how do I make a new scene?

somax · Post by **somax** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:40 am

I've been working with this program for a few days but now I've hit a block. I can only make an animation with one long scene. I know it's possible to have multiple scenes, but I can't figure out how to do so. Can anyone help?

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:01 am

You can put each scene in a separate group/bone layer and then either toggle the visibilties or put them in switch layers.

But the bigger the AS file gets the more it may slow down. I think many would agree that it's better to make one file per scene. You can always render these out separately and then stitch them together in another app.

If nothing else you can render to MOV or AVI and stitch them together in AS.

somax · Post by **somax** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:32 am

okay, so how do I put the files together once I have them all?

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:34 am

If you want to put them together as movie clips in AS, just import them where you want them to start in the timeline. (Movies start when they are first made visible)

If you're on Windows, Windows Movie Maker can also do this.

somax · Post by **somax** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:30 am

Okay figured it out. Thank you.

v_aviles · Post by **v_aviles** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:01 pm

I recently developed a program to help organize multiple scenes:

http://lostmarble.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11336

The program runs on Windows only.

I am working on an update which will upload soon.

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:47 pm

An update? Cool! I love SceneSelector.

v_aviles · Post by **v_aviles** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:51 am

I just uploaded the upgrade:

viewtopic.php?t=11336&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

- Mousewheel support (at last!)
- Added a progressbar
- Window can now be resized
- Fixed some minor bugs

rogermate · Post by **rogermate** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:40 am

synthsin75 wrote:You can put each scene in a separate group/bone layer and then either toggle the visibilties or put them in switch layers.

But the bigger the AS file gets the more it may slow down. I think many would agree that it's better to make one file per scene. You can always render these out separately and then stitch them together in another app.

If nothing else you can render to MOV or AVI and stitch them together in AS.

Sorry if the answer is obvious, but how do you get objects and characters and scenery that you built in the first scene to be available in your second, third, etc. scenes?

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:44 am

rogermate wrote:Sorry if the answer is obvious, but how do you get objects and characters and scenery that you built in the first scene to be available in your second, third, etc. scenes?

Either use save as, or import; Save one file as another, or import one file into another.

-vern

rogermate · Post by **rogermate** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:08 am

heyvern wrote:
rogermate wrote:Sorry if the answer is obvious, but how do you get objects and characters and scenery that you built in the first scene to be available in your second, third, etc. scenes?
Either use save as, or import; Save one file as another, or import one file into another.

-vern

cool, thanks.