Animation : Procreate Dreams GAME CHANGER for the industry by Laurie Ashbourne

In her words, they're looking to compete with Clip Studio Paint.

Hi, Elaine Haygood - I'm not sure what you mean. In whose words? Procreate dreams is an all inclusive product where you can paint within. If you are familiar with the legacy Procreate app it is a robust drawing and painting program. Sure, footage and frames can be imported but it is not needed. It does way more that clip studio and is a much easier to use interface.

That's so neat! Thank you for sharing this new resource, Laurie Ashbourne!

Sounds great. Many of my students love Procreate. I don't use an IPad, so I haven't taken the plunge. I wonder if it handles 32 bit color, like Adobe products do?

Okay, I just watched the presentation and it's very impressive. With a demo film by Aaron Blaise! The resolution reveal had me scratching my head. (How can it handle that many pixels? Is it vector or raster?) The price is so low that I might have to "borrow" my wife's iPad and pencil this November.

Mike Boas Most Adobe have moved up to 64 bit to match Apples OS for last few years (I don't know about Adobe on PC). Procreate matches that 64 bit and has 16K resolution -- Procreate dreams is a maximum resolution of 1 million x 1 million real time rendering (with instant open on files, no downloading or buffering) still on the 64 bit OS of iPad.

Aaron is a good friend, he was totally blown away by it and he gets a ton of software companies hitting him up. He's going to do a class on using it once it's released in November.

I absolutely LOVE Procreate and 2D Animation! I'm SUPER excited for this release!

This is incredibly cool. I'm also a fan of 2D animation and this is so much power in the hands of artists and creators that know how to use it. What a fun short at the end - and all made with this? Wow! Excited to see all the new art and stories that this empowers. Thanks for sharing, Laurie Ashbourne!

Laurie Ashbourne I'm sorry. That was supposed to read "In other words." This is what happens when my fingers and brain aren't coordinated.

Clip Studio Paint ( Formerly known as Manga Studio ), has included animation in its software for some time now. I know the app has had some difficulties functioning on the iPad, and Adobe users ( Apple and PC ), are jumping ship over prices and functionality issues. So, it looks like Apple via Procreate is now stepping in to pick up the slack and lure more people towards the iPad.

Which is great, IF you can afford it.

Being on the lower end of the economic spectrum, I've decided to stick with my PC ( Fujitsu Lifebook T902 ) which allows me to run CSP: EX, OBS, Motion Artist (Motion Comic Software) Video Studio Pro, Final Draft, etc.

You know, I think it's about time I do a post on how to save money on tech.

Elaine Haygood Dreams is one time only fee of $19.99 far less expensive than Clip Studio and TV paint; just one of the reasons it's a game changer. But if you look at the keynote demo you can see how the efficiency of it will make producing content far more economical and focused on creative more than tech. If I put a tablet with this program on it in the hands of a hundred animators and painters it would save millions in production overhead.

I am looking forward to getting this animation software. Amazing price.

Laurie Ashbourne I see that. But, as I stated. I'm on an extremely fixed income and iPads are just way too above my paygrade.

And, the price for CSP is a bit cheaper for those of us who bought the previous version. But yeah. I would be hard-pressed to buy it otherwise.

The thing is if you're producing a comic, graphic novel, zine, etc. It can't be beat as the EX version allows you to create an entire book as opposed to individual pages that you then have to put together elsewhere. Especially for people like myself who not only write but do all the artwork as well.

I have a lot of respect for Aaron Blaise and his teaching style. (I've purchased a web class from him in the past.) I like that he's trying new tech with an open mind, too. As for 64bit, I don't know much about iPad processing power. But on my PC computers, I've had 64bit for years (since Windows 10 came out I think). I work in 4K often. in After Effects I frequently have to go up to 20 thousand pixel comps or higher. But a million pixels doesn't really make sense to me! First, how is it possible to render and display... second, where does that go once you've exported? I don't know of a computer, television, or even digital cinema projector that can play that size.

On the topic of expense, I agree that an IPad and Pencil are expensive. For years I've worked on PC for lower cost and expandibility. As someone making a living with my editing and artwork, I haven't minded certain expenses like computers, Adobe subscriptions, even a small Cintiq. The iPad is a purchase I've never been able to justify, but I see my students getting a lot of use out of them. There's also a learning curve-- I know it would take valuable time to learn. But the low price of the software and the promised quality is attractive. If you can get enough work to pay for good equipment, it's worth considering.

I hear what you're saying Mike, but I can just as easily take that money and invest in a Wacom Studio Pro 32.

here's a follow up article from Aaron on his thoughts https://www.creativebloq.com/news/aaron-blaise-procreate-dreams

Agreed, Elaine. I wouldn't buy both. It will be interesting to read reviews when it comes out to see if it's worth the hardware investment and if it's feasible for a pro pipeline.

Mike Boas It is feasible for a pro pipeline. https://youtu.be/O0-0mSfLjy8?si=-Xy8R9DGvc2PEz-F

That's cool that Blaise is happy with it. And I'm optimistic! But I want to see the technical demos that he says are forthcoming.