book then I recommend waiting until after it has been released and reading the reviews on amazon and wherever else people write reviews. You may be able to go to the local bookstore or find a friend who owns it and thumb through each page to make sure it’s for you. This book assumes you have a good knowledge of how Flash works – it is not a re-hash of the help files. I wouldn’t tell a newbie not to buy it either. It is what it is.

chris added these pithy words on May 04 07 at 5:25 am

Looks great!

Anders Moen added these pithy words on May 10 07 at 1:48 pm

CHRIS!
(notice i refrained from calling you TUX!)
I would definitely love to come to see you and check out a flash forward at the same time!! im going to see if i can talk Frani into it! even if i can’t im going to make some arrangements!!
Hey! i think the HOG RIVER BLOG is having a get together in NY this summer too…
Zee

Mrzee added these pithy words on May 16 07 at 1:15 pm

Hey Chris! Nice that Flash Forward will be so close to your “house” and heart, yea? I’m going to push for my work to sponsor a trip. I’ve never been to Boston. Maybe they’ll split it with me if they’re cheap. Hope all is well with you. Take care!

Jason added these pithy words on May 17 07 at 3:36 pm

PERFECT! My cousin and I video chat using a flash based video chat program. When v9 player came out it disabled my cam. So I had to search high and low for v8 again. This solves everything. Wish I’d found it sooner!

Phil added these pithy words on May 19 07 at 4:38 am

This book will be the greatest thing since that book on sliced bread!

Joe Corrao added these pithy words on May 26 07 at 1:02 am

I love all of your Video Tutorial….
I wished to have all of your….

Win Tun added these pithy words on May 30 07 at 2:03 am

Congrats, Chris! Can’t wait to pick this baby up.

Dave added these pithy words on Jun 04 07 at 4:03 pm

Thanks all – and Mrzee – here’s the deal, I get about 1/2 dozen books from Focal Press and then anything beyond that I actually pay for myself (30% off retail). I actually think the best deal is pre-paying from amazon before the book is released. Right now amazon offers the book at 34% off which is a better deal than even I can get

chris added these pithy words on Jun 04 07 at 5:55 pm

Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks

Bill Compton added these pithy words on Jun 04 07 at 7:03 pm

Hey Chris, let me know how much cheaper it is. My wife and myself did the 100 dollar comcast 3 month plan but as soon as that deal was over we are paying almost double that for telephone, tv, and internet. We hardly use our phone and that is about 50 dollars a month. What a rip off.

Eric added these pithy words on Jun 05 07 at 2:37 am

Wow Chris, congratulations!! for finish the book, I can’t wait to read it!

Robert added these pithy words on Jun 05 07 at 5:53 am

dan – interesting – why does Comcast not mention that on their site or advertise that they use fiber optics? Maybe in only a few small areas right now?

chris added these pithy words on Jun 05 07 at 2:12 pm

Yeah because for comcast, they connect into a co-axle cable (tv cable) for the internet, last I looked at mine and last time I installed one of these cables it was copper on the inside. I guess they use FiOS in different areas.

Eric added these pithy words on Jun 05 07 at 9:05 pm

Drew – good point but not the point I am trying to make – often actors do a great job when voice acting for animated character roles (Ellen Degeneres in Nemo for example). My point was that the target audience (children) don’t care (for the most part) if it Bruce Willis or somebody completely unknown in Hollywood. But all too often these films over saturate the credits with big name actors for the sake of…well…marketing? We as parents aren’t choosing to see these movies by ourselves – we are taking our children because of the content – not the voices. Although there are always exceptions to the rule but overall, previews that brag about the cast as if it makes a difference to the children has always seemed a little odd to me.

chris added these pithy words on Jun 05 07 at 11:57 pm

Thanks David – well I spoke too soon – just got the revisions back from the proof readers – I am afraid to look :p

chris added these pithy words on Jun 06 07 at 4:32 pm

I love the horse. I haven’t had a chance to download the CS3 version yet but I was wondering would this be a problem on more complex textures (with the solid grey its not an issue). Or is it smart enough to deal with that.?

Dave added these pithy words on Jun 08 07 at 3:05 pm

mmm…. all i’m seeing is a white box – no animation
Just reinstalled flash 9 player, still nothing

David added these pithy words on Jun 08 07 at 3:52 pm

Awesome!! I can’t wait to experiment with that feature, and I was really hoping the new Flash would have something like that as well. Great character design!

Dave D added these pithy words on Jun 08 07 at 4:28 pm

Hi Robert,
as far as a tool like this in Flash goes…I legally can’t say yes or no – in fact, I can’t say anything at all. I personally have begged for this feature straight to the people who would make the decision to develop it – to be honest, it amazes me that Flash, one of the most popular animation tools on the market, does not already have this feature – it is almost a sin. let me just say that many people feel this tool should be implemented – I can’t say who those people are and if they have any influence on something like this happening – so…I will just end it here before a rumor starts – BUT, if and when it does happen and I am allowed to say something – you will hear about it first here
But that’s not what I’m saying – at all – legally anyway…sort of. I wouldn’t know – because I don’t know anybody who knows anything about whatever it is we’re talking about…at all. What was the question?

chris added these pithy words on Jun 09 07 at 2:13 am

looks awesome chris!
i liked it when you first posted it!
icant wait to get my hands on that software and the new MOTION as well!!!
Zee

MrZEe added these pithy words on Jun 11 07 at 12:16 am

Hey Chris,
All I can say is ,it’s about time! I’ve learned most of the stuff i know about Flash from you anyway. This will be like having you on the shelf
What’s the publish date?

