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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Special effects in a video | 7/5/2011 |
| Q: Stunning video effect created in a program on Discovery. A video showing flock of birds on a water ... A: The short answer is with alot of cameras. The only way to change the angle of the view is to switch ... | |
| New Workstation Build suggestion | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: Sir I am doing Graphical works like Maya, 3dx Max, Z Brush like that. I want to built a new ... A: The Opteron is a good processor and that system you've configured will be quite powerful, but ... | |
| Animation-Digtal Image Manipulation Class | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: 1) What are the advantages of creating a tween? Describe some of the ways you might use tweening to ... A: Sounds like I'm doing your homework Melissa, haha! 1) Tweening refers to transition frames ... | |
| Graphics Rendering advise | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: How Many cores recognised by our present running Operating systems(windows). 1.Actual my doubt is ... A: Windows and the 3D apps you mentioned support multi-threading (using multiple cores). Vray and ... | |
| which course should be taken | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: Sir, My wife is having drawing skills. She can draw pictures by seeing it. Their are many courses ... A: There are many courses she could take if she has some interest and skill in drawing but first she ... | |
| importance of drawing | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: Sir,i really want to know the importance of having a good drawing skill in the animation industry ... A: Drawing is important becuase it gives you a quick and simple way to visualize what you will be doing ... | |
| flash document to vector format | 12/20/2010 |
| Q: I use flash cs3 for clean-up drawings and i send them as jpeg or png. How can I convert my flash ... A: If your Flash animations are generated as vector files (lines, shapes) you can export them as dwg or ... | |
| animation, vfx, and edting in film making | 12/15/2010 |
| Q: See Sir i want to do animation, vfx, and edting in film making... Before that i m doing BFA .. so ... A: I'm in the US so I can't comment in good faith on the college system outside the country. A BA ... | |
| Drawing | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: I sure you have been asked this a lot but to be an animator how well do I need to draw. I will get ... A: sorry for the delay, I just got back from vacation... It is helpful if you have some initial skill ... | |
| Hardware requirement | 11/5/2010 |
| Q: My name is Prasad from india. I want to know “ATI FIRE STREAM” cards are useful to DCC (Digital ... A: The FirePro is AMD's top end professional graphics card, the FireStream is an addon GPU that works ... | |
| carrer options | 11/4/2010 |
| Q: sir my is lokesh.i am studying in mechnical enggnearing sir iam intrested in animation felid i want ... A: If you're interested in animation you need to take courses in 3ds max and Maya. There are plenty of ... | |
| i m intrested in animation......so what should i do after 12... | 10/26/2010 |
| Q: i am niranajn, i am studying 12(pcmb).I am intrested in animation.please suggest some courses ... A: I am in the United States so I'm not familiar with the education system in India. I can suggest that ... | |
| Special 3D Effect | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I had a photography idea in mind that I have no idea how to make happen. I would like to capture the ... A: In Max or Maya you would need a 3d model of a person to get the effect, there are free ones ... | |
| Special 3D Effect | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: I had a photography idea in mind that I have no idea how to make happen. I would like to capture the ... A: Sorry for the late response, I was on vacation. That's a difficult task you're trying to do ... | |
| animation carrer | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: sir,,, i am doing diploma in animationa n vissual effect but i am confuse that where i can be ... A: 3D usually refers to the process of modeling, rendering and/or animating 3D objects, products, ... | |
| followup | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: I had previously asked the question about compositing 3D characters and embedding them into video. ... A: Try using the trial version, the latest (CS5) requires a 64-bit operating system though: ... | |
| followup | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: I had previously asked the question about compositing 3D characters and embedding them into video. ... A: It can take some time in After Effects but it all depends on many factors: how long the videos will ... | |
| Genesis/other | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: I'm trying to develop a video game. Through search, I found one called Genesis 3D Game Engine. I'm ... A: Any video game engine will have a high learning curve and take some time to learn. There just aren't ... | |
| regarding animation softwares | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I am doing some job as a graphic designer & I am going to join classes to learn 3D animation & VFX ... A: If you're interested in 3D modeling and animation or character animation, then you should definitely ... | |
| regarding animation softwares | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I am doing some job as a graphic designer & I am going to join classes to learn 3D animation & VFX ... A: Those programs are 2D graphics applications. Photoshop is a raster paint program, Illustrator and ... | |
| 3DS Max copy from one document to another | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I would like to know if it is possible to copy parts of a document to another document in 3DS Max ... A: Yes you can, it's the "merge" option under the "file" menu. You select the max file you want to ... | |
| Should i continue with animation? | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: Sir,My name is Nandan %26 i am 19 yrs old.I am currently doing animation from a reputed ... A: Sketching is still important, even for digital animators, as well as many other artistic fields. If ... | |
