The Cartoon Animator reference manual and also the video tutorials are very good, but it would be nice to see a tutorial manual to get users started with all the main features and uses of Cartoon Animator 5. The Moho Tutorial Manual springs to mind as an excellent example. Unfortunately, I can't link it as it is installed on my PC.
Whilst I don't really want to do a comparison between the two software, as they both have their own merits, Cartoon Animator being much quicker in the creation process for one, I found it much easier to learn Moho because of the manual. Whereas with Cartoon Animator, whilst a process might be really quick and simple once you have learnt it, finding out where to learn it can be a pain in the butt.
Anyway, just a thought. :)

I agree.

Thanks for the feedback. I will pass this on to the CTA team.

I'm not sure if you are aware but we do have a Webinar taking place later today called "Start your first project with Cartoon Animator 5".

If you are interested, please see the page below for more information and to register.

https://courses.reallusion.com/webinar/upcoming

                                                                

Peter
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Thanks for that Peter. The Webinars are very good, apart from the upselling, but as I found with Moho, a more structured approach works best with me. I've been using Cartoon Animator since Crazytalk Animator 3, through 4, and now on 5, about a year longer than I've been using Moho, but I still feel I know Moho better due to the Tutorial Manual, hence why I suggest it. :) Having said that, I think I am signed up for that Webinar. Lol.

I agree there should be a manual.

I find the whole process of rigging and taking to CTA5 from vector or even PSD files very cumbersome.

If I hadn't gotten the free tutorials of 2danimation101 with CTA5. I would have really struggled with learning CTA5.

The issue is every major software has a manual and CTA5 should have it too.




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