Hi

> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 2:59 AM, Ralf Mardorf
> <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>
>
>> I'm in a hurry so that I now only want to reply to this. We know about
>> vector graphics and it makes sense for the animation but not for the
>> whole artwork like less animated backgrounds. I like inkscape and xara
>> (I don't know illustrator) but the tools, the whole workflow is much
>> better with gimp and photoshop (in our opinions). I don't like art only
>> made with the computer. I think it's more pleasant to scan drawings, to
>> record instruments and then to use the computer. The question for us is,
>> how to get drawings with layers into a animation program like synfig studio.
>>
>
> Synfig can import one-layer images as bitmap layers like png/jpeg
> easily (file -> import), for xcf images there is a converter, likewise
> for svg if you use inkscape to draw:
>
> http://synfig.org/Converters
>
> Here is an animation done with drawing in gimp, importing images as
> layers into synfig and animating the result:
>
> http://akhil.nightmail.ru/hny2008/shot1_v6.ogg
>
> synfig source here:
>
> http://akhil.nightmail.ru/hny2008/shot2_v9_src.tar.bz2
>

Wow, looks great Paul but here we can see the effect Daniel (sorry, I
think I called you David in a mail today) discribed:

> I agree that for static elements, bitmaps would be OK as long as they
> were the correct resolution. It would be difficult to upscale the
> movie later without loss of quality though. Have you thought of
> tracing your bitmap in Inkscape first, converting it to SVG?

It would be fine to have a gimp like GUI in synfig for drawings or if it
will be possible to import multi layers pics from a gimp like vector
graphic application, maybe not tomorrow but one day.

I look at some screenshots from pencil and ktoon but found no from f4l.
I heard about making animation videos with macromedia (adobe) flash. Is
it possible to produce in video quality with macromedia flash, resp.
f4l? I'm not a friend of flash in the internet, I never had problems
with playing flashs, that works fine but they suck if I can't skip them
or while reading a text everywhere the screen is shaking, I have
dyslexia I don't need flashs in the net to see things moving, that's
why I have prejudices about flash.

Cheers,
Ralf

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