New features included the ability to import any image into the animation. There was an improved interface, with new icons, a better default stickman with a thicker body, and a reorganization of the features. This release was sent intentionally to the Pivot Animation groups for testing but the Beta was leaked from various unofficial sources to the general public. It also fixed a few minor bugs, added the buttons to the main interface to bring a stick figure in front or behind other figures, and could automatically check to make sure the user didn't lose any unsaved projects. This allowed a much wider scope of animation choice for Pivot users. This version implemented the 'Stick Figure Builder', which allowed users to create their own stick figure designs saved in the STK format.
The second major release of the Pivot Stickfigure Animator. This was one of the first animation programs available on the computer. Users were given few options of image optimization, compression or resizing when saving their animation. Animations could be saved in the PIV (Pivot Project File) or exported as Animated. Stick figures were limited to one type of stick figure, the default stick figure. So, I’m looking for a simple video editing tool so we can see if they can manage that.ĭownload Pivot Stick Figure Animator here.The first version of Pivot Animator had several software bugs. The reason for this is my boys now want to include sound effects. The program saves the files as animated gifs – which is delightfully old school – but I have been experimenting with possible conversion tools and you can get some slightly pixilated, but decent avi files out of it. Extending aspects: There is an extension area that allows you to design your own “stick figures” and import them into your animation.My eldest worked out by increasing the size of an animation over many frames makes it look like it grows. A range of simple functions: Single click functions that allow a change of size and color which add to the animation pleasure.This is important, especially for kids in the early primary years. Speed: The nature of the one click frame creation combined with the click and drag animation style means results can be achieved quickly.Simple Click and Drag animation: The click and drag style of animation that leaves a “shadow” of the previous position of the arm, leg, whatever until you click.After a few days they had realized they could create their own stick figures to animate and had begun to use the simple drawing tool to save their own stick figure props like beds, cannons and barbells. Despite my own beliefs in the capacity of children and their ability to do things that we never acknowledge (so never see them do), I was amazed at the speed at which they picked up the basic concepts using Pivot.
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