Bit - Animation Editor

$18.99

Release Date:: Sep 4, 2020
Developer:: Morgondag
Publisher:: Morgondag
Platforms:: Windows Mac Linux

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About This Game

COMPOSE AND DESIGN ANIMATED PIXEL ART

This is not a drawing tool.

A NEW COMPOSITION TOOL

Design pixel-art paintings, art pieces, game assets, and compose interesting animations and combinations from sprites or sprite sheets with Bit - Animation Editor.

POWERFUL EXPORT OPTIONS

Bit - Animation Editor has a wide range of easy to use export options. Export to GIFs, pictures, data packages for game engines, or to a standalone desktop application.

IT'S ALL ABOUT SCENE ANIMATION AND ASSET COMPOSITIONS

FEATURES

Asset Management
Import pixel-art parts and sprites, configure sprite sheet tiles, and compose new sprite sheet animations.

Scene Editor
Highly performant scene editor that lets you focus on composition while running sprite sheet animations and custom tweening animations at the same time.

Powerful Asset Configurations

Layering and scene scaling for easier composing.
Smart mirroring and pattern repetition for strong symmetrical designs.
Tweening built-right in for interpolating any attributes and bringing compositions to life.
Color tinting, alpha rendering and simple rotations for further customization.

Palettes and Colorization
Replace colors and combine assets under one color schema and import and export color themes between projects.

Strong Export Targets

Export as picture, time-lapse, or animation sequences.
Export as GIF and customize frames.
Export MP4 videos.
Export art as a standalone desktop application.
Export data packages with JSON for game engines.
In-app link to offer the possibility to import projects from Unity.

FAQ

WHAT IS BIT ANIMATION EDITOR?
A composition tool used to make animated pixel art.

WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS?
We made an internal tool to create animated art as well as to export assets to our games. Bit - Animation Editor is the refined version of that tool.

CAN YOU EXPORT TO GIF?
Yes! It's built right in! You can easily select the number of frames to include, how many frames to skip, and for how long each frame should be displayed in the GIF. Design and export.

CAN YOU PAINT PIXEL ART WITH IT?
No! The tool is used for composition and animation only! You import pixel art into the editor and use that to create your scene.

ARE THERE ANY ART ASSETS INCLUDED?
Yes, and a demo project showing how everything is setup. Importing PNG sprites and sprite sheets is super easy.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF BIT ANIMATION EDITOR?
You can easily create and author sprite animations out of sprite sheets. It's also super easy to export to GIF, PNG and game engine friendly data formats. Moreover, you can even create a standalone windows desktop app from your composition. It's also possible to import your compositions to Unity with our free Unity plugin that can be installed into your individual game project.

HOW DO YOU SETUP ANIMATIONS?
There are several ways! Create sprite sheet animations, rotations, or create sequences of powerful tweening animations that can animate all the asset's settings like position, rotation, mirroring, etc.

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User Reviews

Mixed

10 user reviews

40%

Positive

User #282191 english

35 min at review

Recommended

One hour in and it's already addicting. I love it!

User #806384 english

2 hrs at review

Not Recommended

This is a really cool tool, but right now it seems like the sequence and gif export options appear to be broken on linux and possibly windows too (tested in proton), resulting in the animation being truncated, so I can't recommend this tool at this time unless you just want to make videos. I hope the dev fixes this soon. A shame, as I was definitely looking forward to experimenting with this in my workflow. To add, I've considered just ripping frames from the video exports via a quick-n-dirty python script but they appear to be using a lossy encoder for size purposes which would not be ideal. If the dev fixes this problem I will definitely switch this to a positive review.

User #257188 english

25 min at review

Recommended

At first it was "eh" but I do enjoy using it for inspiration. And I really do hope to see the implementation of beat response! I create music and having a simple and unique tool to reach for for live visuals would be awesome. I know steam has a few up on their store, but nothing like animated pixel art. If it helps, I make electronic styles of music so it would fit that area very well (I strongly feel).

User #279305 english

45 min at review

Not Recommended

Nope. Waste of Money. Crashes instantly over and over again. Third Party Devs unregulated by Steam, yet another fail.

User #673343 english

5 min at review

Not Recommended

I haven't even used the program fully yet because i was to focused on trying to get 100% achievement rate... I spent an hour and a half loading a hackintosh just so I can get the Mac Achievement.... Guys, come on, why even base achievements on what operating system someone is using? Seriously? This achievement system is bogus as heck. I can now work on getting 100% but not everyone who is going to be using this program is going to be computer saavy enough to be using virtualization to emulate operating systems that they don't have access to. I know I use Linux, and I can easily switch compatibility for this program to proton to get the Windows Achievement. And I can virtualize a mac to get the achievement for the Welcome Mac achievement. This achievement system isn't fair at all. -- I will edit this review when I actually get the time to give it a more thorough and detailed review on how the program works. I do intend to use it for art projects.-- Edit after testing: I can'...

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Discrete GPU
Storage: 12 MB available space
Additional Notes: Minimum screen resolution of 1024x768

FAQ

How much does Bit - Animation Editor cost?

Bit - Animation Editor costs $18.99.

What are the system requirements for Bit - Animation Editor?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Discrete GPU Storage: 12 MB available space Additional Notes: Minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 MB RAM Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: screen resolution of 1920x1080

What platforms is Bit - Animation Editor available on?

Bit - Animation Editor is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is Bit - Animation Editor worth buying?

Bit - Animation Editor has 40% positive reviews from 10 players.

When was Bit - Animation Editor released?

Bit - Animation Editor was released on Sep 4, 2020.