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Bruce Morgan · 09-02-2006, 07:52 PM

Hello
I hope I am posting under the right topic
I recieved a computer
mac power book with g4 2 gigs ram and 10 gig available hard drive .
I am running mac os x tiger -final cut 5, photo shop cs and combustion 3
I would like to do short animations in 2d with combustion 3.

I aim to do the key frames in photoshop cs and import them into combustion3 .

there i hope to render the inbetween frames for the short animation .

Can anyone comment on this intended workflow and direct
me to any tutorials .
I appreciate any help on this .
Cheers
Bruce

Anhar Miah · 09-03-2006, 08:47 AM

when you say short animation (2d) do you mean hand drawn (cell) style? if so there is a much better way of doing this, toon boom studio's comes to mind

http://www.toonboom.com/

Check that site, the other option is to learn Flash animation...

Anhar

Bruce Morgan · 09-03-2006, 07:50 PM

Thanks So much for the response .
The answer to your question -
These are photos
they are changed morphed and adjusted in photo shop
so I will look at the web site
but i was hoping to use something on the lap top like
combustion 3 premier or final cut plug ins
looking for a quick way to do shot 5 to 10 second animated "still photos"
Thanks again for any advice .
Cheers
Bruce

Matt Grunau · 09-05-2006, 01:38 PM

It sounds pretty straightforward. Make sure your imported photoshop pics have their pivot point changed to where you want them to rotate, and then parent them accordingly.

For instance, you wanted to animate an arm on somsones body. The hand would be its own layer, the forearm would be its own layer, the upper arm would be its own layer, and the main body would be its own layer. then you would parent the hand to the forearm, forearm to arm, arm to body. By moving the picot point to where they would be for the layer in use, when you roate that layer it will rotate properly: ie . . . Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder.

Bruce Morgan · 09-06-2006, 08:55 PM

Thanks or the advice !

This is even better than I expected .
I imagined that every keyframe of any gross movement would be done in photo shop as a Key Frame and all layers merged before import or export .
Then leave in between frame generation to Combustion 3 (which I am admittedly still getting used to )
Now I have to study up on photoshops ability to keep all layers open ,

For instance
In photo shop cs
-when your are going into image >distortort > morph
you have to merge layers (from my understanding )
so
now I will keep a whole file of keyframes
with layers open for further animation mobility.
And do the hierarchal parent link assembly of layers in combustion .
Thanks for the help
Cheers
Bruce

09-02-2006, 07:52 PM	#1
Bruce Morgan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 318	Quick 2d animation on a 3d system-Combustion Hello I hope I am posting under the right topic I recieved a computer mac power book with g4 2 gigs ram and 10 gig available hard drive . I am running mac os x tiger -final cut 5, photo shop cs and combustion 3 I would like to do short animations in 2d with combustion 3. I aim to do the key frames in photoshop cs and import them into combustion3 . there i hope to render the inbetween frames for the short animation . Can anyone comment on this intended workflow and direct me to any tutorials . I appreciate any help on this . Cheers Bruce

09-03-2006, 08:47 AM	#2
Anhar Miah 4xy(x-3)(x^2+3x+9) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,791 Blog Entries: 6	when you say short animation (2d) do you mean hand drawn (cell) style? if so there is a much better way of doing this, toon boom studio's comes to mind http://www.toonboom.com/ Check that site, the other option is to learn Flash animation... Anhar __________________ Rabbi Zidni 'Ilma {20:114} Blog: my website (beta version)

09-05-2006, 01:38 PM	#4
Matt Grunau Adobe Demigod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clarksburg, West "By God" Virginia Posts: 2,841	It sounds pretty straightforward. Make sure your imported photoshop pics have their pivot point changed to where you want them to rotate, and then parent them accordingly. For instance, you wanted to animate an arm on somsones body. The hand would be its own layer, the forearm would be its own layer, the upper arm would be its own layer, and the main body would be its own layer. then you would parent the hand to the forearm, forearm to arm, arm to body. By moving the picot point to where they would be for the layer in use, when you roate that layer it will rotate properly: ie . . . Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder. __________________ "One. . . Two. . . FIVE!" "Thre Sir" "THREE!" It aint the colors man, it's the LUMINOSITY.

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09-03-2006, 07:50 PM	#3
Bruce Morgan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 318	Thanks So much for the response . The answer to your question - These are photos they are changed morphed and adjusted in photo shop so I will look at the web site but i was hoping to use something on the lap top like combustion 3 premier or final cut plug ins looking for a quick way to do shot 5 to 10 second animated "still photos" Thanks again for any advice . Cheers Bruce

09-06-2006, 08:55 PM	#5
Bruce Morgan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 318	Thanks or the advice ! This is even better than I expected . I imagined that every keyframe of any gross movement would be done in photo shop as a Key Frame and all layers merged before import or export . Then leave in between frame generation to Combustion 3 (which I am admittedly still getting used to ) Now I have to study up on photoshops ability to keep all layers open , For instance In photo shop cs -when your are going into image >distortort > morph you have to merge layers (from my understanding ) so now I will keep a whole file of keyframes with layers open for further animation mobility. And do the hierarchal parent link assembly of layers in combustion . Thanks for the help Cheers Bruce