Hey, I just got 7pro on the sale $79.99

Thats a heck of a lot better deal than any upgrade teaser they sent me with my 5pro.

All the new features.... cool. So did I miss anything by avoiding 6?

If you can record a file that is readable by Windows Media player, I know you can make media player RIP wav files out of the readable formats.

off-the-cuff wav file creation.

Sony Cinescore? I'm actually using ASP as my compositing tool right now. I've been rendering out 3D Carrara files into mov files with Alpha. ASP is awesome with the camera and Z positioning of layers, stick particles in between layers and give the camera a bit of angle for an ultra 3d effect. I'll l...

(Ok I'll repost what I stated to SM) A new person wanting ASP6 will fork out $199 thats cool However, we users who already forked out (for me it was $150) for ASP 5.6 plus now they ask $129 for the upgrade. Thats $280 out of my pocket to buy v6. If you look at it from that perspective, you can see w...

What kind of stuff are you going to create? Sci-fi? Modern? Prehistoric?
I would start there with the concept and then check out how other Animations of the similar genre create their backgrounds.

Cartoon watching and note taking.

Thats ok, I had my post there "mysteriously disappear" from that thread after posting it, and then it was locked.


(I'll refrain from repeating my post in case I was the reason)

Check out James/Brad's youtube site for more lengthy video's

http://www.youtube.com/user/hiyaanimation

AniPierre, Yeah the cost was something that initially stopped me from purchasing one. However I had a recent estate settlement and I managed to use part of it to invest in my personal studio. I'm glad I made the investment tho, I do a lot of artwork that is not related to Anime Studio, and it does d...

I have a Cintiq 12 It's semi-portable. meaning it's about as portable as carrying a very thin monitor with one thick cable going into a 4x6 brick which 3 cables exit from (VGA/DV + USB + power line/brick). the long thick cable allows me to freely manipulate the Cintiq on my lap or sit in an e-z chai...

Another question: Some people talk about the Cintiq being jittery. Mikdog said: Photoshop is pretty jittery What do you guys mean with jittery exactly and how can Photoshop be more jittery than TVpaint for example? The Outer edges of the LCD display on the Cintiq tend to make the cursor wobble slig...

I have a Cintiq 12w, I use it all the time. Funny though, I was using a wacom Graphire/computer for years and did not touch paper during that time. Getting back to hooking my brain/eye/hand back was an amusing experience, about as amusing as training yourself to use a tablet in the first place. Anyw...

I liked seeing that AS6 gradient video, nice to see them implement the corel style of controllers.

Tho I bought AS 5.6 only recently and I'm just getting used to using it now, I'm just going to wait and see what the final verdict is after ppl play around with it.

You could also sign up to VTC and there is 12 hours (118 sessions) of tutorials that will go through EVERYTHING you need to know about the software (excluding a few tricks on the BBS here, like switches) You can buy the DVD or sign in for a monthly fee http://www.vtc.com/index.php Tho, having an act...

I've used Artrage, its nice and would work fine for Backdrops, and works well for creating "painted" looking materials. Every tool has its features that I think a lot of us like. Some of us like certain tools because of effects that we may stylize over, its all personal preference and perh...

Personally I like Project Dogwaffle pro. It's a little different than Photoshop in the way it uses "buffers" for alpha channels and cut/paste but it has the usual layer interface. Lots of brushes and includes particle brushes which can create interesting fractal strokes. (great to make gra...