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ATTENTION ANIMATORS! Clip Studio Paint Animation!
9 years ago
YO DOGS. Just wanted to give my opinion on a very recent feature included in the newest version of Clip Studio Paint.
(Real quick recap. The products "Clip Studio Paint" and "Manga Studio 5" are the same. Manga Studio was the original series, and was since then bought and renamed to Clip Studio Paint. So if you have an "MS5" license, this APPLIES TO YOU TOO.)
CSP has released a new update, v 1.5.4 that you can pick up here. http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl
The update is FREE. it's a free update. FREE.
This program now has 2D animation capabilities~! It's a little wonky at first, but take it from me, this is the strongest, smoothest, most intuitive 2D TRADITIONAL animating software out there. Let me go over just a few perks.
Rasterized drawing - No auto vectorizing like in Flash or Toonboom (though toonboom is much less of an issue) That being said, you can't re-size your stuff without pixelation etc. BUT IT FEELS GOOD.
Viewport capabilities - Things like flipping your canvas via a viewport (as in not changing the entire fucking file, or ever frame, JUST the viewport (very handy, AND SUPER awesome for animation, this is the only software I've seen that can do this comfortably.)
Editing multiple layers AND cels - Doing small tweaks and transformations. Some programs let you edit across cells, some let you edit across layers, I haven't seen anything that allows for BOTH.
All the customizability and power of MS5/CSP - As you guys have seen this program has been taking the internet by storm. It's powerful and efficient. Incredibly customizeable and randomly only 20-60 bucks. Easily the most powerful software for the dollar.
As well as all your basic 2D animation software funcitons. Customizable onionskinning, lightboxing for different layers, multiple frame/cel manipulation, multiple "timelines" (aka scenes) and tons of other crap I haven't really looked into but isn't necessary for convenient traditional 2D animation.
I'm absolutely serious, the amount of convenience in this program is INSANE. I've yet to see if this has any tween capabilities or anything regarding that kind of animation, though MS5 supports 3D? so probably? or if not, I wouldn't doubt them wanting to go that direction in the future.
As a 2D animator, TRUST ME. There's nothing else out there that is as strong, intuitive, AND CHEAP as CSP for animation. Toonboom is good - but the price is expensive, or subscription based. TVPaint is also rad, but will run you over a grand for a professional license.
THE CONS-
I've seen a small graphical error every so often. If I make a new cel/frame between 2 cels, make a mark, and undo immediately, it seems to copy over some data from a previous frame. Pretty weird. Slightly annoying. Just don't fuck up and that problems solved though haha.
Normal version of CSP/MS5 will LIMIT YOU TO 24 frames of animation. That's not a lot, but that's MORE than enough to make lil' loops. DO know, you can have multiple "timelines" (scenes). So you can make a hundred 24-frame loops if you want to. Compose them all, and bam. BUT. EX is only 87 bucks atm. A bit steep, but dude that's a SMALL price to pay. It's usually 200 dollars, so you might consider hopping on this deal NOW. http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase
I would look at this program as something for 2D animation. NOT something for compiling. Toonboom includes a buncha faux-3D features. Including a camera, distancing your layers so they're legit in depth, allowing for fancy multi-plane camera movement. I WANNA SAY TVpaint does this too (not sure tbh.) I don't see anything like that here. (But hey remember, MS5 has already been dabbling in 3D for a while) - IN ANY CASE. No one composes crap in their animation software anyways. For fancy stuff, peeps often export their work into After Effects or a similar compositing program and pieces it all together there. I'm not saying that's how you have to do it, but damn is that way more convenient. I guess I am saying - that comfortable drawing/working is GREAT for animation. You don't necessarily need fancy tools and lil perks/effects if the program is a pain in the ass to handle.
Okidoke~! That's it.
TL;DR
New CSP update is amazing.
Anyone interested in 2D animation, pick it up.
If you have a license already, might as well get the update. > http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl
Consider upgrading to EX now while it's only 90~ bucks. > http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase
I HAVE been working on some animation stuff, and I'm working with it in a way that it kinda acts like a mini-tutorial. We'll see how this goes.
