Free Tools for Animation

FREE TOOLSFOR

ANIMATIONVery basic tutorial

made by Tatjana Gvozdevafor Grundtvig project “Sogundas Lenguas y Nuevas Tecnologias”

(c) 2012

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Science: for illustrate physics, chemistry laws, ... instructions, ...

Math: show step by step how to solve an equation, use patterns ...

Reading: for story telling and retelling ...

Language: make a visual dialogues, read the text in background ...

History: make a film or episode or dialogue about historical event ...

.....

.Art: make an animation film artwork !

ANIMATION in EDUCATIONcould be used for anything

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ANIMATION FILMScan be made by :

educators

to demonstrate lessons,

students

for have a fun and deeper way to learn a subjects !

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ONLINE TOOLSFOR MAKE TRADITIONAL 2D ANIMATION

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BENETOONPLAY http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/

Maybe it is the BEST tool online

***You can

make, save, publishGIF animation

without registration!

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BENETOONPLAY http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/

With

registration

you can :

1) take control over your films,

2) make collections

3) continue work on film

later !

Maybe it is the BEST tool online

***You can

make, save, publishGIF animation

without registration!

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

Draw with mouse

on drawing area

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

Draw with mouse

on drawing areafeatures:

1) colors2) different

stroke widths3) delete4) undo

5) preview

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

Draw with mouse

on drawing area

You can use arrows to add frames or go back to

previous frames

features:

1) colors2) different

stroke widths3) delete4) undo

5) preview

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

Draw with mouse

on drawing area

You can use arrows to add frames or go back to

previous frames

features:

1) colors2) different

stroke widths3) delete4) undo

5) preview

You can SAVE animation and continue work

later.

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Howto draw

onFlipbook ?

Draw with mouse

on drawing area

You can use arrows to add frames or go back to

previous frames

features:

1) colors2) different

stroke widths3) delete4) undo

5) preview

You can SAVE animation and continue work

later.

If you choose SAVE & PUBLISH

you can’ t work on it any more.

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When film is ready and downloaded,

IF YOU NEED

change your film size,you can usefree online

image editors

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SUGGEST THIS editor:http://www.online-image-editor.com/

When film is ready and downloaded,

IF YOU NEED

change your film size,you can usefree online

image editors

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ABCYAhttp://www.abcya.com/animate.htm

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ABCYAhttp://www.abcya.com/animate.htm

Make animation

for FREE !

EASY!

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maximum 40 frames

you can useBACKGROUND

andTRANSPARENT

frame!

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MAKEITSHAREIThttp://www.makeitshareit.com/

looks

really GOOD

animationprograme!

*** must

register

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easy to use

tools

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Animation will be saved as

flash (swf)file

and it

can be embed in

website

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MINICLIPhttp://www.miniclip.com/sketch-star/en/

FUNNY SITE!

Good for make small animation films!

Follow website news and take part in

contests !!!

you can publish

your animations on

YouTube

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SimpleINTERFACE!

You can draw or use

ready made

shapes

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You can seeyour

animation:

views, votes,

likes ..

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Share your animation

on

YOUTUBEect ..

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ONLINE TOOLSFOR MAKE CUT-OUT STYLE 2D ANIMATION

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ANIBOOMhttp://www.aniboom.com/ShapeshifterAnimachine.aspx

Must

register

Easy program,but ... looks

it need a lot of patiencefor make that form

compilations ..

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FEATURES:

*) 4 different shapes. *) Color. *) Onion skin.

*) can add Sounds!

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Click for export animation as

animated GIF

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Animation can be shared and embed

:)

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http://www.aniboom.com/Pages/Application/Animachines/Shapeshifter/ShapeshifterInstruction.aspx

More help here:

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SEE example:

http://www.aniboom.com/Pages/Application/

Animachines/Shapeshifter/ShapeshifterMain.aspx?

EXAMPLE

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GOOD examples from

Mrs. Rose’s Computer Class:

http://www.5roses.com/latrobeschool.com/

computers/project_pages/animation.html

EXAMPLE

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FLUXTIMEwww.fluxtime.com

FREE

For make animation

must register.

CUT-OUT style

animation.