| thanks a lot. | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: i am a self taught animator, i read lots of book about animation and watched so many tutorials on ... A: it sounds like you have the keyframes and poses set properly but the tweening doesn't look right? ... | |
| please suggest | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: i am a self taught animator, i read lots of book about animation and watched so many tutorials on ... A: Start with the basics, animate simple objects and study their motion then keep moving up until you ... | |
| 2d animation without actionscript | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: .. I would just like to know whether it is possible to create effective cartoon clips without ... A: It certainly would be helpful to learn actionscript, but if you're comfortable doing it frame by ... | |
| loading graphics. | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: hey there Andrew, now, this might be a strange request, but i have the resorce to show you what I'm ... A: This is all Adobe Flash. I know there is a category on here for that and those guys could definitely ... | |
| IS ANIMATION GOOD CAREER FOR A POOR INDIAN STUDENT | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: I AM B.A. FROM DELHI University India and have done certificate course in multimedia and web design ... A: I am in the US so I can't speak directly regarding the job situation in India, but I can say that ... | |
| Flash | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: Joseph, Thanks for taking my question. I currently run a website and I have incorporated a flash ... A: it is possible to do that. You can load variables from an external text or Xml file into your Flash ... | |
| animation | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: I want to get a sample animation program because I want to study the animation subject for the first ... A: There are demo versions available for most animation programs but it depends on what are you're ... | |
| basic questions to enter into animation | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: love watching movies with special fx, animation & I would love it if I were a part of the making of ... A: it's hard to say how to determine whether or not you are creative. You probably already know one way ... | |
| computer games and moniters | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: It happened when my brother just turned the computer off with the button not the proper shut down ... A: Well this isn't exactly my area of expertise, but I would look at the display properties and see ... | |
| animation questions | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: My Name is Carven. I am a college student am considering majoring in a design-related education. ... A: there is a lot of questions here but I will do my best to answer them. First, I work in the field of ... | |
| How do I acchieve this effect on craigdavid.com | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: How do I create the entrance video of Craig David talking about is his website for 20 seconds and ... A: The website is Flash, you might want to ask someone in web development. Essentially it's a Flash ... | |
| Image In Pieces | 8/19/2009 |
| Q: I had an idea that in concept is pretty simple, but at least when it comes to animating it seems to ... A: I think I understand your question but I'm not aware of any application that will do exactly what ... | |
| FELIX the CAT help? | 7/18/2009 |
| Q: Does anyone know what the pupils of Felix the cat are called? The ones that look like PAC man. I ... A: well this question is related to hand drawn animation techniques. His pupils are just shapes, an ... | |
| AE Timeline | 6/29/2009 |
| Q: I'd like to make changes to a short movie in After Effects, but it only renders a small portion of ... A: You might have to adjust the "Work Area" bar on the top of the timeline. Just grab and pull the ends ... | |
| !Q | 6/13/2009 |
| Q: I never used any of these software's. I just found them recently in the market. I need to buy some ... A: What exactly do you need to do? Adobe makes all kinds of software for various applications. ... | |
| blender | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: sir, this is venkatesh from India.i have come across a open source software named blender.i like ... A: Blender is a great way to get into 3D since it's open source. I would check out the tutorials and ... | |
| Stick figures to print in a manual | 5/17/2009 |
| Q: I would like to make stick figure scenes of a person flying a paper airplane to another person, for ... A: The best option would be to use a vector based application like CAD so you can reuse and edit the ... | |
| Master's degree | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: i am rahul.Rihgt now I am about to complete my bachelor's degree in computer science engineering at ... A: First, there is nothing wrong with a getting a Master's degree in visual effects and animation while ... | |
| graphics with text and image | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: how i can write text on foldings of cloths without showing it a flat A: I'm assuming this is a 3ds max question and your text is applied as a bitmap. If your mesh starts ... | |
| resolution | 2/9/2009 |
| Q: What is the best resolution (for possible enlargement to a 35mm print) to render a clip in After ... A: 35mm refers to an analog format, if you know what size print you'd like to make it's easier to ... | |
| TurboCAD | 2/5/2009 |
| Q: From: Subject: TurboCAD Designer Version 3. I live in Europe in The Netherlands (Holland). For ... A: You should contact TurboCAD about this. There are ways to run older programs in a "compatibility" ... | |
| Make Dominos fall in 3ds Max | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: I have an issue, I need to keep my dominoes falling, as they stop on the 2nd domino. How do I link ... A: You need to do one of 2 things. You either have to add keyframes of the falling motion to each ... | |
| Can I ask you about a camcorder? | 11/20/2008 |
| Q: Do you know about camcorders, specifically an Hitachi 8mm VM-E520A? I want to know what kind of ... A: You need capture hardware and software. There are plenty of consumer versions available. Basically ... | |
| whether to join animation cources or not | 11/15/2008 |
| Q: Sir,i am a graduate from B.sc & also persuing my one year software diploma course from NIIT.Sir now ... A: There's certinaly nothing wrong with expanding your skillset by taking up some animation courses. I ... | |
