Animator Work

Despicable Me - Mini-Movie 'Banana'

2010-12-10T05:53:00.003+05:30

A Walk Cycle Tutorial By Francis Jasmin

2010-12-10T00:27:00.001+05:30

A Walk Cycle Tutorial By Francis Jasmin -> http://www.fjasmin.net/walk_cycle_tutorial/index.html

"Rio" Blue Sky Studio New Trailer

2010-12-10T00:04:00.000+05:30

Coyote Falls 2010 - Full Short

2010-11-01T23:27:00.000+05:30

Behind the Scenes of DreamWorks Animation

2010-10-13T00:41:00.000+05:30

"Sintel" - Blender Open Movie - Released

2010-10-01T04:25:00.002+05:30

Disney - Tangled: A Hair-Raising Adventure

2010-09-30T05:48:00.000+05:30

Free Maya "Morpheus Rig" (Download)

2010-09-28T05:53:00.001+05:30

Free Maya "Morpheus Rig" by josh burton now u can Download here -> http://www.joshburton.com/projects/morpheus.asp

Creative Talent Network's Animation Expo - 2010

2010-09-24T08:43:00.002+05:30

The CTN Animation Expo is a unique event that, once a year, brings together the many creative elements of the animation art form whether digital or drawn. Our mission is to mutually benefit the animation artist, games, education, film and video communities and the individuals in those communities by providing a collaborative arena to promote the betterment and future growth both locally and internationally---and have some FUN doing it!

Website: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com
http://www.regonline.com/ctnx2010

Fur of Flying - CG Clip From New Road Runner Short

2010-09-17T14:28:00.002+05:30

A clip from the second 3D, CG Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote shorts, Fur of Flying. Will play in cinemas with The Legend of The Guardians.

Disney Tangled - new trailer

2010-09-17T01:56:00.001+05:30

Dreamworks - Megamind final Trailer

2010-09-10T01:02:00.003+05:30

In theaters: November 5th, 2010

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - Fairies Build a Boat

2010-08-25T02:37:00.002+05:30

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - Fairies Build a Boat

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials - Updated

2010-08-05T06:30:00.003+05:30

Learn tips and tricks about modifying the school's Norman Character that will help you mod faster and achieve more creative results, taught to the AAU Animation Club by Joshua Slice, in a live demonstration on campus,is now in SUPER EASY written tutorial format.

Part 1 Prepare the Norman Character

Part 2 The Head

Part 3 Modding The Mouth..

Part 4 Final Notes

Animation Reference Video for Animators (Ani Ref)

2010-07-29T09:23:00.000+05:30

There is a ton of reference compiled on ->
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/aniref/videos
So check it out some ref, contribute some ref to.....

Disney - Tangled World: Creating the Look

2010-07-28T20:56:00.002+05:30

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - "Fairy Journal" Sneak Peek

2010-07-28T07:06:00.002+05:30

Dreamworks 'Megamind' - Comic-Con Footage

2010-07-25T01:25:00.000+05:30

CG Looney Tunes exclusive clip

2010-07-23T05:36:00.004+05:30

-> Carttoonbrew

Despicable Me - 10 New Video Clips

2010-07-02T03:50:00.011+05:30

-> http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810095115/video/20646425

'Rango' - Industrial Light & Magic-animated feature

2010-06-30T04:56:00.001+05:30

Industrial Light & Magic-animated feature about a “chameleon with an identity crisis,” co-starring Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, and Timothy Olyphant. A tentative release date has been set for March 4, 2011.

Pixar Short: Day & Night - Making (An Inside Look)

2010-06-28T02:04:00.013+05:30

“When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other’s unique qualities–and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world–the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.”

Anyway, check out the short, it's really cool!

You can now download Pixar's Day and Night on iTunes.

Disney's Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue: 8 Min Sneak Peek

2010-06-26T07:27:00.001+05:30

Storyboarding Video Tutorials

2010-06-14T07:05:00.007+05:30

Sherm Cohen sharing some Nice Video tutorial on Story Boarding
http://storyboardsecrets.com/blog/category/storyboarding/

Storyboarding 01 - Establishing Shot
Storyboarding 02 - Panning
Storyboarding 03 - When To Cut
Storyboarding 04 - Staging and Design
Storyboarding 05 - The Close-Up
Storyboarding 06 - ThreeShot
Storyboarding 07 - Staging for Movement
Storyboarding 08 - Posing
Storyboarding 09 - More on Posing
Storyboarding 10 - Still More Poses

