The Animators ToolBox

[Terro]

Well I'm still hard at work on the LBS, but that will take a long long time to tie together. As I stated before, I will release a Animators Toolbox application first, which will be a ligth weight version of LBS with most off the tools. The major difference between Animators Toolbox and LBS will be the lack of a project workspace environment. Meaning you will only be able to use the tools as you need then, where in LBS you can create an entire project and save it.

Anyways , heres a screenshot of the new User Interface. It's much nicer then the old one.

http://www.animationforum.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=13&stc=1


The ToolBox features a


InBeTweener
Frame Calculator
Image Viewer (with a Always on Top Option for Refrence)
Stop Watch (also with a Always on Top Option)
Note Pad/Post It Editor
NTSC/Pal Ref List
Project Calendar (Coming Soon)
Help System for Dummies
Quick Links to Animation Sites and Forums
The list is in order and corresponds to the icons in the image

[NOOB!]

damn terro do u hope to make money off this one day?

if so,can't wait for my free copy..bwuahaha.

this will be very useful!

[Terro]

Naw, this isn't that tough of a cookie to make money of off. We may genereta some revenue for the site with LBS though. That will be a nice software package. Anyhow, what do you think of the new look, is it a keeper?

[KOTK]

Awesome man!

Greg, you should make custom icons. :confused:

EDIT: As for the bg, maybe a lightish blue. Like the forum. ;)

[Terro]

I will once I get thew coding out of the way, for now I'm using standars window icons. To think of it, I don't even have an application to make ICO files in. :( I had a plug in for photoshop a long tim ago but it didn't work that great.

If anyone is interested in helping out, I need 32X32 images for all icons, PNG transparent files will do :)

[NOOB!]

Awesome man!

Greg, you should make custom icons. :confused:

EDIT: As for the bg, maybe a lightish blue. Like the forum. ;)

actually i agree with the icons and the bg.

and i already have an idea for the LBS 4 second startup anim aswell.

btw will LBS have x-sheet and stuff? i think u mentioned that.

[KOTK]

Gets to work. :cool:

[Terro]

Yeah , there will be a dope sheet in LBS as well as a ton of Character/Environment development tools. But LBS will take a very long time to prosper. The code gets really comlicated when you need to tie everything into working with eachother in a project environment.

[NOOB!]

Yeah , there will be a dope sheet in LBS as well as a ton of Character/Environment development tools. But LBS will take a very long time to prosper. The code gets really comlicated when you need to tie everything into working with eachother in a project environment.

*glad i'm not you*

:D

it could also be good for the 2d and 3d animation world aswell i guess. :D $$$ cha-ching!

[KOTK]

Hell yeah. When the site is done and everything is running so sweet start promiting the site along with this. CHA-CHING AR-LING.

Greg, do the icons need transparant background?

[Terro]

You know, I never though about 3D , but yeah most of the tools could be crossed over. It's a pre-production tool so why not. As far as $$$ goes, I doubt we'll get anything, this .net programing is getting so much easier, any shmuck like me will be able to create his own tools. Especially since microsoft is releasing the new C# express studio for free. I personally think it's awsome and with in the next few years the net will be flooded with great independant applications.

[Terro]

King- yeah use png with transparacy if you can.

[KOTK]

Here's a few Greg

Inbetweener.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/126/inbetweener5hh.png

Stopwatch.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5451/stopwatch9wh.png

Frame Calculator.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2702/framecalculator8fd.png

I'll do the others tomorrow. ;)

[Terro]

Dude, you rock. They look and work great. Heres how it looks now.
Welcome to the team :) I'll make sure to give you credit.

http://www.animationforum.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14&stc=1

[KOTK]

Oh stop it Greg, I'm blushing now. :o

Man it feels good to be doing something for AF. :cool:

[NOOB!]

it feels good to help? then why not donate 100 bucks?? haha

joke,great work anthony.

[KOTK]

It's 10:35AM, I did'nt sleep... and I'm tired. Anyway here's th rest Greg. ;)

Image Viewer.
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/4021/imageviewer2fe.png

Note Pad.
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/411/notepad3ja.png

Pal/NTSC Ref.
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/5314/palntscref8us.png

Calender.
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/1272/calender2hi.png

Help.
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/8299/help3ug.png

Links.
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/4532/links2hu.png

*Yawn* Looks like I'll be sleep all day. :cool:

EDIT: D'OH, I forgot the exit icon. I do that when I wake up. ;)

Waits for a PM, to become a mod. ;)

[Terro]

These look fantastic. I'll try to finish this thing ASAP. Heres how it looks with your new icons.


http://www.animationforum.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15&stc=1

[KOTK]

CHEA!! :cool:

[KOTK]

Welcome to the team
Whoa, I did'nt catch that. Thanks. :cool:

Here's the exit icon Greg.

Exit.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6931/exit3hv.png

[Terro]

Thats Pimp Anthony, thank you once again. This saved me a ton of work. You're very good at this btw, I hate Icons.

I'll upload the final image once I get some free time at work.

Ps: Could I trouble you for one more Icon. I was thinking of also implementing a simple web browser into the ToolBox. So whenever you have the time and if it wouldn't be too much trouble, some type of browser icon would be awsome.

[NOOB!]

:blink: where u stealin these icons from anthony?? :D

what are u making them in?

