Which is the best software for 2d and 3d animation?
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i would say that flash is one of the most popular for 2d animation.\n\nbut as for 3d animation you have a VERY large collection to choose from. probably the most popular 3d package for animators is maya, due to their motion builder. but you can produce awesome animations from any 3d package. personally i am a 3d studio max user. and i have seen great stuff form max, lightwave and XSI. as for the BEST one i would sugest that you get your hands on the trial versions of these programs a play with them. see which one feels the best, which one suits your workflow the best. if you learn 3d studio max and get good at it and go for a job where they use maya it shouldnt be a problem, as the principles are the most important thing, not the program you use.\n\n\neagle4
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3dsmax 8.0, Alias or Maya are the best 3d softwares in the market that can create inlimited shapes and effects. there are also cinema4d, lightwave...
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A tie...\n\nThe GIMP (General Image Manipulation Program). This software is pretty much a clone of Photoshop, and has most of its basic functions. There is a version for Linux and Windows at www.gimp.org.\n\nor...\n\nBlender, a complete 3D program that is extremely functional and flexible. You can make animations, models for games, artwork... you name it. It is kind of hard to learn though... BTW, Blender just came out with a new release which has SO many great new features.
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macromedia flash would work great for that kind of animation. You just need to look on the music bar where there's a beat (spike on the sound line) and insert a frame change on that frame.
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try the animation software from http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/ or just use gimp http://www.gimp.org/
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You could try SwishMax, It's a very cool flash animation software with built in effects. Download ebooks for swishmax.
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Start by downloading a 3D development kit and study the API's and tutorials that are available in them.  Your choices are basically OpenGL or Direct3D.  Direct3D is a Microsoft product while OpenGL is a more open standard; if you have any experience with Microsoft development tools Direct3D might be the better choice.  If you prefer Linux use OpenGL.
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Adobe Premiere Pro\n\n(same gui, same options - alphas, blends, trans...)
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I haven't used it yet but here is the link to get some free 3D software.\n\nhttp://www.anim8or.com
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Well, you can download and after wards apply a crack or something:d....it's called 3DSMax and it's very good! Go to www.phazeddl.com and search. Trust me, if you want a good program, it will NEVER be free of charge;)
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Poser 6 is a good program, but is kind of expensive. A similar program is Daz|Studio, available at www.daz3d.com. It does nearly the same thing as Poser, but is completely free. However, both programs need 3d models that you can either purchase through various sites, or you can find some freebies floating around.
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I will use Adobe Premier or Macromedia Flash\n\nIf you are not familiar with those tools, you can use simple programs like Gif Animator, Swish.\nalso you can download form "www.downlaod.com"\n\nby:\nMkamal
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Well for Flash animation i would use Macromedia Flash. But a Free alternative to Flash, which is similar to flash, is gif.   A good program to use for this is Microsoft GIF Animator (follow the link below) This is an excelent beginners program!
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Give this site a try:\n\nhttp://www.diamond-webdesigns.com/webmastercentral/animationstation.htm
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In my experience, Dreamweaver is the most comfortable WYSIWYG software that can be used to design as well as edit code for websites or applications. Yes it has few basic Flash buttons that you can instantly use. But to get more interactive or high-end animations you may have to use Flash itself. You can then embed Flash files (swf files) into webpages using Dreamweaver. Frontpage is something I used long time back, but somehow it didn't give me that much motivation to explore creativity! You can surely use it as a practice-tool though and then move to higher end packages!\n\nAs for playing around with purchased templates, it depends on how the template was created. If it is html, you can used Dreamweaver. If it is the flash content that you need to manupulate, then you need Flash!! For the kind of presentation items you have mentioned, if you are looking for colorful still images, you may create using Photoshop or if you are planning for animations, best is using Flash!\n\nFlash and Dreamweaver are Macromedia products & Photoshop is Adobe product. Check their websites to procure Trial versions to see if this is what you are looking for!\n\nHope this was helpful!
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The aspect of 3d animation is to take a cartoon into the third dimension, giving it more life and extended visuals. 3D animation is usually comprised using 3d software such as 3ds max or Maya on a computer. Movies such as Toy Story or Finding Nemo are just two examples of fantastic 3d animation. There are many cartoons as well that utilize 3d animation, such as Jimmy Nutron on Nick Jr. Hope that helps.
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I'd to use SWiSHmax 1. It is very easy to use and convinent. And the price is also lower than Studio Flash. \n\nHere is the discription:\nSWiSHmax has everything you need to create stunning fully interactive Flash animations. You can create shapes, text, buttons, sprites, and motion paths. You can also include more than 230 ready-to-use animated effects including explode, vortex, 3D spin, and wave. You can create your own effects or make an interactive movie by adding actions to objects. A scripting language allows you to program sophisticated operations into your animations. You can preview your animation inside SWiSHmax without launching a browser or external player, and live editing lets you make changes while the animation is playing. SWiSHmax creates all the files you need to upload to your Web server, or you can generate the HTML code to paste into an existing Web page. \n\nhttp://www.download.com/SWiSHmax/3000-6676_4-10223922.html?tag=lst-6-3