Next week he is going to have a Special Announcement about a new online storyboarding class ;)

Disney Tangled Trailers & Video Clips

2010-06-11T07:32:00.003+05:30

Animation Goldmine!! "Carlos Baena's"educational posts

2010-06-11T01:34:00.001+05:30

Animation Goldmine!! "Carlos Baena's"educational Blog posts
- > http://www.carlosbaena.com/2010/05/previous-blog-posts/

DreamWorks Animation's "Megamind" - New Trailer

2010-05-23T00:33:00.001+05:30

Blue Sky Studios - "Rio"

2010-05-23T00:31:00.001+05:30

DreamWorks "Shrek Forever After" - New Trailer

2010-05-04T00:53:00.003+05:30

DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After", in Theaters May 21. http://www.shrek.com

Tips & Tricks Webinar with Pixar Animators!

2010-04-16T06:30:00.009+05:30

Animation Mentor will be hosting a webinar featuring none other than Pixar animators Victor Navone and Aaron Hartline The webinar will cover Timing and Spacing, with plenty of insider tips from these two talented animators.

The webinar will be hosted April 29 from 7-8 p.m. PDT. A replay of the webinar will be available Wednesday, May 5

Did u Missed it REPLAY AVAILABLE NOW! ->
http://www.animationmentor.com/webinar/replay/2010-timing-and-spacing-in-animation-explained.html

Dreamwork's Animation Films - How To Train Your Dragon (Production Videos)

2010-03-27T07:24:00.005+05:30

"How To Train Your Dragon" is an upcoming 3D animated movie produced by Dreamworks.The film stars the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Craig Ferguson.

The film is set in a mythical world of Vikings and dragons. The story centers on a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler). However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. After he entangles a dragon with a bolas-shooting cannon, Hiccup releases and ends up befriending the dragon, who he dubs Toothless. This relationship flips his world upside down as he strives to convince his tribe that they don't need to be dragon-slayers but he ends up making the tribe angry and they lead an attack on the dragons home.

"How To Train Your Dragon" Final Theatrical Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huZhKwhIQc

Released on 26 March 2010

Interview with Kristof Serrand, Supervising Animator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVLcCqSoeY

Interview with Gabe Hordos, Supervising Animator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S52Weimu8Y4

Interview with Matt Paulson, Modeling Supervisor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea91HwyQ0HM

Interview with Jeff Light, Supervisor of Character TDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9TfevNeVwI

Interview with JC Alvarez, Final Layout Supervisor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk19QsfsaKk

Interview with Damon Crowe, head of Character Effects Supervision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4INjExGahM

Interview with April Knobbe, Matte Painting Supervisor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dnui45wEX8

Interview with Sabrina Riegel, Supervisor of Surfacing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAOcXgFc63E

Interview with Sean Fennell, Crowds Supervisor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LjPtu708A

Interview with Phil McNally, head of 3D Supervision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnvC3AElxak

Interview with Nathan Loofbourrow, Supervisor of Character TDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpRXFqPp1TU

Interview with Craig Ring,Vfx supervisor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FIECmm5P2s

Interview with Matt Baer, Head of effects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HWPTw4Au5M

Interview with Cressida Cowell, head of Character Effects Supervision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8IYkJtgeQ

Interview with Shaggy Hornsby, Supervising Animator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhlU3n9k128

Despicable Me (Theatrical Trailer)

2010-03-27T07:08:00.005+05:30

www.despicable.me - In theaters July 9, 2010.

Despicable Me is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D feature film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.
The plot revolves around the world's #2 supervillain, Gru (Steve Carell), the former #1, whose evil attempts are always thwarted by Vector (Jason Segel), a super smart teenage nerd, who is the #1 supervillain. In an attempt to outdo Vector, he starts plotting to steal the moon while he hides underground in a suburban neighborhood living with his idiotic minions which look like genetically altered Corn Pops. In the teaser trailer, the Great Pyramid of Giza is shown to have been stolen and may contribute to part of Gru's plan. His plot is jeopardized by three orphaned girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) who see him as a prospective father.

Dreamwork's Animation Films - Megamind (Teaser)

2010-03-27T07:04:00.001+05:30

Release on November 5, 2010.

Megamind is an upcoming 3D animated movie produced by Dreamworks.

The film was previously titled Master Mind, and later on Oober mind, before being retitled to Megamind. Megamind is directed by Tom McGrath (who once brought us Madagascar and its sequel) and is borrowing the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Tina Fey.

