Synfig/C3/Logo-animation/English
Title of script: Logo animation
Author: Arthi
Keywords: Synfig, Do Mirror object, Animate the logo, Spherize effect, Save and render animation
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Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Logo animation” using Synfig. |
Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial we will learn to-
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System requirements
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To record this tutorial, I am using
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Open Synfig | Let us open Synfig. |
Go to canvas >> Properties
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Go to canvas. Click on Properties.
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Click on Other >> Locks and Links >> Tick on all the checkboxes
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Click on Other. Under Locks and Links, tick on all the checkboxes.
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Point to the canvas | First let us create a background. |
Select Spline tool >> select Create a region layer option | Select the Spline tool.
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Draw a triangle on the canvas | Draw a right-angled triangle covering half of the canvas as shown. |
Right-click on the first node. | Right-click and hold on the first node.
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Click on Loop Spline | Right-click again and select Loop Spline.
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Transform tool | Next, click on the Transform tool. |
We get a triangle filled with the default color. | |
Press Ctrl + S >> Change layer name to Logo-animation | Let us now save the file by pressing Ctrl + S keys.
And save this file on the Desktop.
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Parameters panel >> Color parameter
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Next, we will change the color of this triangle.
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Change the color to green and the layer name to Triangle-1 | Now change the color to green and the layer name to Triangle-1. |
Duplicate the layer >> Change the name to Triangle-2 | Duplicate the layer and change the name to Triangle-2. |
Change the color to yellow | Then change the color to yellow. |
Tool box >> Mirror tool | Now go to the Tool box and select Mirror tool. |
Select all the nodes | Select all the nodes of Triangle-2 by clicking and dragging the mouse. |
Click on the top left node >> Flip the triangle vertically | Observe that in the Tool options, Vertical axis has been selected.
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Tool options >> Horizontal | Once again in the Tool options, change the axis to Horizontal. |
Flip the triangle horizontally | Now, click on the bottom left node of the triangle.
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Press Ctrl+S | Save the file by pressing Ctrl+S keys.
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Next, let us animate these 2 triangles. | |
Select the Transform tool | Select the Transform tool. |
Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon | Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon. |
Go to 20th frame >> Add a keyframe | Type 20 in the current frame box and press Enter.
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Go to Zeroth frame | Come back to the zeroth frame. |
Move the yellow triangle outside the canvas | Click on the green dot of the yellow triangle and move it outside the canvas, as demonstrated. |
Move the green triangle outside the canvas | Do the same for the green triangle, too. |
Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon | Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon. |
Play the animation >> Press Ctrl + S | Move the Time cursor between zeroth and 20th frame to check the animation.
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Point to the Spoken Tutorial logo | Next, let us import the Spoken Tutorial logo. |
Point to the Spoken Tutorial logo | I have the logo in my Documents folder. |
Slide | You can find this logo file in the Code files link that is provided along with this tutorial.
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File >> Import >> Click on Group icon | Go to File and click on Import.
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Change the Group layer name to ST-Logo >> Reduce the logo size | Change the Group layer name to ST-Logo.
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Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon >> Zeroth frame | Now click on Turn on animate editing mode icon.
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Parameters panel >> Alpha amount to 0 | In the Parameters panel, change the Alpha amount to zero.
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Right click on logo.png layer | Next let us give rotation effect to the logo.
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New layer >> Transform >> Rotate | Then click on New layer, Transform and lastly on Rotate. |
Go to 50th frame >> Add a keyframe | Now go to the 50th frame.
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Select logo.png layer. | Again select the logo.png layer. |
Go to 60th frame >> Move the logo a little above | Now go to the 60th frame.
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Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon | Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon. |
Click outside the canvas | Click outside the canvas to deselect the logo. |
Click on Text tool | Next let us type some text.
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Type Spoken Tutorial >> Click on Ok.
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A text box appears.
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Parameters panel >> change the color to black >> size to 100 | In the Parameters panel, change the color of the text to black and size of the text to 100. |
Change the layer name to Spoken Tutorial | I will change the layer name to Spoken Tutorial.
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Click on the Transform tool >>
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Click on the Transform tool and select the green dot of the text.
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Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon | Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon.
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Go to 70th frame >> Move the logo up | Now go to the 70th frame and move the text upwards and place it below the logo. |
Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon | Once again, click on Turn off animate editing mode icon. |
Group the Spoken tutorial layer >> Change the layer name to ST-Text | Now group the Spoken tutorial layer and change the group name to ST-Text. |
Click on drop-down ST-Text group layer. | Click on the drop-down list of ST-Text group layer. |
Right click on Spoken Tutorial layer >> New layer >> Distortions >> Spherize | Right-click on Spoken Tutorial layer and then on New layer.
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Keep the Spherize effect on the starting of the text | Click on the middle green dot of the Spherize effect and drag to the starting of the text.
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Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon | Once again click on Turn on animate editing mode icon. |
Go to 100th frame >> Move the effect to the end of the text | This time go to the 100th frame and move the effect outside the canvas. |
Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon | Now click on Turn off animate editing mode icon. |
Press Ctrl + S | Lastly, we will render our logo animation.
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Click on File >> Render. | Now go to File and click on Render. |
Extension to avi.
Target to ffmpeg. Quality to 9.
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Change the Extension to avi.
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Play the animation using Firefox | Let us now check our file.
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Logo animation | Our logo animation looks like this.
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Logo animation | With this we have come to the end of this tutorial. |
Summary | Let us summarize.
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Assignment
(Slide) |
Here is an assignment for you.
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Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
About Slide | The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
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About Slide | The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.
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About Slide | Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
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Acknowledgment | This is Arthi along with the Animation team from IIT Bombay, signing off.
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