Archive for August, 2009

Can I Publish a Childrens Book using microsofts clipart pictures?

I wrote a book and used microsoft clipart to give me ideas of what kind of pictures I wanted to use but then fell in love with the clipart I picked. Is clipart free for me to use in my book?
No its not. I looked it up and found this on microsofts website, clearly stating [...]

How many frames per second does a gif use when set as your Desktop Background?

i’m planning on making an animation for my computers background but i’m not sure how to control the fps using Adobe flash CS3 when it has converted as a gif.
Giving that your PC can handle a full screen gif at 10+fps then it should be pretty smooth

What makes a web site look good (what do you think)?

What makes a website stand out to you?
Like color
gagits
Anamation
games
pictures…
ect…
The main thing is a consistent use of a theme, and just "common layout sense".

what is a cheep and affective camera flash ?

I need to keep with in a budget of 200 dollars. What i need is an affective camera flash that is not smarter then my camera. I need to buy a camera flash and an off camera flash cord for the hot shoe. Im working with an XTI
Any brands some one can suggest or where [...]

What are some good websites that have flash cartoons?

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/

what is the best way to animate stickfigures in flash pro 8?

I have bought Flash Pro 8 and I can’t animate stickfigures frame by frame. I can’t make the sticks the same! Is there any other way to animate them
Draw your stick figure in frame one. Then select frame two, right click, then hit convert to keyframe. You’ll see that frame two is now [...]

What program(s) should I use to create 2D sprite characters and program a fighting game?

I’ve been thinking about creating a 2D fighting game, similar to Super Smash Brothers (if it were to be put on a GameBoy Advanced), and I would like to know which program I should use to create the 2D sprite characters, stages, animate them, and then the program I should use to code the entire [...]

Where can I set up a job shadowing for computer animators and programmers?

I’m looking for a a link or source that will allow me to set this up. I realize it may cost me, but I am prepared to pay. Im a junior and finding a career to work toward is a little important right about now. Like I said, I want to shadow a computer programmer/animator [...]

Im interested in becoming a computer animator, what is a good school in california?

I live in San Diego, I currently go to a community college and am a freshmen, I want to become a computer animator and want to know a good college to go to in California, also do I need to be good at drawing.
Academy of Art College. San Francisco.

What was the animated family movie with a chiwawa named Tito?

The movie takes place in New York city. It is animated, and most likely came out in the 90’s. I vaguely remember it being about a bunch of dogs in the streets, and one of them being chiwawa named Tito. It is a family movie, and again, animated. Just wondering [...]