[KOTK]

Ps: Could I trouble you for one more Icon. I was thinking of also implementing a simple web browser into the ToolBox. So whenever you have the time and if it wouldn't be too much trouble, some type of browser icon would be awsome.
Sure, no problem.

where u stealin these icons from anthony??
:cool:

what are u making them in?
Photoshop CS2(like the 'CS2' means anything) :D

[NOOB!]

cs means Cock Sucking,Cash Stealin,Cannibis Smoking....

all describe adobe pretty well :D

[KOTK]

cs means Cock Sucking,Cash Stealin,Cannibis Smoking....

all describe adobe pretty well :D
:D They did'nt get a cent from me. :p

[KOTK]

Greg! Greg! I... I... I did it! ;)

Browser.
http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/4529/browser5ww.png

[Terro]

Cool Beans, you rock. That should be everything.

[KOTK]

Chea! :cool:

[Terro]

Just a small update, I'm about 50% done with the application. With Tony's help we now have a collection of custom Icons for the ToolBox.

Here's is a screenshot of the how it currently looks.

http://www.animationforum.net/filedump/tbbeta1.jpg

I'm alsmost done with the Webbrowser as well as the stop watch. I didn't include them in the image because they are still not functional.

If all goes well, they will be finished today, only leaving the Image viewer, NTSC chart, Links, and Calendar before I'll release a working copy.

Hopefully sometime next week.

[Monsieur Rat]

Wow, I only just read through this now, and that's friggin awesome... I can't wait... And LOVE those icons Toneh, great stuff, very professional looking, plus some style

And the fact that you're even programming something like this Greg is amazing..

[robber3000]

sorry for asking but what is this tool used for?? :D

[NOOB!]

sorry for asking but what is this tool used for?? :D

u'll need to have a little knowledge of *industry* animation to know what any of this is about robber heh.

from what i've seen from you,u started out exactly how i did which was just making drawings and *animating* without any real knowledge of animation.

but thats what this forum is for :D gaining knowledge.

[Monsieur Rat]

it why i joined, and now all the damned people having got my wet dreams interupted with sudden bouts of new thingfs i need to try out in flash... i cant even have a damn sexual fanatsy anymore :p

[NOOB!]

it why i joined, and now all the damned people having got my wet dreams interupted with sudden bouts of new thingfs i need to try out in flash... i cant even have a damn sexual fanatsy anymore :p

too much information lol!

[Terro]

Robber3000 - This application is actualy a bunch of Tools to help out in the field of Animation. It's basically a small wish list of what Flash should have came with, but it didn't. So we're making our own.

To all - I need help. Give me a list of useful animation sites so that I can finish up the quicklink section. I got us, cgtalk, and Brackenwood so far. Help me out crew

[NOOB!]

http://www.awn.com

http://catsuka.com -french site with plenty of anime clips and character sheets

http://www.cartoonsolutions.com

http://www.coldhardflash.com

all for now..

[robber3000]

so i guess it wont be any use for me will it??? :blink:

[NOOB!]

so i guess it wont be any use for me will it??? :blink:

not yet,u don't even have flash lol! :p

[Terro]

Well it could be usefull, if the Movie Maker you are using has a time line. If it doesn't then it won't do you much justice.

[robber3000]

o thats good coz it dose have timeline :D

[Terro]

Then it should ork just as fine for it. It helps a lot with frame placements and calculations.



BTW: I just posted this reply from the new browser thats built into the ToolBox. Works just fine :)

[Terro]

And heres an updated image that displayes the Toolboxes simple browser.



http://www.animationforum.net/filedump/tbbeta2.jpg

[KOTK]

Hell yeah!

Hey Terro, when one clicks on the quick links will they open up/pop up in the inbuilt browser?

[NOOB!]

oh man! that looks great


!!go greg!!

[Terro]

Tony : Actually I have removed the quicklinks Icon and implemented it inside the browser. When you click on the URL box, you can open it up to quickly reveal a list of the Links. This is a smarter approach. Nubian : Thank You, I just finished the Stop Watch BTW :)

[KOTK]

Ok cool. :cool:

[Monsieur Rat]

Well if you're liked there, like on the forums, NewGrounds (www.newgrounds.com) can actually be a really helpful place, so maybe that's worth tossing in. And what about flashkit.com? it's a pretty useful place for free domain music and sounds

[KOTK]

I could'nt think of a good 'about box'. :o

Main Icon.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6620/mainicon6fz.png

Multi-Media Icon.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2161/media6qd.png

About Icon.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9443/aboutbox9cu.png

[Terro]

This is perfect.

[Terro]

Hey King, since your back I'l do some brain stormiing and we'll get back to working on the Toolbox when winter comes around.

PS: Heres a link to the version I let out after you went on leave http://www.animationforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=603 (http://www.animationforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=603&highlight=toolbox)

[KOTK]

Sure thing.

I was just thinking about some new icons for this the other day. :D

[vicjperry]

Okay, I'm confused:confused: I never had the beta version so I downloaded the new one. It looks like the old one, not like the one in the screenshot. Plus, it opens up as a full window. I assume it's suppose to be a stand alone tool bar?

What did I do wrong?

[Terro]

Yeah Uninstall it. this is the newest version


Download the Animation ToolBox (http://www.animationforum.net/filedump/Animators ToolBox.zip)

[vicjperry]

Okay, the one I downloaded originally (and uninstalled) and the new link you gave me are the same. It's still not a bar but a window and the icons look nothing like on your screen shot. Mine is the top one.

Sorry for the hassel.

http://www.geocities.com/crea8it/box.jpg

[Terro]

No problem, the image on top is the newer version :)

Your just probably not running XP , thats why it looks a little weird, but you do have the latest version.

[vicjperry]

Actually I am runnin XP. I thought the screenshot was the newer version. My mistake. Thanks bud.:D

[NOOB!]

man the old forum style looks crappeh :D