Slade sample doesn't seem to work. What am I missing?

I'm trying to learn FaceFX but I'm having trouble right at the get go with the sample character Slade-Maya. It looks like he already has all the nodes set up and animation for the 'Welcome to FaceFX' text, but when I play it, he doesn't move at all. When I try changing the values of any of the nodes, he doesn't move either. In the video tutorials, when he slides the slider, the green circle moves with it, and the face reacts. When I try to slide the slider, the green bar moves but the circle doesn't, and the face doesn't respond. I feel like I'm missing something obvious here. Is Slade not supposed to be movable when you first open him? How do I get the face moving?
Thanks.

It sounds to me like your video card drivers are having a hard time with FaceFX.

Try starting the application in direct3d mode. Create a shortcut to the application, right-click on it, select properties, then change the "Target" field to look like this:

C:\Program Files\FaceFX\FaceFX Studio 2010\FxStudio.exe --ogre_rendersystem="direct3d"

Obviously you will have to use the installation folder where your copy of FaceFX was installed.

If it's a driver issue, that could fix it.

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When I try to change the target, it tells me the name specified in the Target box is not valid. :(
I tried F:\Program Files\FaceFX\FaceFX Studio Professional 2010\FxStudio.exe -- ogre_rendersystem="direct3d"
and F:\Program Files\FaceFX\FaceFX Studio Professional 2010\FxStudio.exe --ogre_rendersystem="direct3d"
Have I missed something?

Don't copy all of the text. You probably installed in a different location. Just leave what is there and add -ogre_rendersystem=direct3d to the end. You will also likely need to quote your path (surround it with ")

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That is what I did. The current target is F:\Program Files\FaceFX\FaceFX Studio Professional 2010\FxStudio.exe, so I added --ogre_rendersystem="direct3d", and the whole thing is still in quotes, but it still tells me the target is invalid. Are there some sort of minimum system or video card requirements that perhaps my computer does not meet? My computer isn't THAT old. I have an NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 card.

Target is invalid is a Windows error with the shortcut, nothing to do with FaceFX itself. First, I recommend updating your video drivers to the latest. After that, if you still have the issue, start up in direct3d mode. Try changing your shortcut to have "F:\Program Files\FaceFX\FaceFX Studio Professional 2010\FxStudio.exe -ogre_rendersystem=direct3d" You can always do this from the command prompt without editing the shortcut. Just open cmd.exe, navigate to the install directory where FxStudio.exe is and do FxStudio -ogre_rendersystem=direct3d