• Pivot 1.3 Animation.
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I don't know if any of you have ever used this but if you like animation you should look it up. This program is a really good animation program where you can make stick figures and objects then use them to make animations by moving the joints. A bit harder than it sounds to make a good animation, this one I made a month ago. Before that the last one I made was about a year or two before that so its sort of rusty but its ok. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Ak47testUnfinished.gif[/img] I also want to mention that putting it into the picture format messes up some of the color, so depending on your pc monitor the clip on the ak might be black. Its unfinished but almost done so sorry about the quick snap back up to aiming. I have more but there on my old computer and I don't have any way of getting at them at the moment. So how is it?
It's quite smooth but could be smoother. The guy isn't holding the stock to his shoulder which is weird.
[QUOTE=chaz13;20213895]It's quite smooth but could be smoother. The guy isn't holding the stock to his shoulder which is weird.[/QUOTE] Ya the stock isn't to his shoulder, I guess I was sorta lazy whwen I made it. Either that or I just didn't care. Not only that but believe it or not this is the first animation I've ever done using a gun (in the correct way anyway) Thanks for the criticism.
Pivot sucks in general. It's way too limited. Use Flash, or, in the case that you don't want to spend much, get an [url=http://www.allwebdesignresources.com/webdesignblogs/graphics/flash-alternatives-ultimate-list-of-flash-like-animation-software/]alternative[/url]. You could also get [url=http://www.synfig.org/]Synfig[/url]. I haven't tried Synfig myself, but it looks very capable.
[QUOTE=Aurora93;20214084]Pivot sucks in general. It's way too limited. Use Flash, or, in the case that you don't want to spend much, get an [url=http://www.allwebdesignresources.com/webdesignblogs/graphics/flash-alternatives-ultimate-list-of-flash-like-animation-software/]alternative[/url]. You could also get [url=http://www.synfig.org/]Synfig[/url]. I haven't tried Synfig myself, but it looks very capable.[/QUOTE] despite being limited, I think pivot is a great gateway animation tool. It gives you an easy starting point to learn how to flipbook in these programs, and you gain technique from there. THEN when you jump into flash and the like, you'll have that part figured out, and can focus on rigging up your own animations around the knowledge of how they'll be used. ...at least in theory. v:v:v
I like pivot because you don't have to draw every frame yet its still fun and you can make great animations easily. plus its a lot easier to make a really good looking picture with joints you can move than make something awesome in flash with a drawing tool and animate it. But still flash is fun too. I used it for a short time once on another pc and it was relatively easy to do, and my animation was pretty good. I also got ahold of the other animations I made and I'm going to post a thread with them.
[B]GOD DAMN...[/B] How many clips does he have?!
[QUOTE=Icebrigade;20242068]I like pivot because you don't have to draw every frame yet its still fun and you can make great animations easily. plus its a lot easier to make a really good looking picture with joints you can move than make something awesome in flash with a drawing tool and animate it. But still flash is fun too. I used it for a short time once on another pc and it was relatively easy to do, and my animation was pretty good. I also got ahold of the other animations I made and I'm going to post a thread with them.[/QUOTE] In Flash you could draw the stick figure with the line tool and then bend and move the appropriate body parts, therefore, no redrawing.
A Better place to post this would be on DarkDemon.org and if you want some more sticks, then go to Droidz.org
[QUOTE=Aurora93;20274548]In Flash you could draw the stick figure with the line tool and then bend and move the appropriate body parts, therefore, no redrawing.[/QUOTE] yes, but you have to know how to rig it up with a bone structure to ensure an elbow bends at the elbow, legs at the hips, and so on. Entry level tinkerers have NO idea what they're doing with flash on that kind of level, so this at least gets them interested enough to go and learn that a bit later.
Looks pretty good.
[QUOTE=AshtonArdoin;20279733]A Better place to post this would be on DarkDemon.org and if you want some more sticks, then go to Droidz.org[/QUOTE] I know both those places, I've never really checked out darkdemon.org that much. Really I posted this here because I felt like sharing it with facepunch..... and because I can :p
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