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Developer(s) | Peter Bone |
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Stable release | 4.2.7 / January 1, 2019; 10 months ago |
Written in | Delphi |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Graphics software |
License | Freeware |
Website | pivotanimator.net |
Pivot Animator (formerly Pivot Stickfigure Animator and usually shortened to Pivot) is a freeware application that allows users to create stick-figure and spriteanimations, and save them in the animated GIF format for use on web pages and the AVI format (in Pivot Animator 3 and later).[1]
Pivot provides a simple, easy to use interface with a few features. It uses fixed-length 'sticks' to ensure size consistency during animation.
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Development[edit]
History[edit]
First release[edit]
The first version of Pivot Animator had several software bugs. Stick figures were limited to one type of stick figure, the default stickpoop. Animations could be saved in the PIV (Pivot Project File) or exported as Animated .GIFs (Graphics Interchangeable Format). Users were given few options of image optimization, compression or resizing when saving their animation.[citation needed] This was one of the first animation programs available on the computer.
Pivot 2.2[edit]
The second major release of the Pivot Stickfigure Animator. This version implemented the 'Stick Figure Builder', which allowed users to create their own stick figure designs saved in the STK format. This allowed a much wider scope of animation choice for Pivot users. 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.[citation needed]
Pivot 3.1 Beta[edit]
A stick man animation made in Pivot
This release was sent intentionally to the Pivot AnimationMSN groups for testing but the Beta was leaked from various unofficial sources to the general public.[citation needed] There was an improved interface, with new icons, a better default stickman with bolder arms and legs and a reorganization of the features. New features included the ability to import any image as a sprite to be moved around in the animation like a stick figure. Another added feature was the ability to have multiple backgrounds in an animation. When a user saves a .piv file, the frame rate is saved with it.
Pivot 4.1[edit]
Pivot 4.1 beta was released on January 2, 2013, with new features including.[2]
- Figure opacity
- Extended canvas area
- Multi-select and edit figures
- Stretch segments using the Ctrl key
- Rotate/scale figures using the Alt key
- Image based figure and background selector
- Split a segment into 2 in the figure builder
- Copy and paste frames
- Improved Gif export options and quality
- Avi video export
- Join figures tool
- Png support for sprites and backgrounds
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Multiple languages and the ability to create your own translation
- Multiple frame onion skins (0-9)
- Undo / redo
- Image preview of Stk files when loading figures
Pivot Animator 4.1.10 was released as the 'stable' version of 4.1 and is still the latest non-beta version so far (as of October 2015).
Pivot 4.2 was announced on December 23, 2014 followed by a beta release on January 1, 2015.[3]New features include copying and pasting selected stick figures and sprites, a transparent figure builder window,[4] and the ability to export images in the Scalable Vector Graphics format.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Adrien-Luc Sanders. 'Animation Software Review: Pivot Stickfigure Animator'. About Technology. about.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^'Pivot Downloads'. Pivot Animator. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^'Pivot Official Website'. Pivot Animator. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^'Pivot Downloads'. Pivot Animator. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links[edit]
- Pivot Animation Forum
- TheDarkDemon Forum (once recognized as the largest pivot forum, currently the most decrepit)
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