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Which Animation Software is Right For You?

A quick overview of Moho, Animate, After Effects and Character Animator
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 (160 ratings)
4,489 students
Created by Chad Troftgruben
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The strengths and weaknesses of animation apps: Moho, Animate, After Effects and Character Animator

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of the software we discuss will help, but it's not required

Description

New to animation? Looking for a new workflow? Before you start investing in courses or software, maybe I can help! This course briefly overviews all the animation software I currently teach: Moho, Animate, After Effects and Character Animator. Which software is the easiest to use? Which provides the best bone system? Or what about frame-by-frame? This course covers these questions and offers resources to learn more, if you wish.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning animators looking to invest and learn a piece of software
  • Veteran animators looking to change their workflow

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 49m total length

  • What is this Course About?
    02:21
  • Overview of Moho
    16:35
  • Overview of Adobe Animate
    13:39
  • Overview of After Effects with DUIK
    05:21
  • Overview of Character Animator
    07:32
  • Combining Software to Maximize Effects
    03:32
  • Final Thoughts
    00:53

Featured review

Bia Lemos
Bia Lemos
112 courses
12 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
It is a real good course if you want to get to know a little bit more of each animation software, compare them and find out which type of animation it is targeted to. Definitely worth an hour of your time.

Instructor

Chad Troftgruben
Freelance animator and screencaster
Chad Troftgruben
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 1,400 Reviews
  • 19,039 Students
  • 17 Courses

I have spent several years learning different kinds of software while freelancing personal and commercial projects. Along the way I have collected a bunch of useful knowledge that can be translated into engaging video tutorials. So while I continue to create zany animated adventures, I want to share with you what I have learned. 

I have worked for several companies over the years creating eLearning content. Some of these include: Smith Micro, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple and Pluralsight. 

My animation is freelance based and isn't as well known as my eLearning content. I have a few animation projects I currently have my hands in. In addition, I work for others who need animation assistance.