Synfig Studio (also known as Synfig) is a free and open-sourcevector-based 2Danimation software.^[1] It is created by Robert Quattlebaum^[2] with additional contributions by Adrian Bentley.

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2D animation app, designed for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork. Features: VECTOR TWEENING; Transform any vector shape into another! Synfig gives you powerful tools for full control on your vector artwork. Just set the key positions and inbetween frames will be calculated automatically. LAYERS AND FILTERS.

Synfig began as the custom animation platform for Voria Studios (now defunct^[3]), and in 2005 was released as free/open source software, under the GNU General Public License.^[4]

Features[edit]

As a true front-end and back-end application, it is possible to design the animation in the front-end, Synfig Studio, and to render it at a later time with the backend, Synfig Tool, on another (potentially faster) computer without a graphical display connected. Incremental and parallel rendering with Synfig Tool is supported by some open source render farm management software, such as RenderChan.

The goal of the developers is to create a program that is capable of producing 'feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources.'^[5] The program offers an alternative to manual tweening so that the animator does not have to draw each and every frame.^[6]

The software is capable of simulating soft-shading using curved gradients within an area so that the animator doesn't have to draw shading into every single frame. There is also a wide variety of other real-time effects that can be applied to layers or groups of layers like radial blurs, color tweaks that all are resolution-independent. Other features include the ability to control and animate the width of lines at their individual control points, and the ability to link any related data from one object to another. Synfig also works with High Dynamic Range Imaging.

File formats[edit]

Synfig stores its animations in its own XML file format, often compressed with gzip. These files use the filename extension .sif (uncompressed), .sifz (compressed) or .sfg (zip container format). The files store vector graphics data, embed or reference external bitmap images, and also a revision history of the project.

Synfig can render to video formats such as AVI, Theora and MPEG, as well as animated graphics formats such as MNG and GIF. It can also render to a sequence of numbered image files, using formats such as PNG, BMP, PPM and OpenEXR.

From version 0.62.00, Synfig has basic support for SVG import.^[7]

From version 0.91 Inkscape can save as .sif file format.

Uses[edit]

Since May 2008, a group of Russian volunteers have been trying to make an animation movie project called the Morevna Project using Synfig, based on the folk-tale of Marya Morevna re-invented as a science fictionanime. They have been making regular updates since then on the Morevna project site, including a demo video released on November 10, 2012.^[8]Free Software Magazine contained an article on the project.^{[9][needs update]}

Name[edit]

It was originally called SINFG, a recursive acronym for 'SINFG Is Not A Fractal Generator', referring to the software's capability of generating fractal imagery in addition to animation.^[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Overview - Synfig Animation Studio'. wiki.synfig.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
2. ^'Interview with Synfig's Robert Quattlebaum'.
3. ^'Voria Studios Closing Letter'.
4. ^'Synfig Open-Source Announcement'.
5. ^'Synfig Studio :: Home'.
6. ^Bowen, Ronda (13 March 2011). 'Top 5 Low-Budget and Free Flash Editors'. Brighthub.com. Bright Hub Inc. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
7. ^'Synfig 0.62.00 Release'. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25.
8. ^'Morevnaproject.org'.
9. ^'The Morevna Project: Anime with Synfig and Blender'. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14.
10. ^'Synfig Studio :: History'.

External links[edit]

• Official website

Synfig Studio is a free and open source 2D animation creator software download filed under image animation software and made available by Robert Quattlebaum for Windows.

The review for Synfig Studio has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.

Synfig Studio is a 2D animation application that enables you to produce film-quality animations using bitmaps.

While there are many other programs currently on the market to aid with the efficient production of 2D animation, we are currently unaware of any other software that can do what our software can.

2D Animation has traditionally been very expensive because every frame must be drawn by hand. Even with today's digital inking and painting software, the process still relies on individuals hand-drawing each frame. This laborious task is called 'tweening'.

Our animation technology eliminates the task of manual tweening, producing smooth, fluid motion without the animator having to draw out each frame individually.

This allows you to produce 2D animation with fewer people while producing a product of a higher quality.

Features and highlights

• Spatial resolution-independence
• Temporal resolution independence
• High Dynamic-Range Imaging (HDRI)
• Artist-oriented design
• Path-based Gradients

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