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n. tilcheff
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Character Designer and Animator, Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team
n. tilcheff
Guru
Character Designer and Animator, Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team
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‎Mar 25, 2019
03:38 PM
Most likely it is 32bit vs. 64bit. Animate CC is 64bit and requires a 64bit OS. If you happen to run a 32bit OS you will only be able to install Flash CS6, the last 32bit version of the program. On a 64bit OS you can have both 32bit and 64bit programs. (All versions of Flash / Animate incl. Macromedia Flash 8, all CS and all CC run well on Windows 10 64bit. Haven't tried earlier than F8 but most likely they will run fine too.) Hope this answers your question.
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‎Mar 24, 2019
04:30 PM
Hi! I'm sorry for your terrible experience! There have been multiple reports recently of people losing their work due to file corruption in AnCC 2019.1. It is difficult to tell if your case is the same or not since others have not reported reset profiles. But it is possible that they have not noticed. Here is a similar theme from yesterday where I posted some suggestions about protecting your digital work. Lost Scenes in Adobe Animate 2019​ As for your config folder and keeping copies of your shortcut files, I have written a few different posts on the topic, but this might be a good place to start. In fact you can actually zip your whole config folder after installing extensions, saving workspaces and so on and restore it very easily if it gets corrupted. Good luck!
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‎Mar 22, 2019
09:13 PM
That's a relief, mate! As a young animator, dabbling in tradigital in the early 90s I once lost about 80 drawings of a drummer-octopus, drawn on a serial port Wacom... One of those lessons I'll never forget.
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‎Mar 22, 2019
05:51 PM
1 Upvote
I'm so sorry for this horrible experience, mate! Try decompling the SWF to get some stuff out of it. There are some OK decompilers, but results are never ideal. If that does not work, in the worst case, you can screen record your SWF (OBS, Camtasia) to import back as video and use as underlay when you repeat the animation. Possibly you could use Swivel to convert the SWF to video. You need to learn to Save as... several times a day and have backup copies on at least two external drives, made every night if you value your time and your work. All kinds of things happen with digital files and if you do this work professionally, you have to be always prepared for the worst. Start each day of work with Save as... and save your file with an added number, letter or date. When you finish the project you can keep the last 3 copies and delete the rest. Do not use Scenes. It is not considered to be a good practice. Sadly there have been many reports as of lately of Animate CC 2019 corrupting files. If I understand this correctly it has to do with some recent fast-save optimisation they did - caching and delayed writing gone wrong. Good luck with recovering as much as possible! NT
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‎Mar 22, 2019
02:59 AM
1 Upvote
My pleasure! Glad it all works now. Have fun!
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‎Mar 22, 2019
02:39 AM
4 Upvotes
When creating a new file just choose AS3 and all will be fine
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‎Mar 22, 2019
02:03 AM
1 Upvote
I saw your video. If your animation is 700 frames long and 700 PNGs were exported it means that there are no missing frames. The mismatch came from different frame rates of the projects in Animate and Vegas - 24 and 29.97 respectively. (BTW, no need for 32bit PNGs if you don't intend to use the alpha channel. 24bit is just fine.) You seem to not have many or complex camera moves, so I'd suggest, just nest everything inside a Graphic Symbol and do it the old way. It gives you better control, you can use a motion guide and export is bullet-proof. (Animate's camera is a joke) If you'd like you can grab our movie template to see how we've always done it in the industry. Best of luck! NT
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‎Mar 22, 2019
12:38 AM
Hey, what version of Animate are you using? I just posted here re 'camera not exporting' issue: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2606769
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‎Mar 22, 2019
12:08 AM
By SWF exporter I meant their method of video export where they create an intermediate SWF which in turn they convert to lossless MOV; I assume this method would exhibit the same problems. PNG sequence is the way to go. Check your sequence to be sure that it is intact with an image viewer. Also check the number of exported frames in the export folder. Then, since you use Vegas, check all the settings for image sequence, the timeline and the project. I haven't used Vegas so can't give advice, but in Premiere you need to make sure the 'footage' is interpreted in a way that no manipulation is done to the frames, no 'frame blending', no field interpolation and so on. At this stage it seems that the problem of frame mismatch comes from the Vegas project. Hope this helps!
