Doc00: Getting Started v50906 Here are the following steps you need to do to get started with digital puppetry and performance animation. Step 1: Download the PerfAnim Starter Kit software in the tutorials section.  It's FREE! Step 2: Install the perfAnimStarterKit software in your PC. Instructions are listed down below. Step 3: Go to the Tutorials Section and download & read the introductory tutorials (DOC01, HA01, HA02 & HA03).That's about it. After doing these 3 steps, you'll begin to understand what performance animation and digital puppetry is about. From there you can start reading other articles and tutorials and you can also start downloading performance packs for different applications. Have Fun ! System Requirements / Installation 1. Hardware Requirements To run the PerfAnim Starter Kit you'll need: 1 PC 256 MB RAM A 3D accelerated Video Card like the G-Force 3 or higher (with TV-output preferred so you can see the output on TV) 10 MB hard disk space 2. Software Operating System Win2K, XP or other variation The PerfAnim Starter Kit software Of course you'll need the PerfAnim Starter kit software 3. Installation *** Note: The filename of the perfAnimSKit zip file will change depending on the current version of the software you are downloading. If the latest version, for example is version 2.0, then the filename will be perfAnimSKit2_0.zip. If the version number if 2.1 the the filename will be perfAnimSKit2_1.zip. Once you download the perfAnimSKit zip file, do the following steps: 1. Unzip the contents to drive C:\ You will then have a directory called C:\perfAnimSKit 2. Copy the file C:\perfAnimSKit\perfAnimSKitShortCut to your desktop 4. Running the software Just click on the perfAnimSKit shortcut on your desktop and the PerfAnimStarterKit software will run.   Copyright © 2002 Alexander R. Calero