Synfig

By Prof Kannan Moudgalya - Principal Investigator of Spoken Tutorial Project | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Learners enrolled: 1675

This course comprises 12 audio-video spoken tutorials, using which you can self-learn Synfig 2D animation software with ease.

STEP 1-

First of all install Synfig by following the steps given in this sheet.

https://spoken-tutorial.org/Synfig-Installation-Sheet-English.pdf/

This sheet gives the steps to install Synfig on Linux and Windows OS.
Open the sheet, read the instructions for your OS and install Synfig on your machine.
Cross-verify (as mentioned in the sheet) to confirm successful installation.

STEP 2-

Next, read this sheet. https://spoken-tutorial.org/Synfig-Instruction-Sheet-English.pdf/

This sheet explains how to learn from spoken tutorials.
This sheet also mentions some important information about the text editors while coding, how to use the command prompt (in Windows OS), how to use the Code Files, how to do the Assignments, etc.
Read this sheet carefully and make a note of all the information, before you begin.

STEP 3-
Follow the side-by-side learning methodology while learning from spoken tutorials - watch the video, listen to the instructions, pause the video, try out the command on your system. You should get the exact same results as shown in the video. If successful, proceed with the video. Else, rewind and watch the video again and replicate the commands shown.

Complete all the videos in the given sequence one by one.
The Assignment for each tutorial is for your self-assessment only. Do not upload it anywhere for evaluation.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	Self Paced
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	1
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate

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Synfig Studio (also known as Synfig) is a free and open source 2D vector graphics and timeline-based computer animation program. Synfig is designed as a powerful industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork.

Synfig Studio eliminates the need to create animation frame-by frame, allowing you to produce 2D animation of a higher quality with fewer people and resources. Synfig Studio is available for Windows, Linux and MacOSX. Synfig can render to video formats such as AVI, Theora and MPEG, as well as animated graphics formats such as MNG and GIF. It can also render to a sequence of numbered image files, using formats such as PNG, BMP, PPM and OpenEXR.

Synfig supports a multitude of layers of various types; geometric, gradients, filters, distortions, transformations, fractal and a few others. Full-featured bone system allows to create cutout animation using bitmap images or control your vector artwork.

Please see the associated text box of individual spoken tutorials on the website to decide the versions of software and OS to which it is applicable.

The Spoken Tutorial effort for Synfig is contributed by Saurabh Gadgil, Arthi Anbalagan and Shital Joshi from the Spoken Tutorial Project and is supported by Nancy Varkey from IIT Bombay.

Learners: High School and UG/PG students who wish to learn animation.

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