![]() “Smart Bones” makes it easy to manipulate your object’s bones and is definitely the highlight of Anime Studio.Īdditionally, if you aren’t a skilled artist, the Anime Studio comes with a ton of pre-rendered characters, props, audio, video, scenes, images, and even 3D renders ready for you to use in your animations. Meaning if you draw a car, you can only draw one side of the car and then animate it’s turning without having to draw all sides of the car. “Smart Bones” intelligently morphs and transforms your 2D objects so that you don’t have to draw or illustrate all aspects of your 2D objects. Using “Smart Bones” you can apply actions to the bone as well as easily transform 2D objects into 3D. “Hey, look! I can fly!” (Started playing around with the character on stage)Īnime Studio makes it extremely easy to create a skeletal structure of your characters known as “Smart Bones Technology”. You can play around with this preset character and manipulate his pose, create some new key frames of your own or just scrap the whole thing altogether to start creating your own animation by importing your own videos, illustrations or even draw directly in Anime Studio. Then, the rest is really up to you and your imagination. Below is a screenshot of the setup after I logged in for the first time.Īnime Studio Screenshot on Initial Log In Here you can playback the set up and see your character move around the stage as well as all the keyframes set up in the timeline. At startup, you are greeted by a character that has already been pre-rendered for you. The Color Palette is on the right and sitting right in the middle of the canvas is a character. Once you start up the Anime Studio for the first time, you might be overwhelmed by set up if this is your very first time playing around with any animation software suite. So, with the reasonable price points and the promises of ease of use it was time for me to take this software for a spin.įor the purpose of this review, I will discuss my experience with the Pro suite since it’s the first one I installed on my computer and was provided for review from Smith Micro. Now how long it takes totally depends on you.Īnime Studio is available in a beginner’s version, commonly known as Anime Studio Debut, and the software that retails for around $50.įor the more seasoned animators, there is a Pro version that retails for $200. From 30 second spots to full length movies have been created using the Anime Studio. While most of the animations that have used Anime Studio aren’t Anime inspired, it’s still interesting to see what type of content people are creating through the software. Similarly, Anime Studio is an easy to use animation suite that allows you to create animations without having to create each individual frame. Lovers of manga aren’t just consumers, they often aspire to create their own manga and often sketch and create manga on their own. Manga Studio is being used by some major names in comics but it all started out with Manga artists. From there they developed Manga Studio, that was being showcased on the New York Comic Con floor, which is a unique tool that allows you to create a comic book from start to finish. Poser is their core software that is mostly used by CGI users that allows them to create and manipulate realistic figures. But what you might not realize is that the graphics division at Smith Micro have created illustration staples like Poser and Manga Studio. Smith Micro actually creates software for the big five mobile carriers: AT&T, Sprint, etc. You just need a ton of patience.īrief History Behind the Creators: Smith Micro Bringing my sketches to life does sound interesting and ever since I gave Anime Studio a spin after New York Comic Con this year, I know it’s not as hard as it would seem. Animation is something that has alluded me in the past and was never easy to pick up on my own. However, this year I was inspired to start playing around with animation. Each and every year, there are tons of talented artists that inspire me to pick up a pen again and start sketching, even if it only lasts for a few days. Sketching for hours instead of coding JavaScript for hours always seems like it would be a welcomed change of pace. Since I have a weird menagerie of skills and interests, I’ve always wondered how differently my life could have been if I took a more creative path. Wandering through the floor of every New York Comic Con, I’m always in awe of the talented artists and illustrators.
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