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‎Mar 21, 2019
11:51 PM
1 Upvote
Variant 1 Try "Export Video..." This should render the camera in CC 2018. Then if you need a frame sequence use Media encoder to get a PNG sequence out of the lossless MOV. Variant 2 Upgrade to CC 2019, enable Advanced Layers for your file and export a PNG sequence. It should render the camera moves. Variant 3 Use a Graphic container instead of the camera - the way we have always done it for many years before the funny camera came into existence. It is bullet proof. I have set up a sample movie template which you can download from here​ if you are interested to see how this is done. Variant 4 Ask your teacher what to do Good luck!
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‎Mar 21, 2019
04:15 PM
Hello Lewis, First of all check to make sure that your layers are not guided. Guided layers do not export and have a different icon: It is a standard practice in Flash-based TV animation to nest everything one or multiple levels deep. Exporting should not be a problem, if your file is AS3. If it's HTML5 Canvas I cannot give advice as I don't use that often. If you just make sure your 'symbol' is a Graphic Symbol set to 'play once' and the first frame is set to 1, it should render the content in sync with the main timeline during export. If you don't need advanced layers switch them off, from the Modify menu > Document... Try rendering out a PNG sequence and a video out of that in Premiere, AE or similar. -- The misalignment when you paste frames and layers from the symbol container to the main timeline occurs because the symbol has its own coordinate system with 0,0 point being the Registration point. The Stage/Main timeline has 0,0 at the top-left corner. If for some inexplicable reason you must really paste your work on the main timeline, do it. Before copying the layers or frames and pasting them on main timeline you may want to create a box on a topmost layer that will serve as a frame guide. Just draw a box that matches the dimensions/location of the stage. Make sure you save a copy of your original file. Copy the layers, paste them on main timeline and 1. Use Edit Multiple Frames. 2. Then choose Marker Range All or the range that you need. 3. Make sure only the layers that need adjustment are unlocked while everything else is locked. 4. Very important! From the Edit menu choose Select All - this is what actually selects all the objects. 5. Move all your objects with the V-tool - this can be CPU intensive if you have a lot of stuff and you need to be patient. If you need to see better you can lock all layers for a moment, then unlock to move again. Keep in mind though that this should not be necessary. Actually working inside a container is preferred and working on the main timeline is considered a bad practice. -- Finally, you can use our Set Reg Point To Transform Point to re-register the symbol container to match the registration of the stage (top left corner). Then when you paste the frames or layers in the main timeline, the animation will appear where you want it. Good luck! NT
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‎Mar 20, 2019
04:48 PM
Hi mate, If the system starts to lag, it means there is too much stuff to calculate; too many points in the animatic, probably too many transparent colours on top of one another and so on. Best way to tackle performance issues like this is to 'bitmap' the thing that slows you down. Depending on how static or animated your 'guide-o-matic' is you can either export it as static panels or render it as video and import back nested into a Graphic container. Depending on your version of Flash/Animate you may need to transcode to FLV or use an MP4 whatever your program is willing to import and map to frames. Try with full resolution first. If CPU still struggles, render the video at half-resolution and scale up the symbol container. You should be able to increase brightness on the animatic containing symbol rather than having a semi-transparent white layer that you have now. (Guide and turn visibility off for your vector animatic layer, but keep it there for reference if you need 100% detail and clarity.) Good luck! NT
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‎Mar 20, 2019
03:03 PM
Hi! Does this happen when you try to publish a SWF or use the SWF exporter to generate a video file? If your final destination is video, such as MOV or MP4, try exporting a PNG-sequence and then rendering video out of that in Premiere or similar. This is usually the best method to get 3D parallax and all kinds of other effects out of Flash/Animate. SWF export is prone to failing with many of the 'special' features. Good luck!
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‎Mar 18, 2019
06:39 PM
1 Upvote
Yeah, it's very persistent. One reason could be if your symbols were created too small and then scaled up a lot - then they lack resolution for the calculations. Other reason as I said in that other topic can be if you're working inside a container and far away from centrer of that local coordinate system. Check the registration point of said symbol - it shouldn't be too far from the transformation point. (Ideally it should be registered at the centre of the circular joint) Small rotations over many frames have always been problematic as there aren't enough increments or the calculations are not precise enough. Also sent you a PM. Good luck with your work!