Ian added these pithy words on Jun 12 07 at 11:55 pm

I also wish Adobe would improve the brush in Flash to act more like the one in Illustrator. I’ve found nothing like it for inking with a Wacom.

http://brian-romero.blogspot.com/2007/02/digital-inking-basics.html
Flash’s brush has nowhere near as much control.

Any inside info on that feature, Chris?
ps: the horse is awesome!

Steve added these pithy words on Jun 13 07 at 7:04 pm

chris;

/*
that’s beautiful and inspiring. it appears there is motion blur on the tail and legs – i’m assuming that’s done in AE? i’m assuming the anchor points are keyframed?
*/

woohoo!

Dr. Woohoo! added these pithy words on Jun 14 07 at 5:29 pm

awesome feature. i never figured out how anime studio works but the example that comes with it is cool. yeh i wish flash had this feature but then i prefer doing everything frame by frame. playing around with such a thing and being done in one hour. i dont know but to me that seems like a LONG time for such an animation. yeh you might call me lazy which i probably am but i think i could do this frame by frame in 45 minutes- oh great i saved 15 minutes haha
anyways im only saying i prefer to do everything frame by frame and have full control of what im doing rather than using some strange filters or any animation tricks some software offers

MarkP added these pithy words on Jun 17 07 at 9:52 pm

You may let out a mart safe house motorcycle boots was still cold.

vpadaq added these pithy words on Jun 19 07 at 2:16 am

yeh overall it looks very awesome. i mean look at the connection of the body and the neck. you couldnt do that in flash with motion tweens or even shape tweens unless you dont have black outlines but the outlines are connected here and they just get expanded. it just sounds great and a good way for people who cant do a fbf animation- with cant i mean 1) they havent gained a certain skill level yet or 2) they are using a mouse. im not saying a tablet makes everything way easier but certainly WAY faster. i wouldnt want to do any fbf animation with a mouse. ive done so and it just takes so much time while i can do a lot of stuff with my tablet- in an alright ammount of time. while with a mouse youll spend some time on a single illustration and wouldnt it be great if a program could help you with adding live to this character- with this plug in or new feature or whatever it is you finally can. forget about the standard limb tween. oh and you know what my animations are like in case you visit your own forum and i know you do so you know im a crappy animator haha

MarkP added these pithy words on Jun 20 07 at 7:39 pm

Hi greg,
yeah i need to do more tests in this regard – i did import an swf of just a circle made with the Oval tool in Flash and used the puppet tool on it. In AE’s export settings I chose not to render as JPG format (thinking this would keep it all vector). The rendered file contained no animation. When I tried again and selected JPG format the animation rendered with the export file but, as expected, was a bitmap sequence. I still need to test this though – I had motion blur on which may force the bitmap fomat on export. More tests to come, but all in all, yeah, exporting to vector would make life even better.

-c

chris added these pithy words on Jun 21 07 at 2:10 pm

greg – thanks – those are exactly my findings as well. As for the requested feature – I may one-up you on that, but I am not at liberty to utter a single word right now. Good things might be coming in the future for us that I think you and I will be very excited about – perhaps a year or so from now.

(nudge-nudge-wink-wink)

chris added these pithy words on Jun 21 07 at 6:58 pm

NDA’s are such a buzzkill.

Flash’s animation toolset hasn’t changed substantially since version 4. I’m guessing that with v.10 being the first all-Adobe build and not a residual MM product, we’ll finally see some of the true Adobe interoperability and feature sets everyone was hoping for with v.9. Looking forward to it.

greg added these pithy words on Jun 21 07 at 7:54 pm

Steve – convert it from MC to Graphic behavior – then export from Flash

chris added these pithy words on Jun 26 07 at 10:21 pm

Hey TUX!!
I am soo bummed that i missed you!
It was a lil late for me to get situated to come to that conference.. i couldnt get work to cover it!
We really have to touch base soon…. I’m looking to move on to a few things you mnay be able to help me out with or point me in the right direction for!
ZEE
FLASH FORWARD though.. im gonna really do my best to get there

Mrzee added these pithy words on Jun 27 07 at 6:47 pm

Hey Chris, Welcome Back. You seem to have had a fun time. I live 4 hours from NYC and I have only been a long time ago on family vacation and school trips. I need to go over there with my wife and see me some theater.

Your reel is amazing. How did you animate that Mouse looking thing?

Eric added these pithy words on Jun 28 07 at 11:53 pm

Wow, your animation reel was just great Chris!, great job. You really push the boundaries of what you can do with Flash. Also great you have a nice time with your family.

Robert added these pithy words on Jun 30 07 at 5:40 am

Great Scott… uh… Chris. I move out of the city not 3 weeks ago and NOW you go?! haha what a bummer. Well I’ll be back in a couple years to reclaim my old apartment so till then. Alfredo’s is nice… Joe’s Pizza is better (=

RubberOnion added these pithy words on Jul 02 07 at 3:22 pm

omg! I’ve been looking for something like this! yay!!

willo added these pithy words on Jul 06 07 at 1:11 am

Then bmi fuer jugendlich with her pussy began moving very fast and led them down.

kpujomumtafo added these pithy words on Jul 09 07 at 4:06 am

TUX, it makes me so happy to see you thrive, and i enjoyed the little catch up about what you did since i saw you last!
Z

MrZEe added these pithy words on Jul 13 07 at 11:57 am

I just watched the vid you linked for Tomer. Amazing. I just got Flash at my work, and watching how you do things and how you explain them so simply, sold me on it. So…with how well you explain things and all, how’s August 6th looking? “How to Cheat” is at the top of my to get list.

