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Hi, I am having a weird issue where a whole lot of the animations are only showing the accessories i.e. in the All_Animations_DEMO comp, from about layer 16 through to layer 146 all are showing just accessories, even when I open the individual comps, the character is just not appearing. If you would like to email me a response, I can provide a screenshot. Thanks dannysisko@gmail.com
Hi there,
Do you get any errors when opening the project? Is it happening after you edited the project or when you open the original file?
Would you open the “Main_Animations” composition in “Main_Comps->Animations” folder and see if the character is present from the beginning to the end of the composition. Also see if the four layers at the bottom reach the end of the composition.
I am using AE CC 2015 – on opening it says “this project must be converted from version 9.0 (Windows). The original file will be unchanged”. Now, the character is not present at all in the Main_Animations comp. The four layers at the bottom being Alpha, Main, Shadows_Mask and Shadows_Solid do reach the end of the comp.
It’s normal to get this message, but I thing there might be some files missing or probably something happened when you edited the project. You can download the it again and open the fresh unedited copy to see if it happens again.
Thanks, I tried that and I get the same result. The file available for download is a ZIP 1.9GB – what I noticed is that even your instructional videos don’t appear to be complete i.e. the video showing how to combine animations is very short and the character is also not displaying, only accessories and a ghost like image of the character.
OK i have downloaded it onto a different PC and it all seems to be working now. Whilst I feel perplexed, I am also relieved that it’s working properly now. Thank you for your responses, much appreciated.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you got it working! Let me know if you ever find out what was causing it.
Will you do a Halloween Bobby?
It’s a good idea. Now it’s to late for this Halloween, but maybe next year 
Hi flash easy, you’ve done a really nice job here, but there are a few glitches, for example in Catch sign – 1 idle…something is wrong there are two Bobby’s in it and I only want one. There were I believe two other minor things that didn’t work according to plan. I’m assuming you know about this stuff and are working on fixing them? I’m sorry I didn’t make note of the other comps that didn’t work properly, I figured out a workaround.
Hi there,
I’ve just tested all “Catch Text” animations, everything seems OK here. Would you help me reproduce the problem? The reason of seeing two Bobby’s might be two overlapping animation layers when you composed the animation?
Let me know if you notice other glitches. And thanks for the feedback!
Okay, this is strange, I can’t reproduce it myself now. I must have done something wrong. It definitely had two of them in the one even stand alone. I feel like an idiot.
Here is my second question…I can’t find a tutorial on how to animate the drag item left or right and I could have sworn there was one. Otherwise I have no clue how to do it. So I figured I might have accidentally deleted the video, but when I went to try to re-unzip the tutorials…I couldn’t find my zip file. Does it have some sort of auto destruct sequence?
If so is there a tutorial and how can I get it?
You can have a look at the drag demo composition (“Drag Left” folder) to see how I’ve assembled a simple drag animation. It’s the same way as the walk animation (see the “Creating_Walk_Animation” video), but you can put something behind his hand and animate it to follow him as he walks.
Pre-buyers question: can the animation be adjusted to 30 fps?
Hi there,
Yes, you can just use the animations in a 30 fps composition. You shouldn’t notice any difference.
Another way is to work in 24 fps and when you’re ready, render it and import the rendered footage as 30 fps. This will make the animation slightly faster and smoother.
hi there, I just bought this template ! Nice one, but you removed the card from him, i can’t find on Acessories like in Bobby promotes 2. will you update it ? Thanks
Hi there,
yes I’m planing to update it with a card and a sign (similar to my “George – DIY kit”), but I’m not sure when I’ll be able to do it yet.
Congratulations ,very good animation , can i do it to talk (movement of lips) during the whole animation?
Thank you! Currently there isn’t a talk animation, but I can think of one for the next update. Probably I won’t be able to make it combine with the other animations, rather a separate talk animation.
hi, I havent been able to use the character with different accs-colours, followed steps 1-9, they don’t work on CC 2015, when I rename the character and accessories folder the link is lost. It only links to the original file name “character” and “accessories”. You should provide a simple working solution, It’s a no brainer that most people will want to alter the character and accs in their videos. I also need a solution so that I will not lose my already customized animation. If I delete and re-import the bobby file, my animations are lost.
Hi there!
Sorry for the late reply. I know what you mean and I spent a lot of time looking for a more user friendly solution, but sadly this is just how After Effects works and makes its links and they cannot be controlled by expressions and custom controls.
Here is a solution for your case:
1. Open your project (the one that contains your already customized animations)
2. Rename “Accessories” and “Character” compositions in “MAKE_ADJUSTMENTS_HERE” folder to “Accessories_01” and “Character_01“
3. Now go to File -> Import -> File.. and import Bobby_DIY_Pack.aep
4. Rename the folder in the Project Panel to “Bobby_DIY_Pack_02”
5. Open it and here rename “Accessories” and “Character” to “Accessories_02” and “Character_02“
Now you can use the character animations from the newly imported project with different accessories.
The idea is to always have different names for the “Accessories” and “Character” compositions before you import the project again. This way AE creates unique links every time.
Hope this helps!
Hi, its impossible to download it after purchase.
