OpenToonz to Windows
Description
OpenToonz is a computer program for creating 2D graphics that includes both vector and raster tools. It allows you to achieve high-quality results, so it is often used to create commercial cartoons and anime. Not suitable for beginners (too complex), but opens up great possibilities for creating professional-level animation.
Specifications
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Pros and Cons
- Creating 2D Animations
- Allows you to transfer images from tracing paper
- Wide range of drawing tools and effects
- Easy-to-use skeleton character animation feature
- Combine your drawn and digital animations
- Open source
- Optimized for Windows, macOS, Linux
- Completely free of charge
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From time to time the program just randomly crashes
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Some functions and windows are hard to find
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Design and layout look outdated
More about OpenToonz
OpenToonz has the following features:
- use both raster and vector elements;
- apply built-in effects and create your own with the ability to save to the library;
- customization of the palette and shades of each of its colors (there is an additional collection of palettes, each of which has its own features);
- animation of the skeleton and individual particles;
- linking;
- creating and using scripts to automate and simplify the work;
- automatic phasing;
- working with rooms (workspaces) simultaneously with personal settings in each of them;
- customizable automatic scanning;
- adding new objects to the finished work and monitoring their interaction;
- customizable animation;
- selecting and transforming objects;
- brush tool and geometric tools (objects can be drawn from scratch);
- tools for working with text (including settings of color, font, animation, way of displaying and other text parameters);
- possibility to paint objects and drawings manually;
- use of the toolkit for vector objects;
- tool options panel, where you can reconfigure any of the tools, regardless of which group they belong to;
- command panel;
- preview of the work results;
- history saving with the ability to delete any line from it without affecting others.
OpenToonz allows you to create an animated video from scratch: from drawing the first lines to full-fledged animation and character voiceover. Due to the complexity of the toolkit, the program is mainly used by professional animators who create commercial videos.
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