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Panimated — A basic guide to animating
Published: 2010-01-02 16:21:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 10965; Favourites: 169; Downloads: 1242
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Call me stupid but I can't figure out how to make it playable online XD ssssoooo you'll have to download it. Sorry! *help wanted!*I've animated a my cave lion Abeo in a runcycle and I'm gonna show you how I did it :3 Call it a tutorial if you want, I did in the video... xD
Includes tips to how to make nice-looking smooth animations as easy and fast as possible without using tweening and result in looking all crappy, cheap and "AdventureQuest"-ish..... xD I use the programs Adobe Flash CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.
Please watch the whole thing to see the final animation!
Time taken:
Part 1-3 took about 3 hours
Part 3-6 I think took 4-5 hours...
making the music took 2 hours
and editing the videos and all, two days, 10 hours or so... god damn it I hate iMovie... Better than windows movie maker though, MWUHaha! xD
You'll probably want to turn off the volume after a few seconds, the song I made is really annoying... XD
I would greatly appreciate any comment, and as much critique as possible!
And everything- animation, tutorial, music, character - is copyrighted to PantheraSonya
Visit my new homepage! : [link]
My next video will probably be some runcycle or something lame, as I'm making a game :3 Maybe I'll make an opening-video or something... hmmm...
Bwaahaa, why does the quality suck so much in the end?? O_o
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Comments: 60
I should re-make this tutorial sometime, it's quite old now! But I'm so glad it was still helpful! 
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Thanks 
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Thank you for this! Very helpful, your site is great.
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Hi! I really enjoyed this tutorial. I was wondering if it would be too hard to make a step by step tutorial but explain the ULTIMATE basics... I am just getting started and don't know anything about animating... Is that possible?
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I've actually been thinking about doing something like that. Maybe if I get some extra time on my hands
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It looks really good! I just wish that i could watch it):
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Try seeing it on youtube! [link]
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K BUT I'M REALLY BUSY!:{
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It looks really good! I just wish that i could watch it):
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Woah this was epic!! By the way, if I plan to fully animate in Flash, then I could convert some parts (ears/tail) that are moving separatedly to symbols, so I don't have to redraw them over and over, right?
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Thank you! Yes, independently moving symbols are one of the wonders of flash!
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that was really helpful thank alot!! but i dont understand Flash at all, can i do the whole animation in photoshop?
And how did you do that in the end that lookt like the lion ran forword?
Greatful for answers!!
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No problem, I'm happy to help! Yes, I think you can use photoshop as well, you just have to be a little more inventive x) I used a tool in flash called "tweening" to make it move forward. Flash is an awesome tool, you should try it!
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No,i just cant understand how to animate in flash!! it doesnt work!!!! =,( please can you or anyone explane how flash CS3 works with layers, timeline and everything?!?!
If you can PLEASE HELP ME!!! very VERY gratefull for answers
and im will be glad for tips for other animation programs
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aww, no I'm sure you can get it to work! Have you tried searching for "basic flash tutorial" (or something like that) on youtube? I'm sure there's lots of helpful stuff there!
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i have not serch so much before. but i found some good stuff at youtube now and i understand the basics now!!!!
i think i wasent so patient before i was desperate!thanks so much for the help!! XD
but i think i can be a good animater in the future
( im just 13) i have done som good stuff now XD
but one more question how do you upload animation?? i have no idea!!
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I'm happy you found it helpful!
You can upload flash-animations by making them .swf-files, they can be viewed on deviantArt
Just click "File" up in the toolbar, then "export...", then "export movie" and in the dropdown menu choose "flash movie" (or quicktime, if you want to upload it to youtube or something).
And your animation will be saved as an animation you can upload for everyone to view in their browser!
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thank you i will try that!! you are so good at explane things
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but i forgot to ask,when you have done the sketch in flash how do you export it to adobe photoshop?
i hope you are not tired to answer my questions!
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No problem at all, I like helping people! 
Oih, you've come to the boring part ... It's easy, but it takes a looot of time (depending on how long your animation is of course) 
method #1:
Simply copy every frame and paste it into photoshop. Maybe there's other ways of doing it, but I haven't found it yet 
Method #2:
You might very easily get troubles copying ONLY what you've drawn on-screen, if so, you have do this instead: Click "file", then "export" then "export movie..." but then, instead of choosing "flash movie" you choose "png sequence" (or jpeg/gif, but png has the best quality). Every frame will now be saved as it's own file on your computer (so if it's a long animation it will create a maaany files...).
Now you just have to open them in photoshop and put them together!
Gah, long comment, sorry x)
Have you got to upload any animations yet?
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now i have got upload one!!
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I have tryed before but i can try again. Thanks for the help!
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helpful?
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IT'S AMAZINGLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH ;w;
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is this how you made your icon?
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Not exactly, When I made the icon I just made a background and drew the silhouette directly on another layer
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oh, good! ^u^ I hope you like it
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I loved it! >w< Thank you so much!
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...I can't download it... I click on the "Download File" button but nothing happened.
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thank you for this useful tuto! ^-^ im trying to figure out how to make animation (:
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I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck on animating, it is really giving once you get one finished
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im starting to enjoy making them 
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Oh no, looks like the link doesn't work 
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oh i accidentally put''im'' there. here is the real link [link] :3
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Still doesn't work xD But it is the one with the blue-ish wolf with blue markings blinking, right? *comented*
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im gosh i suck at linking deviations XD haha yes!
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