Anime Studio Debut 9

sorry but it is a dud for me. Person it was purchase for does not like it, does not use it.

Good on a second computer.

Just got this thing about a few days ago. Started to look through tutorials and how-tos on this software. When I was messing with it for the last couple of hours, I had some likes and dislikes about it. Things I Liked: - Frame-by-Frame/Timeline: The timeline helped out a lot while I was messing around with making animations. Almost as easy as Adobe Flash. - Bone System: The bone system was also a nice little feature that saved me a lot of time. Its a nice feature, but I rather go with Frame-by-Frame animation as it gives me more control. -Freehand Drawing (Pen Pressure) The pen pressure feature helped when I was doing some rough sketches of making characters in animation. Things I Disliked: After 30 minutes of using the software, I found out this wasnt really as user-friendly as Adobe Flash. Heres why: -When doing the Freehand Drawing, there isnt any easy erase tool if you mess up your lines. Its either you have to undo it, or use the joints and fiddle around with the line until it fits your liking. -The scene settings didnt allow for me to have the resolution at HD. If you wanted something WideScreen, best go with 640x480 if you want to upload on Youtube. Conclusion: The software isnt entirely bad. For 22 dollars, its worth the money, but I kind of wish Smith Micro added a little bit more. Then again, they have a pro version, but its 300 dollars. Not worth my money. If you want something really user-friendly, try out Adobe Flash if you have 600 dollars lying around with you. Just be sure what you want to do with the software, for Anime Studio 9 isnt for everybody. I give it 4 stars because while its not the most user-friendly software there is, for only 20 dollars, its worth it.

Nice easy to use program.

This product is awesome Im still learning how to use it. I love the bone rigging tool and the character wizard help a lot.

Took a little bit to understand it but its pretty good, bone system does make it convenient. Love it, hope to try the pro version next and explore other products.

it only lets you draw and animate something for only so many seconds .. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are into animating your drawings this might not be what you are looking for.

I am a beginner with cartooning, so this software is a bit intimidating although I am impressed with the capacity it has to actually make the cartoons.

I love this software! It was a little hard to learn how to use, but once you get the hang of it, its really awesome! If you wanna see some videos I made with this software go to [...]

This was very limited. Found out that Debut means that it is just like a trial version of 9.....waste of money because I couldnt do what Anime Studio 9 is capable of doing....waste of money...