moho noob here

[airsoft005]

hey im a major noob to this i just got it tonite. basically all i can do is make it snow and stuff like that, I have the downloadable demo version of moho that is on the site some info on how to add music and make people and things and how to make them talk would help me. Just teach me some stuff

[myles]

Hello Airsoft, and welcome to the Moho community.

Most of your questions will be answered (better than we can do in a forum format) by the excellent tutorials that come with Moho. Go to the Help menu, and choose the "Help..." item.
The manual should open in your default web browser (it's a copy on your hard disk, you don't need to be connected to the Internet to use it).

Be sure to do all the section 1 (Basics) tutorials (actually do them. not just skim through reading them), then at the very least tutorials 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.4, although in the long run you will get more out of Moho if you go back and do all the other tutorials later.
For making your characters talk, look at the two different techniques in tutorials 5.1 and 5.2.

This should give you a good basic understanding of Moho, and have you animating quicker than a question-and-answer session here on the forum.

We'll still be here and happy to help if you have trouble understanding specific steps, or are looking to discuss more specific or more advanced concepts not covered in the tutorials.

Edit: (oops, I left out your other question about sound)

For adding music (and voice), Moho only handles one complete soundtrack (see under the Animation menu, Select Soundtrack).

You can either composite all your sound and music together into one soundtrack using a sound editor (or video editor) then use the soundtrack in Moho, or composite separate Moho-rendered animation scenes and sound together (and add music) in a video editor.

Regards, Myles.

[airsoft005]

thankyou, I have the downloadable demo thing,, whenever i click on tutorial its all wierd and just show a blank document. I will try it again
Just tryed it, nothing. I dont own it i just have the demo so that could probably be why maybe tomorow ill go buy it

[myles]

thankyou, I have the downloadable demo thing,, whenever i click on tutorial its all wierd and just show a blank document. I will try it again
Just tryed it, nothing.

Assuming Moho installed properly, this probably means you are using a web browser without JavaScript support or with JavaScript turned off. The manual uses JavaScript for an improved navigation interface.

Use a better browser or turn JavaScript back on - in Firefox you can find it under Tools, Options, Web Features; in Opera it's under Tools, Quick Preferences.

I dont own it i just have the demo so that could probably be why maybe tomorow ill go buy it

The demo is exactly the same as the full version, except with watermarked output (and grayscale .swf). If you can't get help to work in the demo, registering won't help.

Regards, Myles.