Artoonix for Windows

User Reviews

• Fun to use yet powerful animation package

  suzystaggioniMay 1, 2014

  Pros

  Packed with features, tweening alone would be worth the registration fee

  Cons

  none have found yet

  Summary

  Brilliant little software. Super easy to use, the trial version lets you use all the features (which are countless it seems) apart from the most advanced - frame tweeining (and exporting to avi i think, i usually use flash/swf/gif's so never bumped on this). Frame tweening in itself is great - makes the motion animation a singe-button-click affair, and is worth the registration fee alone.. I especially like the audio toolset and actually find myself using it more than I thought i would (and my daughter of 11 had also discovered this last week, so we all enjoy the special effects now ;)). If you are into toons and animation - get it, highly recommended!

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• A REAL TEST DRIVE?

  PARRISHNELSONApril 26, 2014

  Pros

  I'm not suggesting the company would survive if they sold this program for $20 - but there it i-is!

  Cons

  If the output is watermarked then why are so many features unavailable until the product is registered? Currently the registration fee is $34.95US.

  Summary

  The program is not overboard with features, but maybe has what you're looking for, in which case you wouldn't be a novice to animation. $35 should probably buy more.

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• easy to get started and see your work- so far, so good

  schoonermanMarch 6, 2009

  Pros

  easy to get started and see your work

  Cons

  switching back and forth between 2 pages

  Summary

  I'm just getting into this, so don't have more to say right now.

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• Awesome! Everything you need and no filler.

  jnshiromJanuary 21, 2009

  Pros

  The price is excellent. It is intuitive. It is excellent!

  Cons

  None that I have found yet.

  Summary

  Cheap, easy to use perfect.

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• pretty darn good

  kritix11June 2, 2008

  Pros

  its the only flash/gif creator that lets you actually make the thing with simple painting and modifying that is "shareware" the liscense doesn't affect the features too much

  Cons

  -the water mark output on the avi/swf files?<p>-no tweening unless u register<p>-1cant easily put the file out to avi without a swf converter

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• V1.7 released and a BIG step forwards - but only if you register

  MohlarApril 20, 2008

  Pros

  At last, tweening has now been implemented in Artoonix. Although this isn't of the same vector-graphics type as found in, say, 'Anime Studio' , 'Tweenmaker' or 'Express Animator', it works very well, especially for the movement and rotation of objects along straight or curved paths. This saves a HUGE amount of time. <p>When used as a way of morphing between diffent or altered shapes, a ghosting effect usually happens, but this can easily be turned to your advantage and isn't necessarily the problem that you might think it is. AND, of course, there is the inescapable fact that Artoonix offers an extremely powerful entry point into the world of traditional animation at very low cost indeed. <p>Also, with v1.7, several tweaks and improvements have been made to the ways in which files can be selected and re-used (eg: the facility to now easily block-select .ipa files instead of having to check each image one by one). <p>A few users seem to feel hard done by because tweening is only accessible to registered users of Artoonix - but this is surely a selfish and short-sighted view. The cost of registering is very low AND the developers did offer unregistered users the chance to register for v1.7 at a reduced cost for several weeks before it was actually released. This software is, after all, being developed as shareware and as such nobody can justifiably claim that all the most powerful functions should be given away free of charge. And tweening IS a really powerful function in Artoonix.

  Cons

  There is increasingly little to dislike. The advent of tweening has really opened up the potential and power of this program. <p>For me, the drawing tools fall short of true vector-style graphics, but once you become familiar with how they work, they aren't too much of a worry. <p>The biggest and most noticeable weakness seems - for the moment - to be in the inexplicably low activity of the Artoonix forum. Judging by submissions into the Artoonix gallery or Youtube, there are more and more people using the software and yet hardly anyone contributes to the forum. This is a shame as the developers are usually quite quick to respond to feedback and suggestions and users seem to be missing the chance to influence some of the ways in which Artoonix will develop in the future. <p>So if you try it and like it - PLEASE JOIN IN WITH FORUM DISCUSSIONS.

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• V1.6 even better than 1.5 ----- HIGHLY recommended.

  MohlarMarch 11, 2008

  Pros

  My previous detailed review of v1.5 still holds true, but with v1.6 comes the facility to input and manipulate text. The tool is more versatile than most (just as is the sound function). Text can be entered and, if needed, words or individual letters can be modified by changing font or size or both - all within one operation. If subsequent frames need the same text to be placed in the same position, there is the option to click on a bar and hey presto - it happens. Or, of course, you can save the text as a separate file and import it as an object. Both options are useful for titles or effects. <p> <p>In the next version, the Artoonix team hope to implement tweening. <p> <p>I heartly recommend this software to anyone who wants to explore and exsperiment with animation. If you search YouTube for 'Artoonix' you will find a growing range and variety of animations.

  Cons

  There are a few minor niggles that I have flagged up in the 'Suggested Features' part of the forum, but on the whole, the software is remarkably light on major flaws.

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• Excellent way to start exploring class 2D animation techniques

  MohlarOctober 20, 2007

  Pros

  For anyone who wants to explore classic 2D animation without spending a fortune, there is probably no better program to start with than ARTOONIX. <p> <p>I have been using Artoonix for several months and it is MASSIVELY more versatile than you might imagine from the simple demo that comes with the download. It can be used for the most basic and simple animations - even to the level of animating scribbles - right up to much more complex work where onion-skinning, imported images and intricate animation can be developed. Even more astounding - the way in which sound can be imported and edited within the program is a revelation. It is superior to most other animation software in this respect. <p> <p>Don't expect anything as professional as, say, 'Anime Studio' or 'ToonBoom', but do expect to be surprised once you start to experiment. <p>Visit the two galleries that can be accessed via the homepage. There you'll find examples of everything from stick-figure and blob animation to much more evolved work. <p> <p>There is also a forum which contains several walk-throughs. As word spreads about this software, expect the forum to become much more active and dynamic. The development team also seem to be quick and keen to answer queries or respond to suggestions. <p> <p>Give it a try.

  Cons

  The menu and control icons take a little while to learn and they are rather small. <p>The drawing tools aren't the best, but they do work and there ARE a very good range of controls over line thickness and opacity.

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• Brilliant, simple yet powerful

  george931May 29, 2006

  Pros

  Easy to use, lots of useful tools to make the animations and export them to flash, gif or videos

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• It's wonderful program for creative work.

  Ljudmila HMay 17, 2006

  Pros

  It's not expensive, simple in use, helps to develop vivid thinking. <p>Children like to play with it.

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