Where can I download free animation software?

Question

I would like to create my own cartoon thing using animation software...I would eventually like to submit it to Youtube or as homework at school if need be, so I sort of need it to export as .avi or the equivalent. I would be pretty pleased if the software can export or publish in lots of different formats, but this isn't a must.

I run two Windows Vistas, both 64-bit, I think, and I really don't need it to crash my laptop, thanks.

I would like it to work with my tablet, I have already tried Anim8or, and it doesn't work, and I can't get a new graphics card or anything, so if I need to buy anything, please don't suggest it. It has to be free, trials are good to mention, but I'm not cheap! I just have to have it free, by order of parents. Thanks.

Answer 1

Try Antics.

Answer 2

Some of the better commercial 2D animation programs such as Digicel Flipbook, Toon Boom, TVPaint, TAB, and PAP, have Student or Express versions that are fairly inexpensive. However, you might be disappointed by how crippled these stripped down programs are compared to their more expensive Pro versions. But if you look hard enough you should be able to find them cracked online (rapidshare, bittorrent). There are some free alternatives.

If you're doing old school drawn on paper frame by frame stuff or stop-motion or 2D, I'd suggest MonkeyJam. It's free.

http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.co...

If you're on a Mac, use Pencil(there's PC and Linux versions as well).

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil...

If you want to do Flash animation like the stuff on Newgrounds.com, either break down and buy Adobe Flash or you can try Creatoon or Synfig, which are free. They're not Flash, but they also do vector based symbol oriented

animation.

http://www.creatoon.com/index.php

http://www.synfig.org/

Here are some online resources about the basic principles of animation.

http://www.idleworm.com/how/index.shtml

http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonp...

http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/...

http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/...

http://www.karmatoons.com/drawing/1a.htm

http://www.animationarena.com/principles...

http://w ww.animationmeat.com/notes/notes.html

Answer 3

You can find many animation tools in this category;

http://www.padtube.com/Animation-Tools/3...