tutorial - a basic animation part 5

[slamongo]

Seriously, Valve needs to hire you.

[dacisco101]

"a basic animation" *5 parts later*

[fdpteam]

I envy you, you people that can make this kind of things. For me it's not the same, I can barely make a doodle...

[bdanieltube]

nice videos man. Do you ever use the other options in CAT like the layers and the weighting of layers? Would you say your workflow most of the time is just creating one layer and hammering away with it, animating only on top of that layer? cheers,

[lekiz93]

What program do you use to record?

[brownie29199]

What program is this???

[mistermaster7492]

Hey @thejazzman9475 i made an animation as well, but its in blender.

however since it is basically the same, your tutorial was REALLY helpful.

can you please look at mine, i posted it as a video reaction :)

[DarkSwift2204]

i wish you could have shared this rig

[mistermaster7492]

for people who use blender, to do the auto-keyframing, press the button with the red dot near the timeline :D

and @2PacsFatherFOOTBALL , well its possible to learn it but it doesnt go quickly. this model is made by professionals at valve, so it isnt easy xD

[2PacsFatherFOOTBALL]

is it hard to create the 3D character ?

[PikminInvader]

1 Hour and 15 minutes = 1 1/2 seconds

[ricksaburai]

@PikminInvader that's the price of animation. Take Avatar, for instance: the extended version featured 9 extra minutes, each minute costing $1 million.

[snahfu]

Hi dude, i have a question. Ive been using CAT to animate in 3DS Max that im now trying to export into the source engine, however, CAT bones are not the same as classic bones and the SMD exporter that Jed wrote doesnt support them. For this reason it is impossible to get a CAT animation into an SMD without first exporting using a plugin that works with CAT (FBX plugin works with CAT). SO my workflow at the moment: Export baked animation using FBX, import FBX, export SMD.U got a different method?

[ClarkJeep]

I like your style. You're a madman. An artiste, as they say. Love, from Memphis.

[garrettthegamer543]

What kind of animator is this?

[myutwo33]

awesome tutorial =]. Made my own attempt at following. Posted the results as a video response to this. Anyone can feel free to leave some feedback.

[psp3602]

you should make a video when a spy is getting shot by a heavy and he dodges the bullets like in the matrix :)

[sampad01]

First of all, you are an angel :)

I just want to ask two things if you have the time to answer...

1. In max 2011, whenever I hit the play button, max 2011 seems to hang. max 2009 doesn't have that problem. Do I need to change some settings somewhere to get max 2011 fixed? I posted this question in about a dozen forums and no one answered well.

2. What is the screen recorder program you used in these tutorials? I use hypercam but yours seem much better.

Thanks a millions for putting these vdos.

[thejazzman9475]

@sampad01 Not sure about the hanging issue, sorry. I use Camtasia

[anontrance]

I wish there was a way to animate a jump using motion sensors... at home... lol....that would save us a good hour I think

[markd9011]

the program ur using looks like a advanced version of Endorphin

[sickmansam]

hey jazz man is there any chance you could put a fully rigged pyro on the internet or send me one please

[UnKn0wn86]

Nice tutorial.

How about a tutorial about exporting the animated ragdoll to Source (HL2 for one)?

That is something I cannot figure out no matter how hard I try. Damn.

[zurikaten]

Hey i messed up something. You know the X Y axis that you use to drag objects and scale etc. I somehow made it so da tiny that i cant change anything. I dont know what i did wrong :/. Do you know how to fix it?

[thejazzman9475]

@zurikaten hmmm, is the gizmo hidden? press x to hide/unhide it. Other than that, not sure

[Beaverman20]

you do know you can get the "size" (sacle) from any other frame, that would be usefull when you forget to extend him again...

[joeybuddy96]

Thanks so much for putting these twelve tutorials together, especially the animation ones! Do you think sometime you could leave a desktop webcasting application open while you animate?

[thejazzman9475]

@joeybuddy96 Yeah I might experiment with that sort of thing some time, atm I'm finding it hard enough just to cram in all the projects I need to work on, and I forgot to take time to work on stuff like that, and tutorials.

[MrTopHatZombie]

Did you custom make your computer or buy it pre made? Cause I'm saving up for a new computer and looking for a good one. It would be nice if you sent me a link of your computer or of it's parts.

