The Best Free Graphic Animation Programs
Free Animation Programs
The worst mistake a beginning animator can make is to spend a bunch of money on the latest and greatest animation program, only to find that the program doesn’t suit his or her needs. Don’t let this happen to you. Here’s a partial list of some popular animation programs that you can download for free, use on a trial basis, or test drive with limited functionality.
- Adobe AfterEffects. This animation program, created by tech powerhouse Adobe, features rich motion graphics and visual effects for film and media. Adobe offers a free trial for this title.
- Animator-9 3.6. This free download from Key Technologies allows you to make animated GIFs from your digital camera. This is the perfect program to bring your still action shots to life.
- AniS 1.0. Creator Tom Whitaker offers this free animation program for simple image manipulations for the web. It’s the perfect partner for those animators testing the web design waters.
- Jumpwel. Another free animation program from Phildes, Jumpwel is a basic object manipulator for use in HTML that uses Java applets. A great introduction to the Java programming language.
These animation program downloads are available on the publishers’ web sites and come with certificates of authenticity.
