Okay I got it working the .png way. i'm disappointed i have to do the character animation kind of a cop-out way instead of a more legit/professional way, but it'll have to do, i guess
btw if anyone needs a good, easy 3D animation program, iclone is great...basically generates the character for you and has a bunch of customization options including lip syncing and talking/walking animations, and lets you export animations as png sequences