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‎Mar 18, 2019
06:01 PM
Hi mate, I've posted some suggestions about the nature of this 'peculiarity' in this topic https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2603605​ Don't want to copy/paste them again here. The problem varies in different versions of Flash/Animate. I believe it has to do with the maths of transformations and inaccuracies caused by rounding. Hope that is of some help. NT
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‎Mar 17, 2019
12:05 AM
Switch 'object drawing mode' off and lines will start interacting with each other. -- Alternatively, you can select a drawing that already exists and does not respond to bucket tool and break apart all the drawing objects. 1. With V-tool click outside and drag to select the whole drawing. 2. Press Ctrl+B
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‎Mar 14, 2019
10:56 PM
1 Upvote
Animate CC (all official releases so far) feels and behaves like a perpetual beta. CS6 however is pretty stable. Not without its quirks, but one can do serious work in it. With your CC license you can install Flash Pro CS6 and avoid most of the frustration.
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‎Mar 14, 2019
04:05 PM
1 Upvote
To use Classic tween successfully you must have only one symbol per layer and this should be the same symbol in left and right key. Here is how to check that: Click on each key and look at Properties panel to see the name of the symbol in the key. All 3 should be the same. You must learn to prepare your symbols in advance, before activating Classic tweens. -- First here is how to try and fix this 'glitch': 1. Remove both tweens. Remove the second and third keys from your animation [Shift+F6]. Leave only the first key. Then create new keys again by pressing [F6]. 2. Move the character slightly (using the arrow key on the keyboard to make sure you are only moving up) in the second/middle key. 3. Create the Classic tweens again and adjust the custom ease one tween at a time. -- More explanations: If you have multiple objects and try to tween, Flash/Animate wraps them in an automatically created symbols called Tween (with a sequential number). These are (in most cases) useless. You can check your Library and see if you have any automatically generated Tween symbols. If you do, this is an indication that you have initiated tween in a key that did not have a single symbol on it - either had multiple objects or shapes. In the Library you will see how many times your symbols were used. If there are Tween symbols used zero times, delete those. After 'fixing' the tween issue with the procedure described earlier, there shouldn't be more than one Tween symbol that has been used. This may be what you had in your first key. If there is such, the count should be 3 as this is how many keys you have. Rename it to 'girl'.
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‎Mar 13, 2019
10:15 PM
1 Upvote
Hi mate, 1. Select all the layers that have your character animation, right-click and choose 'copy layers' 2. Create a new layer on top of all your stuff. There create a box (place-holder) and convert it to a graphic symbol [F8]. 3. Double-click this new symbol to enter it. Paste the layers that you have just copied. Delete the layer of the place-holder box. 4. Go back to main Timeline and delete the character layers. You should now have one layer for background and one Graphic symbol that contains your walk. Make sure that this symbol is set to 'Loop'. You can now tween your character across the stage using a Classic tween. Note: inside this Symbol container you only need one cycle for your walk, i.e. no need to repeat more than two steps since the container is set to 'loop'. Hope this helps!
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‎Mar 13, 2019
02:20 PM
1 Upvote
Hi mate, I recently wrote an in-depth article with video demonstrations about rigging for Flash/Animate, with special attention given to circular joints and how to tackle this. We also develop extensions for Flash/Animate specifically aimed at rigging and posing for digital cutout character animation. You may want to look at Smart Magnet Rigs, Set Reg Point To Transform Point and all the rest really. But first see the videos were I show how to tackle the joints. Good luck! NT
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‎Mar 12, 2019
07:57 PM
Hi Clay, yeah 'glitch' is probably not the best term to describe the issue, but I know what the user is talking about. It is unpleasant and not that uncommon, while the reason for its occurrence can often be unclear. The issue manifests itself like this: If you have a key at frame 1, then a tween occupying frames 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and a key at frame 9, the symbol moves smoothly until frame 8 and then lands into frame 9 with a little 'jerky' unevenness. This is not related to a moved Transformation point. If you convert all frames to keys it is likely that it will disappear. Could be due to some rounding of coordinates during the X,Y position calculations. Can be a bug. It has been present since at least CS6, maybe earlier versions have it too. It may happen more often if you work inside a container and the 0,0 point of that container's coordinate system is far away from where the tweened object is. (the rounding errors seem to get larger away from cenrte) It may in user's case be related to using camera - a feature which I don't use, but from comments it seems to be adding a layer of unnecessary complications and problems while adding zero functionality to already existing workflows.
