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In reply to: Where should I download the beta or alpha software?
Hi! Thanks for signing up.
Both the download link and the activation key parts are supposed to be hidden. The system was, that you had to wait for the next update (up to a few weeks, depending). Then you would receive an email with the new update for you to download.
But I want to change that soon, so people will get the download link right away.
Let’s do that for you right here. Here you go: https://animationpaper.com/download-pre-release/
Others reading this are welcome too!
After downloading and installing, when you run Animation Paper for the first time, you click the link in the small activation-key-window coming up. Following the link you register and get your free activation key. And you are all set.
Enjoy!
In reply to: unable to connect to license server…
In reply to: Switching to a Storyboard interface?
In reply to: Pen Cursor Offset on Wacom Cintiq
In reply to: Crop/Canvas Size and more
In reply to: Program slows down, not sure why
By drawing I mean the whole frame worth of lines, but only in the one layer. In Animation Paper we call that a “drawing”. The combined “drawings” from ALL your layers we call the “frame”. Drawing is in one frame, but only one layer. Frame is all the layers combined. I hope I’m not messing that explanation up. 🙂 Anyway the lassoed selections are kept in memory for various good reasons as an entity. Having many of them in the same drawing will cause it to slow when you need to pick up or stamp even more.
Undo does the same lasso calculations but in reverse, so it will be slow too in those situations. But again, only when doing these problematic lasso stamps.
So in general, in all other situations, Undo will be fast. Let me know if you find a situation where it is not.
In reply to: PNG Sequences dont load well in Compositing Programs
In reply to: Multiple Drawing, XSheets and Brush Smoothing
Great. Nice to see it this way. Thanks.
Our system takes into account when you are doing sharp angles. With most “normal” stabilising it gets smooth yes, but it also takes away details. Our works in a clever way for both at the same time. 😉
I am happy that you can always add LN on top if you like that – and that it seem to work perfectly. Cool. Thanks.
We might add some kind of user settings to our system in a future update. We’ll see what happens. 🙂
In reply to: Touch screen drawing
In reply to: My first impression working with AP
Thanks for this Goran!
The vinyl eraser is for broad stuff and can not be small on purpose. Use the rubber eraser – that is for detail work and can get tiny.
The problems with your line definitely sounds like Animation Paper doesn’t recognise your drawing screen and therefore it is used like a mouse, with low resolution and no pressure. Not optimal at all. Others have the same problems. This is something we must fix. We are looking into it.
Files sizes are not large with Animation Paper either – but I’m sure you are right about similar animation will be smaller for Clip Studio Paint and Krita. One thing is the lasso problem. That does make the sizes very large quickly. But even with out this, sizes will tend to be slightly larger. This is because of the advantages Animation Paper has regarding the line being fully scaleable without any degradation or blurring at all. Also coloring (when that is done) will be much more precise and without any antialiasing artefacts as you sometimes see in other software. In Animation Paper you can also work in a smaller resolution and then change to a higher resolution before exporting – and the result will be super crisp!
Regarding your last comments: All of it is on our todo-list. We are working on doing and improving. I am happy that you like Animation Paper already – and it is getting better! 🙂
In reply to: Program slows down, not sure why
Yes, this happens when you lasso and stamp numerous times in the same drawing. Everything else, including lassoing in other drawings, works at full speed. You get the warning when it takes 2 seconds to pick up a lasso selection. This is already bad. If you continue lassoing in the same drawing it just get worse.
Best to try not to lasso extensively in the same drawing (and don’t make copies of that “bad” drawing). To reset such a drawing, you can do a new blank and trace it using the light table. And then just delete the “bad” drawing.
Everything else works at full speed, it’s just the overly lassoed drawing (when picking up or stamping or undoing the pick up or stamping) and possible copies of it.
In reply to: PNG Sequences dont load well in Compositing Programs
As you probably have noticed you have a few various options when exporting. You need to find the right one for you and the program you want to import it into.
The most basic straight forward way of exporting, that all software that imports a sequence of images can import is “Simple Unbroken Sequence”.
In reply to: Touch Screen Compatibility
In reply to: Pen Cursor Offset on Wacom Cintiq
In reply to: I keep accidentally hiding the layer.
I understand. Yes, with any function and shortcut, there’s always the risk that hitting it by accident will make the software do something that is not clear to you.
But I guess, it will help, as you say, that keys you have a habit of hitting unintentionally can be disabled (when we get that functionality done).
By the way, I am happy you found out what happened after all. I hope it is a matter of getting used to – at least for now.