Looks a little complicated

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ONLINE TOOLSFOR MAKE GIF ANIMATION

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PICASIONhttp://picasion.com/

Make animation GIF for

FREE

very simple!

no registration

1) upload pics from your computer or webcam or url;

2) choose animation size (max 450pix);

3) choose speed.

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You can:

Share on Facebook, Twitter, .. ;

Have a Link ;

Embed code for web ;

Embed BBCode for forum ;

Save to your computer.

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MAKEAGIFhttp://makeagif.com/

Make an animation GIF.

Very simple!

For make a film without WATERMARK -

mustREGISTER!

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Animationcan be:

*) download *) share *) publish in gallery

*) or make private

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MAKEAGIFhttp://makeagif.com/

Make animation GIF

You can use webcam

or upload pics

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You can draw over pics

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program is SUPER

but the gallery is strange ...

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Publish to

gallery or

Save online

program is SUPER

but the gallery is strange ...

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SOFTWARE TOOLSFOR MAKE 2D ANIMATION

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PENCILhttp://www.pencil-animation.org/

The BESTFREE

animation/drawing software for

Mac OS X, Windows, Linux

For create traditional hand-drawn

animation (cartoon)

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BENETON MOVIEhttp://www.benetonsoftware.com/Beneton_Movie_GIF.php

FREE

simple

animated GIF editor

only for:

Windows

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CREATOONhttp://www.creatoon.com/

FREE software

for to create 2D animation in the

cut-out style

for: WINDOWS

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CREATOONhttp://www.creatoon.com/

FREE software

for to create 2D animation in the

cut-out style

for: WINDOWS

Publisher's notice:"Due to a recent management decision, we

decided to discontinue further developments to update CreaToon.

Therefore, CreaToon is now available for FREE download, without further technical support. Don't forget to also download the

unlock software, also available on the download page."

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CREATOONhttp://www.creatoon.com/

FREE software

for to create 2D animation in the

cut-out style

for: WINDOWS

Publisher's notice:"Due to a recent management decision, we

decided to discontinue further developments to update CreaToon.

Therefore, CreaToon is now available for FREE download, without further technical support. Don't forget to also download the

unlock software, also available on the download page."

See samples: http://www.creatoon.com/samples.php

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SYNFIGhttp://www.synfig.org/cms/

FREE and open-source

2D animation software, for creating

film-quality animation vector + bitmap.

available for

Windows, Linux, MacOS X

looks maybe

complicate ..

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PLASTICANIMATIONPAPERhttp://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/

looks complicate...anyway .. if here is someone who have a

patience ! :) worth to try

only for

Windows

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PLASTICANIMATIONPAPERhttp://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/

looks complicate...anyway .. if here is someone who have a

patience ! :) worth to try

only for

Windows

see gallery: http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/gallery.asp?locale=

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STOP MOTIONSOFTWARE

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MONKEYJAMhttp://monkeyjam.org/

Capture images from a

webcam, camcorder, or scanner

don’t have onionskin feature

only for

Windows

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ASANAZIhttp://www.animateclay.com/index.php/articles/72-free-downloads/129-anasazi-stop-motion-animator

Saves and plays back

your animation on your hard drive.

Have an onionskin feature.

only for

Windows

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HELIUMFROGhttp://www.heliumfrog.net63.net/heliumfrogindex.html

frame capture, avi creation,

onionskinning,

exposure sheet, Chroma Keying and Rotoscoping.

only for

Windows

Cross platform version for use on Linux and Mac

in developing.

Support only webcam

in futurewill be support for

Digital SLR cameras (Canon, Nikon

etc.)

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GO ANIMATEONLINE

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GO ANIMATEhttp://goanimate.com/

Populare online2D animation program with

premade content.

You can create short animated films and publish them on

the internet.

A little

dificult for

small kids ...

... too simple for

experienced user.

You can make a dialogues: 1) for learn languages; 2) for illustrate history ECT...

...

Friday, October 5, 12

GO ANIMATEhttp://goanimate.com/

Populare online2D animation program with

premade content.

You can create short animated films and publish them on

the internet.

A little

dificult for

small kids ...

... too simple for

experienced user.

You can make a dialogues: 1) for learn languages; 2) for illustrate history ECT...

...

demo introducing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QjTENGaoE0&feature=player_embedded

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THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!HAPPY ANIMATING !

:-)

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