change content.Load<Skybox> to content.Load<Texture2D> then try to run it.  If it generates another error somewhere else, Id assumemaybe you are missing a reference in your main startup project or a using namespace..

Your textures must be square and they must be powers of 2.  Their size must be 32x 32 16 x16 etc etc

Nevermind it was the next post on msdn.

            Matrix[] transforms = new Matrix[court.Bones.Count];             court.CopyAbsoluteBoneTransformsTo(transforms);             ...

hmm well its not working but I need to tweak some more stuff.  Ill post back later.

LOL.  I was going to copy and paste the code and I think i found the problem             // If the position moved backwards, reset the keyframe index.             if (time < ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUuE3d4y6o0 that is the same animation notice how it doesn't show the bindpose the first 4 5 times the wings flap then on the last one suddenly my bindpose.

I am 5000% sure.  I will run the program and take a screen sample and post my code.

When I play my animations that are constant, sometimes I see the base pose pop up.  Even if I crop the frame that it is contained in out.  Any ideas?  I have tried everything i can think of.  Skinpose is frame 0 ill put the animation i want at frame 1, and thats the same keyframe i put at like frame 30, then i drop all ...

i wrote that nonsense abuot placing pivots by your bone.  It has absolutely nothing to do with anything.