![]() It doesn’t take very long to get rolling on this once you understand how the bones are linked together and affect one another. It’s designed to make it easier to control your rigging and repeat complex movements. Once you’ve fully constructed your character, you’ll want to create a rig for it. One of the features of the software is the Smart Bones rigging system. As this is a vector-based software, it’s very easy to move points around or to turn off edges on a shape as needed. Thus far I’ve found the included PDF Tutorial Manual to be enough to get me up to speed on the software, but it’s nice to have the online resource handy.Ĭreating a basic character from scratch using shapes and refinement tools takes very little time. There’s just over 40 tutorials and 10 plus documents discussing technique are available on their website. I’m so used to using other programs that use certain buttons and shortcuts that I had to change the way I think a little bit. That’s my only significant criticism of the software. The interface isn’t entirely unfamiliar if you’ve used other creative software, but there are features and behaviors unique to the Anime Studio Pro series and you might find yourself a little confused if you don’t. If you haven’t used the software before, you’ll want to take the time to go through some of the tutorials. ![]() Here’s an brief example of animation created in Anime Studio by someone who clearly knows what they’re doing: More pre-constructed content is available for purchase through their website. If you’re a casual fan, looking to keep it fun and dabble in the software, they provide pre-constructed characters, props and scenery. That work can be further beefed up by Anime Studio Pro 9’s ability to work with art created in other software. The first question you’re probably going to ask is, what’s it capable of? If you have the skill and the talent, you can create professional animation using this software. If you’re looking at both versions, you’ll definitely want to take a look at the comparison chart and decide which version has the features that meet your needs. ![]() Anime Studio, if you’re unfamiliar, is an affordably priced animation software package that addresses both the needs of the casual animation enthusiast (through Debut) and the hard core animator with previous training in other software (through Pro). Anime Studio Pro and Debut 9 were released yesterday and Smith Micro sent us a review copy of the Pro edition.
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