Doc:Video Tutorials

2013-10-03T01:13:59Z

Headtoon: Added lipsync tutorial, and updated tutorial wiki links in other entries.

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Video tutorials could be updated with 0.64.0

In this section you'll find some basic video tutorials of the most common tasks in Synfig. Feel free to ask here for any new video tutorial.

= Basics of Animations =

In this sections, how to use simple part of Synfig studio, mostly one Layer usage.

== Animation Basics ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUxn9jqFJrg Synfig basic animation tutorial]: This video tutorial shows how to do a (very) basic animation. The tutorial roughly follows the [[Doc:Animation_Basics]] tutorial.

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== Creating a Spline ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ-ku0bA23A Creating a Spline]: This small video tutorial shows the basic steps to build a Spline. Video editing was done using Synfig itself.

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== Creating Circles, Rectangles and a Spline ==

[http://youtube.com/?v=SM1qUqGyIpA Creating Circles, Rectangles, and a Spline]: Short tutorial about creating Circles, Rectangles, and a Spline.

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== Curve warp demonstration ==

I'd like to introduce few videos about my experiments with curve warp deformation layer. Unfortunately I'm bad translator and I sounded it in russian, but I hope video is clear enough as is. If any [http://synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4229 question] ask me I'll try to explain.

=== [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz7gSBVHnjo Part 1 of 3] ===
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=== [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5GFP_eU_Mk Part 2 of 3] ===
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=== [Planned Part 3 of 3] ===

== Blend Test ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n23xOvONb8 Synfig Blend Test]: 22 blend methods times 15 layers = 330 boring frames. At 0.55 fps = 10 boring minutes. Enjoy!

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= Animation =

== Flower Animation ==

This video tutorial shows how to do an animation of a growing flower. The tutorial roughly follows the written [[Doc:Flower_Animation]] tutorial.

=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1EjObyN1pc Part 1 of 4] ===

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=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAilqEKEJs Part 2 of 4] ===

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=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STP01dOxvMU Part 3 of 4] ===

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=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dcAqZxwOWM Part 4 of 4] ===

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== Following a Spline ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w87KRL3kD74 Following a Spline:] This video tutorial show how to link a shape to a Spline. It doesn't follow strictly the [[Doc:Following_a_Spline]] but would help you to follow it.

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== Pseudo IPO-drivers in Synfig ==

Zelgadis gave us [http://zelgadis.profusehost.net/files/synfig/ipo-drivers-synfig.ogg this] method to control playback using a variable.

== Animating a caped character ==

A 3-part tutorial on making an animated caped character in synfig.

=== [http://youtube.com/?v=S0snIErKuFg Part 1 of 3] ===

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=== [http://youtube.com/?v=nv_KR9rG55Y Part 2 of 3] ===

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=== [http://youtube.com/?v=s3B9L6amPn8 Part 3 of 3] ===

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== How to animate with Synfig Studio ==

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== Shiny Effects ==

This tutorial follows the [[Doc:Shiny_Effects]] tutorial

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== Motion Tracking Tutorial ==

This Tutorial shows how to list import and how to do motion tracking.

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== Lip Syncing ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8rFv_pjfgs Synfig lipsync animation tutorial]: This video tutorial shows how to lipsync your animation with a .lst file and the Papagayo Program. Based off of the [[Doc:Lipsync]] tutorial.

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==More at PenguinTutorials.com==

You can find more video tutorials at [http://www.penguintutorials.com/synfig PenguinTutorials.com]

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