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Synfig Studio

Synfig is a powerful, industrial-strength vector-based 2D animation software package, designed from... Created by Synfig.org

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Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software, designed as powerful industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork.

It eliminates the need to create animation frame-by frame, allowing you to produce 2D animation of a higher quality with fewer people and resources. Synfig Studio is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS X.

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Linux Graphics and Digital Media

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Features

Bones and Layers Frame by frame animation Timeline-based Tweening Add a feature

Category

Photos & Graphics

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2d-animation-software animation animation-production bones-and-layers cartoon frame-by-frame-animation hdri high-dynamic-range-imaging illustration timeline-based tweening vector-art

Synfig Studio (sometimes referred to as Synfig) was added by gyorgyjano in Apr 2009 and the latest update was made in Jul 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2019 There is a history of all activites on Synfig Studio in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Synfig Studio or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Synfig Studio Comments

Comment by Aaron

about Synfig Studio · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 5 Helpful Report as spam

Its a really good program, but it takes a lot of getting used to. You can do some amazing effects and make some spectacular videos with it, but it definitely has a learning curve. the interface is ok, but I think it could be better. Overall it is a good program for what it does.

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