The story revolves around a supervillain who unwillingly becomes the new acclaimed hero.

Animation Insiders a Series of Books

2010-03-19T00:41:00.002+05:30

Animation Insiders s a series of books dedicated to animation. Theses books are a compilation of know-how, experience and anecdotes from talented animators. Each book explore a new theme. Animation Insiders is aimed at people who are passionate about animation, those who are looking to surpass their limits and acquire new techniques. Animation Insiders is the perfect tool to learn from the best animators. For more information about Animation Insiders contact at [email]info@sstudiopress.com[/email]

Publisher:SStudiopress
Copyright:2010
ISBN:978-0-9865330-0-6
Pages:120
Price Per book: 29.99$ (US)

http://www.squeezestudio.com/SStudiopress/

PARTICIPANTS

Gobelins Animation Master Classes 2010: Paris - 2nd/16th july 2010

2010-02-24T08:42:00.002+05:30

->> Gobelins Animation Master Classes 2010

Storyboarding & Drawing for Animation - Free Webinar with Robb Pratt

2010-02-16T06:03:00.008+05:30

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Update: Did u miss it ?

You can Download it here -> http://www.jrawebinar.com/Robb_webinars/interview/
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Interview of Simon Otto - Head of Character Animation - How To Train Your Dragon

2010-02-03T02:50:00.001+05:30

More interview in detail here -> http://howtotrainyourdragon.tumblr.com/post/336430449/interview-with-simon-otto-head-of-character-animation

DigiCel FlipBook - Professional Animator Recommends

2010-01-23T07:34:00.006+05:30

* Jason Ryan
* Eric GoldBerg
* Don Bluth

* Shawn Keller

The Presentators - Aardman Animationsaardman's

2009-12-30T07:09:00.002+05:30

Three animators struggle to make a film as the deadline looms. These three distinctive characters, Stefan, Brian and Dan (named after the animators who created them), not only won awards for this short film, but were commissioned by Nickelodeon UK for their own series of one-minute episodes, The Presentators.

Shrek 4 Ever After Teaser Trailer

2009-12-19T00:31:00.004+05:30

Disney - Prep and Landing (Watch Online)

2009-12-11T13:59:00.001+05:30

-> http://disney.go.com/partners/prepandlanding/

-> http://abc.go.com/watch/prep-and-landing/243219/243629/prep-landing

-> http://www.hulu.com/watch/113712/disney-prep-and-landing-prep-and-landing

French Roast by Fabrice O. Joubert

2009-12-09T19:47:00.004+05:30

Watch French Roast by Fabrice O. Joubert -> http://www.frenchroast.fr

Peek inside the Pixar Studios & Toy Story 3 International Trailer

2009-12-05T08:29:00.003+05:30

Don Bluth: What does it mean to be an artist?

2009-12-02T04:04:00.003+05:30

Source:- xsheet.net

Don Bluth and the importance of knowing animation tradition

2009-12-02T04:02:00.001+05:30

Source:- xsheet.net

Eric Goldberg talks about the benefits of pose to pose in CG animation

2009-12-02T03:58:00.002+05:30

Source:- xsheet.net

Eric Goldberg - What's missing in CG and hand drawn reels.

2009-12-02T03:50:00.006+05:30

Source:- xsheet.net

Eric GoldBerg: Animation Techniques Webinar - AM

2009-11-11T06:16:00.003+05:30

Eric Goldberg and Animation Mentor CEO Bobby Beck as they discuss classic animation techniques. Goldberg, whose Hollywood credits include Looney Tunes, Fantasia/2000, Aladdin and the upcoming 2D feature The Princess & The Frog, will talk about his career in animation, topics from his book Character Animation Crash Course!,and share some tips for artists who want to learn animation.
Those who missed it ?

Watch out Repaly "Geek out with Eric Goldberg"

Click here :- http://www.animationmentor.com/webinar/past.html

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials - Updated

2009-11-09T16:12:00.001+05:30

Part 1 Prepare the Norman Character

Part 2 The Head

Part 3 Modding The Mouth..

Part 4 (coming Soon)...

Despicable Me (Trailer 2)

2009-11-06T08:16:00.001+05:30

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes

How to Train Your Dragon - Dreamworks

2009-11-03T01:12:00.006+05:30

It’s going to be released 26th March, 2010.

