What is Animation Desk?
Animation Desk is a robust platform that empowers users, from amateur to professional, to create engaging animations, storyboards, and sketches. Boasting an intuitive and visually appealing interface, this app provides a seamless environment for crafting frame-by-frame animations, either from scratch or by incorporating existing videos, images, and Photoshop layers
Highlights
- Versatile drawing tools: 46+ brushes, pressure-sensitive brushes, bucket fill, and more, allowing users to bring their artistic visions to life
- Layering capabilities: Support for foreground, middle ground, and dynamic or static background layers
- Onion skinning: Overlays of adjacent frames to aid in the animation process
- Extensive import/export options: Integrate videos, images, and PSD files, and export animations as MOV, GIF, PSD, PDF, and more
- Collaborative features: Share animations on social media or as email attachments, and combine sequences into animatic storyboards
- Customization: Adjust brush size, opacity, and other settings to achieve the desired aesthetic
- Community engagement: Animations can be shared on the AniZone platform, a hub for creative artists
Platforms
- Android
- On-Premise Windows
- Desktop Windows
- Desktop Chromebook
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- Mobile iPad
- Mobile Android
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Desktop Linux
- On-Premise Linux
- Desktop Mac
- Mobile iPhone
- iPad
- Windows
Languages
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Chinese
- Spanish
- Chinese (Simplified)
Features
Built-in PDF converter
Apple Pencil support
Symmetry brush
Onion skinning
Live Screen Recording
Support for Layers
Digital Painting
Keyframe Animation
Convert Videos to Animated GIFs
Video Import
Sketch to PSD
Stamps
Rotoscoping
Animated Videos