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Im making a 2 hr flim in anime studio pro 5 for threaters. People say that I'll need more than consumer level programs when it comes to editing, music,and sound design. If this is true what is it that I need.

Experience, Software knowledge, good observation + 5 more Jackass, if you wish to complete this project within at least 6-7 months.

There are programs that can do what you want for a reasonable price. They are the better consumer software.

My current favorites are:

Magix Movie Edit Pro, 15 -$89 - I have version 10

Magix Music Maker 14 - $59 - Unless you planing to have a ton of computer generated sound effects, don't bother with the pro version.

Wave Pad- for recording voices- free

Express Animator- flash replacement. -$39 Needed for online promotions.

RoughDraft - script writing - free

Gimp- Photoshop replacement- free

Jackass, if your going to make your movie, RoughDraft would be the first thing you should be getting. Along with two books on script writing. "How not to write a screenplay & Your screenplay sucks" With a good readable script the storyboards (next step) are a lot easier.


Dale

Real snake i seen your animations. Their great it must have taken you long time to get that good. I wonder why you don't make a feature since your so good at anime pro. Both you, sang820 and Greykid inspire me to get anime pro in the first. Great stuff all 3 of you.

Thanks for your comments. It took 4 months approx. 4-5 days a week and 2-3 hour practice each day
I have seen this topic here before. if u r serious about this then i must say that The very 1st mistake i did in anime studio 5 was to think that i could produce a 2 hrs film in 4-5 months and within 1 week i realized that it was a very hard task for a single person to handle all by himself ( possible though )

this might help too
http://www.skillset.org/animation/careers/2D_computer/

Anime Studios workflow is very different from macromedia flash or any other cutout animation packge so you can easily skip most of these 2D animation jobs with it

jackass wrote:Im making a 2 hr flim in anime studio pro 5 for threaters. People say that I'll need more than consumer level programs when it comes to editing, music,and sound design. If this is true what is it that I need.

How about, what do you have?

For theaters? Consider delivery format. ie: film, Hi Def, Digital Projection, lowly SD video, etc. How do you think you'll be projecting it in the end? That will have a fair impact on what you need, or can get away with. While you might benefit from having 'pro' level tools, there are a fair number of productions that get along fine with consumer-grade. I guess it sort of depends on what your definition of 'consumer' is too.

*I can almost guarantee that no matter what you say, you'll get someone who will tell you you need way more than that, and someone else who will tell you that you have more than enough. -I think you've already had a little experience with that here anyway.

H jackass,

I have split your question off from the Greykid thread for three reasons:

1: It was irrelevant to the GreyKid topic.

2: It has more merit as a separate discussion, one which will get noticed rather than lost in a discussion on another different subject.

3: You have started essentially the same discussion topic in three different threads - not good forum etiquette. No problem with the subject matter and the requests are fine. Just a request for better housekeeping - its easier for everyone interested in you subject to find if its one place.

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Can I add to dms comment re format - 2k is suitable for digital cinema - it comes in several flavours, depending on the aspect ration of the frame. There is a very good guide on the Cineon website for this.
If you are thinking of 4K, the tests i have done show problems in graduated fills - you ned a higher bit render than ASP currently has to resolve this.

Anime Studio does 1080p24 very well and is ideal for both cinema and Bluray release.

Rhoel