[coty099]

damn...you must have helluva pacience and put lots of effort for this

[Gh3r0m]

hi,do you add the pyro color in 3ds max? how ? ^^

[thejazzman9475]

@Gh3r0m I have a texture tutorial in my channel, check it out, should give you all the info you need I THINK :)

[Gh3r0m]

@thejazzman9475 tnx man

[chicophi220]

hey i've been trying to get better at my arm animation and I've been looking at reference and stuff to try and understand it better. In a jump like this commonly a person will antic with their arms back, then swing them up as they're jumping to carry their momentum up. Then as they are falling their arm will pull back (I think to anticipate their reaction when you hit the ground?) and then swing forward when landing

[thejazzman9475]

@chicophi220 Sounds about right, try that and see how it look. There's no set rules for this stuff remember, don't get into that 'this is how you draw an eye' trap. There are general guidelines to body mechanics, but every one of us moves very differently. By all means use a lot of reference, it can be super useful, just don't do the same thing every time :D

[chicophi220]

@thejazzman9475 yes you're right, you don't want to get stuck in a "formula" and have everything look the same with no unique personality. Arms for me have been a bit of a mystery. I've been trying to understand their physicality more so that I'm not having to experiment with stuff all the time, but have a more clear idea of what works. Something I've noticed, but not sure if it's always true is that the arm seems to anticipate a "drop" and positions itself in a place where it can swing through.

[thejazzman9475]

@chicophi220 yeah certainly, and the thing with something like that on the arms is, you want to have high contrast in your motion generally (I think), so having them anticipate in the opposite direction of the swing just before hitting the ground will push the contrast more.

[please1spare1me]

Hey Jazz man, It looks amazing, but I think maybe after the squash(?) one of the pyro's chest canister things is a bit weird... just thought I'd point it out. Otherwise it's bloody brilliant!

[thejazzman9475]

@please1spare1me I'm trying to remember if I actually animated the canisters in this tutorial, I think I didn't hehe, oh well :p you guys can go make a better finished one

[Chancer4ever]

Do you draw some of your animation inspiration from Pixar? Your cartoony style really looks similar to many Pixar films.

[hypedlololol]

Dude!!! They are taking new workers in vavle!!!! You should try to work there!!!

[Filmfan235]

I really enjoy your tutorials, Im trying to get into animation, Ill be going to school for it soon. This is a big help to starting.

[pop1290]

yoooooooooo these are amazing man :D props i love yer videos

[SGhonkART]

Man, thank you so much for the tutorials! You really helped me out.

[XPxanderXP]

Nice tutorials :D Only the pyro is a girl and you should call her "her" instead of "him" Not that it matters too much but just the little details that makes it full just like you said it your tutorials ^^

[f953]

@XPxanderXP You sir are wrong the pyro is a MAN get your facts straight

[XPxanderXP]

@f953 Why would valve say at the tf2 main menu 'Why don't you give her a shot" if it was a man? Get your own facts straight first ;)

[HellHunterCombine]

@XPxanderXP Why dont you moron? Valve is trolling

Its a scripter changer with the words

it says Him a shot and her

[XPxanderXP]

@HellHunterCombine Wow your an ass. You don't even know me and your are calling me a moron. Says more about you than me....anyways they wouldn't do that without a reason.

[Halogator56]

@XPxanderXP

Yes, they would.

[XPxanderXP]

@Halogator56 She stands like a girl when she is defeated and wich man would have a pink bag with a flower on it in his locker?

[HellHunterCombine]

@XPxanderXP trololol. wall of text.

[MrPotatoslayer]

are you still working on the hunter fight, PLEASE PLEASE WORK ON THE HUNTER FIGHT!

[Nikolay0]

Do any of you know how to get tf2 models (AND ONLY MODELS) without buying tf2 on steam???

[papermarioTTYD12345]

@Nikolay0

you dont

tf2 is a great game, why not buy it

give valve another $20

[Lawlzy72]

this has helped so much! thanks!: D

[8LocKDowN8]

Hey, I love your works very inpresive , can you give me a list of proggrams you use I want to get in animasoins as well , thank you ,

[8LocKDowN8]

What proggram is this ?

