![]() ![]() ![]() pro tip: make each thing a little longer/ bigger than the thing you see on t. There are other alternatives out there and I have not tried them all but, from the reviews I have read, these are a good start. make a folder and draw every part of the body you want moving. ![]() After you have used it for a while, you can decide if you need or want to move up to a more fully-featured program. If you have never used a video editor before, VideoPad is probably a good place to start - has a free version, fairly simple, does the basics. Has a nice Image Sequence option under the Import menu in the Media Bin (and the fact you have to - start a new project, go into Edit mode, go to the Media bin, click the arrow to show alternative import choices, and select Image Sequence - gives you some idea of the complexity of a full professional video editor). Professional: HitFilm 4 Express - more complicated, but very powerful with many more features. If you import media and select the first frame image in a sequence (according to the file names), it will ask you whether you want to import the entire sequence as a video clip, and will then handle the sequence like a video clip, which is rather nice. Intermediate: OpenShot is an open source video editor with some good features, not too complicated. The free edition and the cheap home edition are limited to only two audio tracks, or you can pay a bit more for a version with unlimited tracks. Simple tools and controls let you draw an illustration easily. Look for the Get It Free paragraph and link for a free version for non-commercial home use (might not show up on all web browsers or on a second visit). FireAlpaca is the free Digital Painting Software that is available in 10 languages and compatible with both Mac and Windows. Simple: VideoPad - has an option under File menu, Add Images As Video option for importing image sequences (and select the folder containing the FireAlpaca image sequence). Many other paid editors should also work well, although not all handle image sequences well - some import sequences as a slideshow by default, with about 5 or so seconds per image, not what you want for an animation. Personally, I am rather fond of Corel VideoStudio, a consumer-level paid product, has an import timelapse feature under the File menu (Insert Media) that works well with image sequences. To add sound to your animation, you are going to have to combine your frames into a true movie/video format (MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, etc), using a video editor. It is basically an image format with some multi-image features bolted on. There are a few web sites that try to play an animated GIF and a sound file simultaneously, with varying success. To save yourself problems later, see also my advice about workflow and saving Firealpaca projects.Įdit: Also adding OpenShot, free, which I tested not long ago. Latest version seems stable and has a nice feature where if you import the first image in a sequentially numbered sequence (such as FireAlpaca onion skin output files) it will ask whether you want to import the sequence as a video clip, and add it as a video clip in the project bin.No, the GIF format (from any program) cannot handle sound. Remember, each second is 24 frames (or 25, or 30, or at the lowest maybe 12, depending on which standard you are working with) that you have to draw. When working with longer animation sequences in Firealpaca, keep in mind that many animations stitch together multiple camera views of no more than 2-8 seconds long, cutting frequently to another view.Įach of these views (a sequence of multiple scenes, or a scene of multiple shots, depending on who you believe) would be a separate FireAlpaca project. FireAlpaca probably cannot handle enough memory for one long continuous animation of considerable length. Personally, I am fond of Corel VideoStudio (commercial software, or in other words, you need to pay for it), although I’ve also heard good things about CyberLink PowerDirector, Magix Movie Edit Pro, and Vegas Movie Studio (formerly from Sony), but never tried them. I have tried this, image sequences import fine, but not as obvious. HitFilm Express (more complicated but very powerful - lots of good feedback about this one but more of a learning curve).Lightworks (not as simple, but powerful) (free version: maximum 1280x720 resolution) I have not tried this.MY SETUP AND EQUIPMENT Audio recording - Sound Forge Audio Studio 12. Super basics Create a canvas for drawing First, start FireAlpaca and create a canvas Here is the basic steps to create a new file. I have tried this one - basic features but easy to use, image sequences import fine (entry in the File menu, if I remember correctly). Animated Channel Intro by Sini Animations, music by GamePlayMetal. About the basics of Blur filter Gaussian Blur and the new tool Lens Blur. VideoPad (relatively simple to use) - free version for non-commercial home use only, limited to 2 audio channels.Here are some video editors which have free versions and can import image sequences: ![]()
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