CS4 is absolute shit!
Sure it looks fancy and it has a super custimizable workplace but, the new way of tweening is BS and a HUGE time waster. They've made it so fucking complicated just to tween your Cam around - not only that but, good luck finding a cam that works.
It's insanely slow and crashes without warning often too.

CS3 is much better. I can tween my cam, clear keyframes, FBF animate quick and painlessly, etc.
It allows for faster work output meaning ya can get more work done and in a smaller time period.

As an artist I am VERY unhappy with it.
As a nerd I am down right pissed off at it for failing so bad.
As someone who expects actual BETTER programs when new versions come out - I am very disappointed.

Big sorry to ya Dan. I tried to make it work - at first it seemed pretty good, it does a have a few nice things, but the BS of this program far over powers the ability to actual use it.

I personally am going back to CS3 and don't plan on even thinking about CS4 ever.
Anyone planning to get CS4 in hopes of a better flash program which will improve animation or make it easier... DON'T! Just stick to CS3 - it's fast, reliable, still has a fancy feel to it, and won't piss ya off and turn a lil' work into a fuck-ton.

I'm uninstalling it right now.

Bloody spent the last 5 months animating the motherfucker and then I loose it all.
It was less then an hour away from being uploaded onto NG, but then I get the "flash does not have enough memory" error message and the scene with the actual episode on it hates me and the timeline and stage for it don't even appear. (see screenshot of saddness)

I can't even get to the timeline to try to copy everything to a new blank document. So much work for NOTHING - complete waste of time animating for months. It just goes to show that the more effort I put into something the higher chance their is it blows up in my face.

If ANYONE has ANY idea how to solve this problem ANY help would be EXTREMELY appreciated.
I've googled and googled solutions and asked quite a few people now.

So now I am left with these options...
1. Remake Duders Episode 2 from the ground up.
2. Fuck it and make a few Duder shorts.
3. Make Duders Episode 3 instead.
4. Take a break from the Duders.
5. Take a break from flash.

After I cool down in a week or so I'll probably begin work on something.

Anyway in other news I'm trying to get a job with Valley Television - Everyone wish your fav mullet-man luck! If I get this I'm finally in the film business. Plus if I get myself an actual job I can get the fuck out of university and start makin' money and not spendin' it!

And one final thing.........
I am insanely, super, hugely, more then I can express, INCREDABLY, full-out, very, very, very...
very... sorry to ALL of NG for fucking up Duders ep2.
This was my greatest work yet that you people deserved! I don't even care wheither it would've won awards or not. I promise (even if I gotta break it into parts) I will get these bloody episode done and onto NG one day!

DuderEntertainment.com has some new treats for ya. First off their's a bunch of desktops and a few gif images on the downloads page.
If you still haven't seen this yet - you should check it out. (especially if ya don't no what the Duders are about.)
The article section is done too. I "highly" suggest ya check out Baked Animation if you're curious on how I do my Duder thing.

Big thanks out to all who voted on The Duders: Sword Shavin'! I've had the script for that one for almost a year now and it was great to dig it up and bring it to life.

The Duders Ep2 will be released anytime between now and April 20th. (4:20)
And here's one of the gif images from the downloads page. (Wolfs War fans might like this one. :3)

Also...

Sup NG!

Got some new music for ya.
- Smokin' Marijuana!
- Tonight This World Don't Exist!

Anyone remember that odd song Unsane I made? Well it was the only thing that worked for what I was whippin' together. And here's a music vid (I got my HD cam out and decided to screw around.)

And before I go I shall wish ya'll a Merry ho ho and much thanks to all who voted on The Duders: Wolfs War! - it got a much better score then I thought it would and the reviews weren't what I expected either - thanks guys!

Oh, there's a few site updates.
First, if you have no clue what the story behind The Duders is when ya watch 'em I heavily suggest checking out the new Duder Bios.
Wanna know how things work in the background of Duder Entertainment? Find out on the Staff page.

And finally I finally got the Article page up. Why not read some of 'em? (I'll add new ones every now and then)

This is my last news post of this year I notice so uh... here's to another good year. This year the Duders won their first award and I'm proud. Maybe '09 will have wonders and treasure in store for me. :3

Big thanks to Duder fans out there and I hope you guys continue to show support.
Alright, I got to LOL with friends and smoke some herb. Peace NG! Enjoy!

