- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (31-day trial); $24.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: January 18, 2007
- Total Downloads: 286,350
- Downloads last week: 1,651
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 12 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The mainstream of animation is fast moving away from traditional cartoons to 3D graphics. This program provides a shortcut into the complex world of 3D character modeling, providing a set of starter models, textures, movie sets, and scenes that can be combined to form the foundation of an animated video.
The basic figure created through this piecework process can be controlled by mouse clicks, and given motion and personality. Different pieces of the body can be duplicated and reattached to form unique characters. We found a few quirks in the animation templates--the female figure looks much younger than the male counterpart, for example.
The program takes some time and study to master, with an extraordinarily broad set of features, and a minimal help file. Nevertheless, we would highly recommend it to beginners in the complicated field of computer animation.
Publisher's description
From Troy Studios :Build and animate 3D models, teach them behaviors then form 3D movie scenes that can be saved in QuickTime, AVI, or Animated GIF format. Animoids is integrated with an online database of 3D art with hundreds of free downloadable artworks: including sounds, textures, models, behaviors, movie sets and movie scenes. It's easy to cut and paste between models, use easy tools for stretching, shaping, coloring or texturing your model, or work at the most detailed level by editing individual node points.
Building a 3D movie is hard work--see if you've got what it takes. Features: more undo/redo control; improved transform options; improved reliability with Windows Me. Version 2.2.10 DL is a minor upgrade that fixes a potential bug related to software expiration.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.9 stars out of 12 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Animoids 3D Movie Maker 2.2.10 DL
"Great Possibilites, but poor performace at this stage of development"
Pros: I liked the animation creations,
Cons: but lost portal to how other animations were created and presented for viewing. Lost pattern of expected moves to activate or move the animation object. On trying to move objects arms and legs, found the movement was floppy and moved more than I intended in a different direction than I intended. ni (animation artist student)
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Animoids 3D Movie Maker 2.2.10 DL
Pros: i got the easy way to make animation for my comapany.
Cons: nothing
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Animoids 3D Movie Maker 2.2.10 DL
Pros: never tried
Cons: graphicks doent look good,lol
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1 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Animoids 3D Movie Maker 2.2.10 DL
Pros: i want like that
Cons: oh so interesting>>>
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Version: Animoids 3D Movie Maker 2.2.10 DL
Pros: There are none.
Cons: EVERYTHING!
Summary: It will not uninstall from my computer. I go to control panel and click on the program name, click uninstall and it just sits there saying that it's preparing to uninstall. This program is a piece of JUNK! Don't be a loser like I was and try this pr... read more >>
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