![]() ![]() It has been a long work since we launched Aura-Clay in 2000, with many trips from Europe to Japan, many discussions to understand their needs. And, yes : we were able to convince some producers/studios to use TVPaint instead of Retas. In fact, many people in Japan switched from Retas to TVPaint and it's only a beginning. (I was smiling reading your post, I have read/heard some many times the same. Only a powerful director might be able to convince a producer to use TVP instead of Retas, and only if his/her style really needs that. And is TVP's import API documented and can be used by others? I'm just speculating here, but IMO a program's ability to import (and export) different file formats contributes greatly to its success.īut let's face it - no japanese studio will skip their decade-long investments and switch to a different software. I wonder: how much sense would a set of importers make? "You have already started your animation in X? No problem, get professional and finish in TVP!" Some of the new animation softwares are open source, so their file structure is public. And there's still movement in that market segment, new software projects pop up here and there. I agree that stripping down TVP to a cheaper beginner's version might be impossible without seriously crippling the program. Would a Miyazaki profit from switching to TVP? Not in his animation. ![]() It doesn't hurt to introduce workflow improvements, but let's face it - no japanese studio will skip their decade-long investments and switch to a different software. I don't think TVP should concentrate on Anime alone - its unique selling point is in fact independence from any style. But I guess this would lead to much more pirated TVPaint versions. ![]() Maybe it would be worth considering a full working demo which works for 30 days instead of a demo which works full time, but misses the save command. StudioAKA started using it and an indie animator (which did an animation tutorial for PS a few month ago) I really like, twittered a few weeks ago he would like to try TVPaint more intensive, but it's pretty expensive. Maybe it's cause I'm somehow "involved", but I noticed an increasing interest in TVPaint in the last few years, at least in the circles I follow on vimeo, tumblr etc. The main reason I try to reject all adobe software out of my workflow. I think get your point: TVPaint is to expensive to be used by hobbyists and animation beginners and the question is will they switch their software if they turn pro? But a more stripped down software wouldn't be useful anymore I guess.Īnd cloud subscription is maybe a good model for big companys, but if you don't plan to buy every new version, you will pay a lot more. TVPaint going out of business would be like my Cintiq dying, I'd be boned, I do worry about it sometimes. I know a lot of guys in studios using TVPaint, but not general hobbyists. I'm no businessman, but maybe it's time for TVPaint to get aggressive and sell a more stripped down version or look into cloud subscription plans? A ton of wannabe animators on Tumblr these days that will be suckers for Toon Booms bull****. Go and reverse engineer PaintMan and don't feel bad, because Celsys have parked their tanks on your lawn by ripping off your timeline that they introduced to Clip Studio Paint 1.5.0, as have the guys who develop the free painting software Krita. I personally think TVPaint should focus on the anime industry, that industry is absolutely crushing everything else right now and Retas Studio (therefore Japan) has a monopoly on it, it's a good time too since I hear more and more are turning "tradigital". Toonz Harlequin has a superior deformer and CelAction has superior rigs, TVPaint and even good old DigiCel FlipBook (new version soon?) are superior at hand-drawn, Harmony is a jack of all trades Adventure Time copy machine. They did have Personal Learning Editions (PLE) of Animate Pro anybody could download and use before the recent rebrand so I don't think offering their software for free is new to their business model. In my very first post on this forum I criticized Toon Boom for not listening, I don't know why people use their software. It looks like 2D trying to be CGI, the reverse of Paperman, they both share an identity crisis and they've succeeded in rubbing out the artists hands, the very thing many people are fighting against, studios like Pixar are trying to turn aesthetics like this into one-click solutions. Am I alone in thinking that animation is terrible? Apologies to anyone who works on the film Klaus but you couldn't cram more tropes in if you tried, right out of the 1950s Disney playbook. ![]()
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