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how do I make a new scene?

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:40 am
by somax
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?

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:01 am
by synthsin75
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.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:32 am
by somax
okay, so how do I put the files together once I have them all?

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:34 am
by synthsin75
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.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:30 am
by somax
Okay figured it out. Thank you.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:01 pm
by v_aviles
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.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:47 pm
by synthsin75
An update? Cool! I love SceneSelector.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:51 am
by v_aviles
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

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:40 am
by rogermate
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?

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:44 am
by heyvern
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

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:08 am
by rogermate
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.