Looking for animation software

[LeAnn B]

I'm looking for something similar to this but perhaps cheaper? I've played around with Pivot Stickfigure Animator but I want something with a bit more features.

LeAnn

[[Admin] osborn4]

It can be done in powerpoint.

Check Harvey's Big Adventure

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[LeAnn B]

That's cute but I'm looking for something specifically for animation. It's mainly for my 12 year old son but I'd like to play with it too

LeAnn

[[Admin] osborn4]

Yeah. I know.

I should have put more smileys in.

[kbob]

serious overkill, but probably would do what you want with some more effort-and a lot more, is blender.

http://www.blender.org/

And the price is good-free!

[LeAnn B]

I thought about that but probably too complex for my son

[rev_65]

For $60, I think Stickman looks great!

Some pretty robust tools for creating cutout type animation, which I think for kids will result in a much quicker level of satisfaction over a traditional cel animation program like: http://kids.toonboom.com

[LeAnn B]

Originally Posted by rev_65

For $60, I think Stickman looks great!

Some pretty robust tools for creating cutout type animation, which I think for kids will result in a much quicker level of satisfaction over a traditional cel animation program like: http://kids.toonboom.com

Ya I'm just cheap LOL I'll check out the link, thanks!

LeAnn

[Smob]

I played around this Pivot for a while, too. It was a bit weird to work and the Pivot forums are even weirder. Most everyone is making shoot 'em up stuff. blender may be a bit complicated, but it's free, and there's lots of good tutorials available. If you son is really interested in animation, blender can take him there. A Youtube user, superboy3, has a good starter series.

[voyager529]

Blender is an amazing piece of free software. Remember the rule of software though: easy, powerful, cheap - pick two.

Joey