Brent McIntosh added these pithy words on Jul 27 07 at 5:23 pm

it seems like you either dont visit your forum or you simply ignore the stuff i type. to be honest i assume the latter. clicking on “Previous Entries” on your blog doesnt work at all. please fix that

MarkP added these pithy words on Aug 01 07 at 2:13 pm

Hey Zee! How are ya? You got the wrong Tom Snyder – many assume that I worked for the talk show host but the Tom Snyder I worked for was a school teacher and is very much alive

MarkP – you are the only one who assumes you are being ignored – not the case at all – not sure why you say that – are you creating threads in the forum directed specifically at me? I’ll look into the blog issue. Keep in mind it is summer – I tend to unplug and enjoy life away from the computer.

chris added these pithy words on Aug 02 07 at 4:21 pm

Animosity? Surely you mean anonimity?

I am still intensely jealous though.

Bentos added these pithy words on Aug 06 07 at 11:41 pm

Looks & sounds more like vacation than work.lol

Animok added these pithy words on Aug 07 07 at 2:15 am

Thanks Paul! The DVD does cover much of what is in the book – but in video format – granted the DVD is not as exhaustive as the book is – the book covers a lot more info overall – but the DVD allows you to watch the process – depends on how you prefer to learn I suppose.

Thanks

chris added these pithy words on Aug 07 07 at 6:59 pm

I’ve been waiting for this release and was happy when my local B&N said it was released on Aug 6. I went in Monday and they showed it released but no copies, bummer. I called all over today with no luck.
I’d rather pick it up myself but I guess I’ll go the pre order route as well. Make it 2,501!

Big added these pithy words on Aug 08 07 at 5:35 am

I just got an email from amazon asking me to approve a sep 10 delivery date

MrZEe added these pithy words on Aug 11 07 at 3:23 pm

Hi Chris,
Your book could be very useful to me. Is there a contents / summery / preview somewhere on the web?
With compliments,

André added these pithy words on Aug 13 07 at 2:39 pm

Ok – just heard back from the publisher regarding this issue:

“Thanks for letting me know about this. The book is now published in the UK and is due to publish any day now in the US. I don’t know why Amazon are telling its customers differently but will look into it to see if we can get them to stop as soon as possible.”

So it seems that Amazon may be sending out some sort of auto-response with an inaccurate delay date(s).

chris added these pithy words on Aug 13 07 at 3:49 pm

She observed. cartoon gallery To this side of her head in her. Kimi quickly.

gallery added these pithy words on Aug 18 07 at 3:23 pm

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red shoe added these pithy words on Aug 20 07 at 12:43 pm

A friend ordered your book for me from amazon yesterday:
‘Shipping estimate for these items: August 21, 2007
Delivery estimate: September 10, 2007 – September 24, 2007′

For delivery in the Netherlands..
So it still seems to take long and the estimate is rough.
Looking forward,

André added these pithy words on Aug 21 07 at 11:22 am

Glad to hear they are starting to ship – the publisher told me that anyone in the US should expect the book to ship same day (from amazon). Sorry for the delays – the book sold over 2500 pre-orders which happens to be quite high and unexpected for a book of this nature.

chris added these pithy words on Aug 21 07 at 6:36 pm

Awesome ZEE! If you want, add a review on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0240520580/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_top/002-9377653-1758468?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books#customerReviews

chris added these pithy words on Aug 25 07 at 2:47 am

Hey Chris,
I pre-ordered your book months ago on Amazon and got it on Saturday. I’ve read most of it so far. I sure wish I had this when I first started flash… lots of great things in there. Having worked with you before, I adopted a few of your methods, but in your book you share so many other ways of doing the same thing… different path, same result. I don’t care how many years anyone works in digital art, there are always new things to learn. This book is like looking over your shoulder and having a peek at how you streamline your work flow. I’ve already picked up a few things I’ve never known about. I’m also enjoying the interludes… you’re an inspiration and you have so much to pass on to other artists. Adobe picked a great person for this publication. I will congratulate you already for a successful book. Excellent work.

Jackie added these pithy words on Aug 28 07 at 1:51 pm

Delivery was much faster than Amazon predicted!
Since Chris has been so generous sharing his knowledge and tutorials on the internet, you may wonder if a book might ad much. Well it does.
Only have it for two days now, but it already proved to be very useful, interesting, clear, fun and I’m sure it will remain to be all that for a longtime.

André added these pithy words on Sep 01 07 at 10:33 am

very cool Tux!! i will be trying it out too…
you forgot the http:// on your link – when i click the pic it gotes to
http://www.keyframer.com/www.moo.com
..just thought id let ya know!
hey- if the hog river blog has a reunion this year are you gonna show!!! im sure EVERYONE would love to see you!!!
Zee

Zee added these pithy words on Sep 04 07 at 6:33 pm

Great photos. What do you shoot with?

adam added these pithy words on Sep 04 07 at 7:28 pm

Congratulations mate.

