It is correct that on one hand it is a simple cutout. I'm looking for ways to make it a bit more than that and your suggestions (and examples to check out) all help. I am looking for that simple story, and also some twist or a way to plus it a bit more, too. Thanks all. Having a few animators to dis...

I'm wondering if anyone has ever animated an oil painting? I've seen older computer animations where photos and paintings break apart or come together. If so, any thoughts worth sharing? Anything to avoid? I have a modern art styled painting of an abstract person being surprised by a toy-like creatu...

Oh yeah (Oh yeah), oh yeah, oh yeah (Yeah).

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Another option: I've drawn backgrounds on paper and just scanned them, then used them. No software needed at all, other than the scanner and Moho. It will depend on the style you are going for, like slowtiger says. You could fingerpaint, or render a hi-res computer-generated image. Or take a photo o...

Just tested this on Mac OS 14.5 with Moho 14.2 and can confirm it. An example: Docked - you click on the eyedropper and it immediately becomes the tool and picks up the color. Undocked - you click on the eyedropper then click on the scene once, it becomes the cursor arrow. Click again and then it be...

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Thanks!

Great to see you bring this one to life.

One of my favorite animation books. I love the suggestions for "cheats" - put your character on wheels, or behind a hedge, to avoid animating walks. And the fake art book to trace.

I wasn't planning to do this but it was really hard to resist building a "Steamboat Willie" Mickey in Moho and playing around a bit. So I did. : )

Fun to play with a classic character from so long ago.

I use Dragonframe for stop motion (and anything else I'd shoot with a camera - cutouts, claymation, drawn animation) - they have a "try for free" mode, too. You do need a camera and a tripod, and it really helps if you buy it outright and get the controller, but it is a bit pricey. That sa...

Having "taught" many kids over the years, I suggest you give them the pro version and let them explore.* They will teach YOU things you didn't know the software could do. : ) (I recall giving a kid Infini-D to do experiment with 3-D animation 30 years ago at Capital Children's Museum's Ani...

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One more workaround is to write out timings and use them while animating, then composite audio and images after silent animation is exported.

Mac OS Sonoma 14.1 Moho 14 Did a some animation then added a short aiff file. Worked fine and played while animating. Went to render the sequence and it crashed. Wouldn't do it. : ) Opened the file in 13.5, deleted the audio and re-opened in 14. Render went fine while silent. Addend the audio again ...

Moho was going to use "The future is 2D with all that rigging stuff!" as the new slogan, but they shortened it. : )

"Moho should hired me as a freelance complainer..." I'd take that job, but I'd have to move overseas and it would be a hassle and... : ) ... I agree that Objects is a vague term, given all that it covers. Perhaps tool tips could be added in a future version that offer more full explanation...

Pixelmator ( great Mac OS image editing) was just updated and now includes some very basic video file editing. You can import/export a few video formats and do a range of non-destructive edits to the overall movie file. Also has some ability to work with Apple's Motion, if anyone uses that. : ) Look...