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This is a really cool website with lots of good things. You can play lots of games, multi-player and single player. And view our team. You can also see all the funny photos we have made in this experience.

 

Latest Blog Entries

Pivot entries

January 30, 2012 in General Posts by calvin

Entries in the Pivot Animation Competition

Dojo Fight by Steve

Pivot Animation Competition!

January 16, 2012 in General Posts by Ethan

Dear members of Sound Beat,

The Team at Sound Beat are having a competition for the best Pivot animation.

Rules and specifications

The topic has to be about a kung-fu battle and the size has to be 600 wide and 470 tall. The animation short cannot be longer than 1 minute and shorter than 30 seconds. The only rule is that there cannot be swearing in your film.

How to Submit your Film

You have to send the film in gif format to the email below:

ethan@soundbeat.com.au

Entries close on the 9th of March, 2012.

The prize for winning is bragging rights and for your film to be shown on the homepage of Sound Beat!

From Ethan and the Sound Beat crew.

Have fun!!!!

 

How To Use Pivot

in General Posts by calvin

Step 1: Download Pivot

You can download and install Pivot Stickfigure Animation software for free here:

http://pivot-stickfigure-animator.en.softonic.com/

Step 2: Start a new animation

Open Pivot. You will see a new animation with a stick figure character on the screen.

For the competition make the screen size 600 wide by 470 tall. Go to options to change the size.

Step 3: Add a background

If you want to add a background image you should do this before you start animating.

To do this go to File > Load Background and choose a picture of your own.

Step 4: Start animating

Move the character into the position you where you want it. Then press next frame to create his next position. Repeat this process to make each move.

Tips

  • Take it slowly. so you can position in the spot you want it 
  • If you have clicked on the Next Frame button you can press enter on the keyboard to go the next frame. Note, if you click on another button pressing enter will do the same action as the button you last pressed
  • To make your character move slowly use lots of frames to complete a movement
  • To make your character move fast only use a couple of frames

Saving your Pivot animation as a .gif file

To share your animation with your friends and Sound Beat crew you need to save your animation as a gif file. To do this go to File > Save Animation and choose (.gif) as the File Type.