Help needed with Switch Layer Objects

systemcat · Post by **systemcat** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:10 am

The other day I learned how to make a mouth from scratch but note those get synced to a sound file. So what if the object isn't meant to be synced to a file? I need an idiot's guide here.

I want this to happen in the cartoon but can't get it to happen. Please note this is all meant to be carried out from a Switch.

Head change -

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(Anime Studio Debut 6)

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:23 am

A switch layer is just a special type of group layer that only allows *one* of its children layers to be visible at one time..

Switch layers also have the ability to have their switches driven by an audio file or data file generatated by something like papayago..

Ok now the relevant bit...

Create a switch layer
Create a layer and call it what you want, and draw something on it. drag it to be a child of the switch layer.
...repeat as many times as you like.

To use...
move to a position on the timeline.
Go to the switch layer, right click and choose the layer you want to show..
...move to another position on the timeline and repeat..

thats it.

hayasidist · Post by **hayasidist** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:47 am

to lipsync to a mouth using AS: double-click the layer to get the Layer Settings and on on the SWITCH tab select the file that has the audio you want.

BUT you need to have your mouth shapes designed and named to be (case sensitive): rest, etc, E, AI, L, MBP, FV, O, WQ, U.

and the audio source will need to be in a format AS can process. viewtopic.php?t=18908

take a look also at viewtopic.php?t=19382

systemcat · Post by **systemcat** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:48 pm

*hayasidist
I'm not animating a mouth with this.
*SvenFoster
That's the thing, I'm trying to do exactly that but it's not working out that way. I switch images along the time line as I should but in preview I only get the last picked image.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:27 pm

Ok are you seeing "keyframes" (dots ) appear on the timeline window at the bottom?

systemcat · Post by **systemcat** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:30 pm

No, I wish I were.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:47 pm

Ok once more.... When you are Adding a keyframe aka trying to get a dot to show.
To change a switch layer, you must right click on the "switch layer" not the childlayers... Unless you see a menu popup with the names of the layers and one has a tick against it, you aint doing it right..

it maybe that you are.. I cant see... but selecting a child layer does not switch a switch layer...

Maybe you are doing it right...dunno?
http://www.cartoonlearning.com/2010/06/ ... -tutorial/

systemcat · Post by **systemcat** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:54 pm

Thank you I got it now

! ...I just some how missed that little pop-up menu.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:59 pm

haha no worries glad you got it

You're not the first to be caught out with that, since when you click on the layer it comes into view...but of course its all just a devious trick....

now you can animate...woop wooop...

enjoy.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:04 pm

Darn, just made an example file in Debut 6, oh well, glad you got it!