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What animation program do you use and why?

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Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 00:35:46


At 7/16/25 01:57 PM, NK2007 wrote:I use Krita, because its free, easy to use and to animate frame by frame, good for painting, has no limitations, and doesn't crash every 5 seconds, and also many more... Specially the fact that It doesn't have limitations for a free software


"has no limitations, and doesn't crash every 5 seconds"


Debatable. But given the free software part, I'll let it slide lol

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 07:49:12


Clip Studio Paint EX and Aseprite.

It's nice to have all the same tools and hotkeys that I use for illustration in my animation workflow, makes it so I don't have to get in a different mindset, my characters can look like they belong in their painted environments and so on.

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 08:29:30


I use procreate dreams! I’ve been using it ever since it came out back in November 2023. It was really cuz the last program I used, Adobe Fresco, sucked to animate in, but that was really the only other animation program I knew at the time and also I was desperate to use it. I’ve gotten used to dream’s quirks like NO LASSO TOOL n such, though would I recommend Procreate dreams? No! At least not right now, but there’s gonna be a huge update coming. I’ve been actively keeping an eye on these forums since last year and hopefully it’ll fix everything and it looks promising, but till the reviews come in for that update, I wouldn’t recommend getting dreams.

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Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 08:42:54


Hello, a relatively new Newgrounder here.

I use Flash Pro 8. Simply to make a protest against Adobe's shit policies on their pricing and such. Also it works pretty well on my aging hardware... the joys of being a broke teen animator.


There may be fifty shades of grey, but there's only one shade of Flash Red.

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 12:39:27


At 7/16/25 04:16 PM, Kolumbo wrote:none i just make cartoons in my mind for personal enjoyment


You greedy bastard! >=[

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 12:40:39


At 7/16/25 04:16 PM, Maxfilm wrote:Paper and pencil for animating, and Tv Paint for clean up.


And an OG Gameboy for additional chiptune audio??

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 12:54:21


At 7/17/25 12:40 PM, Guidodinho wrote:
At 7/16/25 04:16 PM, Maxfilm wrote:Paper and pencil for animating, and Tv Paint for clean up.

And an OG Gameboy for additional chiptune audio??


Yes actualy!


Are you cool enough to check out my stuff, punk!

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Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 13:23:14


...cracked ibis paint.. or pixel studio, I recommend that one for mobile people


I'm learning to use flash now by the way, but goes hard because I have not much time


cockjoke

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Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 13:48:11


Flash because visually, the quality cannot age poorly in swf format. I am upgrading to Clip Studio Paint EX soon though.


Currently working on a cartoon this summer. Stay tuned I guess. Heh.

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Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-17 16:32:52


I use Ibis Paint X mainly because I'm inexperienced, I was wondering what other animation programs are relatively good/ easy like rigging that's free or less pricy?

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-18 07:10:49


What are Aseprite animators using to add sound?


I've been able to do it with terminal commands in Linux, but timing is rough.

Response to What animation program do you use and why? 2025-07-18 19:29:58


I have Adobe Animate! I still don't fully understand how it works, but yeah, i like so far!

https://youtu.be/6ipbsx0Wy2c


Cool, sweet and catchy!

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