Hello all! I'm new here, and feeling rather helpless ^^;

[Paul Fierlinger]

Oh! Is there a way to get all the frames on repeat 2? Without going one by one..

It depends on which version of TVP you have, but I prefer to animate at 12fps and double the frame rate to 24 in the export panel. It makes for shorter timelines and smaller files. There are times when you have to animate at 24fps, such as when creating camers moves using the KeyFramer, but those cases are rare and when the comes along I convert my 12fps project into a 24fps using Project/Modify Project.

EDIT: MAKE SURE YOU OPEN YOUR PROJECT AS A 12FPS ONE. Changing it in the player is just for the project window playback.

[fuzzbucket]

I checked those two settings and they solved it (I was just opening in VLC player)
I have no clue about codecs and things like that, I hadn't thought to change those settings.

She's running WinXP SP3 like me, and just doing file>open. I just send her the .tvpp file (I now see that I neglected to mention that. doh)

[ematecki]

.tvpp files aren't supported by tvp v8.
You have to export each clip in .tvp format to be able to load them in TVP v8.

[fuzzbucket]

.tvpp files aren't supported by tvp v8.
You have to export each clip in .tvp format to be able to load them in TVP v8.

Oh thanks! I didn't know to export a clip. I just kept trying to save as .tvp It worked!

[D.T. Nethery]

I have given over the phone and over the years private instructions to many people who are now in love with this software but who wanted to give up because they claimed TVP's interface is hostile -- and it is, let's face the truth.

I can easily imagine how many new customers you have lost just because you expect them to put too much exploratory work in trying to figure out how this software works.

Here's another one , from a recent comment I noticed on Michael Sporn's blog:

I’m stuck in the past, I guess, using Photoshop and AfterEffects and editing on Final Cut Pro. What’s important is that what I do works. When I animate on paper, I can scan it in and prep it in Photoshop then just go to AE.

Maybe someday I’ll change. I was recently introduced to ToonBoom Pro and didn’t quite get into it. I may be convinced someday. I’ve also tried TVPaint Animation, but it was too complicated for me to get into it quickly enough. I loved the brushes, though. A good friend, Paul Fierlinger, lives by that program and convinces me that it obviously works. since I love his stuff.

I agree with Paul. Some people don't stick around long enough to give TVPaint a serious try because it is not immediately evident how to use even some of the basic functions.

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[Paul Fierlinger]

I gave this friend some introductory instructions over the phone and she now has bought two seats, had two computers custom built for them, and can't anymore live without.

[D.T. Nethery]

I gave this friend some introductory instructions over the phone and she now has bought two seats, had two computers custom built for them, and can't anymore live without.

Oh, yes, once someone is hooked on TVPaint , they're hooked for good. But as you know it is overcoming that initial hesitancy brought on by not knowing that to do with it at first.

[Paul Fierlinger]

David, I completely agree; I have this with any software I buy with the exception of Sony Vegas and it wouldn't take much to correct this.

[Elodie]

I agree with Paul. Some people don't stick around long enough to give TVPaint a serious try because it is not immediately evident how to use even some of the basic functions.

I also agree with you, especially when it was the version 8 and 9. But now, with the version 10, I hear more and more that the interface is intuitive ; I've been in UK 2 weeks ago, in order to train different teachers in different schools and that's what I mainly heard. I even heard that the user guide was very nice and well done... You cannot imagine how sweet it was to hear that :')

Of course, I know they are still many little things to improve in the interface, but well, I think we are on the good way

[Peter Wassink]

I also agree with you, especially when it was the version 8 and 9. But now, with the version 10, I hear more and more that the interface is intuitive

maybe its Morphic resonance... with increasing numbers of TVP users, new users will be getting it easier and easier...
The field is getting strong!