Hi,
I have just purchased a CTA3Pro for my new project.
I have seen many tutorials on the YT but I am still looking for the answers. This will be a chroma keyed top layer for my Sony Vegas film
1 - I have made the team of 26 characters on the scene. I need to apply the same action to all of them at once - i.e. the applause. How to do it at once - without editing each character separately?
2 - To make it easier for me I would like to create short, 5 minutes clips and merge them together in Vegas. How can I copy the last frame (across the all 26 characters) of the one clip into the first frame of the new clip? 

Regards,

Bart

1: animate one character then go to collect clip on the timeline, save that animation. Then for the other characters select them one at a time and go to file>import animation.

Sorry michael7, file>import animation only applies to prop.
For a character, 
1. Select a character that already has expressions and motions.
2. Click the Show Timeline button (Hotkey: F3).
3. Press the Collect Clip button down to show its track.
4. Drag to make a range to collect the current motions or expressions into       a clip.


5. Right-click within the range. A menu will pop up.

• Export:             Merge and export all the keys and clips in the Sub-tracks             (under the Motion main track)            within the range as a *.ctMotion file.         
• Export 3D Motion:            Merge and export all the keys and clips in the              Motion track and              Sub-tracks (under the 3D Motion Layer track)            within the range as a *.ct3DMotion file.         
• Export Facial Motion:             Merge and export all the keys and clips in the              Face Motion track and Sub-tracks (under the Face Motion main track)             within the range as a *.ctFCS file.         
• Export Perform:             Merge and export all the keys and clips in the Motion, Face Motion track and Sub-tracks             (under the Motion and Face Motion tracks)             within the range as a *.ctPerform file. 

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vepop you wrote;
Sorry michael7, file>import animation only applies to prop.

I don't know what would lead you to believe this but it is untrue. I always bring in animations I've made and apply them to characters this way.

I might be wrong. But this is what it shows:-
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Ahhh, I've only been doing work with the G-2 model. I guess it doesn't work with the G-3.

Hi,
Thank you for your comments. I will try and let you know.