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Cartoon animation software should allow a user to produce cartoon-like movies in various ways.
Cartoon animation software should allow a user to produce cartoon-like movies in various ways.
We define cartoon animation software as some kind of specialized [[multimedia animation]] software that should be rather easy to use.
Animation software seems to be commercial. For a full version expect to pay a few 100 / year.


== List of software ==
== List of software ==
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=== Easy cartoon production using built-in characters ===
=== Easy cartoon production using built-in characters ===


* [http://goanimate.com/ GoAnimate] Online tool
* [https://www.vyond.com/ Vyond], formerly ([http://goanimate.com/ GoAnimate]) commercial online tool, free trial.
* [http://www.xtranormal.com/ Xtranormal]
* [http://www.xtranormal.com/ NaWal], (formerly Xtranormal), commercial desktop movie maker running on Windows. [https://school.nawmal.com/  Educational version], pricing from 10$/month.
* [http://www.animiz.com/ Animiz] commercial cartoon animation software for windows. A free limited watermarked version exists.
* [https://www.animaker.com/ Animaker], A free 2min limited watermarked version exists.


=== Other ===
=== Other ===


(to be sorted ...)
(to be sorted, some of these actually may not be what we would call cartoon animation software ...)


* [http://alpha.zooburst.com/index.php Zooburst]
* [https://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk-animator/PSD-character-animation.html Crazytalk Animator]
* [http://www.creatoon.com/ CreaToon]. create 2D animation in the cut-out style. Windows.
* [http://toonboom.com/ ToonBoom] offers Harmony and StoryBoard Pro to create animations
* [http://beta.toonboom.com/ ToonBoom] offers several products. Can output Flash
* [http://Pencil2D.org/ Pencil] Animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.  
* [http://www.pencil-animation.org/ Pencil] Animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.  
* [http://www.ikitmovie.com/15/stop-motion-animation-tutorial.htm iKit Movie]
* [http://www.ikitmovie.com/15/stop-motion-animation-tutorial.htm iKit Movie]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Studio Anime Studio]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Studio Anime Studio]
* [http://www.toufee.com/ Toufee]
* [http://www.webcartoonmaker.com/ Web Cartoon Maker], standalone ''free'' desktop application, reguires programming skills to animate objects.
* [https://opentoonz.github.io/e/ OpenToonz]
* [https://www.powtoon.com/ PowToon], expensive animated slides creator, 3day trial version ($16/month min.)


== Links ==
== Links ==


 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation Flash Animation] (Wikipedia) includes pointers to Flash (swf) based or producing software.
* [http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/multimedia/best-2d-animation-software/ Best 2D Animation Software of 2018]
* [https://windowsreport.com/cartoon-making-software-pc/ 10 best cartoon making software for PC] (Oct 2017)


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


[[Category: Multimedia]]
[[Category: Multimedia]]

Latest revision as of 15:05, 18 June 2019

Draft

Introduction

Cartoon animation software should allow a user to produce cartoon-like movies in various ways.

We define cartoon animation software as some kind of specialized multimedia animation software that should be rather easy to use.

Animation software seems to be commercial. For a full version expect to pay a few 100 / year.

List of software

(unsorted, not complete !)

Easy cartoon production using built-in characters

  • Vyond, formerly (GoAnimate) commercial online tool, free trial.
  • NaWal, (formerly Xtranormal), commercial desktop movie maker running on Windows. Educational version, pricing from 10$/month.
  • Animiz commercial cartoon animation software for windows. A free limited watermarked version exists.
  • Animaker, A free 2min limited watermarked version exists.

Other

(to be sorted, some of these actually may not be what we would call cartoon animation software ...)

  • Crazytalk Animator
  • ToonBoom offers Harmony and StoryBoard Pro to create animations
  • Pencil Animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.
  • iKit Movie
  • Anime Studio
  • Toufee
  • Web Cartoon Maker, standalone free desktop application, reguires programming skills to animate objects.
  • OpenToonz
  • PowToon, expensive animated slides creator, 3day trial version ($16/month min.)

Links

Bibliography