Steve

daydreemer added these pithy words on Sep 05 07 at 3:01 am

Wee! My phone fall into a 5 meter deep water drain and now its still working (for the next few months) before it finally collapse with a broken keypad and the evils of the drain finally got to it. You are a lucky guy, but better visit the service center to do a check!

shunjie added these pithy words on Sep 06 07 at 3:15 am

That’s Apple for ya. I bet the president has the chemical in his pool that turns purple if you pee. Sure takes the fun out of summer… Motorolla rocks!

Jackie added these pithy words on Sep 06 07 at 4:44 pm

Haha sweet man! This is an awsome blog.

Smidget added these pithy words on Sep 07 07 at 7:15 am

Chris I have a nikon D50 with the Nikkor Lens it came with. Yeah these cameras rock. Do you take it everywhere you go? You going to bring it to Flash Forward?

Eric added these pithy words on Sep 09 07 at 10:35 pm

Hey Chris, just got mine too yesterday. My boyfriend was drooling all over the package. I told him he couldn’t have it. (evil laugh) It’s all mine I tell ya, it’s all mine. LOL

I am showing one of your presos at next months meeting. Do you have any new ones now you have the book out? Would you consider answering questions via Connect after we watch one?

KCWebCore manager
Dee

Dee Sadler added these pithy words on Sep 14 07 at 5:52 pm

Dee: when is your meeting next month? Email me privately when you can. The only new videos I have recorded are available on DVD in association with photoshopcafe.com and Colin Smith – I blogged about it a few weeks ago – scroll down a bit
I will be away at the Best in the South West conference from Oct 7-15.

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Sep 15 07 at 3:14 pm

Well done Chris! This is an achievement for sure!

Colin Smith added these pithy words on Sep 15 07 at 7:15 pm

Hi, Chris! First off, congratulations on the book!

Having never touched Flash until recently, I immediately fell in love with how powerful, yet simple, it is. I found your tutorial of how to animate a character, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve always been a fan of the classic Disney movies, and animated cartoons in general, and until recently my plan was to become a concept artist.

Having discovered how much fun it is to animate your own characters, my career plan has taken a sharp turn. With this fabulous book, I’m off to a great start. It never leaves the side of my desk, where it lies right next to “The Animator’s Survival Kit” and “The Illusion of Life”. Again, congratulations and thank you for sharing your secrets. I’ll be sure to recommend your book to every Flash designer and animator I know.

Andreas R added these pithy words on Sep 15 07 at 10:25 pm

hi Chris
i got the book last week. I have looked at many Flash animation books over the years and this is one of the best. (along with “Hollywood 2D Digital Animation: The New Flash Production Revolution”).
i really enjoyed the experiences you shared at the end of each chapter.
particular the one about being subtle.
congratulations Chris. well done
Eddie

Eddie added these pithy words on Sep 18 07 at 1:04 am

Ok tux when do you want me to start begging. You know you need an apprentice to do your clipping paths and masking for you.
I can live in your garage and i can help you grow your empire into a flash school where i can then get a great fulltime position!
I get along with kids and animals and i put the toilet seat down when im done.
Zee

Mrzee added these pithy words on Sep 18 07 at 8:58 pm

love the animation.

G added these pithy words on Sep 22 07 at 3:56 am

Smidget: Thanks! The book is doing great on amazon – ranked around 2000 out of 2.5 million books. Yes you cen get it off the shelves – some have told me they found it at local Barnes and Noble bookstores but call first as it seems there are very few left. The books sold out at the Flash Forward conference bookstore the first hour.

-c

chris added these pithy words on Sep 22 07 at 5:51 pm

I love this book!! It is simpley great, the the touch very good!! It took my a little while but good job!

Luke added these pithy words on Sep 22 07 at 10:39 pm

A blast indeed!
Was good to catch up with you again.
(That girl is funny on Flickr!)

Colin Smith added these pithy words on Sep 23 07 at 11:49 pm

hola TUX!
I was real bummed when i had to miss the flash forward conference this year! i’ve been dying to go and to see you speak would have been a blast! i just couldnt pull the days off…. i hope to see you soon though and discuss life and all!
Zee

Mrzee added these pithy words on Sep 26 07 at 1:21 pm

Very clever! What a way to make an entrance. Looks like the talent was way better than any opening for the Oscars!

Jackie added these pithy words on Sep 26 07 at 7:07 pm

WOW Chris… I have been obsessed with the lensbabies for a year now. I really want to get one but never had the time and money. Now looking at your photos it really wants me to get one. I’d be happy with the cheapest one because it still works great. The one you got here has the great adjusting pins and stuff. Cool stuff Chris, cool stuff.

Eric added these pithy words on Sep 28 07 at 2:37 am

Wow, that is so cool. I just checked out the online demonstration and can’t believe how awesome it is!

Paul added these pithy words on Sep 28 07 at 10:42 am

Oh, man- that lens is SWEET! I don’t think I’ll be able to resist for long…

Scott added these pithy words on Sep 28 07 at 6:07 pm

Wow this is really weird… Just was reading about Hydro and then found Astro over at labs.adobe.com and while reading what Astro does I found the picture of your monkey… wow that sounded weird. I was going to post something about this so people would know about it but found it already here first.

Congrats on the publicity Chris.

