CTA Manual PDF Download

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By Visconti - 15 Years Ago

Dear Users

The manual PDF files of CrazyTalk Animator are available now.
Please enjoy! :)

http://file.reallusion.com/cta/CrazyTalk_Animator_Std.pdf
http://file.reallusion.com/cta/CrazyTalkAnimator_Pro.pdf

By m1ke - 15 Years Ago

Excellent!! Thanks!! 477 pages though - wow! Pretty thorough!!

By Des Igner - 15 Years Ago

Thanks, Visconti!

Brian

By brystudio - 15 Years Ago

Thankyou visconti :)

By jah.nocli - 15 Years Ago

Is anybody else having trouble with the download? Mine is choking halfway through.

By rgathje - 15 Years Ago

Just downloaded the Pro version with no problems. Thanks

By jah.nocli - 15 Years Ago

After 3 hours(!) on a broadband line, the Standard version has still not finished...

By rgathje - 15 Years Ago

don't need it but just test downloaded the standard version and it took about 2 minutes.

By jah.nocli - 15 Years Ago

rgathje (12/17/2010)

don't need it but just test downloaded the standard version and it took about 2 minutes.

I'm very happy for you, but does anyone have any positive suggestions? I've just tried downloading it again -- gets to 18.6 Mb reasonably quick, and then slows to the proverbial snail on Mogadon. Very annoying.

By grinnbear - 15 Years Ago

Don't know if this could be the problem, but I tried just clicking the link to download & it hung,but the right click option - save target as worked great.

By rgathje - 15 Years Ago

I'm sorry you don't think I am giving you positive feedback. I was just trying to let you know that there doesn't appear to be any issue with the site. I have downloaded both manuals by both opening it and doing a Save Target As several times over the last couple of days and it is working for me. The issue has to be your connection somewhere.

By jah.nocli - 15 Years Ago

grinnbear (12/18/2010)

Don't know if this could be the problem, but I tried just clicking the link to download & it hung,but the right click option - save target as worked great.

That worked! Thanks!

By mrsray - 15 Years Ago

perfect timing, just what I needed

Thanks :D

By oursteven - 14 Years Ago

Hi, don't suppose anyone has a copy of the original 400+ page colour PDF that they could upload/email me? Only I've lost mine & the new one is only small & only in b&w.

Pretty please??

Steven x

By Cricky - 14 Years Ago

Check your messages...download link for the color copy is in your private messages.

oursteven (1/27/2011)

Hi, don't suppose anyone has a copy of the original 400+ page colour PDF that they could upload/email me? Only I've lost mine & the new one is only small & only in b&w.

Pretty please??

Steven x

By oursteven - 14 Years Ago

Thanks so much Cricky, that's exactly what I was looking for, very kind of you to do that for me :)

By richard_20110704164523410 - 14 Years Ago

I'm only getting the first 18 meg as well, and that's by using "Save this link" with both Firefox and Chrome.

Also, why is this a b/w manual, and not the color manual?

By ubuntugirl - 14 Years Ago

This was most useful. Thanks!

By jack-london - 14 Years Ago

Documentation needs work.:w00t:

By fblawat - 14 Years Ago

I am new to CTA and I find this manual is very very difficult to "use". I am not sure where to start off. The Manuals for CT v5 and v6 were much better made than CTA. I still do not know why the color version was removed and why there is no built-in .hlp file for users who are not connected to the internet. Most Windows programs include a .hlp file so users can review help while offline.

Is there somewhere on the Reallusion site that can help a new person "figure" out how to use this program?

The CTA Manual needs a LOT of work like the previous user indicated. Please Please Update this manual.

Thanks.

By Peter (RL) - 14 Years Ago

fblawat (11/4/2011)

Sorry to hear you are disappointed with the CrazyTalk Animaror documentation. Actually it is a growing trend to use online help guides because this enables the help guide to be constantly updated as required. I do however understand the problems if you don't have an internet connection and it is for this reason why we supply a PDF manual.

