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    • ustkU
      ustk @giftlift
      last edited by

      @giftlift Thanks!

      I have figured out how to install it for Blender on macOS after errors due to an alias folder:

      • Copy the tgs_io folder (from tgs_master/addons/blender) to /Users/{user}/Library/Application Support/Blender/2.81/scripts/addons
      • the tgs alias folder didn't work on my end, so I replaced it with a real folder, inside of which I placed the content like below:
        (This way I can delete the gitlab download)

      Untitled.jpeg

      • In Blender, go to Edit/Preferences/Add-ons, look for tgs and activate it:

      Untitled.jpeg

      Now, I still have to figure out how it works :)

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      • ustkU
        ustk
        last edited by

        To myself: File -> Export -> Lottie(.json) :man_facepalming_light_skin_tone:

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        • ustkU
          ustk
          last edited by

          After some tests, this tool seems a bit limited in Blender.
          The colour doesn't export with the Lottie (the shape keeps its grey colour, but maybe the colour can be integrated later),
          and if you use shape transform (Shape Keys), the exporter throws an error...

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          • Dan KorneffD
            Dan Korneff
            last edited by

            Gonna tinker with this soon and see what's up

            Dan Korneff - Producer / Mixer / Audio Nerd

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            • ustkU
              ustk
              last edited by

              There's another tool that can create Lottie (probably easier than AE), but it's still 15-18/month subscription...
              https://www.haikuforteams.com/animator/

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              • Christoph HartC
                Christoph Hart
                last edited by

                Yeah I‘ve checked that at the beginning. Export works fine (actually even better than AE), but I couldn‘t justify the subscription cost for my „once every two years“ usage.

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                • giftliftG
                  giftlift
                  last edited by giftlift

                  Hello all!
                  It indeed seems limited in blender. The only way I could make a decent animation was in edit mode in 2d animation, and I had to record frame by frame.
                  I'm completely new to blender so I was just trying everything.
                  I also installed the optional dependencies, so that might have helped.
                  There are some cool scripts included, if your good with python.
                  There is also a plug-in for inkscape.

                  But none of that matters because this all is a fork of the new lottie export plug-in for synfig, and if you don't feel like building synfig (me)?
                  https://www.synfig.org/2019/12/27/whats-coming-to-synfig-1-4-0-part-2/
                  This post says they will release a dev version this week with lottie export functionality! They are also creating a documentation of the lottie format :)
                  Just thought I'd pass along the info.
                  Thanks and Happy New Year!!

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                  • ustkU
                    ustk @giftlift
                    last edited by

                    @giftlift Wow, I can't wait for the release! This should definitely fill the gap...

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                    • ulrikU
                      ulrik @giftlift
                      last edited by

                      @giftlift great news!

                      Hise Develop branch
                      MacOs 15.3.1, Xcode 16.2
                      http://musikboden.se

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                      • BrianB
                        Brian
                        last edited by

                        For OSx peeps, here is a cheaper app that I just found for 30$

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                        Keyshape - Create animated 2D vector graphics

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                        (www.keyshapeapp.com)

                        Still gotta put it through the paces, but the interesting one is that it claims it can even edit already existing animations in Lottie format.

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                        • ustkU
                          ustk @Brian
                          last edited by ustk

                          @briandoliveira Will try it ASAP!
                          Synfig promises to be cool at first, but some functions appear to be tedious to use (like handling a simple rectangle), and it's full of bug on OSX (not big ones but...)
                          Anyway it's free and will probably be ameliorated later so finger crossed!

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                          • Christoph HartC
                            Christoph Hart
                            last edited by

                            Nice one Brian, I've downloaded the demo and the first test exported perfectly and loads in HISE... Might be the goto solution on macOS (plus the UI resembles Affinity Designer which is much more intuitive than After Effects).

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                            • ulrikU
                              ulrik @Brian
                              last edited by

                              @briandoliveira Great find! 🍺

                              Hise Develop branch
                              MacOs 15.3.1, Xcode 16.2
                              http://musikboden.se

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                              • BrianB
                                Brian @ulrik
                                last edited by

                                @ulrik @Christoph-Hart Yeah I just got into it now and its sweeet! Its drop-dead simple to animate and export, and for simple design work its also not too shaby. The bonus is that it also does PNG image sequences that work with HISE knobs, so you can just pick your flavour of poison if you need flex both ;)

                                Screen Shot 2020-01-08 at 6.09.54 PM.png

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                                • M
                                  mattbas
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi all, I'm the author of the Blender addon mentioned above.
                                  I've also been working on a proper animation program for Lottie, I just released a first version of it: https://gitlab.com/mattia.basaglia/glaxnimate/-/releases/0.1.0
                                  (It's free and open source)

                                  Since it's the first release it doesn't have all the features that Lottie supports but I have to start from somewhere :P It should be more than enough to create simple animations.

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