The film is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons. The story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down.
“How to Train Your Dragon” is co-directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. Some of the voices that will be featured include Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig.

Concepts and Cartoons - Free Illustration Class

2009-10-19T13:03:00.015+05:30

Date: Monday, October 19,2009 Time:- 12:00PM CDT

It'll also be uploaded to VFXcast.com for those who missed it.
(later i will update links here)

Free training session by Ian Thompson we are covering Sketching Concepts and Cartoons. This is a 2+ hour free session.Ian will start off showing you how to learn the trade and illustrating that it is not about how talented you are but how good you are at techniques.

Then Ian will cover what software he uses to draw, from Paper to PSD he will cover several different techniques.Then we will move on to putting your ideas on paper, the what and hows of good sketching rules. From stick men to figures and characters Ian will help you visualize your ideas and realize your passion

The next part of this training covers speed sketching concepts and how this creative concept can help you push your work.The last part of the training covers Cartoon Character concepts from simplicity to speed - personality and expressions. In this section Ian will show you how to give your characters style, and personality.

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials

2009-10-15T08:58:00.001+05:30

Part 1 Prepare the Norman Character

Part 2 The Head
Part 3 Coming Soon

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by David Gibson

2009-10-12T12:43:00.003+05:30

David Gibson Posted his reel and his explanations to how he approached his shots.
Cloudy animation now with more meatballs
Cloudy with a chance of eyeballs

Toy Story 3 Teaser & Trailer

2009-10-11T12:36:00.004+05:30

Release Date: June 18, 2010

Director: Lee Unkrich
Writer: Michael Arndt
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Ned Beatty, Jodi Benson, Michael Keaton
Plot: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

-> http://disney.go.com/toystory/

Ice Age3 Walkthrough Videos: Jeff Gabor

2009-10-09T07:51:00.006+05:30

Walkthrough Videos: Jeff Gabor from Animator Work on Vimeo.

Check these videos by Blue Sky animator, Jeff Gabor on Ice Age 3.

Jeff Gabor has fantastic clips showing the evolution of his shot from layout to finished stage.

3D Animation Masterclass: Kyle Balda

2009-10-09T06:08:00.002+05:30

Breathe life into a complex multi-character shot with our two-part video masterclass,
recorded specially for 3D World by Toy Story 2 directing animator Kyle Balda.
Kyle Balda walking you through a shot. The magazine includes the all rigs.

Highly recommend picking up 3DWorld Magazine Issue 117 JUNE 2009...

http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk

Final Animation (5.7MB) Video 1 (139.4MB),Video 2 (248.4MB),Video 3 (117.8MB),

Video 4.1 (149MB),Video 4.2 (253.5MB),Video 4.3 (168.7MB),Video 4.4 (202.8MB),
Video 5 (189.5MB),Video 6 (143.5MB),Video 7.1 (94.1MB),Video 7.2 (45.1MB),
Video 8 (117.4MB),Video 9 (170.9MB),Video 10.1 (312.2MB),Video 10.2 (127.6MB).

First 5 min of the princess and the frog - Disney

2009-10-09T05:37:00.001+05:30

Despicable Me - Trailers & Video Clips

2009-07-16T13:58:00.001+05:30

Here's a hot-from-the-oven trailer for "Despicable Me," a July 2010 Universal release that stars Steve Carell(who is no stranger to voice work after "Horton Hears a Who" and "Over the Hedge") as a nefarious villain along the lines of Dr. Evil or Syndrome. Also on board for the film: Danny McBride, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett and Russell Brand.

http://www.despicable.me

Animation Insiders

2009-03-19T03:27:00.003+05:30

Animation Insiders is a series of books dedicated to animation. These books are a compilation of know-how, experience and anecdotes from talented animators. Each book will explore a new theme and the vision of talented animators on that theme. Animation Insiders is aimed at people who are passionate about animation, those who are looking to surpass their limits and acquire new techniques. The concept is that each book will have one subject shared by the top animators on this particular subject.
Animation Insiders is an book that will go beyond the basic principals of animation. Animation Insiders is a tool to learn from the best animators.