Aight that's all~! Hope ya'll have been well <3
(Real quick recap. The products "Clip Studio Paint" and "Manga Studio 5" are the same. Manga Studio was the original series, and was since then bought and renamed to Clip Studio Paint. So if you have an "MS5" license, this APPLIES TO YOU TOO.)
CSP has released a new update, v 1.5.4 that you can pick up here. http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl
The update is FREE. it's a free update. FREE.
This program now has 2D animation capabilities~! It's a little wonky at first, but take it from me, this is the strongest, smoothest, most intuitive 2D TRADITIONAL animating software out there. Let me go over just a few perks.
Rasterized drawing - No auto vectorizing like in Flash or Toonboom (though toonboom is much less of an issue) That being said, you can't re-size your stuff without pixelation etc. BUT IT FEELS GOOD.
Viewport capabilities - Things like flipping your canvas via a viewport (as in not changing the entire fucking file, or ever frame, JUST the viewport (very handy, AND SUPER awesome for animation, this is the only software I've seen that can do this comfortably.)
Editing multiple layers AND cels - Doing small tweaks and transformations. Some programs let you edit across cells, some let you edit across layers, I haven't seen anything that allows for BOTH.
All the customizability and power of MS5/CSP - As you guys have seen this program has been taking the internet by storm. It's powerful and efficient. Incredibly customizeable and randomly only 20-60 bucks. Easily the most powerful software for the dollar.
As well as all your basic 2D animation software funcitons. Customizable onionskinning, lightboxing for different layers, multiple frame/cel manipulation, multiple "timelines" (aka scenes) and tons of other crap I haven't really looked into but isn't necessary for convenient traditional 2D animation.
I'm absolutely serious, the amount of convenience in this program is INSANE. I've yet to see if this has any tween capabilities or anything regarding that kind of animation, though MS5 supports 3D? so probably? or if not, I wouldn't doubt them wanting to go that direction in the future.
As a 2D animator, TRUST ME. There's nothing else out there that is as strong, intuitive, AND CHEAP as CSP for animation. Toonboom is good - but the price is expensive, or subscription based. TVPaint is also rad, but will run you over a grand for a professional license.
THE CONS-
I've seen a small graphical error every so often. If I make a new cel/frame between 2 cels, make a mark, and undo immediately, it seems to copy over some data from a previous frame. Pretty weird. Slightly annoying. Just don't fuck up and that problems solved though haha.
Normal version of CSP/MS5 will LIMIT YOU TO 24 frames of animation. That's not a lot, but that's MORE than enough to make lil' loops. DO know, you can have multiple "timelines" (scenes). So you can make a hundred 24-frame loops if you want to. Compose them all, and bam. BUT. EX is only 87 bucks atm. A bit steep, but dude that's a SMALL price to pay. It's usually 200 dollars, so you might consider hopping on this deal NOW. http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase
I would look at this program as something for 2D animation. NOT something for compiling. Toonboom includes a buncha faux-3D features. Including a camera, distancing your layers so they're legit in depth, allowing for fancy multi-plane camera movement. I WANNA SAY TVpaint does this too (not sure tbh.) I don't see anything like that here. (But hey remember, MS5 has already been dabbling in 3D for a while) - IN ANY CASE. No one composes crap in their animation software anyways. For fancy stuff, peeps often export their work into After Effects or a similar compositing program and pieces it all together there. I'm not saying that's how you have to do it, but damn is that way more convenient. I guess I am saying - that comfortable drawing/working is GREAT for animation. You don't necessarily need fancy tools and lil perks/effects if the program is a pain in the ass to handle.
Okidoke~! That's it.
TL;DR
New CSP update is amazing.
Anyone interested in 2D animation, pick it up.
If you have a license already, might as well get the update. > http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl
Consider upgrading to EX now while it's only 90~ bucks. > http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase
I HAVE been working on some animation stuff, and I'm working with it in a way that it kinda acts like a mini-tutorial. We'll see how this goes.
Aight that's all~! Hope ya'll have been well <3
I feel this needs to be in bold. a lot of people pick up CSP when it's on sale for like 20 bucks, and don't have EX. while 24 frames is suitable for short loops (which honestly is what this will be used for most), you should point this out a little harder.