Simatography 

How do you use animation player by cmomoney? I have searched everywhere, even youtube but no one has posted a tutorial about it- I guess they thought everyone automatically knew how to use it  but not me  So any help would be very appreciated, Thanks      

It must be like the pose player. You just put the ".package" in you mods folder, then in game you place the item somewhere in the lot, click on it and enter the name of the animation.

I still have to try it, but unfortunately, I don't know many cc makers that create and share their animations.

EDIT: In order to play an animation, you must dowload an animation (.package) into your mods folder. If not you'll have no animations for the Animation Player to play.

Yes it is the same with pose player. We have to click "add to playlist" then we shall type the name of the desired animation(Just like in pose player). Then it will be listed in the playlist. Then You have to click the Animation player again and you can choose either "play loop" or play it once. If you add more to your list and choose play loop, the animation player will play all the anims in the list starting from the top. This helps alot when I want to connect actions. There are also ingame animations that can be very very USEFULL for machinima's.

Check out this link here eziopeeps showed this to me. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8kCzah1E5c&feature=channel_video_title

I would also like to add that animation player doesnt controll the default head movements for custom animations. For me I prefer using pose player for doing an animation because pose player does that exact animations as it was made in MilkShape. Although pose player doesnt have Loop and can only do the animation twice when you type your pose. Hope I made sense XD

EDIT: OH and we can't delete an animation one by one from the animation player I think. I always use "Clear List" and type new animations if I want to perform another animation with out the previous ones on the list.  

- Ausagi's an animation addict ٩(×̯×۶

^That was really helpful, Ausagi! Thank you!

Listen to Ausagi she knows what she's talking about  

If you want sims to walk a certain way its also by the people in the link Ausagi posted, but make sure you use animation rather than pose its not fluent with pose player (saying this from experience :))

eziopeep!! Ah yes! The link here that you showed me are animations hacked from the game. I also use Animation Player for these kind of animations. I was talking about custom animations made from milkshape for using Pose Player haha! Thanks for updating that ezio xD

The thing is that I make animations with head movements a lot. Sometimes it includes blinking and facial expressions. I can't get those playing with Animation Player but rather with pose player. But I use animation player for movements like walking. running or anything with rapid movements that doesnt require close up camera shots for the face/head. It's also very useful when I need Animation loops for get all the crazy camera angles that I want for a certain scene.

Anyway all I said was just based on my experience. There might be other better ways and I am only sharing what i've tested.

I also want to share my animations but I just noticed that I made most of them really really slow. When I made them I tried to match my retarted laptops slowness... So i'm not really sure if others will find it very useful. Anyway, anyone can ask me if they need something that I have. I'd be willing to give it.

I hate to bring up an old thread, but I can't get the player to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAHH!!! 

I know how to install packages. 

I download the animation list from the actual site, MTS, cmon animation player page. There's a animation list download available.

Here are some of the animations on the list:

a2o_washMachine_holdDown_succeed_x

a2o_guitar_electric_play_highSkill_loop2_x

a2o_guitar_electric_play_highSkill_loop1_x

a2o_dryer_shake_stop_dryer

a2o_butterfly_catch_butterfly

a2o_mailbox_putFlagUp_mailbox

a2o_dryer_empty_fail_dryer

a2o_firePit_light_start_x

a2o_eat_diningOut_iceCreamCarton_sloppy_x

a2o_bicycle_idle_x

a_platform_stepDown_x

a2o_urinal_clean_loop1_x

a_fireworks_anticipation_start_x

a2o_washMachine_shake_start_washer

a2a_soc_neutral_worry_friendly_neutral_y

a2a_picnicBasket_chat3_y

a_camera_pose3_stop_x

a2o_mailbox_putMail_flagUp_mailbox

a2a_soc_amorous_EnthuseAbout_neutral_amorous_x

a2a_soc_amorous_EnthuseAbout_neutral_amorous_y

a2o_hotBeverageMachine_drink_breathe_barstool_x

a2a_soc_Amorous_ShareInterests_Amorous_Begining_y

a2a_soc_Amorous_ShareInterests_Amorous_Begining_x

a2o_hotTub_changingSeat_01_x

a2o_hotTub_changingSeat_02_x

a2o_guitar_electric_play_highSkill_loop2_guitar

a2o_electricGuitar_pickUp_floor_part1_electricGuitar

a_camera_pose4_loop_x

a2o_recycling_pickup_counter_recyclingBag

a2o_aquarium_cleanAlgae_stop_x

a2o_electricGuitar_putDown_floor_x

a2o_sink_washhands_start_x

a2o_mailbox_putMail_flagDown_mailbox

a2o_urinal_flush_x

a2a_soc_Bad_AskFor_Neutral_y

a2a_soc_Bad_AskFor_Neutral_x

a_soc_idle_neutral_boredLookAtWatch

a2o_mailbox_getMail_flagDown_mailbox

a2a_hotTub_makeMoveMirrored_failure_y

a2o_recycling_drop_floor_recyclingBag

a2o_dryer_shake_start_dryer

a2o_hotTub_repair_stop_screwDriver

a2a_hotTub_makeMove_failure_x

a2a_hotTub_makeMove_failure_y

a2o_eat_diningOut_iceCreamCarton_start_x

I copied one of those animations to the player in the game , my Sim does nothing! Just stands there! 