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Astro

Eric added these pithy words on Oct 05 07 at 2:31 am

first of all its a lovely monkey. i would love to know what exactly those filters are. the first one looks like masking to me. i know adobe and i know those filters will only exist for MCs but PLEASE listen to me. animaiting with MCs isnt much fun. PLEASE make a filter support for GCs as well otherwise there is no real point.

mark added these pithy words on Oct 10 07 at 9:39 am

Some really GREAT things are in store for the next version of Flash – Richard Galvan (Flash Product manager) is serious about bringing Flash back to its roots:? Animation! I am currently in New Mexico where he presented in his keynote what they are working on for Flash CS4 – Inverse Kinematics, a new way of tweening with tons of better options and better animation control. Too much to type here but I met with Richard secretly at Flash Forward in Boston where he gave me a first hand look at these new features and I can honestly say I have never been so excited about Flash in my entire life! Hang in there a little while longer folks

chris added these pithy words on Oct 11 07 at 4:46 am

The new flash cs4 looks like its going to save animators alot of time and from the new features it looks like it has expanded its usability tremendously. I can’t wait to get it I’m saving my money for the upgrade right now and keep it in an account so when it drops booom I got it lol.

Badman_Warhawk2k8 added these pithy words on Oct 14 07 at 4:03 am

Any ideas as to when this upgrade/new version will ship?

Right Here Right Noq added these pithy words on Oct 16 07 at 11:33 am

Is this IK tool behaving like the After Effects IK Chain (Puppet tool)? Or was this a separate development path as you say Macromedia were working on this prior to being bought by Adobe?

Dave added these pithy words on Oct 16 07 at 2:39 pm

I would love to see a simple Forward K tool. Rather than an over complicated bone system with all the constraints and influence issues, just a simple parent chain rotation tool would be really useful.

Tom added these pithy words on Oct 16 07 at 4:52 pm

to me its bascially like this:

Traditionists: “You mean to say I have spent thousands of hours learning an specific art that is being upstaged by these weekend workshop newbies! Come my purist friends, time for some mob mentality/brutality!”

Flashers: “Ya ok there…”

Perry added these pithy words on Oct 26 07 at 8:16 pm

I love the picture that you drew for this topic!

Glenise added these pithy words on Oct 26 07 at 10:18 pm

Thanks It was, shall we say…inspired.

chris added these pithy words on Oct 26 07 at 10:22 pm

While traditionalists may have a valid concern that Flash has diluted the pool, so to speak, it must be acknowledged that 2-D animation would likely be all-but non-existent at this point without the existence of Flash and tools like it. All the major film studios have closed their 2-D warehouses and migrated to 3-D render farms.

Studios were already moving away from traditional animation because it was expensive. Flash’s thrift is what allows it to thrive in the hands of a lone user or small studio. Once a company is willing to spend large sums of money on 2-D animation again, it will return, but it may be a Flash animation that proves to a company that such an idea is desirable and/or profitable.

And while the tool does not screen its user for talent, it does provide an extremely democratic means for those who are talented (many of them experienced traditional animators themselves). Since the Flash player is so pervasive, it also provides for a wide means of distribution, something that was once impossible in the studio system of yesteryear. While the current trends in 2-D may seem like a dark age for traditional animators, it’s this period that will likely allow for the future survival of traditional animation.

Justin Putney added these pithy words on Oct 27 07 at 4:16 am

i see a HUGE potential for the pixelated filter in flash based games for a cool “old school” effect =3

Platy added these pithy words on Oct 27 07 at 7:52 pm

Wow. I just checked out the Cartoon Brew article and responses. Lots of cry babies. Pretty funny stuff. Chris, you had some eloquent responses. I have bought Amid’s magazine before and loved it. Too bad he’s so bitter about Flash. Hmmm. This all reminds me of the old “East Coast vs. West Coast Rap arguments (and gun battles).” I hope you guys don’t start shooting each other.

Lenny added these pithy words on Oct 27 07 at 9:48 pm

I agree with Tom. Hopefully they can put both in.
And I REALLY hope they change to a time based timeline. And add some new JSFL commands of course

Dave added these pithy words on Oct 29 07 at 3:06 am

Tanks Radu – weird thing is I had logged on to my account and couldn’t find the license key – but when I tried again yesterday there it was! So I have DP running now – so far all I have tried are the drawing tools and they are very cool.

chris added these pithy words on Oct 29 07 at 2:04 pm

Don’t forget the funny response over at Cold Hard Flash:
http://www.coldhardflash.com/2007/10/product-review-pencil-pro-studio.html

Steve added these pithy words on Oct 29 07 at 6:28 pm

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qizatecs added these pithy words on Oct 30 07 at 3:01 pm

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alpedycug added these pithy words on Nov 01 07 at 5:09 am

Great tutorial!!
Thanks for the link!

vamapaull added these pithy words on Nov 03 07 at 2:40 am

I stopped. Jack femme sexy belgique reached out on the lastrays of mine.

vmexcyw added these pithy words on Nov 05 07 at 11:06 am

I just recieved the book through amazon. I feel proud having it in my colection. Cheers.

Radu added these pithy words on Nov 06 07 at 11:34 am

Can’t do anything but laugh.
That’s really a lot of downloads!
Hahaha… XD

Peter added these pithy words on Nov 08 07 at 4:23 pm

Congrats, Chris!

Warren added these pithy words on Nov 08 07 at 4:37 pm

He’s cute, excellent and is sure to get up to some funny tricks. I’m glad I checked in to keyframer again – I had been thinking about using a friendly liittle monster for my site and was just about to contact an illustrator who had submitted some good work on iStockphoto. I then decided against it and I’m now focusing on rotating 2.5D Televisions that show clips from YouTube.

