TVPaint
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Professional bitmap-based 2D animation software combining traditional hand-drawn animation techniques with digital tools, used by major studios worldwide.
Pros
- +Industry-standard tool used by major animation studios globally
- +Natural, organic results faithful to traditional hand-drawn animation
Cons
- -Bitmap approach loses quality with extreme scaling or rotation transformations
- -Requires 8GB+ RAM for complex multi-layer productions
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