Related Projects

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Vector/2d Animation

• Synfig - vector based 2D animation (this project!)
• KToon - Pixel-based 2D animation, similar layout to ToonBoom Studio
• pencil - software for traditional hand-drawn animation (both vector & raster)
• Uira - Flash clone, sourceforge project closed 2008-01-13
• F4L - Flash for Linux, a Flash clone.

3d Animation

• blender - 3D modelling and animation
• aqsis - 3D renderer, Renderman compatible
• k-3d - 3D modelling, animation, rendering
• sharp3d - opensource version of Zbrush, integrated onto Blender

Raster Image Manipulation

• GIMP - GNU image manipulation program
  • the iwrap deformation tool can create (crude) animations
  • layers can be saved as animated .gif
• GAP - GIMP Animation Plugin
• cinepaint - a GIMP fork used for motion picture frame-by-frame retouching

Vector Image Manipulation

• inkscape - SVG-based vector graphics, animation capability scheduled for Milestone 20 - Inkscape 0.54
• xaralx - vector graphic program

Video editing

• Freshmeat Category: Non-Linear Video Editor
• Cinelerra - video editor and compositor
• jahshaka - video and film compositing, editing and special fx system
• stopmotion - create stop-motion movies
• frameworks - stop-motion frame capture
• DIVA - Defunct linux video editor
• pitivi - open source video editor.
• positron - windows based NLE, last release 2006
• cuisine - NLE, last updated 2004ish.
• Kino - Linux NLE
• Kino plus- Plugins for Kino
• Lives - Linux NLE video editing software

Lipsyncing

• jlipsync - java based Lip sync program. Allows users to align phoneme key frame shapes to an audio track. Output to a shot sheet or AVI file (convert the AVI to a series of PNG files and import them into Synfig for added fun!)
• papagayo python based lipsync program. Allows export to Anime studio, or contact genete to import into Synfig ;)

Programming/API's

• amanith - an OpenSource C++ CrossPlatform framework designed for 2d & 3d vector graphics.

Realtime/VJ tools

• effectv - Real-time video effector
• freej - Real-time video manipulation, available on the Dynebolic distribution.

Utilities

• Dv backup- Utility to back up data to DV tape.
• LVS Video capture software for Linux, last updated 2002
• mjpegtools - Tools for video capture and editing under linux
• theora - Video compression format

Subtitle editors

• bakasub - Subtitling software for Linux, last updated in 1999
• gsubedit- Subtitle Editor (Gnome)
• ksubeditor- Subtitle Editor (KDE)

Video Players

• freshmeat freshmeat video player category
• mplayer Multi platform video player (windows/linux/mac)
• xine Linux video player
• vlc Multi platform video player (windows/linux/mac)

Xsheets?

Please note, old software is perfectly fine to use :) It may not support newer hardware though.

TODO

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• DVR, digital video recorder

Information

• http://www.robfisher.net/video/ - Linux video information

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