That was lucky!

James added these pithy words on Nov 08 07 at 6:05 pm

It would be great if they put your site name on there… free advertisement!

Jackie added these pithy words on Nov 08 07 at 6:41 pm

great work would love to see a video for the process.

Gary Calhoun aka Warhawk added these pithy words on Nov 09 07 at 6:54 am

of course you will get crap animations but thats simply because EVERYBODY can do animations in flash and everybody DOES which is awesome. kids get to tell their own stories. 10 years old kids doing their own traditional animations? no way while everybody can get flash and if you want to make a cartoon they will get it while the people who do traditional animations are mostly PROs or students who want to become PROs- at least they are all certainly WAY older then all those kids playing around with flash so it’s kind of unfair to bash those kids. in the end its all up to YOU- its not the tool but the creator.

Mark P0rter added these pithy words on Nov 09 07 at 9:38 am

Thanks Robert,
there is no release date yet – probably not until the spring at least. I’ll blog it for sure.

chris added these pithy words on Nov 09 07 at 1:39 pm

Cool animation .. i hope that u show us the process soon..

Lillie added these pithy words on Nov 09 07 at 8:52 pm

Very good tutorial.

yo added these pithy words on Nov 10 07 at 7:55 am

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porno added these pithy words on Nov 11 07 at 4:02 pm

It’s inevitable when dealing with the net that someone out there will post your work elsewhere (especially when it’s good), but most of the time I’ve noticed it’s done by fans who had no ill-intent. I’ve seen people’s work stolen and sold for prints, way more of a kick in the pants.

I used to have an account on Deviant Art. That site had rampant art theft; you’d see peoples art on other people’s galleries, crudely altered with different colors painted over it. The site would usually catch it within a week, but lots of people would post stolen work on MySpace as well where you can’t do anything about it.

I would recommend a watermark on high-rez pics you’ve got, but aside from that, it’s usually no more then an annoyance.

N.I.Czuma added these pithy words on Nov 12 07 at 7:56 pm

family guy downloads

family added these pithy words on Nov 14 07 at 9:39 am

Looking forward to seeing the video tutorial. . When it will be out and where?

rbecus added these pithy words on Nov 18 07 at 11:13 pm

Warren: thanks, no short just yet – have some ideas but finding time is next to impossible for personal projects

rbecus: no date set yet – I just have to get caught up with client work and some various other things in order to make time to record some more videos first – i will let you know – hopefully soon as it seems many are eagerly awaiting

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Nov 19 07 at 3:15 am

Great effects.
Can’t wait to see your tutorial on this.

Satpal added these pithy words on Nov 19 07 at 4:18 pm

He wantto do amanda bynes in thong that iwent to use her abdomen. Becky, she hissedher breath.

tamzymincu added these pithy words on Nov 20 07 at 4:17 am

Your annoyance is justified, but no worries Chris. The Flashsters of the Universe recognize a Georgenes when they see one.

Greg added these pithy words on Nov 20 07 at 4:45 pm

Wow – no really…WOW! I don’t know what to say. That might be the nicest comment anyone has ever posted for me. I really appreciate it…oh no…my head…it’s growing larger…can’t…hold…it…up….any….longer…..(bump).

Seriously – thank you. There are more Andrea animations in the works – in fact I am building some demos to try and pitch her to network television – maybe as a series of shorts or interstitials. Stay tuned

I checked your site and the intro is impressive!
Thanks for buying the book – I’m excited about the 2nd edition – it’s gonna be even better!

-chris

chris added these pithy words on Nov 20 07 at 7:11 pm

Awesome Chris, finally your animation is up on the Tube.

Eric added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 3:32 am

I still can’t get over Andrea’s change in range when she sings that song at 2!! She sounded like she was singing opera!! Did she really actually get exasperated when she didn’t get her tone correct?? That was TOO FUNNY!!! At any rate, what an amazing little girl!!

I wonder where Chris will appear first, on a talk show, a news show, Saturday Night Live, cable? Someone in that realm will discover how awesome an artist, animator, visionary he is! Hold on to your hat Chris!!

You are this generation’s Charles Shultz! We look forward to more and more of your creativity!! (no pressure)

TeenaMarie added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 4:45 am

TeenaMarie – thanks but you may have lowered the bar this time
Yeah, Andrea had just turned 2 and it took me a while to figure out myself that she was actually getting frustrated that she first couldn’t remember some of the words and then frustrated when she sang in a key higher than she wanted. Towards the end when she starts singing in an operatic voice with a lot of vibrato – that was all her – and when she stops and says “oh!” you hear her go down an octave each time until, exasperated she simply gives up (”Nooooo!”).
She’s 4 years old now and I have some amazing audio of her that I am working on for a potential TV series. I think it has potential – at least for another web short.

chris added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 5:35 am

Ha – thanks – yeah, i sometimes just stare and marvel at her because she is overflowing with personality – I’m really in awe of her everyday – case in point:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudbubble/1181105505/in/set-72157601128154685/

chris added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 6:06 am

Hey, the big question is. How many keyframes does it take to make a “mudbubble” animation?

Good job with the “Cheat” book. Bought it for class at my campus.

Gregory K added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 7:05 am

Very cool stories Chris, I knew these characters had a close inspiration behind them, no wonder they are a hit. The creator charges his creation with a meaningful vibration and the Universe mirrors it back!

