If you have never heard of Synfig Studio, you are not alone Neither have I up until a little while ago. Synfig has been in development for a long long time, and has recently come out with a brand new 1.0 release.Use the full-featured bone system to create cutout animation using bitmap images or control your vector artwork.that is intended as an industrial strength solution for creating film quality 2D animation. Synfig Studio allows you to work with 2D vector artwork and keyframes. New in the latest release is the ability to deform 2D characters with joints and bones.
Synfig Studio 1.0Synfig Studio 1.0 has a brand new user interface, that was reworked to give a more friendly experience and be much more intuitive to use. Synfig now incorporates a single window mode that is powered but the modern.
Bones for AnimationThe latest release has a full-featured bone system. You can easily create to cutout animation in Synfig, using either bitmap images or vector artwork. The Bone MultiLink feature allows you to connect your artwork to the joint system with just a few clicks. You are also able to set the region of influence that the bones will have on the artwork, letting your design a bit with the deformations.Cutout ToolNew to Synfig Studio 1.0 is the cutout tool.
Synfig – An Adobe Animate Alternative for GNU/Linux. Synfig is a professional cross-platform and open source 2D animation software designed to create film-quality animations using vector and bitmap graphics. Its marketing pitch is that eliminates the need to create animations frame by frame and enables the production of high-end quality 2d. It's better than any 2D animation software on the market for vector based animations It beats Adobe Flash and Toon Boom at vector based animation. It has more features for 2D vector animations with it's integration with 3D mesh and bone rigs.
The tool offers non-destructive editing of your artwork right within Synfig. So you can cut your bitmap images to prepare them for animation without leaving the application. Again, Synfig does this nondestructively, so there is no need for re-importing items if you make a mistake.Work with SoundVersion 1.0 has a new Sound Layer. With this layer you can have all the basic features needed for syncing your animation with audio or a soundtrack. Simple 2D DynamicsSynfig also offers some simple built in physics.