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I study computer science, and for this summer I will divert with cartoon animation in South Park's style (therefore with animations not particularly perfect).
I already have read this thread: viewtopic.php?t=10124&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
but it's 2 years old, and now the two software are upgrade in Anime Studio Pro 8 and Toon Boom Animate Pro 2, introducing new features.
So I decided to open this new thread.
I state: I've never done animation before! I'm totally inexpert in this field.
Which software is more indicate for me? AS Pro 8 or Toon Boom AP 2?
I have see the "Tour video" in the homepage of AS Pro 8 and hit me the possibility to record the audio in real time and sync the lips totally in automatic!!
In Toon Boom AP 2 I don't know if I can record the audio, and for the lips sync there is a specific method (therefore don't is automatic as AS Pro 8 ).
Also, in the previously thread that I have linked, someone wrote that in AS Pro 8 it's possible to drag a point and drawing directly from a primitive figure, helping who (as me) can't to draw, creating easily a figure, dragging the point with the mouse.
You confirmed theese two features? Are available also in Toon Boom Animate Pro 2 or not?
I know that this is a AS'forum for AS'discussion, so you can might be ever AS' fans, but I ask you an objective opinion: for a beginner of digital animations (as me) it's better AS Pro 8 or Toon Boom AP 2? The price isn't a problem.
I have also another question: if I import a 2D character from a PSD file (created in Photoshop for example) can I create bones and animate the arts of this? Or for create animations with my characters I must draw them only directly in AS or Toon Boom?
Again, for example, if I have to turn the head of my character from front to side, how I show the side of head if my imported character is 2D?
I must create a new level with the side of head or I just move the head with bone?
The result that I would is like this:
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3002/esempio.png
I know that the animation frame to frame is available only on Toon Boom..in AS Pro 8 as I can do this head's movement?
Thanks and sorry again for my bad english!