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This is an index of all of the tutorials for Synfig Studio. | This is an index of all of the tutorials for Synfig Studio. | ||
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| − | | {{l|Getting Started | + | | {{l|Getting Started}} {{l|http://synfig.org/files/voria/synfig_tutorial.pdf PDF}} || New to Synfig Studio? This tutorial will help you get the gist of things || Basic |
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| − | | {{l|Animation Basics | + | | {{l|Animation Basics}} || Introduction to making things move, the timeline, and the {{l|Keyframes Panel|Keyframes Panel}}. || Basic |
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| − | | {{l|Adding Layers | + | | {{l|Adding Layers}} || Introduction to the Layers palette, and basics of compositing. || Basic |
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| − | | {{l|Creating Shapes | + | | {{l|Creating Shapes}} || Introduction to making shapes using the bline and normal tools. || Basic |
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| − | | {{l|How do I|How do I...? | + | | {{l|How do I|How do I...?}} || Quick tutorials, and commonly-needed tasks. || Basic |
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| − | | {{l|Slideshow Tutorial | + | | {{l|Slideshow Tutorial}} || Make a slideshow out of a series of images or other Synfig layers. || Intermediate |
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| − | | {{l|Flower Animation | + | | {{l|Flower Animation}} || A beginner tutorial, showing animation with blines. It could be a good tutorial to follow, after the Animations Basics one. || Intermediate |
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| − | | {{l|Snowflake with the Duplicate Layer | + | | {{l|Snowflake with the Duplicate Layer}} || A tutorial explaining how to use the Duplicate Layer to easily duplicate objects. || Intermediate |
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| − | | {{l|Shiny Effects | + | | {{l|Shiny Effects}} #1 || A tutorial of making some shiny effects. || Intermediate |
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| − | | {{l|Building a magnifying glass | + | | {{l|Building a magnifying glass}} {{l|http://www.musikboden.se/synfigfiles/tutorial_magnifying_glass.pdf PDF}} || A tutorial showing how to build a magnifying glass. || Intermediate |
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| − | | {{l|Rescale Animations | + | | {{l|Rescale Animations}} || A tutorial that shows how to rescale a portion of animation in start - end and speed up/down (WIP). || Intermediate. |
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| − | | {{l|Cut-out_Animation | + | | {{l|Cut-out_Animation}} || A tutorial that shows how to create cut-out style animations. || Intermediate. |
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| − | | {{l|Following a BLine | + | | {{l|Following a BLine}} || A tutorial showing how to make a layer follow a BLine rotating to face the direction it's moving in. || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Walk Cycle | + | | {{l|Walk Cycle}} || Tutorial showing import of multiple still frames, and rotoscoping to generate a walk cycle animation || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Reuse Animations | + | | {{l|Reuse Animations}} || Tutorial that explains how to reuse "poses" of portions of the scene without interfere on the rest of it. || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Switching Scenes | + | | {{l|Switching Scenes}} || Tutorial that explains how to edit a collection of .sif files together and switch back and forth between them. || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Reuse Exported ValueNodes | + | | {{l|Reuse Exported ValueNodes}} || Small tutorial to show how to reuse cool conversion collections on several animations || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Sewing BLines | + | | {{l|Sewing BLines}} || A tutorial to show how to sew the edges of the BLines (Outlines, Regions and any BLine based) to each others || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Parabolic Shot | + | | {{l|Parabolic Shot}} || A tutorial to show how to make layers follow a mathematical equation || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Particles | + | | {{l|Particles}} || A tutorial to show how to use the particles template released by {{l|User:Genete|Genete}} || Advanced |
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| − | | {{l|Brushes | + | | {{l|Brushes}} || A tutorial to show how to create brushes using the Duplicate Layer and the Link to Bline features|| Advanced |
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| [http://morevnaproject.org/2008/11/27/camera-widget/ Camera view] || How to arrange camera pan/zoom of canvas and manage ValueBase Nodes of imported canvases || Advanced | | [http://morevnaproject.org/2008/11/27/camera-widget/ Camera view] || How to arrange camera pan/zoom of canvas and manage ValueBase Nodes of imported canvases || Advanced | ||
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| − | | {{l|Requested Tutorials | + | | {{l|Requested Tutorials}} || Need a tutorial? Request it here. || N/A |
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
| − | * {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts | + | * {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts}} |
| − | * {{l|Mouse Shortcuts | + | * {{l|Mouse Shortcuts}} |
| − | * {{l|Video Tutorials | + | * {{l|Video Tutorials}} |
| − | * {{l|Quick Overview | + | * {{l|Quick Overview}} |
General animation tutorial links: | General animation tutorial links: | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 8 September 2009
This is an index of all of the tutorials for Synfig Studio.
| Tutorial Name | Description | Level |
| Getting Started [PDF|Http://synfig.org/files/voria/synfig_tutorial.pdf PDF] | New to Synfig Studio? This tutorial will help you get the gist of things | Basic |
| Animation Basics | Introduction to making things move, the timeline, and the Keyframes Panel. | Basic |
| Adding Layers | Introduction to the Layers palette, and basics of compositing. | Basic |
| Creating Shapes | Introduction to making shapes using the bline and normal tools. | Basic |
| How do I...? | Quick tutorials, and commonly-needed tasks. | Basic |
| Slideshow Tutorial | Make a slideshow out of a series of images or other Synfig layers. | Intermediate |
| Flower Animation | A beginner tutorial, showing animation with blines. It could be a good tutorial to follow, after the Animations Basics one. | Intermediate |
| Snowflake with the Duplicate Layer | A tutorial explaining how to use the Duplicate Layer to easily duplicate objects. | Intermediate |
| Shiny Effects #1 | A tutorial of making some shiny effects. | Intermediate |
| Building a magnifying glass [PDF|Http://www.musikboden.se/synfigfiles/tutorial_magnifying_glass.pdf PDF] | A tutorial showing how to build a magnifying glass. | Intermediate |
| Rescale Animations | A tutorial that shows how to rescale a portion of animation in start - end and speed up/down (WIP). | Intermediate. |
| Cut-out_Animation | A tutorial that shows how to create cut-out style animations. | Intermediate. |
| Following a BLine | A tutorial showing how to make a layer follow a BLine rotating to face the direction it's moving in. | Advanced |
| Walk Cycle | Tutorial showing import of multiple still frames, and rotoscoping to generate a walk cycle animation | Advanced |
| Reuse Animations | Tutorial that explains how to reuse "poses" of portions of the scene without interfere on the rest of it. | Advanced |
| Switching Scenes | Tutorial that explains how to edit a collection of .sif files together and switch back and forth between them. | Advanced |
| Reusing Exported Value Nodes | Small tutorial to show how to reuse cool conversion collections on several animations | Advanced |
| Sewing BLines | A tutorial to show how to sew the edges of the BLines (Outlines, Regions and any BLine based) to each others | Advanced |
| Parabolic Shot | A tutorial to show how to make layers follow a mathematical equation | Advanced |
| Particles | A tutorial to show how to use the particles template released by Genete | Advanced |
| Brushes | A tutorial to show how to create brushes using the Duplicate Layer and the Link to Bline features | Advanced |
| Camera view | How to arrange camera pan/zoom of canvas and manage ValueBase Nodes of imported canvases | Advanced |
| Reaquested Tutorials | Need a tutorial? Request it here. | N/A |
See Also
General animation tutorial links:
