Forum - How Do I ...? - Directing Video Issues????

Forum - How Do I ...? - Directing Video Issues???? - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2724-directing-video-issues.aspx Forum - How Do I ...? - Directing Video Issues???? - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:36 GMT Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:36 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2724-directing-video-issues.aspx Message from Lev_Dynamite Dennisl2 wrote:

I need one of my characters to raise their hand; I prepared the audio, and I also prepared the action raising hand, oh I also shushed all of the other characters, but when I go to direct the character action, it won't raise the character's hand.

Are you trying to use the "Raise Hand" animation to do this? If so, please note that this is from the "Boardroom" category and is intended to be used from a sitting position. The animation will appear greyed-out and unusable if you try to direct the character to use it while standing.

You can make a character sit by either using the "Initial State" dropdown menu in the "Prepare Character Actions" window:

Or by preparing and directing the "Sit" character action from the "Posture" category:

If you definitely need your character to raise their hand while in a standing position, and having the character sit won't do at all, can I recommend you use the "Wave" character action from the Happy > Strong category? It's a little less formal than the "Raise Hand" character action, but gives a similar effect!:

Alternatively, you can just have the character sit and use "Raise Hand" but use camera cuts to frame things in such a way that no-one can actually tell the character is sitting!:

Hope this helps!

edited by Lev_Dynamite on 01/05/2013]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:36 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2724-directing-video-issues.aspx Message from ukBerty
Which animation are you trying to use ?
Is the icon for that animation greyed out when you come to record ?
Can you get any animations to work ?]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 06:08:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic2724-directing-video-issues.aspx Message from Dennisl2 Wed, 01 May 2013 05:34:30 GMT