No.I realized it was a bit slow too... should I raise the fps or lower the number of frames?

Hmm. Cutting the frames would be better since raising the frame rate of a pivot is quite a complex procedure. You did set it to frame delay 6 up there, didn't you?

The other thing I recomend you do to improve is to look at the previous frame to check which direction everything is moving in and then make sure it doesn't change direction or speed much in the next frame.

Thank you Zed, it got really better, take a look:

Before:

After:

There's still a slight jerk around the loop but it's not bad comparitively. The back's looking a bit jerky. It might be a good idea to keep the back stiff and just let the natural movement of the head when the feet are underneath sort out te stiffness issues.

One more thing for future animations, although you can't easily fix it in this one, when you intend to loop an animation, it's best to start at a place where the spacing is big like where the feet cross over, as opposed to somewhere where it's in the middle of easing like at the end of a stride. It's easier to get lined up for heavy spacing than to be in precisly the right place for small spacing.

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blood test, rate 1-10

a little jump test.comments and criticism please

another test, rate 1-10
oh, that pretty good for a beginner megagamer

megagamer, heres my jump test.

this is my first pivot animation

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blood test, rate 1-10

Make the blood fall towards the ground instead of staying horizontal. Also, you probably havent even heard of the term "easing" before. Use it.

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a little jump test.comments and criticism please

The wind up wasnt too bad, but the way he jumped looked like he was about to do a backflip. Mostly cause it looked like the figure was about to swing his arms over his head. Practice the basics more.

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another test, rate 1-10
oh, that pretty good for a beginner megagamer

So as I mentioned before, use easing. Easing is making a figure not move at full speed instantly. Make at least 2 frames of easing before a movement, by moving a limb about 3 pixels far for the first frame, and then about half an inch the next frame. Also, the blue guy didnt even look like he was hitting the brown guy.

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megagamer, heres my jump test.

That looks awful. Mainly cause there's no easing whatsoever. And also cause there's so much stiffness that it looks like its a robot.
Also, don't double post.

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this is my first pivot animation

TAKE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES TO DO AN ANIMATION. D:
Work on all the basics. Easing, physics, stiffness, and actually trying while you animate.











EASING:

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a little jump test.comments and criticism please

Well, the arms don't move correctly. At the beginning, they should bend more. + what Devour said
Also, the gravity is a bit off.

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blood test, rate 1-10

The blood's not too bad but it needs to move outwards and downwards more from the source rather than just appearing near the injury and then shrinking. Also, easing. There wasn't any.

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a little jump test.comments and criticism please

The arms need to come up in front of him to give him some momentum - that's why they go back in the first place. Take a frame out just after he takes off because he's not going up fast enough. You also need to work on your easing a bit and making sure that the centre of gravity is above the base which would be easier if you animated both legs seperately.

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another test, rate 1-10
oh, that pretty good for a beginner megagamer

Easing. That's the most important thing. Also, foot placement on the run slid, and you need to make a guy less stiff for ragdoll physics after he's dead. Try thinking where all the pressure is and bending that joint to relieve it, ie. before he falls at all, all of the weight is on the knees, so they should give out first. The feet have nowhere to go because the floor won't let them move. Then the back will start to go when his hips hit the floor, etc.

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megagamer, heres my jump test.

You need to use consistant foot placement and bring both arms in front of him. Also, like MG, cut a frame out on the way up, he doesn't go up fast enough.

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this is my first pivot animation

http://www.stickpageportal.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1582816#post1582816

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EASING:

O_o Did he have a stroke?

my flip
before:

after:

king, it still looks like your untucking the legs when he hits the ground. imo you should start untucking them towards the end a little bit. and animationmaster3000, holy smokes that animation is trippier than shrooms, i dont even know what is going on.