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‎Mar 12, 2019
02:57 PM
1 Upvote
Hi! Difficult to tell what the reason might be without actually seeing the file, but as you say it is supposed to be smooth and in most cases is. Reason for such behaviour could be too many frames in a span with too little movement where the increments are very small; other reason could be extreme scaling of the tweened object. Another thing to try is to switch to Full Preview mode to make sure that you are seeing the best possible representation of those vectors. View menu > Preview Mode > Full. Default is Anti-alias, return to it if there is no improvement to the tween. Try with a symbol that is at 100% scale and tween across a reasonable distance over a reasonable amount of frames so that the offset per frame is at least 1px.
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‎Mar 11, 2019
11:08 PM
1 Upvote
Hi! To the question: "which technique to use" The answer that I'd give is: Flash/Animate is most famous and best suited for digital cutout animation using Graphic Symbols and Classic Tweens. You can also do frame-by-frame. As to what these terms mean... well... there are a lot of books, articles and materials on the matter in the bookshops and online.
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‎Mar 11, 2019
02:25 AM
As far as I know (html5 is not my area of expertise) you have to choose HTML5 Canvas when you create your new FLA file first and then upon publishing it (Ctrl+Enter), Animate will export/generate the necessary files. If you have started with an Action Script 3 type, you can copy all layers and paste them into a newly created html5 type FLA. Hope this helps!
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‎Mar 10, 2019
05:17 PM
1 Upvote
Yes, as kglad​ correctly pointed out Auto-recovery is present in CC; Auto-save was removed. Apologies judyl50412176​ !
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‎Mar 10, 2019
02:45 PM
1 Upvote
Just to add to what Klaus has already said, if you want to see everything outside of the currently edited symbol in full colour you go to the View menu > Preview Mode > Full (To go back to the default view where all but the current timeline is greyed out switch to Anti-alias)
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‎Mar 10, 2019
02:35 PM
3 Upvotes
This is the only meaningful tutorial about rigging with the bone tool that I have ever seen. https://youtu.be/v84zAJi704k Hope it's of any help! The problems, however, are not only with the particular implementation of IK, but the armature layers and the way keys, easing, etc. behave, even when everything works 'as advertised'. Just be aware that Animate's bones are not considered to be a viable option within the animation industry. With insignificant exceptions such as borderline cases of tails or tentacles nested inside graphic symbols they are not used for animation. Sorry to break the bad news, but this has been the consensus for years. Classic and shape tweens give the flexibility and control that has made this program widely used for animation and that is why Adobe are now trying to come up with a system that utilizes this, i.e. the layer parenting. Your third option is Smart Magnet Rigs.
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‎Mar 09, 2019
11:59 PM
That's great. Always good when solutions are so easy Yeah, you can create a blank symbol and paste the layers inside that one - this will work as your head container. By default Animate cannot create a wrapper around a selected block of frames. There are extensions that do this, like our Timeline Block To Symbol... -- Hey, don't know if that would be of interest, but it may be - recently I wrote a very detailed article with video examples how to set your characters for animation. This is the little announcement I made in the forum: Character rigging for Flash animation If you go to our website you can download some sample rigs and a sample animation file which should show how things are nested and structured for best flexibility and control.
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‎Mar 09, 2019
09:32 PM
1 Upvote
See if this decompiler will be able to get most out of your SWF http://pdfrecover.herokuapp.com/swfdecompiler/ Try to get into the habit of saving 2-3 versions of your work per day and frequently create backups. At the end of each work day I create two backup copies on external drives and always start the next day with save as... adding an incremental number or letter. Then save as... at least two more times during each day. You end up with versions which you can always go back to if you make a mistake and upon successful completion of the project you can only keep the last 2-3 and delete the rest. Flash used to be quite robust in regards to not corrupting FLA files upon crashes, but there have been recent reports that CC 19 has such tendencies. Also Animate CC does not have Auto-save/Auto-recovery the way Flash CS5 - CS6 used to have. Good luck in getting your stuff out of the SWF!
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