Quote - Another problem with finding tuts on Poser Animation is that it seems like there are so few people really doing it in any serious capacity (trust me, I've looked). 99% of Poser animations I've seen are about 10 seconds long, and are something simple like "V3 waving" or a character walking. I don't mean that as a dis to these people, because--to paraphrase Churchill--Poser is the worst character animation application except for all the others (tho I suspect it's not real easy in any program). I've been banging away at it for years with mixed results, but at the end of the day Poser/Daz animated characters is about the only way I can imagine one person at the consumer level--or a small group--being able to produce 3D character animation of any length without it taking a million years. As noted here earlier, the basics of Poser animation are pretty simple, but actually getting decent results is a lot of work, so the first tutorial you see better say that this is not easy--it's nudge and test, nudge and test, nudge and test...

--Tim

great words!,
and awesome movie, waiting for the part3!!!!

Quote - Do you get the hitch if you 'walk in place"?

Yes. 
I give up, there is not solution.

Quote -
http://jrdonohue.com/lbd.mov
Large file, quicktime required
first half is mocap with massive cleanup but shows off Poser cloth
second half is hand keyed
lo-res render as this was not a final for release

::::: Opera :::::

Really beautiful animation! . Is a lot of effort, thanks!
But isn't aiko. I have no problem with victoria o poser's models.

Quote - Here's a thought, learn how to use the walk designer. It's in the manual and on the sites that you have already been given. There is even a tutorial at Daz that shows how to create walk cycles for different figures in the Walk designer. Don't forget there is also bi-pede and quadrapede, did I spell them right?, by PhilC.

It doesn't sound like you want to learn but instead have someone do it all for you.

I think there is a misunderstanding here. Did you read my post above?
You have to see this little's videos... I just made it for better understanding ...
If you have to use aiko models in the walk designer naturally you will get a little awful fake step in the left buttock or both. You know how to fix it?
Out of the walk designer, the left buttock (for example) can be modified from the curve or the palette or etc, but in the walk designer it can't be modified (with IK on or off) from the curve or the palette or etc. why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoNxaJI80_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIa3D4IoR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7pmVT2yxyE

I know about the walk designer and the poser manual and the tutorials....
thanks.

Quote - NEway, I suspect that there is a lack of Poser animation tuts because once you get that far into animation you realize it might be better to switch to a more Advanced App.

Thanks!. Please tell me which app is better than poser, just for especify.

Quote - I've been struggling with animation (in general, not just Poser animation) for years now, with varying results. As Phil said, after a certain point, it's not science, it's art. The basics are pretty simple and straightforward -- once you know the essentials of the various types of spline, from there it's sometimes best to just dive in on your own and find your own way of doing things.

Best way to handle the scene you describe? Look at real life. Shoot a quick video using a couple of friends, then rotoscope it -- and in the process, look at it with an analytical eye. Honestly, tutorials cant teach you much beyond basic mechanics. To go beyond that, try virtually any animation book, because the techniques are all pretty much the same, whether it's Poser or Maya.

I totally agree with you. But you don't give me a solution. I want just a simple aiko walk.....I want too much ?. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, really appreciated your answer. I try what you said but is not the solution, you can try too.
Here is the result. I can't fix it with IK on or off....what you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7pmVT2yxyE

I feel the same thing.......
The creator of poser are genius because they are the creators, and idiots because there are not really  improvement. No offense please. Maybe they just dont want the idea that we can create movies, because thats the work of disney pixar for example.........I dont know what think about it....I am just a newbie but I have a little experience.

by the way, in the walk designer there was a fake step in the left buttock if you use aiko models.......how to fix it?

I made this two videos, two parts, see here.......please specially PhilC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoNxaJI80_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIa3D4IoR4

Quote - That's odd.

Makes me glad I use P5.

I can't live without Walk Designer.

poser involution?

Quote - walk designer allows you to tell it what geometry you are using , it then adjusts for the lengths of the limbs .

..apparently for aiko 3 that means nothing......
   any tested idea please...

lesbentley and shedofjoy, really thanks but what you said didn't work too, still ugly.... anohter idea? you can probe it  if you want... thanks

I mean mark "walk in place" in walk designer and then save the gif as "infinite loop" in virtualdub, for example

If you don't see that is because you have to complete one circle at least (save the gif as infinite loop, for example). Very appreciated your reply

 you have the same problem, its looks very ugly.  definitely this is not a solution...

what you said dosen't work....thanks anyway. Any other idea?

thanks for yours reply!!

I nstalled v4.1 and morph and work fine.
I re-installed v4.2 and morph and again dont work. I think is a daz3d infomation problem because in dana product page they said Dana Required Products: Victoria 4.2 Morphs++

daz3d give me a headache again.......