Smith Micro has upped its game with the release of Anime Studio 11. Used by professionals, hobbyists and students alike, this software offers users an intuitive and affordable feature set. An interface you can easily understand, a visual content library and tools such as a bone rigging system, Smart Bones™, frame-by-frame animation, bitmap to vector conversion – all of this is just a peak at what Anime Studio 11 has in store for animators.

With your choice of Anime Studio Debut or Anime Studio Pro, you can select which toolset is right for your workflow and the project at hand. Are you affiliated with an academic institution? Even better! Prove your academic status and you can receive savings up to 40%. Check out some of the incredible work being done with Smith Micro’s Anime Studio 11.

Oscar Nominated Feature Used Anime Studio Pro

Smith Micro’s Anime Studio is used in various professional animation studios and academic animation departments all over the world. This year one of those studios, Cartoon Saloon, was honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year for its feature film, Song of the Sea. While this beautiful feature may not have walked away with an Oscar that night, it continues to garner acknowledgement and awards. In May, Song of the Sea received the Reuben Award for Best Feature Film from the National Cartoonist Society.

When asked about how the team incorporated Anime Studio Pro into their workflow, the EFX Supervisor for Song of the Sea, Jeremy Purcell had this to say:

“Anime Studio Pro is dotted throughout Song of the Sea. We animated a lot of environmental elements, especially underwater scenes, where we did all the seaweed floating in Anime Studio Pro.  This led us to animate five underwater scenes completely in Anime Studio Pro. I found it a versatile animation tool which helped us achieve the final product.”

Whether you’re a beginner or expert animator, there’s certainly merit in having the same software used by some of the world’s leading animation studios! Discover more features that will help you streamline your animation process and produce award-winning results.

Anime Studio Debut 11, Great for Beginners

For smaller projects, tighter budgets and/or beginner animators, Anime Studio Debut 11 is a great software solution. Get some of the same great artistic expression tools as Anime Studio Pro with an entry-level animation software program, ideal for any age group. Follow along with some of the detailed video tutorials and utilize the pre-made content to help you get started right away. Take a look at some of the additional features that are sure to make your transition into the world of animation a smooth one.

• Beginner’s mode – Get exactly what you need for each tool or feature with automatic roll-over tips and built-in tutorials. You aren’t even required to leave the application to watch a tutorial!
• Web, TV, Film and Still Formats – Output finished animations to popular movie formats, including AVI, MOV and Flash. Gather up and organize all your project files in one location using the Gather Media feature.
• Rigging Your Characters Using Bones – Bone-rigging is a fast and efficient alternative to tedious frame-by-frame animation. Add a skeleton to any image by pointing and clicking to create bones that overlay the parts of your image, to control arms or legs for example.

Anime Studio 11 is Now Available

If you’re interested in animated content creation, Anime Studio 11 can make a difference in your workflow. Discover the affordable, comprehensive animation software being used all over the world! Take advantage of academic savings and receive even more saving on this powerful software.