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Animation Tools

Get rig of headaches with this bunch of great tools for animators!

Let’s say your animation is a bit slow at 24 fps, and it works better at 30 fps. You want to know how many frames you should add or remove to adapt it?

  1. Open the "Framerate Adjuster" tool.

  2. Enter the original framerate (e.g., 24 fps).

  3. Enter the target framerate (e.g., 30 fps).

  4. Input the 1st and last frame from your animation.

  5. Click "Calculate".

The tool will automatically tell you how many frames to add or remove to adapt your animation to the new framerate. 

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Framerate Adjuster

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AS_ ImageRef

Stop struggling with videos in Maya!

Import a video or an image sequence in one click!
 

- Auto attached to your current view

 - Synched with your timeline

- Move and resize you ref! 
 

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AS_ Snap

Snap two objects together Or more! with this magnet

- Select the "parent" first

- Then all the objects you need to align to the parent

 

Et voilà!

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AS _ Select From Curves

Finally!

Find any object from the graph editor!
Stop scrolling forever to find which object is related to a curve.

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Store your animations in a library
Such a great tool to easily reuse animations and poses!

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Studio library

Save a lot of time with VirtuCamera.

Use your phone as a CG camera!

I use it myself and love it. You can focus on character animation and enhance your final video with realistic camera movement.

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VirtuCamera

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Here’s how to use the Aspect Ratio Guide to find the corresponding dimensions:

  1. Select whether you want to enter the width or the height from the dropdown menu.

  2. Enter the known dimension (for example, a width of 1920 pixels).

  3. Choose the desired aspect ratio from the list (for example, 16:9 for a widescreen).

  4. Click on "Calculate and Show Rectangle."

  5. The tool will automatically calculate the missing dimension (for example, the height corresponding to a 1920 px width for a 16:9 ratio). It will also display a visual preview of the rectangle, adjusted to your settings.

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Aspect ratio guide

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Here is a collection of excellent resources for animators: books to learn animation, podcasts to get inspired, press and websites to follow the news, an animation festival calendar, reference footage, and so much more!
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