There is really nothing to it. It works exactly the same way as it does for CTA2. The PP is only used with Flash. the resulting SWF fle is what you import into CT2 or CTA3 and its the same exact procedure.



Ibis Fernandez   |   (available for hire)
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Professional Animator, Filmmaker | Creator of the highest quality (modular) G2 rigs for cartoon animator and developer of Toon Titan and Puppet Producer 
Author of Flash Animation and Cartooning: A Creative Guide
>>> be sure to check out http://toontitan.com for professional grade assets, templates, and custom tools for Cartoon Animator and more.

You can get it for about $25 if you go here:

http://www.serif.com/drawplus/

TS
:)

Thank you for your reply's. Is it possible to show us an example of how to create a simple character to export into CTA3?

I saw a few of your wonderful videos, but I'm not quite sure how to use PP with CTA3. I would like to purchase Draw Plus X8 as my drawing tool (because it's inexpensive), and use it with CTA3 to create characters. But as you mentioned the rigging would be different. Can you do a short video example of how this would be working with PP & CTA3........ PRETTY PLEASE.... THANK YOU!!! :D:D:D

Use code "no upgrade", you'll get it for about $40, but won't be eligible for upgrades.


Ibis Fernandez   |   (available for hire)
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Professional Animator, Filmmaker | Creator of the highest quality (modular) G2 rigs for cartoon animator and developer of Toon Titan and Puppet Producer 
Author of Flash Animation and Cartooning: A Creative Guide
>>> be sure to check out http://toontitan.com for professional grade assets, templates, and custom tools for Cartoon Animator and more.

Are you still able to offer the discount? I am new to the forum and this is the first time I am seeing your post
(of 2 years ago!). 
Thanks.
PQuann

Yes I can honestly tell you that NO, CTA2 or 3 doest not do what Puppet Producer does. 


Ibis Fernandez   |   (available for hire)
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Professional Animator, Filmmaker | Creator of the highest quality (modular) G2 rigs for cartoon animator and developer of Toon Titan and Puppet Producer 
Author of Flash Animation and Cartooning: A Creative Guide
>>> be sure to check out http://toontitan.com for professional grade assets, templates, and custom tools for Cartoon Animator and more.

OMG ! This looks sooooo much easier! Of course I don't own Adobe Flash but have been thinking of it. However, now that
Crazyalk 3 is out ( I have purchased the standard version but own pro pipeline version of CT2), Can you tell me honestly if this
software version do the same as your PuppetProducer plugin? Please let me now asap so I will know wheater to upgrade
to Pro/Pipeline CT3 or purchase your plugin and lease Adobe Flash. Either decision is costly so I want to be sure which way to go.
Thanks So Much,
Paulette Quann
pmquann@gmail.com

Puppet Producer is a plugin for flash that let you rig your own custom G2 characters from scratch using Flash. You can design your own characters without the need to limit yourself to modifying a prebuilt template. G2 characters are the most advanced character types as they allow you build a complete character profile with 10 angles and 3d skeletal system that works with a 3d editor and is compatible with most iclone 5.5 or below motion files as well as custom motion capture stuff. G2 chaacyers would be the recommended character type for most advanced rapid animation type projects.

CTA3 is the tool that is used to animate such characters. Does not have native design tools but can allow you to build these using sprite replacement. you draw indvidal part using a third party tool. and import individual sprites to replace pre-existing ones. 

The new g3 character are not real characters. they are basically rigged smart props. they are single angle characters with bones. They are not compatible with previous motions because they dont use the traditional bone structure. They are cannot use 3d edition and all animation work is done manually until more prefabricated motions are made available. Creating these characers is done inside of cta3 using the same old pain in the ass sprite replacement method, but technically this process is easier since they only support one angle, there's only one angle to worry about. est recommended usage from  professional standpoint, these characters are a great supplement for creating special angles that are not available in g2 characters.






Ibis Fernandez   |   (available for hire)
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Professional Animator, Filmmaker | Creator of the highest quality (modular) G2 rigs for cartoon animator and developer of Toon Titan and Puppet Producer 
Author of Flash Animation and Cartooning: A Creative Guide
>>> be sure to check out http://toontitan.com for professional grade assets, templates, and custom tools for Cartoon Animator and more.

Greetings. I'm wondering if CTA3 offer the same features as Puppet Producer?

Whats the differences?

Thanks!!!

When I click on the autoMirror button in my Flash cc I get this message in the output, A JavaScript error occurred.
At line 22 of file "/Users/charmela/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CC/en_US/Configuration/WindowSWF/flip.pp":
Error: xmlPanel: Argument number 1 is invalid.

So I can't use the mirror effect which is really necessary. What do I do?