Procreate, known for their robust digital illustration software, has launched Procreate Dreams, a 2D animation app for the iPad. Making waves in the industry, the app comes with a one-time 19.99 USD price tag, steering clear of the popular subscription-based model.
What sets Procreate Dreams apart? It's designed for touch and offers innovative tools such as 'Performing,' which lets users automatically add keyframes to a project through gestures that record real-time actions. Procreate claims this feature will revolutionize the animation process, allowing artists to interact with their projects on the fly.
Then there's the Multi-touch Timeline, the app’s bedrock, that facilitates drawing, cel animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing, all through fast, intuitive gestures. For those fond of traditional animation, the Flipbook tool serves as an homage and offers a focused user interface similar to Animation Assist from the original Procreate app. Onion skins, a much-loved feature in the world of animation, allow you to view multiple frames while working, with options to adjust frame colors and opacity.
Tech-savvy artists will appreciate support for ProRes footage imports up to 8K in resolution, a particularly useful feature for techniques like rotoscoping. An upgraded audio engine has also been introduced for seamless addition of voiceovers, music, and sound effects.
The original Procreate's brush offerings are fully compatible, optimized for the Apple Pencil, with larger canvases and more layers to work with. For iCloud users, there's even a specialized file format that supports 1TB files with zero loading time, preserving an entire project's undo history.
The launch of Procreate Dreams not only aligns with the company's history of innovative, user-friendly software but also sets it apart from rivals like Adobe and Clip Studio Paint. Given Procreate's prior success in positioning the iPad as a tool for both amateur and professional artists, the Dreams app is well-poised to change the industry's landscape. Expect to see the digital art realm humming with excitement as it becomes globally available on November 22nd.
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