So you said that, we have download animations? Package files? I don't understand why we would need to considering the fact that the animations are already in the game. Anyway, I don't know why cmon didn't includ detail instructions on how to use the player. I know I'm not the only one having trouble. 

I have all the EPs, and SPs. My game is updated to the latest patch! 

PLEASE! Please! Help me with this, I'm disperate! I want to pull my hair, because it doesn't work, for some reason. Pose player works just fine, but the animation player, notta! I really need it for a contest! *sigh* Oh dearm I hope you guys can help me... Ausagi? You seem to know a lot about this.... *cry*

I really want this pose:

Thank you!

Hi,

For animation player:

Yes, just put it in the packages folder in your mods folder. Buy it in miscellaneous decor. (Note, the pose player will also play animations, but has no ability to loop or stack animations)
place on the lot where the sim is, click on player, choose 'add to list', then type the animation exactly as you find on list or in full build (see below). Then click the check mark again when you're done. Then click the player again and choose, "play" or "play looped" or add to list, or delete, etc. (I use play looped to film it a couple of times and also to have time to set up some other camera angles as it plays)

Re: the animation in the image:

What is the sim doing? is this from the base game?

what you need to do is download s3pe (here) http://dino.drealm.info/den/denforum/index.php?board=19.0

Open the fullbuild for the right expansion pack, sort by name and tag, and then look for all the clips.

"a" is for adults, t, teen, 'c' child, p, toddler.

a2o means it's an adult interacting with an object.

a_soc prefix means they are acting with another sim (check out the ending, there is usually an x or a y for the two sims together)

This, above, appears to be a 'react' clip animination, but I think it's a trait  reaction (coward I think)

go through all the clips you see, pick out some you'd like to try to get it and put it into the play list of the animation player to test out before filming. For seated clips, your sim will just sit down and you will have to move objects on to move them and/or chair into position. If they're already seated, they will stand in the chair at the beginning, but that's okay, just let it roll till they sit.

Also remember that if you open the cheat window you can type in 'moviemakercheatsenabled true' then you can right click on a sim and choose 'animation' and choose from some of the EA-enabled idles and animations they've got for us to use.

hope that helps!

One more thing, you don't have to copy all of those, you just use what you want when you want it at the time. And each time you 'buy' the player it will be reset.

Thank you! I knew all those thngs, except for the cheat. I will try the cheat.

However, I did everything you said, before I posted this. I know exactly what to do, and how to download anaimation player, where to put it, where to purchase it, and how to use it, but it just doesn't work... The Sim's just stand. So I'm going to try the cheat hopefully it'll work, if it doesn't I'll be back here. 

Thank you, Cloud, for the help! I truly appreciate it.

First off, thank soo much for the help, Cloud. You've helped a lot.:)

So I was wondering if Awesome Mod could have something to do with Animation Player not working? Or, maybe it needs to be updated, to the latest patch?

It worked! I went to S3PE, and used thoose animations, I even found the one I wanted! 

I could kiss you, but I want, so don't worry.:D

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Good to hear!

I've found some of the animations don't always work (esp ones with '2o' them, as they have a dependancy, probably, on part of the object's animations.

I know what it's like to suddenly see the the animation or pose click in. Big old, 'hands in the air, yessssssss' can be heard throughout the town, right?

hey, instead of kissing me, go watch my movie. LOL!!!

my channel:

Probably it's the wrong place to write, but whatever.

Anyone knows where I can find the animation of the arrest? I've been searching everywhere and I didn't find anything. Anyone has seen it somewhere on FullBuild0?

Oh, I used that...

hold on I'll fetch it

a2a_burglar_cuff_breath_y

a2a_burglar_cuff_x

a2a_burglar_cuff_y

Those ones I used, but they are all there in fullbuild0 with 'burglar' in the clip name.

And you need to be co-ordinated to get them to interact properly. A bit of a nightmare for me.

thanks a lot cloudwalker ^^ I was looking for it since ages

No problem!

As another off topic... I am so please with Virtual Artisan's pose player add on. Now as long as you have one pose player anywhere in the world, clicking on ANY sim, not just controlled sims you can trigger poses and anims. It's freakin' brilliant.

here: