Welcome to our fabulous, downloadable Interactive Demo of Big Top's Cartoon Toolbox Starring Felix the Cat!
Awarded Best of Show at MacWorld '95 by the Boston Computer Society, the Cartoon Toolbox lets users easily create their own professional looking cartoons. It's packed with hundreds of character animations, special effects, props, sound effects, music and more. All the characters from the original TV series are also here: The Professor, Poindexter, Rock Bottom, Master Cylinder, Vavoom and, of course, Felix the Cat.
The Cartoon Toolbox is so easy to use, you'll make great cartoons the first time you use it! Standard editing concepts are presented in a manner that anyone can grasp immediately. You can edit frames, characters, backgrounds, music and effects. Simple visual tools allow you to add or delete at any time. You can also save and edit up to 8,949 cartoons! The Export feature includes a Cartoon Projector which allows you to play your cartoons on any computer without having the Cartoon Toolbox software installed. Thus, you can easily share your cartoons with your friends and family.
To fully appreciate the Cartoon Toolbox, you have to play with it. This demo gives you a taste. We've included animation clips of almost every character, props, special effects, and one background music loop. The red DEMO banner indicates which of these you can use. To access the rest, you'll have to buy the full product. But, we think once you've played a little, you'll want more!
If you have any questions or want to find out about ordering please call us at 1-800-900-PLAY or e-mail us at info@bigtop.com.
Technical Requirements for the Demo:
Windows
4MB of free RAM minimum.
5MB of free hard disk space.
640x480 or higher resolution w/ 256 colors
Windows 3.1 or higher.
Getting Started:
Creating your own cartoons is as easy as 1-2-3 using Big Top's Cartoon Toolbox! With a few swift clicks of the mouse, you'll be well on your way.
Here's how:
1) Click on the big Felix Button. Just as an artist has a palette of colors to paint a picture, the Cartoon Toolbox provides you with palettes of animated characters to make your cartoon.
2) Click on one of the Felix animated clips marked with a red DEMO banner to begin your cartoon. You'll notice that Felix has now become your mouse cursor. He's ready for you to direct him across the stage.
3) Find a point on the stage where you want to begin animating Felix. Now CLICK and DRAG Felix across the stage.
Clicking and dragging within the Cartoon Toolbox is the same as clicking and dragging on your desktop, or in any paint or draw program.
To see your new animation, go to the CONTROL AREA below the stage. Click on the REWIND button, then click on the PLAY button.
Congratulations! You just made your first cartoon starring Felix the Cat!
There is more to learn, so the full product comes with an easy-to-read, illustrated manual that will explain all of the tricks in Big Top's Cartoon Toolbox.
