Classic Chaplin

**jamesmc** · 14 June 2007, 04:51 AM

Classic Chaplin "Hat Tricks"
Short animation made in Xara Xtreme 3.2 Flash.
Added music, titles and player in a Video Editor.
For a closer view, click here: http://mccluer.name/chaplain1_player.swf

**Egg Bramhill** · 14 June 2007, 01:16 PM

Excellent use of the Xtreme Flash feature James. How did you attach the music?

**jamesmc** · 14 June 2007, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Excellent use of the Xtreme Flash feature James. How did you attach the music?

I used Ulead Studio 10 plus video editor to make it as a Flash Overlay added the music to the soundtrack. Then I drilled down the size of the exported file into a FLV file with player with Flix Pro.

Thanks for the compliment!

By the way, for the curious, it took 204 frames of animation to make the 18 second flash, which is actually shorter than the 18 seconds because of the title and credits, music etc.

**salaam** · 14 June 2007, 02:03 PM

Brilliant work James,
You have still retained both his obvious and subtle mannerisms.
I can't wait for Xara 3.3 flash so we can see the colour version.

**jamesmc** · 14 June 2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by salaam

Brilliant work James,
You have still retained both his obvious and subtle mannerisms.
I can't wait for Xara 3.3 flash so we can see the colour version.

Thanks for the very kind and complimentary words.

I think that color can be used now with no problems. I kept the Chaplin animation in black and white as that was the technology and genre of that film era.

My next project will be in color and use some more of my weird tricks and techniques, hopefully to make it entertaining.