new to newgrounds Beginner Animator

[Drones]

Hi everyone!
I hope I'm posting in the right thread for this, if not I apologise :S
I've only just very recently had an interest in making animations, I've started making simple black and white audio-less .gif files, and i think they are turning out okay... here' s a half finished one! give me some feedback :)

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo201 /max98799423/Fight1-1.gif

I was also wondering if there are more free and versatile softwares I could use. Possibly ones with colour and the ability to add sounds?

[SirAlex]

At 9/25/11 06:32 AM, Drones wrote: I was also wondering if there are more free and versatile softwares I could use. Possibly ones with colour and the ability to add sounds?

you can use

Flash - $699, Free 30 Day Trial
Flash has long been the standard application for creating web-based animation, along with games and other applications. The animation tools are easy to learn and are extremely powerful.

http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html

or Pencil (free)

http://www.pencil-animation.org/

[SirAlex]

At 9/25/11 11:28 AM, bilalz wrote:

At 9/25/11 10:27 AM, Alex616 wrote:

or Pencil (free)

http://www.pencil-animation.org/

the files for pencil are corrupted and it seems the project has been abandoned.

hmm then use synfig

http://www.synfig.org/cms/

[Lugen]

Hey guys, I've been wondering which software is better. Currently, I have Adobe Flash CS5. Some of my friends suggest that I use Toon Boom if I'm going to create my own animation. I'm confused here.

Would you care to give me their differences?

[tohoscope]

At 9/25/11 11:28 AM, bilalz wrote:

At 9/25/11 10:27 AM, Alex616 wrote:

or Pencil (free)

http://www.pencil-animation.org/

the files for pencil are corrupted and it seems the project has been abandoned.

Nope. Pencil is still going. I use Pencil all the time. Not perfect, but a good animation program.

[tohoscope]

At 9/26/11 12:28 AM, Lugen wrote: Hey guys, I've been wondering which software is better. Currently, I have Adobe Flash CS5. Some of my friends suggest that I use Toon Boom if I'm going to create my own animation. I'm confused here.

Would you care to give me their differences?

See the Toon Boom or Flash Topic: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1272 394

[Jurgen]

I'd say save up for flash, it's worth it. Maybe in between get the flash trial for practice

...and of course you could always pirate it...but...that's illegal and stuff