Peace

Perry added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 9:58 am

very good!

wellover added these pithy words on Nov 22 07 at 12:41 pm

Great. Long live you tube right?

Gary Calhoun aka Warhawk added these pithy words on Nov 23 07 at 3:46 am

I recognizxed a Georgenes, too. Tonight, watching “Bones” there was a Papa Murphy’s commercial feature unmistakably Chris Georgenes bees buzzing about their new “Honey Whole Wheat” crust. I hope you got paid for that. They are straight out of your animation book.

Laura added these pithy words on Nov 28 07 at 2:23 am

Y-E-A-H!! LOVE her!! Her list goes on, and you can hear all her little mouth sound effects… just precious!

Did you remove this from Youtube? I was just going to say, I love that everyone can see what I have been enjoying for over a year now! I am glad they are here and at Mudbubble.com too. Maybe you took down to make a change? Without comparing, this one feels a little different. It sounds louder, clearer and the background is wonderful love the snow in the window!! (I just don’t remember it.)

Please keep us posted every step of you working on getting a cartoon gig of Andrea. (if I could be so bold) GOOD LUCK!!!

We just appreciate you and wish you the best!

TeenaMarie added these pithy words on Nov 28 07 at 5:43 pm

Hey Tux!
Always loved the andrea rose animations!
I have to tell you something though..
When i was on You tube directly , there were a bunch of videos labelled “lesbians kissing” that came up as “relatd videos”
I dont know if theres a porn star with a similar name, but as you develop the series of animations, you may want to check that kind of stuff that comes up as “you may like this too…” because of keywords n such.
Just thought ya might like to know!
Hey! comin to New york soon? Frani is having an opening party this weekend and ill be there!!!
Zee

Mrzee added these pithy words on Nov 28 07 at 8:14 pm

Chris,

Just wanted to say I love the Andrea Rose vids (the ooh! at the spider in Twinkle Twinkle is classic), and you’ve been a massive inspiration. I found your character animation Breeze presentation, which led me here, which led me to your book, which is opening up all sorts of possibilities…

Thank you so much for everything!

Zeb (just south of you in RI)

Zebulon added these pithy words on Nov 28 07 at 9:37 pm

Okay, maybe not “straight” out of your book, maybe just stinkin’ darn close IMHO.

Honestly, I went thru your bee-blur exercise awhile ago; and promptly loaned your book out (it’s a hot item so I can’t confirm it’s actually lifted as opposed to “faithfully inspired by.”

Here’s a link to a picture, since I TiVo’d the “Bones” episode:

I can post a low-tech .avi of the commercial if you want.

Laura added these pithy words on Nov 29 07 at 3:03 am

Hey Chris, thanks for linking to the site. I put up a Gallery section so users can upload photos and all that good stuff. There is also a chat area… (I don’t remember the last time you stopped by, so maybe you already know these things). Anyway, thanks for putting it out there. There has been a post in the Animation section, and Badman_Warhawk2k8 has been helping the person. Thanks to you I have some excellent animators that stop by. Have a good one.
dzedward

Damon added these pithy words on Nov 30 07 at 7:11 pm

I’ve always enjoyed using Moho 5 (now Anime Studio) for my 2D character animations:
http://www.e-frontier.com/article/articleview/1913/1/793?sbss=793

I’ve looked at ToonBoom before, besided their pricing, I never liked their bitmap based solutions (I prefer working in vectors as much as possible!)

I’ll have to look at this new package of theirs, but for the price, Anime Studio is a great package!

-Will

William Bell added these pithy words on Dec 01 07 at 6:55 pm

It and young vulnerable girls heartbreaker to grasp this is the nature of.

eswulynuvk added these pithy words on Dec 03 07 at 11:43 pm

I’m in the traditionalist camp on many things but I do believe it is unfair to attack the flashers for the bad rap 2D animation has.

You can’t make a good Animation flash or Traditional without knowing the Principles of Animation such as squash and stretch.

I only hate Flash Animation that is poorly written.
Nothing ruins a good animation like a poorly developed concept.
I’ll go easy on kids because they are just learning.
You learn to be better by making successful attempts and silly mistakes.
My motto is better to make mistakes while you are young enough to get away with it than as an adult.

I do find this article to be hilarious because snobbery irks even me.
I’ve seen some good animation created in Flash because the artist had some experience in animation under their belt.

I have to admit that I’d love to use Anime Studio to create animation but the only reason I don’t use it is because I hate the drawing tools Anime Studio has.

Chilerkle added these pithy words on Dec 04 07 at 9:22 pm

No doubt a lovely character. And as I love your other video-tutorials on breeze, I can’t wait for the next one!

By the way – do you have a listing of your breeze presentations anywhere? I can’t find the presentation where you show us how you created your main-character, the boy

Samuel Rostøl added these pithy words on Dec 05 07 at 9:16 am

Thanks for the inspiration you provide here! Your daughter is really cute and adorable!

Cheers.

FF added these pithy words on Dec 08 07 at 6:35 pm

hey chris… saw these when it was initially made as well… guess theres a new ‘andrea rose’ title scene now! GREAT!
Since the last time I messaged, I got a tablet and a few books on animation, was very curious on how to get good quality sound though for cheap…

Bobin Cherian added these pithy words on Dec 10 07 at 5:34 pm

Well, I’m a traditional animator since 1980’s. Flash basically saved the Canadian Animation Industry by allowing Producers to bring animation back from over seas. I’ve been working for studios who don’t push symbols but do draw some of the more zany stuff on their wacom and I’ve worked with some very skilled animators who can manipulate symbols so skillfully that it really has such beautiful “stretch and squash”.
Again purists it’s not the tool it’s the….

