Simple animation software

When I was at NAB earlier this year, a program was demonstrated where a simple animated character would actually speak the words typed on the keyboard. I can't find the info, and don't know if it was available for Mac, but if anyone knows about such a program, please let me know. I want to use it in FCP projects.
Thx,
Marcia Orland
[email protected]

I think those programs are PC based. I do know of the ones you speak of and have seen them used online often. What I'm not certain is how you would get a person to type in a Movie or QT file after FCP is done with it?
You might want to consider filming your subjects with loads of answers than exporting that video and building the rest of your project in Flash 8. This way you get full functionality of video and user input.
Also Macromedia has done a loads of improvments with flash video and you might want to consider reading up on it, might be more helpful on what your trying to do.
Good Luck
AM

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