Lanas Criss

Did someone say 'Silly Pic'? Haven't been caught with my thumb in my mouth for a few years, but I still do fold up all funny some nights making for some awkward awakenings... My Avi isn't quite as self conscious so I'm sure this picture won't embarrass her. Enjoy yourselves! Lanas :smileywink:

Place your feet shoulder width apart, bend at the knees, keep your back straight, then PUSH with all your might!!! (try not to look too constipated) You may need a few friends to help if the builds are large, heavy, or shaped oddly. I'll be glad to pitch in and help lift if you think it would help. Seriously, good luck and I hope you get some actually useful advice for your frustrating problem. Enjoy the struggle for solutions! Lanas:smileywink:

I've squeezed my creative lemons into tasty lemonade by making animations to fill any of the wishes and desires I hadn't run across searching on my own in SL. It's relaxing for some reason I haven't figured out yet but it only matters that it is. Enjoy yourselves out there in the creative SL world! Lanas :smileywink:

Qavimator and I have had a wonderful relationship and it has treated me well over the years. I'm not familiar with anything else so I can't compare, but I can assure you that if you "don't want to become a pro or spend a lot of money" Qavimator could do the trick quite nicely. I'll be honest, figuring it out was not easy to begin with but that's mostly because of several silly gotchas that once I finally trudged through the tutorials everything became clear and workable. Never fear... Qavimator is here... Enjoy your attempts at satisfying animation! Lanas

Send your physicist friends my way... I've had no trouble finding them, I simply can't seem to keep them from slipping through my fingers. I'll be glad to share them because I agree they would make beautiful presents, but you can see my problem. Perhaps a ginormous net... think Lanas... think! Enjoy your Holidays and this Season of Giving Lanas

I've been looking for all the little people but there aren't any down here. I'll ask them how it's going as soon as I find them... (Sorry everyone... I was looking for a Picture Pose theme and this was too easy. I'm done with my turn on night shifts and finished with my SL 'work' that buried me the last few weeks so I'm free to play. Hopefully there will be plenty of inspiration this week) Enjoy getting to know all the little ones running out and about! Lanas

A very Happy RezDay to you! I finally escaped my turn on night shifts so I can focus on some Picture Pose fun again and this was a wonderful way to settle back in. Enjoy the next 3! Lanas

Been on a loooong work trip with no time for fun Picture Poses, but fortunately I had this picture taken for a postcard sitting around just waiting for this thread. We're a couple of Friends in France... if I remember right we were hit by a bus shortly after this was snapped... don't pose in the street for photos if you have plenty of other fantastic options... I'm sure I was saying we should be over at the cafe, but nooooo, then you wouldn't see the flags... blah blah blah... heh hee... the memories. Enjoy your friends and travels! Lanas 

Clever videos everyone!

So Ms Furse, as I was starting to wonder where you’d roamed off to I had a hunkerin’ that you might well have settled in where you’ve always seemed out rightly far too comfortable… …and golly gee darn who’d have guessed, seems as if you ain’t done never left this here VaNiTy ThReAd! What you gots to set your mind to understandin’ is it’s gonna to be gettin’ dark way out yonder here just about forthright, so you oughts to be draggin’ your bottom back to this here civilization promptly young lady! Do not make me rustle up my rough housin’ posse as I cannot be certain that they wouldn’t overly enjoy the task of hogtiein’ your curvaceousness up right tight… let’s just not get there now ya hear? _____________________________________________________________ Ohhh.. ah aahhh… sorry, I got a rather thick does of Texas Time last night with the neighbors and it rubbed off when I finally peeked back at this thread only to see it thriving, and you along with it. Enjoy all the wonderful VaNiTy Lanas

Danger danger, just be careful with any new investment in video cards if you're buying a new computer or trying to improve the one you have! I don't know enough of the details but here's a link to a recent post where it seems some of the best equipment out there isn't behaving nicely with Second Life so beeeeee careful! http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Viewer/Viewer-3-performance-issues-ATI-Graphic-cards/m-p/1178327/highlight/true#M8818 I've attached a link to my post from a while back where we'd gotten a marvelous new computer that wasn't too ridiculously priced (HP close out sale) and it made SL smooth as glass for me and I didn't have to do anything other than put on Phoenix and turn up the Look Amazing Dial. I think I put everything up to the tops except the 'view distance' but I'm not on now to check. http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Your-Avatar/I-want-my-avatar-improved/m-p/1094345#M9589 Enjoy your quest for SL marvelousness! Lanas 

I was really hoping Hitomi was going to come back and share where those tricks are hiding a little more specifically... did you ever figure it out to your satisfaction? If not I'll get serious and try to figure it out... would be worth knowing. Lanas

I'll keep my eyes out to see if you get the news you're looking for, but I've been at this a while and have made AOs with and without freely moving heads and I suspect you can't fix it yourself. That head movement either has to be put in a position by the animator or allowed to run free as in your case, but once that decision is made it's stuck unless you upload a new animation. I actaully prefer the natural free movement typically, however I go halfway usually by leaving the head free while tipping the neck to one side or the other between anims. That way you get the free natural look without the wild swings that might be bothering you. I'm just guessing on that, but if the swings allow you to look nearly over your shoulders then the animator left both the head and the neck free. We'll see if you get another answer... but that's my two cents. Fingers Crossed Lanas

Oh ohhhh... I found another way to shake the eyes free that hasn't failed me yet! Ran across it by accident working on some anims and photos the other day, but its worked three times in a row now consistently. Just put on an Emoter HUD (freebie ones work great) and play a smile or any expression and whaaalaaaa my eyes moved natural again. You may even just be able to play the expression with the viewer, I haven't tried that since I just use a HUD to make expression combinations for pictures, but I wanted to share the tips, works great so far. Enjoy your freed up eyes Lanas

Thanks for the slightly sinister and mysterious Picture Pose inspiration... good luck unraveling the riddles Lanas