Archive for the 'animate' Category

What did walt disney use to animate his steamboat willie movie?

Did he use a zoetrope? And how did he make it into a film? Like how was it played wen he had it all together and animated?
"Disney used Pat Powers’ Cinephone system, created by Powers using Lee De Forest’s Phonofilm system without giving De Forest any credit."
"In June 1927, Powers made an unsuccessful takeover bid [...]

How do you animate in 2D and what is a good program for 2D animation?

I’m new to animating videos and I want to start off with 2D animation. Do you know of any good 2D animation programs that work, is fairly cheap, and is good for beginners? Also, does anyone have any tips for animating?
Flash is good from time to time for 2D animations but there have [...]

how to use animate words different ways using flash?

I have to animate a poem for a class and its due today at 3 so I don’t have long to do it and I suck BAD at using flash. The poem is really long, and I don’t know very much about flash at all so I need ways I could animate it, and different [...]

How do I animate an image in adobe photoshop cs3?

I need to animate a regular JPEG image. I used to do it in ImageReady but now I hear that the tools available in imageready can now be found in Photoshop.
So how do I use these tools and create different frames to make an animated image?
♦ Put each frame of your video on a separate [...]

How can I animate keyblades on my compputer?

I saw some animated keyblades before. I want to know how to do that. So someone please give me advice! Please!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw some 3 - D animated keyblades before. I just need some help to do that. Anyone have any advice?
I also want to know what layers are. What [...]

How can you animate cloth in 3ds max?

I have seen videos of characters interacting with cloth and i want to know how they animate that.
Like, you get a character picking up a hankie or a character making a bed or toweling their face or touching their cloak. Can that be done in 3ds max and how?
Are there any tutorials for that kind [...]

What program to create and animate models?

i am coding a 3d first person shooter in C+ (with microsoft visual c++). i have found a few libraries and programs with animations but you have to pay for more
i have never made models before but i am extremely fast with learning. what FREE program should i use to create and animate models for [...]

which is the best software for drawing with pen and tablet? I want to draw comics and animate with flash?

I am looking for a software to draw a sketch using my tablet pen-partner, then ink the drawing and then import it to flash and animate it as vector. Which is the best software for this?Also, if I want to draw a comic strip which is the best software?
Do it all in Flash, [...]

How do I animate the special effects found in Sony Vegas Pro 8?

I click on the effect, then I go preview it and the effect is frozen, not animated like it should be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGYFRs3rCaI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwl4sBp0DSk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/guerillabill
All three are helpful when dealing with Sony Vegas Pro. You have to animate them using key frames. The first two tutorials are really good at explaing it, even if it’s for lower [...]

How to animate motion effect in powerpoint such that arrow moves and follow specified path direction?

Please share your idea how to make an arrow moves in a specified curve path wherein its arrow behaves in proper direction.
Thanks.
I would start with the motion path first.
Then to have the arrow actually look like it is going on the path with the arrowhead pointing in the direction of the path at all [...]