Are there any free animation programs you guys can recommend?
At 11/16/17 02:21 PM, Inferno-Leo wrote: Are there any free animation programs you guys can recommend?
It depends a bit on what type of 2d animation you're interested in. Frame by frame traditional, or cut-out characters with automatic tweening? Or both?
I would try OpenToonz. Very powerful, and used in actual feature-length animation production. Great vector drawing tools as well as bitmap drawing tools. Effects, compositor, and pretty much on the same level as Toonboom - but free and open source.
But consequently also a bit complex initially - if you've never animated before.
Download the latest release at https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz_nightlies/releases
Krita is excellent digital painting software, and also sports an animation timeline. Not very feature-rich as far as animation goes, but still a lot of fun. The painting and drawing tools make up for it somewhat. Good combination with OpenToonz.
https://krita.org/en/
Synfig is getting better nowadays, and includes bones-based animation for cut-out characters.
https://synfig.org/
Pencil2D is a simple animation app, and well-suited for beginners.
https://www.pencil2d.org/
(Very) old versions of Flash can be downloaded and installed, but no longer work properly in the newest operating systems. And you'd be still be using it illegally.
I would just download OpenToonz, look for tutorials on YouTube, and you get some very powerful animation software indeed for free.
At 11/16/17 02:21 PM, Inferno-Leo wrote: Are there any free animation programs you guys can recommend?
Fire alpaca
Oh I need to check these out. It's been so long since I used or had flash. Since flash 5 to be exact
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At 11/16/17 02:21 PM, Inferno-Leo wrote: Are there any free animation programs you guys can recommend?
Flash isn't originally free but here's a link to get it for free
