Just try reading the tutorials. Everything you need is there.

I love Monty Python movies too!

But if there are any scripters out there who would like a challenge and want to help us poor people, please try it.

I started off with stop motion, then tried hand drawn after reading Richard William's Animator's Survival Kit, then Anim8or- free 3d software, then Anime Studio. I recently downloaded Blender, but it is really complicated.

Will this work with Photoshop Elements too.

I think they are right. Stereotypes can be useful for quick characterization. If you don't want your characters to be stereotypical, just don't make them look or behave stereotypically.

I have blender too, but I haven't figured out the video sequencer yet. The best tutorials I have found are on the Blender Wiki Tutorials, but they are pretty disorganized.

Can a script look at data in a file and then create keyframes? It seems like someone could then write a seperate program to make actions, or maybe even a graph editor. You could then work out stuff in that program, have it save its data, and then click the script's button in AS5. I don't know much a...

If you only have the standard version of Anime Studio you might want to try using other software for effects. I tried out a free 3d program called blender and, although it is a bit difficult to learn, you can use it for particle effects, etc. When you render, just save it as quicktime png with Milli...

Looking for specific answers on google is difficult, so I'll ask you guys.
Has Anime Studio been used for any professional projects like TV commercials or movies?

Is there an image series export script that could be used this way?

Do you know of a good freeware video editor that supports alpha channel and chromakey?

I use a lot of freeware too because I can't afford much. I have Audacity, Blender, Papagayo, Anim8or, and the GIMP. I don't know if commercial software is better than free alternatives, but I will hopefully have a chance to compare the GIMP and Photoshop Elements after my birthday.

I noticed that your picture is of E from 'The Incredibles.' Do you work for pixar or is that just a picture you found?

This is my first real project with AS5.
Please leave a comment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0r8gsg6bcM

You're right. It seems like it would work, but you would have to modify files and this would violate the license.