Meander animations software#

Meander animations software#

14-TOG.pdf which covers some of the same things that were being discussed in that thread about the software Lumo, for generating shadows and highlights. is very secretive about what software is used for what purpose except when they are promoting their own software like Meander or some of the other development projects they have posted here. (Well actually I know it was used for the short film Inner Workings, but is that all ?) Each time I see 2D stuff in a Disney movie, I'm like : 'eh ? is that TVPaint, finally ?!' I wish someday I could know how and for what TVPaint licenses owned by Disney are used. The other drawn characters in one of the song sequences were animated traditionally on paper But isn't that the eventual fate of us all? I don't like the thought of being replaced or reduced by technology. Now, the animator can use tools like the CTG layers in TVP and not need to hire an ink/paint specialist.Īs a person who cares very much about drawing, technologies like Meander make me feel rather threatened.

Ink and paint was once, like rough drawing, a particular skill with a limited population of masters. Of course, this is not much different than the technological changes that led to the elimination of dedicated ink & paint departments, no? The Xerox process, and then later CAPS? David, you could speak to this. If a hand-drawn look can be automated, then an animator with little drawing experience could still be useful in the production of a 2D/2.5D film. Knowing nothing much about the pipelines for CG films (or professional studio films, aside from what I've been able to glean from books), I wonder how much of these technologies are based on the goal of producing hand-drawn looks without worrying about hiring people who can draw?ĭraftsmanship is a rarer and rarer skill, and CG models are perfectly consistent.