Hi there,
please contact envato support about this issue at support.envato.com
Hi Flasheasy,
I love this Bobby template you’ve created! Just got a quick question; is it possible to add a logo to the body of Bobby? If so, how would I go about doing this? Thank you
Hi there,
unfortunately currently it’s not possible to add a logo to his body.
If I purchased this can i make changes on his face and that will apply on all the animations ? I mean like if I changed his teeth and eyes like here: http://jmp.sh/l0CC2VZ can I apply this change on all the animation ?
Unfortunately you won’t be able to change the shapes of his face and body in the animations.
is there’s any way to do that ? just change his teeth ?
Also can I use this character as a service mark for my work ?
The file size is too large for me to download because i’m from a area with a maximum speed of 90kbs/sec. Is there any alternate way to download your updated file. Is it possible to split the files separately . I already own the first one.
Hi there,
please contact envato support (“Submit a request” at the bottom of the page) and explain the problem. I’m sure they’ll find a quick solution.
Hello. A couple of pre-purchase questions. Can I create a presentation as long or as short as I want with this project?. I mean, can I create a 10 second, two scenes presentation and then another one with 50 escenes and 3 minutes long? or it is fixed?. And second, can I clone the character and put two of them in the stage at the same time?. Thanks so much!
Hi there,
technically you can create a project as short as just one animation. For example you can use Bobby with the “Thumbs up” animation and a logo of your company showing that he likes this company. Or you can create a very long project using many of the animations by combining and looping them.
About your second question, yes you can use as many copies of Bobby in the same scene as you need. If you are using accessories with multiple characters in the same scene there is a trick you have to use, I mention it in one of the comments above.
Hope this helps!
Hi, in Hello_CloseUp Scene I can’t change accessori (color It’s ok), I put glasses and tie but don’t show it. How can I do?
Hi there,
I’ve included the Hello_CloseUp scene as bonus animation and It doesn’t support accessories yet (maybe in the next update). That’s why it’s not listed in the item description.
This is so cool! Respect!
Thank you
Hello
Do you do any freelance or custom work?
I dont use AE and i am interested in using one of your videos to promote our company/product it would be about 60 to 90 secs long.
Many Thanks
Jamie
Hi Jamie,
Unfortunately I’m not available for custom work. There are many Videohive authors that offer such services and will be happy to customize it for you. You can also try http://studio.envato.com/
If you decide to do it yourself you’ll need After Effects installed and some basic skills like importing images, adding text and exporting a video. There are also video tutorials/screecasts and documentations included 
Cheers!
Ok thanks for the reply
Hi!, nice character. One question. Can I use it for voice over?. I mean, does it have a “talk” action where I can use someone’s voice?. Thanks.
Hi there,
currently there is no “talk” animation included, but it’s a nice idea and I’ll have it in mind for future updates.
Thanks for the feedback!
Hello, how i can have different character with different accessories? When i use MAKE_ADJUSTMENT_HERE to put a hat, it effects my previous character.
I need two different characters with different hats & colors.
I imported [Bobby_DIY_Pack.aep] file twice. But they pointed to the last imported for colors & setting.
Adobe After Effect CS6
Hi there,
you can try to copy the project file twice. Rename the files to Bobby_DIY_Pack_01.aep and Bobby_DIY_Pack_02.aep. Open the first one and change the colors and accessories. Make your changes to the second one as well.
Now create a new project and import both files. You should have two folders in your project panel with the animations of the first and second character.
Hi, I did it, but it doesn’t work. 
If i have two folders: Cook, Cowboy It always shows cowboy hat. But if i rename Cook to ZCook, it shows Cook hat.
The last folder is reference for all the characters.
You were right, it doesn’t work the way I suggested earlier. Now I’ve made a few tests and I found a solution.
( the order of the steps is very important):
1. Open After Effects
2. Go to File -> Import -> File.. and import Bobby_DIY_Pack.aep
3. Rename the folder in the Project Panel to “Bobby_DIY_Pack_01”
4. Open it and in “MAKE_ADJUSTMENTS_HERE” folder rename the “Accessories” composition to “Accessories_01”. If you like to change the colors of the character you also need to rename “Character” comp to “Character_01”
5. Now you are ready to import the project again.
6. Go to File -> Import -> File.. and import Bobby_DIY_Pack.aep
7. Rename the folder in the Project Panel to “Bobby_DIY_Pack_02”
8. Open it and in “MAKE_ADJUSTMENTS_HERE” folder rename the “Accessories”
composition to “Accessories_02”. If you like to change the colors of the character you also need to rename “Character” comp to “Character_02”
9. Now you can add different accessories using Accessories_01 and Accessories_02 compositions.
Thank you, you are great, fantastic solution. I am so happy, and waiting for your next pack.
Hello- is the name tag included in the DIY pack?
Hi,
the name tag is not included currently, but I’ll put it in my list for the next update.
Can I purchase more sound effects… I love bobbies little sound effects. Do you create these yourself or are they purchased through Envato? I would like a few more to compliment my project. Thanks
Hi there,
currently I have only the sound fx that are included in the project, which are sounds that I’ve originally made for the other Bobby projects.
You can ask an audiojungle author to do it for you or try to record the sounds yourself if you don’t find what you need on audiojungle.net
Cheers!
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