Tapptoons Animation Studio offers a platform for animators to create high-quality animation images in the form of AVIs or bitmaps, ready to be used in other computer editing systems.
Tapptoons Animation Studio is the perfect software for animation artists. It provides a range of facilities and tools that allow artists to produce finished, high-quality animation images in the form of AVIs or bitmaps that can be carried through to other computer editing systems.
One of the most useful features is the linetester, which is essential for animators working in the conventional 2D drawn animation method. The linetester helps animators to work in a rough, sketchy style, which is the basis of ‘linetests’. These tests are not intended for public viewing, but rather as a help for animators and directors to get a feeling for the motion of characters.
Once the scene is finally approved by the animation director, the drawings will go through the cleaning-up process, resulting in the final pencil line quality. The finished drawings are then scanned into a computer program for the addition of colour and effects.
The Tapptoons Animation Studio includes all the features of the Linetester. These features include imports from a scanner or video camera (with a compatible capture card), drawing frames using a mouse or graphic tablet and pen directly into the computer system. It also offers a range of video output resolutions, ten animation levels, one background level, a choice of line colour, and erasure of unwanted match lines.
Additionally, the software has pre-programmed snow and rain effects, provision for moving backgrounds and individual levels in any direction, and continuous backgrounds constructed. The backgrounds can be imported bitmaps, scanned from existing artwork, or drawn directly into the computer system.
The Tapptoons Animation Studio also includes semi-transparent levels that can be built for ‘ghost’ effects, and the transparency is variable to allow images to fade up or down on chosen frames. This software is top-notch and highly recommended for animation creators.
One of the most useful features is the linetester, which is essential for animators working in the conventional 2D drawn animation method. The linetester helps animators to work in a rough, sketchy style, which is the basis of ‘linetests’. These tests are not intended for public viewing, but rather as a help for animators and directors to get a feeling for the motion of characters.
Once the scene is finally approved by the animation director, the drawings will go through the cleaning-up process, resulting in the final pencil line quality. The finished drawings are then scanned into a computer program for the addition of colour and effects.
The Tapptoons Animation Studio includes all the features of the Linetester. These features include imports from a scanner or video camera (with a compatible capture card), drawing frames using a mouse or graphic tablet and pen directly into the computer system. It also offers a range of video output resolutions, ten animation levels, one background level, a choice of line colour, and erasure of unwanted match lines.
Additionally, the software has pre-programmed snow and rain effects, provision for moving backgrounds and individual levels in any direction, and continuous backgrounds constructed. The backgrounds can be imported bitmaps, scanned from existing artwork, or drawn directly into the computer system.
The Tapptoons Animation Studio also includes semi-transparent levels that can be built for ‘ghost’ effects, and the transparency is variable to allow images to fade up or down on chosen frames. This software is top-notch and highly recommended for animation creators.
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