Jason Ryan
Supervising Animator at Dreamworks Animation SKG

Pablo Navarro
Character Animator, Animation Director

Jason Scheifler
Head of Character Animation at DreamWorks Animation

Mike Nguyen
Director at july films, Character Animator

Pedro Blumenbaum
Animation Director at MG Animation

Shahar Levavi
Character Animator at Weta Digital

Emilio Gorayeb
Animator at Lucasfilm - ILM

Kathleen Quaife
Owner of Quaife DesignWorks, Instructor at Academy of art University

Ana Maria Alvarado
Character Animator at Warner Bros

Jason Martinsen
Senior Character Animator at Ilion Animation Studios

Anthea Kerou
Character Animator at Sony Animation

Gabriele Pennacchioli
Animator, Story artist and Designer at Dreamworks

Victor Navone
Animator at Pixar

Quadraped Walk Cycle Demo - jeff

2009-03-14T03:37:00.003+05:30

The trailer for the animated sci-fi film "Planet 5" has been released

2009-01-20T08:37:00.004+05:30

Planet 51 is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum

First Look: 3-D Monsters vs. Aliens

2008-11-15T23:45:00.001+05:30

That's the premise behind Monsters vs. Aliens, the 3-D animated comedy that's coming from DreamWorks early next year.

Directed by Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon

Animation Movies Timeline.........

2008-11-13T00:02:00.002+05:30

Animation Movies Timeline

Watch the first trailer of Pixar's ''Up''

2008-11-11T00:47:00.002+05:30

In this "coming of old age" story, a seventy-something hero, alongside his clueless wilderness ranger sidekick, travels the globe, fighting beasts and villains, and eating dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon.

Update - Animating on 2's Keith Lango approach.

2008-11-07T11:48:00.001+05:30

Very interesting read it.......

When I'm doing strong cartoon animation I'll work in mixed 1's and 2's.
I have developed a MEL script that allows me to work at 12 fps (2's) first.
I'll work there, usually on 2's, occasionally on 4's for longer holds.
Then I switch to 24 fps to give me the extra frames to work with where I can add extra drawings for when I need to work on 1's.
The MEL script switches the timing from 12 to 24 fps, but it doesn't allow the computer to create any additional inbetween 'drawings'.
So when the switch is made there are more frames, but each drawing is held for 2 frames.
I then can use the second frame of the hold as a place to add an additional drawing to inbetween down to 1's in spots. (note: it's a LOT easier to show than describe in text. And what I call a 'drawing' people in CG call a 'key').

Keith Lango

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Post 2

Animating on 2's

2008-11-06T19:07:00.001+05:30

Animate with in Maya on twos (every frame holds for 2 frames) then render out properly at 24 FPS without having to key every pose twice. I suppose one could animate at 24 fps and key every second frame twice.

I decided to animate in Maya at 12 fps and set the render settings to render out twice as many frames, each keyframe duplicated. All done at render time. And here's how to do it.

1. In your preferences set the maya scene to 12 FPS.

2. In your globals set the 'by frame' to 0.5 - this will render sub frames inbetween (twice as many) i.e. frame 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 .Maya will name the sequence properly.

3. For the subframes to be duplicates of the keys, they need to be the same values as the keys before them. Every frame needs a keyframe and every curve has to be stepped. This means we have to bake the animation curves and set them all to stepped before rendering.

4. Handy little MEL script to do that?....yes (the first part selects all objects that are animated)
Put this script in your scripts directory.

global proc bake() {
select -cl;
$sel = `ls`;
for( $s in $sel ) {
float $info[] = `keyframe -time ":" -query -timeChange $s`;
$si = size($info);
if ($si>0) {
$nt= `nodeType $s`;
if ($nt!="objectSet" && $nt!="animCurveTU" && $nt!="animCurveTA" && $nt!="animCurveTL")
select -tgl $s;
}
}{bakeResults -sampleBy 1 -preserveOutsideKeys 0 -sparseAnimCurveBake 0; keyTangent -e -ott step;}
};

SCRIPT TO BAKE JUST SELECTED OBJECTS WITHIN MAYA:

global proc bakeselected(){
bakeResults -sampleBy 1 -preserveOutsideKeys 0 -sparseAnimCurveBake 0;
keyTangent -e -ott step;}

5. Additional advanced trick...one wouldn't want to bake all the channels, render, then find mistakes on your saved file - all of your curves will be littered with keyframes which would be hell to fix. You could save out baked files but that's not efficient. There is a way to run this MEL at rendertime only. In render settings under common/render options you will see a Pre render MEL slot.

Slot this little command in there and it will run the bake script at render time ....
*remember to remove it when test rendering in Maya or you will bake while working on the file.

source bake; bake()

Bamm, work within Maya at 12 FPS (twos playback) and render out at 24 FPS with doubled frames.

