Synfig

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Synfig Studio
Original author(s)Robert Quattlebaum
Stable release
1.4.4[1] / December 28, 2022; 15 months ago (2022-12-28)
Preview release
1.5.1[2] / October 30, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-30)
Repository
Written in
Mac OS X, Windows
TypeVector graphics editor, computer animation
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitesynfig.org

Synfig Studio (also known as Synfig) is a free and open-source vector-based 2D animation software.[3] It is created by Robert Quattlebaum[4] with additional contributions by Adrian Bentley.

Synfig began as the custom animation platform for Voria Studios (now defunct),[5] and in 2005 was released as free/open source software, under GNU GPL-2.0-or-later.[6]

Features

As a true

front-end and back-end application, it is possible to design the animation in the front-end, Synfig Studio, and to render it at a later time with the backend, Synfig Tool, on another (potentially faster) computer without a graphical display connected. Incremental and parallel rendering with Synfig Tool is supported by some open source render farm
management software, such as RenderChan.

The goal of the developers is to create a program that is capable of producing "feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources."

tweening so that the animator does not have to draw each and every frame.[8]

The software is capable of simulating soft-shading using curved

High Dynamic Range Imaging
.

File formats

Synfig stores its animations in its own XML file format, often compressed with gzip. These files use the filename extension .sif (uncompressed), .sifz (compressed) or .sfg (zip container format). The files store vector graphics data, embed or reference external bitmap images, and also a revision history of the project.

Synfig can render to video formats such as

PPM and OpenEXR
.

From version 0.62.00, Synfig has basic support for

SVG import.[9]

From version 0.91 Inkscape can save as .sif file format.

Morevna era

Morevna Project.

Much of the development of the tool since May 2008 has been in association with the Morevna Project, a

science fiction anime. They have been making regular updates since then on the Morevna project site, including a demo video released on November 10, 2012 and several episodes of the Morevna story and of animatics based on the Pepper&Carrot webcomic.[10] Free Software Magazine contained an article on the project.[11]

Name

It was originally called SINFG, a recursive acronym for "SINFG Is Not a Fractal Generator", referring to the software's capability of generating fractal imagery in addition to animation.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Synfig Studio 1.4.4 released – Synfig". synfig.org. December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Synfig Studio 1.5.1 released – Synfig". synfig.org. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Overview - Synfig Animation Studio". wiki.synfig.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  4. ^ "Interview with Synfig's Robert Quattlebaum".
  5. ^ "Voria Studios Closing Letter". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24.
  6. ^ "Synfig Open-Source Announcement". 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Synfig Studio :: Home".
  8. ^ Bowen, Ronda (13 March 2011). "Top 5 Low-Budget and Free Flash Editors". Brighthub.com. Bright Hub Inc. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Synfig 0.62.00 Release". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25.
  10. ^ "Morevnaproject.org".
  11. ^ "The Morevna Project: Anime with Synfig and Blender". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14.
  12. ^ "Synfig Studio :: History".

External links

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