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| Anime Studio 5 Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $29.00
You Save: $20.99 (42%)
New (22) Used (5) from $25.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 218
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.4
MPN: ASO-C50-DEM-R
UPC: 814956024108
EAN: 0814956024016
ASIN: B000IK412K
Release Date: October 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pretty lame July 6, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Ok, so I bought this software for the boneing capabilities but I was under the impression from the product explanation that importing artwork to use would be no problem, if you do import artwork it is very rastery and cant be used for much more than tracing. The drawing tools dont output a very smooth look so trying to reproduce something you have exported from Flash is nighmarish and not close in quality at all to the smoothness you get from Flash. If Flash ever comes out with bones its all over with.......
Far from easy to use June 13, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Despite the claims of many customers I have found this product to be very difficult to use. I have played with the trial version and tried rigging the characters and it was as painful as a toothache. I made use of the online tutorials and found them to be more frustrating than helpful.
The drawing tools for this software are terrible! Making an original drawing is a very tooth gnashing experience. The sad part is I can draw but I feel like I have to learn to draw all over again when using this software. I'm not even sure if you can scan and convert drawings to vector format. Maybe the Professional version can do that but I don't feel the steep learning curve makes it worth the money.
Sure the frustration would payoff considering that you don't have to draw your characters and images frame by frame but the lousy drawing tools make this software seem like a waste of money!
 animation for the masses March 25, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the anime studio 5 but not the
pro version, which costs 150 more and gives more functionality.
This is a fully functioning animation software, with lots of
interesting features. I can see no reason that a novice
animator such as I am would not be happy with this software.
I would like to see more energy put into a manual, but you
can scavenge the anime blog/chat site to find answers, or
google other places. With a more robust manual, this would
be 5 stars, not 4. It is really the reason I am reluctant
to upgrade to Pro, because I would want more lessons and
tutorials to go along with the upgrade.
If you have an interest in animating, this is the software
for you.
WARNING! February 20, 2007
46 out of 72 found this review helpful
This was a huge waste of money. If you have plans to make a custom animation, do not buy this. Anime only alows you to manipulate one of their few charecters. You can not change eye color or hair color. If you want a good animation you have to go to one of their websites and purchase a character for $10- $20. Their free ones are completly dumb. Using their "easy to use" bone rigging tool takes a long time to set up and use. It took me ten minutes to make one for a stick figure. (which didn't work very well) You can't even group anything unless you buy their $180 upgraded version. I spent hours trying to use this, and could figure none of the above out. It also took two weeks to get here instead of four days. I don't recomend this to people who are looking for an easy to use animation creator.
Difficult to register February 19, 2007
6 out of 20 found this review helpful
My grand daughter had a difficult time getting it registered to begin using it.
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