AH! I found one! Called pencil! Awesome program!
You animate drawings by making several, each one showing only a slight movement from the previous one. You can do it at many different speeds, though the standard is 24. When you show a large number of these images, known as frames, in a small amount of time, which is seconds, it appears as if the image is animated. To animate a drawing you have to draw the same thing, with a slight change, each time, and keep it so that it doesn't jump around, which would ruin the effect. There are many devices to assist in this. Japanese animation typically brings down the Frames per Second (fps) to 8fps. A typical Flash animation can be done for 12 fps. Your regular TV / video is 30fps or 25fps depending on your region. Some software applications which can produce animations are: Adobe Flash (previously Macromedia Flash), Adobe Imageready can produce simple animated GIFs, Tab Pro (similar to Flash, but supports cut-out animation), Digicel Flipbook (raster-based). Note that the formats are not all Flash-based. There is a Japanese-language only simple Flash animation package called ParaFla developed by a Japanese enthusiast, popular among Japanese Flash amateurs/ game hobbyists. Check the link below for free download.
depends, 3d or 2d? in 3d, the main tools are maya, 3d studio max, blender (free), xsi, z brush, mudbox, renderman, realflow, havok, shave and a haircut, etc. in 2d there's flash, animo and various other programs. and then there's good old fashioned pencil test animations. Get a stack of printing paper, a pencil and a camera and start drawing away.
depends, 3d or 2d? in 3d, the main tools are maya, 3d studio max, blender (free), xsi, z brush, mudbox, renderman, realflow, havok, shave and a haircut, etc. in 2d there's flash, animo and various other programs. and then there's good old fashioned pencil test animations. Get a stack of printing paper, a pencil and a camera and start drawing away.
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The budget for an animation studio will depend on the type of animation that is to be created. Animations can be made very cheaply with paper, pen and a secondhand camera or can cost a lot to produce a computer animated 3D movie which would require a room full of computers to render. Although it is possible to create an animated film using only free open source software. (See links below)
The program used to create Family Guy and American Dad animation is called Toon Boom Studio. Alternatives to this program include Adobe Flash Professional, CreaToon, Plastic Animation Paper, and Ella, among others.
adobe flash
If you mean the program/software which is featured in the animation, its called Adobe Flash and you have to buy it or you can download a free trial see the related link below
pivot is free but its to animate stick men and then theres blender animation it is totally free it animates 3d animation great software
Swish Max 2 is a very good program. I often us it. You can get a free trial at their website. You can also use a program called "Pivot". It is used to animate stickmen and create simple animations. "Adobe Flash" is a very professional animating tool, but is expensive.
You can do basic animation with Grisoft's GIMP, which is free.
There are many ways to make animations of your own, aniBoom is a site that allows you to create animations using their free animation software. The site also lets you upload your animations and watch them, as you would on YouTube.
You can do a google search for good websites for free animations. Or if someone sends you an animation then you can use that by clicking on it, then right clicking on it, then clicking on add and following the short instructions! x
A good free animation program is 'sketchstar' on Miniclip, but if you want even more tools you have to become a member. Blender is also good.
no you must have to pay sorry for the bad wording
...is an animation and game making program, commonly used by almost all animators, famous, and not free. And it's awesome and you can buy it on the Adobe.com store :D
The website located at www.vectorian.com/ provides free flash animation software. There is no catch and it is 100% free. Many other sites that sell their animation software offer a free trial for potential customers before they purchase.