"We've worked with our expert community to both develop new time-saving features and also enhance existing features to give artisans complete control over their all aspects of their work. Anime Studio 10 keeps animators at the forefront of their craft with its drawing tools, bone technology and rendering processes, to name a few," said Fahim Niaz, senior product manager for Smith Micro Software.
To celebrate the 10th edition of Anime Studio, Smith Micro has teamed up with Wacom Technology, makers of digital interface solutions, for a giveaway with no purchase necessary. From March 4th, 2014 to April 4th, 2014 users can enter for the chance to win a Wacom Cintiq Companion grand prize or a Intuos Pro Medium or Intuos Medium tablet for second and third place prizes. As well, award-winning animator Victor Paredes has created an exclusive animation clip with Anime Studio 10, highlighting the various ways users can utilize preloaded content available immediately in the software.
"Anime Studio 10 interacts seamlessly with Wacom tablets for an intuitive and natural-feeling animation experience," said Don Varga, professional products brand director for Wacom Technology. "Wacom's pen and touch tablets work so well with Anime Studio that we wanted to share the experience with Anime Studio fans, commemorating the launch of Anime Studio 10 with a Cintiq Companion, Intuos Pro Medium and Intuos Medium tablet giveaway."
Anime Studio Pro 10 is the perfect addition to any experienced artist's repertoire. The latest bone features include rigging options to help set up more complex characters. The independent angle constraints allows bones to keep their global angle and are not affected by inverse kinematics, while the squash and stretch feature allows bones to retain their shape and direction as they move. The new Smart Bone Dials allow users to set up movement templates for characters -- simply select the bones, adjust to the desired angle, input the duration and name the movement.
Anime Studio Debut 10 introduces users to the world of 2D animation with useful tools and elements that allow any graphic artist to produce work of the same caliber as experienced animators. New design tools such as the Paint Bucket, Blob Brush, Eraser and Reduce Points make it painless to manipulate objects into desired shapes.
"Anime Studio 10 is among the best animation products on the market as it is both powerful and easy to use with tools that users of all skill levels can harness," said Victor Paredes, renowned award-winning Anime Studio artist of Fluor Films. "Software features such as the Bone Constraints and Smart Bone Dials allow animators to quickly, efficiently and cost effectively bring their imaginations to life with the utmost control. I was thrilled to work with the new content and characters when creating the Anime Studio 10 animated clip and hope that fellow animators enjoy them as much as I did."
Anime Studio 10 New Key Features:
- New Bone Constraints and Smart Bone Setup for streamlined character movement
- New Bounce, Elastic and Stagger Interpolation for adding realism to character movements
- Enhanced Drawing Tools that make creating and adjusting animated content faster
- New and improved content library provides pre-loaded characters and material for easy animating
For the full feature and enhancement listing please visit: http://anime.smithmicro.com/as10new/
Pricing and Availability:
Anime Studio Pro 10 is available for $299.99 and Anime Studio Debut 10 is $49.99. More detailed product, pricing and upgrade information is available here.
About Smith Micro Software, Inc. - Productivity and Graphics Group:
Based in Santa Cruz, Calif., the Smith Micro Software Productivity and Graphics Group produces award-winning software that inspires consumer creativity and enables efficiency. The group's creative suite of programs provides artists of all skill levels -- from novice to professional -- with the tools to illustrate, animate and create 2D and 3D art. Some of the Productivity and Graphics Group's award-winning creative and utilities products include Poser, Anime Studio, Manga Studio and StuffIt. For more information, please visit: http://my.smithmicro.com/
About Wacom:
Wacom's vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and digital interface solutions. The advanced technology of Wacom's intuitive input devices has been used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashion and designs around the world. Today, millions of hobbyist, enthusiast and professional customers are using Wacom's pen and touch technology to express their creativity.
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