[maxovitsj]

Awesome tuts :)

just a quick question. Is it possible to turn the plane handles for the rotating gizmo on? I cant find it (if its even possible)

thanks in advance!

and keep up the awesome tuts :D

[1catpoop1]

here is a bit of advise......it looks like his feet are glued to the floor if you watch the landing video. i dunno if its just me but yeah :| in other cases the animation is awsome! :D

[AtomicMonkeyPro]

If anyone wants some tutorials on game making (not animation the actual creation of the game) I could consider doing a tutorial on that. Also the tutorials are great, hopefully I can become good one day...

Edit: What program are you using to record your screen?

[zeejenkins]

@AtomicMonkeyPro he uses camtasia

[AtomicMonkeyPro]

If anyone wants some tutorials on game making (not animation the actual creation of the game) I could consider doing a tutorial on that. Also the tutorials are great, hopefully I can become good one day...

[AtomicMonkeyPro]

If anyone wants some tutorials on game making (not animation the actual creation of the game) I could consider doing a tutorial on that.

[zeejenkins]

How Do I add video responses.

/watch?v=AaACWJWjNpQ

Here is my Jump I animated :D

[zFullerton]

I think you should post a timelapse of you doing a professional finalized product so when you finish you can post both the finished product as well as the animation process.

[Nikolay0]

How did you get the team Fotress 2 models? please reply!

[xPKxkickasspeanut]

@Nikolay0 look at his channel he has vids on how to get them

you need to own tf2

[randomnessssssful]

@Nikolay0 he already showed us, look through his videos

[ucantw1n10]

@iLegoBlock Are you kidding me ._.

[MogDog66]

Can you model face emotions in 3DS Max? Do you ever do it?

[ydna008]

Thumbs up if Mike Baka made you laugh out loud.

[zeejenkins]

Jazzman you should soo try combining your Workflow with Pose to Pose animating.

Then it will be Perfect :D

[zeejenkins]

@iLegoBlock autodesk 3ds max

[Homeworkbad]

This is so great! A while back I asked what you what you did to make your animations so fluid and natural looking, and I could have sworn that you used MoCap to do it. Even when you told me that you just went through frame by frame to make it look good I didn't quite believe you. But now I totally believe you! And when I get better at animation I'll know how to have an efficient work flow that has good results. Can't wait to learn more!

[SoEffingRandom1]

i love you. i need to start saving for this program!!!!!!!!!!

[spliter88]

great tutorial!

Thanks to it I got my will back to animate (yeah, I know I said that before).

I might upload a response if I actually manage to do anything.

[Headcrabman99]

Hey did you buy 3ds max? Or can you give me a download link?

[spliter88]

@Headcrabman99 look for 3ds Max 2011 trial

on the official site they give you a 30 day trial once you enter some bogus info.

[iwkya1]

@Headcrabman99 autodesk site, go dl the demo.

[SeonleeRomane]

@Headcrabman99 You have to buy it. And trust me, it isn't that cheap. *has it*

[UIBlood]

@Headcrabman99 google is the cure you ask for barbarian... now go with the wind... also... dont give us a bad name and buy it for gods sakes.

[zeejenkins]

@Headcrabman99 You can get 3ds max as a student for ALOT less. like $200

However you can not release the things you do for money, only for Educational purposes.

[CommanderPT]

Looking forward to the next one.

[MrVinca]

love it OO valve totally needs your for their hl2 film projekt...!

[kenrez7]

Thank you.

[bunnipoop]

BAM you make it look easy!

[naipsak]

Thank you so muuuch!

[kuba99k]

How is the program??

please tell me

[Zebigboss]

Thanks again!!!!

[TheLordofthewii]

NICE!

[lolledopke]

will you post more advanced animation tutorials?

[thejazzman9475]

@lolledopke Yeah certainly, we'll move onto characters interacting with each other

[Homeworkbad]

@thejazzman9475 That is going to be so awesome!!!

[ModernWarfareRickeh]

@thejazzman9475

Do you only specialize in animation or 3D Modelling also?

Like actually designing the characters themselves then after that create the animations.

[sonik121]

@thejazzman9475 awesome

[helmerdrake]

@thejazzman9475 Can you possibly do like First person shooting? like a round of lets say TF2 in First and 3rd person? like switching.

ALso how about game making?