int numChannels = model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getNumChannels();
for(int i = 0; i < numChannels; i++){
  ((HashMap<Integer, AnimChannel>)s).put(i, model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getChannel(i));
}

Index: AnimationEvent.java
===================================================================
— AnimationEvent.java    (revision 11001)
+++ AnimationEvent.java    (working copy)
@@ -221,6 +221,24 @@
 initialDuration = model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getAnimationLength(animationName);
 this.channelIndex = channelIndex;
}
+
+/**
+ * creates an animation event
+ *
+ * @param model the model on which the animation will be played
+ * @param animationName the name of the animation to play
+ * @param channelIndex the index of the channel default is 0. Events on the
+ * @param blendTime the time during the animation are going to be blended
+ * same channelIndex will use the same channel.
+ */
+public AnimationEvent(Spatial model, String animationName, LoopMode loopMode, int channelIndex, float blendTime) {
+this.model = model;
+this.animationName = animationName;
+this.loopMode = loopMode;
+initialDuration = model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getAnimationLength(animationName);
+this.channelIndex = channelIndex;
+this.blendTime = blendTime;
+}

/**
* creates an animation event
@@ -264,11 +282,16 @@
Object s = cinematic.getEventData(MODEL_CHANNELS, model);
if (s == null) {
s = new HashMap<integer , AnimChannel>();
+int numChannels = model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getNumChannels();
+for(int i = 0; i < numChannels; i++){
+ ((HashMap<Integer, AnimChannel>)s).put(i, model.getControl(AnimControl.class).getChannel(i));
+}
cinematic.putEventData(MODEL_CHANNELS, model, s);
 }

Map</integer><integer , AnimChannel> map = (Map</integer><integer , AnimChannel>) s;
this.channel = map.get(channelIndex);
+
if (this.channel == null) {
if (model == null) {
                     //the model is null we try to find it according to the name