Hey sup NG!
I was bored today while waitin' for a big fancy dinner so I pulled out the video camera and filmed some shit, then spent a few annoying hours editing what I filmed with random junk I had, suffered through a few computer crashes, and finally converted the file to the best possible format for your viewing pleasure and mine. :3

The song I used was Unsane - not my fav of my songs but, it worked out well I feel.

Enjoy! This is my first music video type thing I've ever made and it's the first time I've really done somethin' with my HD cam I got.

Have a good one! Peace!

The Duders: Wolfs War! is in the portal baby!

Not only that but I've been screwin' around a lot lately made some songs for any interested or really bored. :P

Unsane!
MEAT! MEAT!
Too Chill To Care.
This Fist!
and They're The Duders!

Don't forget to check out
DuderEntertainment.com - I'll be addin' some neat things to the site soon.
Much thanks to voters and Duder fans out there. Wolfs War was a fun project that kept me very busy. Sadly it was laggin' and goin' nuts durrin' the endin' cutscene so I had to dumb it down and change it up quite a bit - still a good game I feel though.

Happy New Year from Duder Entertainment. :3

Da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum!
Been animatin' today and been makin' lot's of plans for all sorts of junk.
Surprizes comin'!
Screeny for ya'll too from me to you. :P
(Hey look guys! It's Jay! --- I love character comebacks.)
Wonder where Jay's been all this time? :3

Progress report Fri, Nov. 21st '08
Work period: July - November (5 months)
Average work done per week: 1-2 hours (10-30 mins every few days)

The Duders: Episode 2
Intro - Complete (Justin wants to redo/touch up opening theme though)
Scene 1 - Nearly Complete (Some lip sync still left)
Scene 2 - Complete
Scene 3 - Just started still (still awaiting Darryls voice acting)
Scene 4 - Nearly Complete (Some lip sync still left)
Scene 5 - Not yet started (Music for scene still in works)
Scene 6 - Complete
Scene 7 - Just started
Scene 8 - Not yet started
Scene 9 - Just started (still awaiting Darryls voice acting)
Credits - Completed then redone more professionally

Estimated percent complete: Roughly 25%

Notes: All voice acting is complete except Darryls. Also all the music is completely except for 2 short songs.

Problems: Lack of motivation, lack of voice acting from Darryl, University work taking up much time,
and partys taking up much time.

Solutions: More coffee, scheduled flash work days durring weekends, less partys till project full completion,
and journeys to find motivation.

Any advice anyone could offer on forcing your body to keep animating would be extremely helpful and I would be quite grateful.

DUDERS DON'T DIE!

Pineapple Express! I actually fuckin' smoked fuckin' the actual strain! I smoked pineapple express! Dude, it's so awesome. I saw the movie and loved it. Knew it was a real strain, but didn't know it was hidden around B.C.
Holy fuck... good fuckin' weed.
I'm way past pluto guys! Peace!

"I don't think your going home tonight Derek."

- Just me screwin' around and seein' what effects I can use on the computer and how the cam handles.

I've already had a few good hours of insanity writing scripts and rough draft of ideas for short skitz, short films, possible films, and all sorts of junk. It's all very exciting.
See Newgrounds - I am a flash guy here, but in all reality I've always been more of a film guy. I love both a lot so it's all good though. In both feilds I have plenty of control over what I can create and I enjoy the abilitiy to create a fuck-ton.

Anyways if your looking for a Duder update - basically I'm planning to just slam back a bunch of cups of coffee one mornin' and just crank away long into the night 'til ep2 is done. It's actually finally started to look pretty good now that I've actually finished a fair amount of it.

Me and my friends have been spendin' hours playin' Fallout 3. Anyone else love this game and the things you can do in it? I very much enjoyed the lvl 12 cannibal perk and the lvl 6 bloody mess. The hunting rifle, power fist, and fat man are amazing weapons also. :3

My two month winter break from University is coming up along with some exams after November ends - I'm looking forward to it, I'll be able to get lots of work done over the break. Been doing a lot of writing and thinking 'bout all sorts of junk lately. Their's a lot of stories and scenes I want to rip out of my head and somehow slaughter them into existence through my wacom tablit or video cam.

Alright then - I got some mind wandering and a lot of work to do. Peace for now NG.