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"Can anyone recommend a good Animation Package"

Hi

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good animation package for a PC, something that I can use for graphics to put to a Video tape. The type of graphics like they use on TV for news, sports results, etc.

I currently use DPaintIV for the Amiga - which is a brill program even though its ancient, but I want to try out on the PC now.

Thanks for your help!

Darron.

Yea, I have a C1200 too, brill machine and Im glad someone else thinks DPIV rocks!

I agree, use After Effects and don't use Flash 5.

On another note...

DPIV ROCKS!!! What Amiga have you got? I have a C1200, do you? I used DPIV the time, I was thinking of emulating it on my PC. It's a shame a mobile-phone related incident wiped all my disks :(

I'm sure Adobe do something called "After Effects" which is specifically aimed at people who want to edit video. Try http://www.adobe.com/motion/main.html for a demo.

I would not advise trying to edit video in Flash unless you have a high spec PC and you actually don't want to use full screen FMV. Flash is not designed to handle that kind of stuff, though I think it can output .avi files, you wouldn't want to start making Hollywood movies in Flash

Flash5 definatly, i'm pretty sure you can edit video files in it, but i've never tried.

Flash5: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads

get the trial version.

Hi

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good animation package for a PC, something that I can use for graphics to put to a Video tape. The type of graphics like they use on TV for news, sports results, etc.

I currently use DPaintIV for the Amiga - which is a brill program even though its ancient, but I want to try out on the PC now.

Thanks for your help!

Darron.