my good friend Yuan Tao has come up with his first app for iOS!
inim8 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is an easy-to-use app which allows for the authoring of animations, which could be used as scaffolds during language-lessons :-) it retails for USD$1.99.
here's the description of inim8 :-)
*****
Creating animations has never come this close to you on the iPhone and iPod touch. Unlike other animation apps which requires you to draw every frame in your animation, iNim8 demands almost "no drawing" skill from you at all! All you have to do is to create your character once, make it strike cool poses and hit the "play" button. You will see your characters walking/running/dancing/fighting/doing all kinds of crazy stuff instantly.
iNim8 is simple and fun. It is designed for both animation hobbyist and beginner. It is also suitable for teaching or learning animations. If you always love animation and have the desire or curiosity to animate something yourself , then wait no more and try iNim8! And don't forget to impress your friend with that little short film you have created!
Features:
- rotate and translate shapes without the need of drawing them on every frame
- key frame based animation which doesn't require drawing every frame, instead users "define" the key frame and the app will create all the in-between frames
- a scrollable timeline for users to browse through key frames quickly
- allows user to adjust timing by tuning the frame index
- instant preview your animation before converting it to video file
- setting the start/end key for previewing a segment of the animation
- animate characters on different layers
- animatable camera with pan and zoom capability
- allows both straight-ahead and pose-to-pose animation
- copy/paste key frames on individual layers
- onion skins to show the action sequence
- A template editor for users to create or customize their own characters
- video tutorials and quick reference to guide beginners started quickly
- email your animation clip or upload to youtube to share with your friend
- with pre-installed stick figure and clips, user can start to animate straight away
