http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org Artoonix is software to create cartoons or animated movies on your PC. It is best suited for those who want to "liven up" static world of simple computer drawings, add sounds, try out your creativity, ideas and show it to friends and family. With Artoonix you can: - Create drawings in advanced Artoonix frame editor or simply add and modify objects from your picture files (e.g. JPEG's or animated GIF's). - Animate and transform the drawings and photos using a host of traditional animation tools. - Record multi-track sound from your microphone or insert soundtracks from wav or MP3 audio files. -Export your animation into a high-quality Macromedia Flash SWF file or an animated GIF file for easy web publishing, e-mailing, using as your mobile phone wallpaper, etc. - Export the animation into a high-quality movie file (e.g. into an .avi file with your favourite compression codec - DiVX or Xvid). Traditionally, animation process is associated with rather complex multiple stage process but it is intuitively simple in its basics. Artoonix makes it accessible to everybody, especially children. The user interface has been designed to guide the artist through the logical steps of animation process. Text menus, sidebars, mouse contextual menus and keyboard shortcuts reflect the need to concentrate on creative bits while having the right tools at hand. QArchive.org RSS Generator http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org/#5 it's F8 for previous frame outline overlay and F9 for the next one (or use buttons on the menu/toolbar) 20 Sun 2008 http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org/#4 I tried it out a bit and and think it's cool. The only thing I think it needs is layered drawing effect so you can see the previous pages at the same time but show lighter as they go back. This would inable the user to make more accurate adjustments on each frame just like they did doing hand drawings using a light box.
Thanks. 20 Sun 2008 http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org/#3 Pls, go to www.artoonix.com to download version 1.6 (it has both text editor animator and many other nice goodies :)). Version 1.4 hosted on this site is outdated. 27 Thu 2007 http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org/#2 I was looking for a simple soltion to make an animated Christmascard with audio and integrated photos, and Artoonix gave me a easy way to do so. Not the most user-friendy interface, but once you get the hang of it, it works just fine. A pity it doesn't have an "animated text editor", but it suited my needs! Thnx Greetz 27 Thu 2007 http://artoonix.9spikes-software.qarchive.org/#1 When I went to download Artoonix from the download link, I was only able to get 5% of the install file, then the connection timed out. When I went back to the site and clicked on the link again, all I got was a blank page. 09 Sat 2006