Animation Resources

Media Services has a variety of resources for animation.

Animation Labs

• Animation Labs
  • Media Labs Proficiency Process
• The animation labs use the Dragonframe application to capture with DSLR cameras.
• We can assign temporary Dragonframe licenses to students
  • Temporary Student Licences - Dragonframe

2D Labs

• 2D Lab Manual
• Both 2D Labs have an animation stand for capturing artwork or cut outs.
• The Library 2D Rotoscope Lab (L1408) has and additional rotoscoping set-up.
• The Com 2D Multi-Use Lab (Com 309) has a second messy stand.

3D Lab

• 3D Lab Manual
• The 3D lab is for 3D stop motion animation.

Multimedia Lab

• Multimedia Lab

Software

• All of the Adobe Creative Cloud apps including:
  • After Effects
  • Animate
  • Substance 3D apps
• Blender
• Maya

Accessories

• Three Wacom Cintiq tablets
  • Can draw on the monitor
• Hole Punch for 2D animation stands
• Plastic angled light box with peg bars for 2D animation stands
• Two scanners

iPads

• Four iPads Pro's
• Apple Pencils
• Rough Animator app
  • Can bused for 2D animation and rotoscoping video
  • There is a script to import projects into After Effects
• Procreate app
• Procreate Dreams app

Video Edit Suites

• Video Edit Suites
• Three editing stations set up like the stations in the Multimedia Lab
• Video Edit Suite 2 has a Cintiq tablet

Media Loan

• Media Loan Helpwiki
• Media Loan Website

• DLSR Cameras
• Plastic animation drawing boards with peg bars
• Dragonframe Bluetooth remote controllers

Photoland

• Photoland
• Check at Photoland about lab access and printing costs

Digital Imaging Studio

• Scanners
• Large Format Printers