If you are looking for more help then it would be worth spending some time with the numerous video tutorials which are available and cover all aspects of CTA.

You can find all the Video Tutorials HERE.

You may also be interested in the CrazyTalk Animator Training DVD available which you can find HERE.

By fblawat - 14 Years Ago

Hello,

Thank you for the information. I just wish there was an overview with the steps that listed what you have to do to bring in your own actor/character.

I guess I just need to find more time to mess around with the system. I hope that Reallusion brings back a color manual PDF instead of the black and white 82page PDF.

Thanks again.

By Rayudu - 14 Years Ago

Hi Visconti,

This information very help full for the CTA animators. U are doing good job.

Thank u very much.:):):)

By Eho - 14 Years Ago

Please, I'm from Brazil and very interested in the CTA but I need to resolve some doubts. I do not want to animate photos. We have characters who want to animate. I need to take some questions regarding the CTA and import vectors. Please respond to me urgently.

By Peter (RL) - 14 Years Ago

Eho (12/9/2011)

Hi Eho

What are the questions you need answering?

By Brian Snipes - 14 Years Ago

Where is the 400+ page version of the PDF located?

By Peter (RL) - 14 Years Ago

Brian Snipes (12/20/2011)

Where is the 400+ page version of the PDF located?

The old 400+ page manual was an early release version based on the Online Help Guide.

The latest PDF manuals are available from the first post of this thread. :)

By mark_20121229164446372 - 13 Years Ago

Just downloaded the pro pdf. Looks impressive, plenty of screenshots. One criticism, though. Judging by it's layout the pdf is obviously intended for a print version of the manual. The crop marks for the printer is visible. This makes the pages too wide to read easily on an iPad or similar device. Perhaps you could re-flow the pdf so it's suitable for viewing (and scrolling) on a display rather than just for printing? Other than this small grumble it looks to be a good manual. Thanks.

By nativenostalgia - 11 Years Ago

Hi, Yes the small pdf booklet for cta really is bad, having a hard time with it trying to read the small type. if you did get the original 400 page one could you please send it to me thanks skip
nativenostalgia@eforu.com

By Sefardi - 11 Years Ago

I've found the best CTA2 PDF Help Manual in English here: (when on the page, just click on "Actions")
https://creative.adobe.com/share/20ad34bc-a13a-44e3-a2e3-a1b9e0c8d232?feature_set_id=b06fb6c7-7d18-4b6e-aa0e-888e459228fb

By animagic - 11 Years Ago

Thanks for the link, maxomax. That is indeed a much better format, suitable for online viewing. It is also much better graphics quality with sharper text.

I have no idea why the other version is in black and white and tries to put two pages on one sheet. I work as a professional technical writer and that wouldn't pass my quality control.

By Sen - 11 Years Ago

Hello ,

Warning ! my pdf is for CTA2 not CTA1

https://forum.reallusion.com/Topic172377-358-1.aspx

By oursteven - 11 Years Ago

Hi everyone, sorry for the late reply. The forum was down for maintenance when I tried the other day, but if anyone still wants that original 400 page colour PDF, I've just uploaded it to Google Drive here... https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B55iplO4wgmJc183dmhVWmNNalk&usp=drive_web

By Sefardi - 11 Years Ago

Sen (1/29/2014)

Hello ,

Warning ! my pdf is for CTA2 not CTA1

You are correct, it is for CTA 1, I don't know why was titled and the 1st page says CTA2?

By Sefardi - 11 Years Ago

oursteven (2/5/2014)

There seems to be some problems dowloading this file, can you check this?;)

By oursteven - 11 Years Ago

Hi maxomax, for some reason it says error when you click to open it, but you should still be able to download it from the little arrow in the bottom right hand corner.

By Sefardi - 11 Years Ago

oursteven (2/6/2014)

Hi maxomax, for some reason it says error when you click to open it, but you should still be able to download it from the little arrow in the bottom right hand corner.

Bummer, this is still for CTA1, where is the CTA2 pdf?

By animagic - 11 Years Ago

Nevermind... (sigh)