Need some frames on ones? Well you can hack them out in editing like we did back in the old linetesting days.

OR

set your preferences to 24 FPS (all of your single keys will now take up 2 frames) and put your desired frame on ones. Look fine at 24 FPS? Switch back to 12 FPS and your one will now be on a subframe, thus you'll render key1 and the next subframe will not be a duplicate, it'll be your 'one'. Basically switching to 24 FPS gives you access to control your subframes at 12 FPS.

Toggle 24FPS Mel paste this as a button-->

currentUnit -time film; //24 fps

Toggle 12FPS MEL paste this as a button-->

currentUnit -time film; //12 fps

found this info from Cronin Blog :)

&

interested to learn more check out Keith Lango Blog

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Welcome, everyone!

2008-10-28T18:22:00.000+05:30

Hi everyone,

I restarted my blog again as i lost my last posts.

I'll try to write once a week to give you guys out there an inside view of what and how I am developing my skills.
Since I'm working on it full time that could be a little bit difficult but I will try nonetheless.

Thanks for surfing by and have fun with the blog,

AS :)

Animator Work

Despicable Me - Mini-Movie 'Banana'

A Walk Cycle Tutorial By Francis Jasmin

"Rio" Blue Sky Studio New Trailer

Coyote Falls 2010 - Full Short

Behind the Scenes of DreamWorks Animation

"Sintel" - Blender Open Movie - Released

Disney - Tangled: A Hair-Raising Adventure

Free Maya "Morpheus Rig" (Download)

Creative Talent Network's Animation Expo - 2010

Fur of Flying - CG Clip From New Road Runner Short

Disney Tangled - new trailer

Dreamworks - Megamind final Trailer

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - Fairies Build a Boat

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials - Updated

Animation Reference Video for Animators (Ani Ref)

Disney - Tangled World: Creating the Look

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - "Fairy Journal" Sneak Peek

Dreamworks 'Megamind' - Comic-Con Footage

CG Looney Tunes exclusive clip

Despicable Me - 10 New Video Clips

'Rango' - Industrial Light & Magic-animated feature

Pixar Short: Day & Night - Making (An Inside Look)

Disney's Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue: 8 Min Sneak Peek

Storyboarding Video Tutorials

Disney Tangled Trailers & Video Clips

Animation Goldmine!! "Carlos Baena's"educational posts

DreamWorks Animation's "Megamind" - New Trailer

Blue Sky Studios - "Rio"

DreamWorks "Shrek Forever After" - New Trailer

Tips & Tricks Webinar with Pixar Animators!

Dreamwork's Animation Films - How To Train Your Dragon (Production Videos)

Despicable Me (Theatrical Trailer)

Dreamwork's Animation Films - Megamind (Teaser)

Animation Insiders a Series of Books

Gobelins Animation Master Classes 2010: Paris - 2nd/16th july 2010

Storyboarding & Drawing for Animation - Free Webinar with Robb Pratt

Interview of Simon Otto - Head of Character Animation - How To Train Your Dragon

DigiCel FlipBook - Professional Animator Recommends

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The Presentators - Aardman Animationsaardman's

Shrek 4 Ever After Teaser Trailer

Disney - Prep and Landing (Watch Online)

French Roast by Fabrice O. Joubert

Peek inside the Pixar Studios & Toy Story 3 International Trailer

Don Bluth: What does it mean to be an artist?

Don Bluth and the importance of knowing animation tradition

Eric Goldberg talks about the benefits of pose to pose in CG animation

Eric Goldberg - What's missing in CG and hand drawn reels.

Eric GoldBerg: Animation Techniques Webinar - AM

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials - Updated

Despicable Me (Trailer 2)

How to Train Your Dragon - Dreamworks

Concepts and Cartoons - Free Illustration Class

Norman Modification Workshop Tutorials

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by David Gibson

Toy Story 3 Teaser & Trailer

Ice Age3 Walkthrough Videos: Jeff Gabor

3D Animation Masterclass: Kyle Balda

First 5 min of the princess and the frog - Disney

Despicable Me - Trailers & Video Clips

Animation Insiders

Quadraped Walk Cycle Demo - jeff

The trailer for the animated sci-fi film "Planet 5" has been released

First Look: 3-D Monsters vs. Aliens

Animation Movies Timeline.........

Watch the first trailer of Pixar's ''Up''

Update - Animating on 2's Keith Lango approach.

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