Chasen added these pithy words on Dec 11 07 at 6:30 pm

I’d just like to add that the forum has had a major face lift. The chat interface is much more stable, and a great place to get Live Support. Again, thanks for linking to the forums, and hope to see you hang around there a bit.

Damon added these pithy words on Dec 13 07 at 9:30 pm

estoy aqui shakira

gughyndexoli added these pithy words on Dec 19 07 at 6:34 pm

That’s really cool Chris… Loved the movement of the characters faces.
Happy Christmas

WayToon added these pithy words on Dec 22 07 at 9:37 am

Thank you very much Chris!!
Very funny the three of them: Bobby, Andrea and Billy
And have a merry Christmas you too!

Robert added these pithy words on Dec 23 07 at 4:07 am

tara reid boob

ufanepyki added these pithy words on Dec 24 07 at 1:23 am

Your work is so good (as usual)
good job and mery christmas to you too!

Matt added these pithy words on Dec 24 07 at 9:53 pm

i just got your book for christmas, and let me say, I LOVE it!! It gives me everything i want in a flash-related book. This is the best book on flash i have ever recieved-the first being Flash Animation for Teens, which isnt that great at all.

You are the God of Flash!

Matt added these pithy words on Dec 28 07 at 2:44 am

You’ve got style brother! I love your little animabits. Looks like you’ve got yourself an amazing little clan too. I hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday season. I wish you guys the very best for ‘08. Stay cool..

Jason Swann added these pithy words on Jan 02 08 at 5:36 pm

Hi TM! I just finished the upgrade (which included fixing the permanent links below). Thanks for your kind words and support. I am going to bring back many of those graphics but organize them more. I have been spending the first few days of 2008 by shedding some skin around the studio and around my websites. mudbubble.com is next

chris added these pithy words on Jan 03 08 at 9:55 pm

Ok – the tutorial links have been moved up near the top where they belong. Thanks for all the feedback so far – one of my resolutions was to update this site and to stop biting my nails – so far I am 2 for 2

chris added these pithy words on Jan 04 08 at 1:11 am

This is nice. Two things jump out at me. When you’re in the ‘books’ section, Shopping Cart is cut off, you get ‘Shopping Ca’. Also, besides clicking the logo, I don’t see a way to return the ‘home’ page. Maybe I’m blind, which is very possible. Otherwise, it looks great, much more ‘cheery’.
dz

Damon added these pithy words on Jan 04 08 at 9:31 pm

I think the graphic for “How to Cheat in Flash” needs to be bigger, like, 300×400 or something.

Seriously, I think the main page may need some nice graphics, something that says “I’m an amazingly talented Flash designer”. Maybe not so grand as mudbubble’s intro, but a little something, maybe?

Just a thought.

Zebulon added these pithy words on Jan 05 08 at 12:57 am

Happy New Year to you too Chris!! Thanks for all the knowledge (your book and the tutorials) that you shared with us in this past year.

Robert added these pithy words on Jan 06 08 at 1:58 am

That’s pretty huge, Chris! Congratulations. I hope you had a great Christmas and all the best in 2008.

Peter Woodward-Court added these pithy words on Jan 07 08 at 8:50 am

Thanks – I will post the animation soon.

chris added these pithy words on Jan 07 08 at 2:51 pm

If you think all of this is cool, I just talked to someone at Adobe who said that a gradient mask tool is slated for CS10.

With all of that flexibility, I won’t evn need a time based timline or a QT exporter that actually works!

JJ added these pithy words on Jan 07 08 at 8:47 pm

Thanks Eric – it was Cyrano. it ended this past weekend.

chris added these pithy words on Jan 08 08 at 1:18 am

congratulations chris. can’t wait to see the animation.
how did you manage to capture the entire buldings in some of the photos you took? Some cool lens, or what?

Radu added these pithy words on Jan 11 08 at 12:57 pm

I had to go to several stores to buy this book. I attend the Art Institute in Tampa, your book has the popularity of a Harry Potter book over here. I managed to nab the last copy at the third book store I tried. I would rant about how you’re the man, but reading through other comments, I think it’s apparent.
-Angelo

Angelo added these pithy words on Jan 11 08 at 4:12 pm

Thanks for your reply chris – appreciate it!

I can assure you it’s nothing to do with taxes in the UK – the prices I quoted are before tax.

It’s only really about price fixing – you good people in the States are lucky enough (or rather worked hard to get…) to have strong anti-trust laws that make many companies think twice before fixing prices.

In Europe, and especially the UK, the law is no were near as fair to the consumer as it is to big business.

Apple & Adobe raise their prices in the UK for one reason only – they can!

Even when the European Commission gets involved – the recent changes at iTunes UK being a prime example – and the prices are moved to a fair position – Apple have a good old moan and try and put the blame on other companies.

Their reasoning is simple – Apple will charge more – because everyone else in the UK charges more.

That’s called price fixing and Steve Jobs would find himself paying a hefty fine if he tried that kind of skewed thinking back in the States.

James added these pithy words on Jan 16 08 at 8:14 am

woops, forgot the “o”, that’s “sophomoric”…. hit “Okay, Post It!” before I corrected it.

TM added these pithy words on Jan 17 08 at 9:33 pm

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