Thank you Ibis, is very useful again ! Also your Explanations are always very good and understandable :)

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version 1.3.1 is now available.

new version changes the pivot point placement. The main pivot point for all sprites will be placed exactly where the registration point is except for the hip area. This one will be placed 1/4 the height of the symbol downwards. This will enable slight adjustment in the workflow where the placement of the pivots are more predictable and allow for better joint articulation.

also most prompts and alert dialogues have been suppressed. The output panel will continue to give you feedback as to what Puppet Producer is doing or not doing, you just wont have to constantly be clicking the prompts as work.

Compatibility. Once again compatible with versions of Flash as far back as CS3.

Easter egg > You now have access to some of my private functions and features. (these features are unsupported so use at your own risk). Click the info button, then the little beaker one time. Then on the main graphic. This will enable the hidden functions. repeat to hide them.

The video below explains the changes.



And Puppet Producer customers, the direct download link is here, you may be asked to log in first.



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.

How to work with the AutoMirror Feature in Puppet Producer

The sad thing is at this point the process has been sped up so my I kind of find myself looking forward to G3 characters with support for MORE angles for more fluid 3d animation hahaha




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.

Thank you Vidi! :)

Now that the process is so much faster I expect more people will be creating their own custom characters, maybe even see more characters added to the marketplace.

I'm taking the rest of the month off from freelance work now that I'm all nice and caught up, and focusing on revamping my website and releasing my first set of commercial characters for the marketplace.

I'm also thinking about sitting down and making a comprehensive character development instructional video series but not sure, just requires so much time to do anything with real quality to it, maybe I'll do a kickstarted and see if there's any interest in it that way.


AnimatFolks, you have to make sure you log in to the website first. Once you are logged in you can click the link again and it will let you download it.

Also, there was an issue earlier in the year with a couple people who used 2CHECKOUT instead of paypal to buy the plugin. 2CHECKOUT didn't actually charge them for the product but my website went ahead and gave them the plugin anyway, if you are one of these two people you may need to pay outstanding invoice before the site gives you access to any updates. The good thing though is that these two people were early adopters so the invoice price is the same as it was when they first got it.

If you are not one of these two people just send me an email with your details and I'll look into it.





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.

Ibis Thank you sooooooooooo much ! Auto Mirror works fantastic :w00t:
What for a great Time saver ! This speeds up the whole thing again
I had been waiting for this update, now my Chatracter will be ready very soon.

I like creating new creative things , but the process of this CTA rigging " is to boring without your tool.
Thank you again ! :)

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Hi Ibis
That good news !!!
I have trouble downloading the new update. The website says that I have to pay the bill but is already paid.:blink:
A little help please
Greetings.

The update is ready :). Puppet Producer version 1.3.0 is now available. Everyone who already owns it should have receives an email earlier today with the update notification. If you didn't then just log in and redownload it for free.

When used wisely the auto mirror feature will allow you to get custom characters done a good 60% faster than before. Now you only really need to focus on 4 primary angles. The remaining six angles can be achieved either full on mirroring or a combination of mirror and customization.


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.

Yes this feature will be an update. No it is not currently available.

Just finished my my last client project and finally have a bit of breathing room for personal projects. Working on the integration right now as we as we speak.

All Puppet Producer owners, will receive an email as soon as the new version is ready. I will also follow up with an announcement here.

Once it's ready you would just log into your dashboard at my website and just re-download the latest version.


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.

The mirrored angle tweak is pretty brilliant, like a "flop" shot in Avid basically, way easier.

Writer/Director of the feature film PLATO'S REALITY MACHINE
Featuring IClone animation
www.platosrealitymachine.com

Toontitan,
regarding your auto mirrow function is this feature an update, and if so is this update already available? And if yes, where?
Heiner