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Entry #9
For more information, please see the thread.
INTRODUCTION
Are you ready for this?
This is the ultimate in collaborations, and yes, despite my lack of a batting average, I am allowed to do this, for I am made of lulz and win. (jmtb liked the idea.)
So, this is it. The Flash TimeWarp.
HOW TO
If you have any questions, please post in the thread first, and someone'll help you out - or, if it's important, PM me.
Okay. First up, allow me to explain how this is going to work.
The TimeWarp Collab is a collaboration, where everything is made in Flash 1. Ouch. I did some research, and found a trial of Flash 1, which will last 30 days, and which encourages people to share with their friends. There's no link to the trial here, I'll PM it to those who say they want to animate. There are also rules, the main one being 'no advanced methods'. (See Rules)
The collaboration opens this Sunday the 10th, and I'll send out links to a free Flash 1 trial via PM then. The deadline is April 15th (ADJUSTED).
SETTINGS
To change these, once you have received Flash 1, open it, and go Format - Document - you should find these settings there.
Frame Rate25 FPS
Document SizeWidth6.5 ", Height 4.5 "
Background ColorFor convenience, 'White'.
LengthAround 10-20 seconds. (Check the PM when you ask for the trial.)
RULES
Allowed/Disallowed
Pretty much everything is allowed, but I'll explain this briefly - if you can animate it, do it. The only things that aren't allowed are overly crappy animations, glocks, and porn (PG-13, please!).
Transparency Rule
I warn you, I'll be incredibly anal about making sure people don't cheat. When you email me your files, I will inspect them very carefully, to make sure you didn't import images. If you did, I'll tell you to fix it. But so help me, if you tried to hide the fact that you cheated, I will be very pissed off. So, make it possible for me to check how you animated it, or just say why not, but what happened.
Flash 1 is a real challenge to animate in, but it's possible. I urge everyone who has any animation experience to do this, because this is a real, once in a lifetime experience. And I can get it to work - hell, if all goes wrong, I'll just chuck your animations together in Flash 8 and export it that way!
So, get retro!
Also: Here is a dog.
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