Artiste References

Category: SmartDancer

  • SmartDancer 132 – Duration Time Introduced as Option to Elapsed Time

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    You can now use duration as opposed to elapsed time in your *sequence ncs. Include the ElapsedOrDuration,????????  entry at the top of your *sequence nc  where ???????? is either ‘duration’ or ‘elapsed’. Omitting this entry altogether is the same as saying ‘elapsed’. The 2 following examples result in the same performance: ElapsedOrDuration,elapsed 1,Dance,BenBhang8 | 0 2,Dance,D-Belly11… Read more

  • SmartDancer 131 – PREP Commands Demoted

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    PREP commands differ from sequence commands in that they allow multiple commands on one line to help save space and allow more sequencer commands into memory.  Sequencer commands are stored in its own script and PREP commands are stored in their own script. PREP commands are non-active commands in that you dont see any effect… Read more

  • SMARTDANCER 130 – TUTORIAL 114 – THE CANON – BOLLYWOOD

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    A special application of the Canon comes from first imagining that it might be able to do something that you have seen done in real life then going about figuring out if and how it can be done. Another method is thru pure experimentation which can lead to some serendipities.  A happy accident like this… Read more

  • SMARTDANCER 129 – TUTORIAL 113 – THE CANON – FINISH

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    The Canon FINISH feature is found under CanonOrder which is under [Canons]. It is a preparation feature that causes the Canon to use the CanonAnimation2  automatically along with a HOLD command AFTER the dancers to their normal CanonAnimation which should be CanonAnimation1. and then after the LAST dancer completes their  animation CanonAnimation2 , they all automatically revert… Read more

  • SMARTDANCER 128 – TUTORIAL 112 – THE CANON – SWITCH

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    The Switch command is a preparation command.  It toggles between SWITCHED and UNSWITCHED with UNSWITCHED as the default. Its effect happens upon the next CANON command.  It causes the Canon Dance to alternate between CanonAnimation2 and CanonAnimation1 for the duration of CanonInterval2 and CanonInterval1, respectively.  These entries are on the *smartdancer nc inside of the… Read more

  • SMARTDANCER 127 – TUTORIAL 111 – THE CANON – HOLD

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    The Hold feature, which relates to Canons, prevents the canon dance from reverting back to the backing-animation when it has completed its Canon Interval time.  In other words, it acts as if the Canon Interval was infinite. Use the Hold feature prior to doing a Canon. The other state, which is the default, is Released.  So… Read more

  • SmartDancer 126 – Tutorial 110 – The Canon – CanonDance (aka DanceCanon)

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    CanonDance  (aka DanceCanon) is a convenient way to change the animation that is chosen for the Canon.  Unlike the CanonAnimation1 or CanonAnimation2 entries on the *smartdancer nc inside the Animesh or SD Poseball, the DanceCanon command in Sequencer or PrepForm will apply to ALL avatars, be they animesh or avatars. The purpose is to provide… Read more

  • SmartDancer 125 – Tutorial 109 – The Canon – AutoCanon – Turns & Anims

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    Unlike the previous post, which heralded TURNS without CANON, this post shows TURNS WITH CANON.  That is done using the TURNS&ANIMS option. This will  TURN a dancer at the SAME TIME (Turns&Anims)  as they are dancing their CANON DANCE/ANIMATION in the directions of: LEFT, RIGHT, 180, or HOME The default mode is (Anims Only) so you need to change… Read more

  • SMARTDANCER 124 – TUTORIAL 108 – THE CANON – TURNS

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    You have the option to TURN a dancer at the SAME TIME (Turns&Anims)  as they are dancing their  CANON DANCE/ANIMATION in the directions of: LEFT, RIGHT, 180, or HOME as well as TURN-IN and TURN-OUT used when GROUPING the dancers into 2 GROUPS (HALF or ALTERNATE – X/Y). You also have the option to TURN a dancer WITHOUT… Read more

  • SmartDancer 123 – Tutorial 107 – The Canon – AutoCanon – AutoChat

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    There are 4 ways to highlight the featured dancer automatically during their Canon cycle. It is a way to make them stand out from the other dancers and draw the audiences attention to them. AutoGlow AutoFade AutoColor AutoChat Auto values have an IN and OUT value.  The IN value is the value assigned at the… Read more