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what is the benefits of a 2d animation software over 3d soft

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what is the benefits of a 2d animation software over 3d software
Hi every body
i have some experience on 3d software 3ds max
In anime studio we can create "illusive charm of 2d" in no time.It is fantastic tool. In 3ds max /maya it need enrmous time.
We feel an instant intimacy toward 2D visuals than 3D visuals...

Could you please share your thoughts on this view.

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Shouldn't this be in Chit Chat or General discussion section?

I love all forms of animation. However, there's still something a bit 'synthetic' (that's the only way I can describe it) about 3D Computer animation for me. I find there's an appeal and magic to watching drawings or stop-motion puppets move. That's not to say I don't enjoy films from the likes of Pixar. They are fantastic but I get much more excited about watching a new stop-motion or drawn short or feature film.
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With 2D it's immediately obvious that someone worked on it by hand. We can see that it was drawn and painted. With 3D there's a notion like "ah, a computer just spit it out." It's still work to make 3D animation, it just doesn't feel like it.

There's also something of a "sameness" to 3D animation that I see. When it was first used it was a cool new toy. Now it always just strikes me as gimmicky.
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I think the distinction between 2D and 3D is not so important at all. The look and feel of a style depends on so many more attributes, and that's just the visual part. In regards of animation, it's much more important if:
- animation is done by manipulating a skeleton (CGI, AS, puppet animation)
- animation is done by manipulating discrete elements (cutout, (AS), stop motion)
- animation is done by creating everything frame by frame (all drawn animation, some stop motion).

Have a look at Maureen Prentiss' "Aesthetics in Animation" to see many more aspects animation could be sorted and judged by.
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slowtiger wrote:Have a look at Maureen Prentiss' "Aesthetics in Animation" to see many more aspects animation could be sorted and judged by.
Thanks for the reference. I found it on Amazon US: Art in Motion by Maureen Furniss
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It's kind of an odd question to ask, like comparing oranges and apples.
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Well I suppose reading the original question again...the benefit of 2D animation software over 3D software is that it's much easier to learn and understand.

I like oranges but I'm not very keen on apples except in pies :D
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