Autodesk Animator: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Nature Clock.gif|thumbnail|Animation made with Animator Pro]]

'''Autodesk Animator''' is a [[2D computer graphics|2D]] [[computer animation]] and painting program published in 1989 for [[MS-DOS]]. It was considered groundbreaking when initially released. <ref name="pcmag.com">[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1167636,00.asp Graphics - Winner: Autodesk Animator] ''"Robert Bennett, Lewis Gartenberg, David Kalish, Jim Kent, Jack Powell, Gary Yost"'' on pcmag.com (1989)</ref>

== Functionality ==

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== Reception ==

Animator was considered to be groundbreaking in the field of [[computer animation]] when it was initially released. In 1989 Animator won ''[[PC Magazine]]''{{'}}s "6th Annual Technical Excellence Award for Graphics".<ref>[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1167636,00.asp Graphics - Winner: Autodesk Animator] ''name="Robert Bennett, Lewis Gartenberg, David Kalish, Jim Kent, Jack Powell, Gary Yost"'' on pcmag.com (1989)<"/ref>

Also, [[video game developer]]s used the software for intros and other animated sequences in their games, for instance [[Formula One Grand Prix (video game)|Formula One Grand Prix]] (1991, [[MicroProse]]), [[Cannon Fodder (video game)|Cannon Fodder]] (1993, [[Virgin Interactive]]) and [[Jazz Jackrabbit 2]]<ref>[https://www.jazz2online.com/35/visual/ About - Creation of Jazz Jackrabbit]</ref> (1998, [[Epic Games]]).

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== References ==

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== External links==

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* {{githubGitHub|AnimatorPro/Animator-Pro}}

* [https://github.com/AnimatorPro/Animator-Pro/downloads Animator (1989)] Freeware download via [[GitHub]]

* [http://low.fi/~visy/fli/ Gallery with examples of Animator created animations]