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{{Title|Synfig Wiki}}
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==Welcome to the Synfig wiki!==
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This wiki is the main documentation for the [http://www.synfig.org/ Synfig Project], a 2D animation and design program. The wiki documentation is divided in three main sections: {{l|User Documentation}} (for the users of the animation program), {{l|Developer Documentation}} (for the people developing the code of the program) and {{l|Writer Documentation}} (for the people that wish to keep this wiki up to date).
  
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* '''{{l|User Documentation}}'''
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** {{l|Category:Manual|Manual}}. The Manual is a step by step walkthrough of the main aspects of Synfig Studio and the workflow to do animations with it. An (''outdated'') snapshot is available for [https://archive.org/download/CategoryManual/Category_Manual.pdf offline viewing]
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** {{l|Category:Tutorials|Tutorials}}. Each tutorial is an independent guide that illustrates how to proceed to achieve a particular task.
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** {{l|Category:Reference|Reference}}. This is an exhaustive list of all the individual aspects of Synfig (GUI and command line). Use it when you need details on a particular aspect of the program.
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** {{l|Category:Glossary|Glossary}}. Some parts of the documentation have Synfig-specific naming or concepts. Research them here.
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<center><b><div style="font-size:160%; margin-bottom:10px; margin-top:20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;">Animation in the free world</div></b></center>
 
  
<div style="font-size:120%;">Two-dimensional animation has long been the domain of proprietary software. That changes with the introduction of Synfig, a free software/open source tool for producing feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources.</div>
 
  
<div style="margin-bottom:20px;padding: 4px; font-size:130%; border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc;"><b><center>[[About|Learn more about Synfig...]]</center></b></div>
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'''To all writers and translators'''
  
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Please read the hints at {{l|Writer Documentation}}.
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[http://synfig.org/Challenges http://synfig.org/images/2/22/Challenge-button-1.png]</td>
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<div style="font-size:115%; font-align:center; padding:4px; margin-bottom:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #030336"><b><center>Beautiful art inspires<br>the community</center></b></div>
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<div style="float: left;"><span>http://synfig.org/images/9/9a/Community_icon.png</span></div> The community is inspired by the art you produce. Thank you to all who produce the art in the [[gallery]], at [http://youtube.com/results?search_query=synfig&search_sort=video_date_uploaded YouTube], [http://search.deviantart.com/?section=browse&q=synfig&qh=sort:time deviantART], [http://www.videoplayer.es/tag/synfig/ VideoPlayer.es], [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=synfig&so=1 Google Video], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/synfig/ Flickr] and around the web. You might like to read some [[Animation Ideas|animation ideas]], contribute to the [[DemoReel|demo reel]] or [[Contact|share your work with us]].
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<div style="font-size:115%; font-align:center; padding:4px; margin-bottom:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #030336"><b><center>Beautiful art needs<br>beautiful support</center></b></div>
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Artists need information about how Synfig works in order to be able to inspire us with their animations. Help document the Synfig interface, write tutorials, help people on IRC and in the forums and more.
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Free software and open source development is nothing without an active community, so come join Synfig. We need bug fixers, general developers, bug reporters, beta testers, artists to inspire us and more. Your contributions are welcome, needed and appreciated.
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 21 June 2016

Welcome to the Synfig wiki!

This wiki is the main documentation for the Synfig Project, a 2D animation and design program. The wiki documentation is divided in three main sections: User Documentation (for the users of the animation program), Developer Documentation (for the people developing the code of the program) and Writer Documentation (for the people that wish to keep this wiki up to date).

Below is a list of all the items for each category of documentation.

  • User Documentation
    • Manual. The Manual is a step by step walkthrough of the main aspects of Synfig Studio and the workflow to do animations with it. An (outdated) snapshot is available for offline viewing
    • Tutorials. Each tutorial is an independent guide that illustrates how to proceed to achieve a particular task.
    • Reference. This is an exhaustive list of all the individual aspects of Synfig (GUI and command line). Use it when you need details on a particular aspect of the program.
    • Glossary. Some parts of the documentation have Synfig-specific naming or concepts. Research them here.
  • Developer Documentation
  • Writer Documentation


To all writers and translators

Please read the hints at Writer Documentation.