How
to Create Professional Aluminum Wire Armatures
If
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I'm doing pretty good. I've just been really busy the last few weeks so I haven't been able to do anything much. I've also had limited access to a computer and the web. Things should probably start coming back to normal in another week or two.
They can be indispensable for stop-motion, since you don't have the benefit of onion skinning like in 2D animation or automated tweening like in CG. A framegrabber is useful also for helping match positions to previous positions and planning out movements, but a framegrabber won't show where things are positioned in 3D space, and that's what a surface gauge is best for.
Hey, what kind of camera are you aiming for? A digital SLR, or a point and shoot? I'll try to help you get an idea of what to get.
i settled on a dv camcorder and bought a pinnacle movie box so i can use my 2 older jvc cams as well....hope it works ...gonna fire it all up this afternoon and check it out
