I try to open Edit motion layer button with another character, this time the system didn't crush, but the display box appear with no text.

This is probably because the program is run on Mac parallel environment.
We are addressing this problem now.

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or its an issue with connecting bones.



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Your are trying to connect the wrong ends of the bones together.
Each bone has a Root end and a Stub (pointy) end.
You can only connect the Stub to a Root.
You are trying to connect the two Stubs together which you can't do.

Jeff

EDIT: Removed what I though was a solution.
Evidently you can't connect bones in a circle.


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I would do it like this:


You get good movement using just a couple of the bones:


Jeff



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Thanks Jeff ,appreciate your help.

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Hope you don't mind but your silhouette inspired this little clip.
Once I found the right music I just did a short piece playing around with it .

Jeff



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Cool
In CTA2 I had a complete silhouette band playing in the background as I had a singer  in the foreground singing but using CTA3 will be so much better.
This is a rough draft using CTA3 but key framing took a little time ,would be nice to have direct puppet and Bone Tools /Break available.




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Nice!

Jeff



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After using CTA 3 beta today, when I restarted it, I was notified my serial number was invalid.  Did this test expire?  Or is there another problem?  Anyone else have this happen?