CGI Software Guide

CGI Software Guide

Animation encompasses everything from traditional animation (Pencil) to highly complex special effects (Maya 2012). Several content markets exist, such as Websites like Renderosity and Poser World and others discussed in the computer graphics (CG) and computer generated imagery (CGI) forums. Many of the programs below belong into many categories simultaneously, many are available on Windows, MacIntosh and other platforms, but not all. Animation software likewise differs in the protection over its source code. Usually, commercial software have a closed source or proprietary source code, prohibiting that the program be reversed engineered in any way. Conversely, open source and free software, also sometimes referred to as shareware and freeware are free to study and enhance. The preceding sentences describe the situation more or less accurately, but more details can be gotten from reading the GPL, GNU and other public licenses versus license agreements issued with various commercial software.

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Audio Editing

    Garage Band

    Audacity

Drawing

    Corel publishes drawing software

    CAD Autodesk engineering, architecture

Digital Art

    Poser (also animation and rendering)

    Web Graphics (3D animated text, banners)

    Art of Illusion

Game Design

    Autodesk products

    Cine 4D

Animation

    Flash

    Stykz, Pivot (freeware)

    Anime Studio (Smith Micro)

    Daz Studio (with 3D content access, registration required)

    Movieorg.uk (with registration)

    Animoids 3D witn 3D content market availability

    Real Source (Windows)

    RealAllusion (3D)

    Syfig

    Gif (graphic interactive interface) Builder,

    Anim8tor (Windows)

Modeling

    Blender (free from the Blender Foundation)

    3D K modeling

    Google SketchUp

    MakeHuman (3D meshes and character modeling)

Special Effects

    Carrara

    Home and professional editions by Toon Boom

    After Effects (Adobe Creative Suite CS5)

Video Editing

    iMovie (Apple)

    Windows Movie Maker

Photo editing

    Photoshop (Adobe Creative suite C5)

    Gimp (also graphic design)

    OneTrueMedia

    Stupeflix

Comics

    Manga Studio (Smith Micro)

    Comic Boom (Toon Boom)