Which programs are used for basic 2D animations?

synergy11 · Aug 2011

I was wondering what programs are used for moving graphics for opening credits. You know like the James Bond intro's and such. I think it was Quantum of Solace or the one before it. Where they had all the nice 2d ladies in the sand.

Also what do you thing was used for the Zero Punctuation video game reviews?

Thanks.

chrisradsby · Aug 2011

I'd say: 3d-modelling/rendering software and using Adobe After Effects.

RexM · Aug 2011

Sony Vegas sounds like it'd fit the bill too.

Andreas · Aug 2011

synergy11 wrote: »

I was wondering what programs are used for moving graphics for opening credits. You know like the James Bond intro's and such. I think it was Quantum of Solace or the one before it. Where they had all the nice 2d ladies in the sand.

Also what do you thing was used for the Zero Punctuation video game reviews?

Thanks.

After Effects or Flash. Unfortunately there isn't an open source solution, as Inkscape doesnt have an animation engine (but it should). I guess you could just animate textured planes in Blender though...

synergy11 · Aug 2011

So after effects will do the job? What do you mean it's not open source?

Andreas · Aug 2011

After Effects will do the job

Open source can mean a free program; After Effects definitely is not free

whipSwitch · Aug 2011

although, if you are savvy enough with ActionScript3, you can use flashdevelop and the flexSDK to produce script based animation without owning Flash. You can embed external bitmaps, although all your text layout and shape creation would be code-based. You can do some pretty kicking animation and sequencing with the Greensock library( which is also free, and very easy to use.). So there is an option, but it requires some decent AS3 knowledge..

Ben Apuna · Aug 2011

I'm not sure what you are after but maybe Pencil would be useful.

Apparently it can be used for both vector and bitmap based animation.

It can also export image sequences, and Flash SWFs.

Best of all it's open source.

Andreas · Aug 2011

Ben Apuna wrote: »

Apparently it can be used for both vector and bitmap based animation.

Really? I haven't checked it in a while. Would be cool if it allowed for vector based animation.

Ben Apuna · Aug 2011

I haven't used it yet, but looking at the documentation one workflow looks like you sketch out your animation on a bitmap layer(s). Then go back and trace it all on vector layer(s), and finally export the vector layers as an animation.

Though you could forgo that and export a bitmap based PNG sequence or Quicktime movie instead.

VoxHousedotnet · Aug 2011

For a 007 style sequence I would simply render 3d models out as silhouettes. Other shapes can be done using Masks in AE. They may well have done their silhouettes with hand drawn rotoscoping, but that is a major investment of time compared to the above.

Shadownami92 · Aug 2011

For open source video editing I think Blender actually has a decent editor, you can look up tutorials for Blender Sequence Editor and check it out.

Which programs are used for basic 2D animations?

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