| RESOLUTIOIN RELATED | 11/10/2008 |
| Q: What is the resolution of 70mm Movie? Hi I want to know the resolution setup (like 720 X 576 for ... A: That is not an easy question to answer. Film is analog, it's hard to provide a direct ... | |
| Vector Art Animation | 11/1/2008 |
| Q: do you have any idea how to make a vector art animation.. you find in youtube vector art animation.. ... A: Here is a link to some After Effects tutorials. ... | |
| Vector Art Animation | 10/31/2008 |
| Q: do you have any idea how to make a vector art animation.. you find in youtube vector art animation.. ... A: Two good vector animation apps are Flash and Toonboom. I've listed below a couple sites for ... | |
| RENDERING SYSTEM INFORMATION | 10/21/2008 |
| Q: I am studying 3d, maya, Which system is the very very best for RENDERING PURPOSE?(workstation or ... A: A server is just a name given to any computer that operates as a network machine. A workstation is a ... | |
| animation | 10/4/2008 |
| Q: I'm quite interested in a double major of Animation and Cinematography/Video Production. I would ... A: sorry I just got this question sent to me. My background is in architectural rendering and animation ... | |
| Pixar Software | 10/2/2008 |
| Q: just a quick question for you: What 3d modeling/animation programmes do the film makers Pixar use? ... A: Hey Lee, you are correct regarding Pixar and their proprietary Renderman. Beyond that, most studios ... | |
| matte painting | 9/13/2008 |
| Q: sir im a student right now ....and studying animation ...and wanted to build up my career in matte ... A: I would think about what industry you're most interested in. If it's gaming, you may want to do 3ds ... | |
| wide screen formats | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: After Effects has several wide screen formats to choose from. Which would you recommend, and which ... A: Hollywood movies usually use a widescreen format that is wider than our HDTV standard. HDTV is 16x9 ... | |
| 2d versus 3d | 8/16/2008 |
| Q: With 2d animation, can I scan in my own art work and animate it from there? What is the difference ... A: Look at VectorEye, On2 Flix or Silhouette for Illustrator regarding vectorizstion software. The PC ... | |
| 2d versus 3d | 8/15/2008 |
| Q: With 2d animation, can I scan in my own art work and animate it from there? What is the difference ... A: Yes you can scan in your art work but to truly animate it you may need to vectorize it. This means ... | |
| animating a picture sequence | 8/9/2008 |
| Q: I imported a series of PNG pictures that make up an animation into After Effects as a "sequence" and ... A: You can quickly change how fast or slow the entire composition is by adjusting it's frame rate. You ... | |
| career in animation | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: I am not sure whether to go for 3d animation or 2d animation or any other animation. Can you please ... A: 3D has a greater number of applications, gaming, television, visualization, even cartoons. If you go ... | |
| 2d animation on flash | 8/4/2008 |
| Q: . i have a 2D animated job from an expensive airline company.. they have provided the photos and the ... A: What is the schedule and total run time expected to be? The cost can vary greatly based on these ... | |
| school for animation. | 7/25/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering on your thoughts on 1 year animation courses.I looked at http://www.daveschool.com/ ... A: I'm not familiar with the school you linked but their info seems very impressive, although so does ... | |
| Modeling | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: Although I use Maya, I am sure you can still answer these quick questions. I have been practicing ... A: I would generally model the head with the mouth open. It doesn't have to be wide open, but at least ... | |
| animation | 6/14/2008 |
| Q: explain 3D and 2D animation. A: 3D animation refers to working with models in all 3 axis of space, X,Y,Z. Essentially you are ... | |
| Pivot | 6/10/2008 |
| Q: a friend of mine recommanded this program and i was wondering how does it compare to the other ... A: . Pivot is just a free program for animating stick figures. It's interesting, but I'm not sure how ... | |
| creatoon | 6/9/2008 |
| Q: i was wondering how to uploading pictures from "gimp" to "creatoon" you proably dont know but im ... A: I'm not familiar with those programs, but it sounds like you are have an issue with the alpha ... | |
| worth of animation course | 5/30/2008 |
| Q: i am 20 and doing 12th for 3rd time , i want to know that doing only 3d animation and vfx course on ... A: I'm not sure what you're referring to with 12th for the 3rd time and 10+2. I'm in the US. I can say ... | |
| animation | 4/29/2008 |
| Q: i am learning animation in 3d max.please guide me. when i think of making a small animation like a ... A: For you first question, I would make a keyframe at the beginning of your characters jump and at the ... | |
| laptop for 3dmaxs | 4/17/2008 |
| Q: greetings. i would like to ask if 3dmax 9 would be advisable to be run by laptop computers..?? i've ... A: You can run 3ds max on a laptop, I do all the time. I would suggest you focus on the cpu as that is ... | |
| Help | 2/18/2008 |
| Q: Hey Andrew, My name is Addison, and I was wondering if you could answer the following questions. I ... A: I'd be glad to give you some pointers to get you started. To answer the first portion of your ... | |
| Flash or Java or??? | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: I'm a complete bozo when it comes to this stuff, so bear with me! I'm looking at various site ... A: web stuff is really out of my area of expertise but I can give you a few suggestions. First, Flash ... | |
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Answers by Expert:
Andrew Ransavage
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions on 3D and 2D graphics. Applications: 3ds max, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.
Experience
10 years experience in architectural rendering and animation.
Organizations
MN SIGGRAPH, MN Max Users Group
Education/Credentials
University of Kentucky, College of Architecture
Awards and Honors
2005 Directors Award, Leo A Daly
2004 Avatech Renderring Contest Winner
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