3d animation or not?

[stephenfinn]

hello,

just wondered if anyone knew how this was done.

http://www.stickmanonfire.com/site/

i'm talking specifically about the matchstick menu animations. i presume they're not tweened in flash. they seem really smooth. any ideas?

thanks

[Cota]

I'd probably say done in flash, but possibly done in after effects. Most of the high end animations are being done in after effects then imported into flash...

[psychobolt]

where can i find adobe after effects tutorials?

[Cota]

http://www.creativecow.net/articles/aftereffects.html
http://www.digitaleditor.com/tutorials/beizer.html
http://www.designertoday.com/tabinde...opDefault.aspx
http://www.forge.net/tuts.htm

[psychobolt]

thanks

[Cota]

Also, check out this thread, lots of great links:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...d.php3?t=51199

EDIT: Also, another good After Effects tutorial
http://www.ayatoweb.com/index_e.html

[psychobolt]

I also heard of a program called Swift3d which can save files into flv.

[Cota]

Swift3d can do some really neat stuff. But as I remember it did require some understanding of 3D software, etc.

[Headshotz]

Swift 3d is really easy to learn compared to 3ds Max, Maya or Blender.

Swift 3d can export to .swf or .flv or .fla

[stephenfinn]

Hello,

"Most of the high end animations are being done in after effects then imported into flash..."

Exactly how would this type of thing be exported from after effects? as a video file of some sort?

What is the basic procedure being used when animating in after effectsand then importing into Flash?

Thanks in advance.