I wouldn't recommend downloading them at the same time, there's just too much to learn.
You'll get the full experience of the software and will never watch a video tutorial only to discover that feature isn't in your version.īoth applications offer free trials so make the most of those before you buy. My recommendation, if you know you're serious about animation and can afford the full versions, then buy them.
I've seen many people complain that it would have been more cost effective to purchase the full software initially than pay the additional price to upgrade to the full version. With Moho you might consider the Debut version.īe aware that these cheaper versions remove some of the advanced features of the full versions (CTA3 Pipeline and Moho Studio Pro). If you're a complete animation beginner and aren't ready to invest too much, you might want to consider the lower costing CTA3 Standard or Pro. CTA3 can handle frame by frame animation through sprite swapping but uses this ability mainly for animating detailed items like hands and faces.īoth CTA3 and Moho are sold in different versions. Moho has vector drawing tools to help create finished hand drawn animation but isn't good for drawing initial roughs. If you're looking specifically for frame by frame, hand drawn animation then neither of these applications are really suited to that style.
Moho has some additional ability to animate 3D objects and 3D character rigs but 3D is really included to compliment and enhance your 2D animation with 3D elements. What Type of Animation Are They Suited To?īoth applications excel at 2D, puppet style, character animation and 2D motion graphics.
I'm still in the process of blogging my progress.ĭespite this I feel I've learned enough of Moho to compare it to CTA3 to help you determine which application may be suited to your needs. As such, it's a much more complex application than CTA3 that I only got around to learning properly late last year. Lesser known is that I first purchased Moho Studio Pro 12 (then known as Anime Studio Pro 9) back in October of 2012 and have been upgrading it to the latest version ever since because I believed in it as an application for creating great 2D animation to TV quality standard. It's a great piece of software for producing 2D animations from purchased content quickly and, with version 3, is easier than ever to create animations from your own art. Regular readers of this blog will know I'm a strong supporter, and fairly proficient user of CrazyTalk Animator since version 1. Which of these 2D animation applications is right for you? Reallusion's CrazyTalk Animator 3 or Smith Micro's Moho Studio Pro 12.