@@willbebetter5368 There's 2 ways. First you can show it from the Windows menu. Then drag and dock it somewhere. 2nd, you can reset your whole workspace. Windows > Workspace > Reset to Default Rooms. Whichever method you chose, after you've set your rooms up, I recommend locking them with: Windows > Workspace > Lock Room Panes Then you can't accidentally undock any windows.
Photoshop support has not quite been prefect for a while, but it has been improved since v1.6. So if you haven't upgraded to a nightly build for a while, that could fix your issue.
You've just got yourself an extra subscriber. Mister, you're a very great teacher. Most youtube videos don't take their time, but you are really great. Well structured and easy to understand. I love the whole thing.
Accidentally found a new addictive hobby here. Started researching this as a way to make a simple animation for a music video and I'm absolutely hooked!!
I'm hoping that I can use this software to create a small clip of animation to show to someone who has more experience than I do that way I can find an animator for my fan series
This is exactly the knowledge that I need for a presentation that I need to do at work. The tutorial was well structure, informative and to the point. Thank you so much for this, I don't understand why your not getting more views!
Thank you, fellow Darren. I really appreciate the support and am glad this helped. Regarding views, OpenToonz is still quite a small niche, so I'm not surprised. We're growing slowly, but I'm trying to help get the word out, so feel free to shout about us wherever you hang out. Happy animating 😃
THANK YOU SO MUCH I've been watching so many open toonz tutorials but none of them explain the actual thing except for this one video 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 this video finally made it so easy to understand 😭
Thank you. I'm glad this was useful. OpenToonz is a great program and so powerful once you get past the first few learning hurdles. Good luck with your future animations!
Hi Darren, I've been wanting to try a better animation software for a while now. Was doing it on Krita before. I saw your comment in a video and decided to check out your channel. This is a perfect guide for first timers. Sincere thanks!
This was my first video that I have watched of yours and sir you have given the information in very well manner that anyone could understand as the beginner..
Thank you sir for the tutorial! When I saw all the buttons it looked overwhelming, but you made it really digestible for me! I'll have lots of fun learning this software
I'm pleased you've found a way in. It's a great hobby. It can take a while to start to feel like you're getting somewhere, not you can stay moving things and creating life really quickly. You've got a fun time ahead of you 😃
Thank you! I've been trying to make animations for a bit now, but it is too difficult with the program I'm using currently, because I'm not the best at 3D animation.
OpenToonz can take a little getting used to, but you can pick up the basics really quickly. I've tried to cover the main points that you need, in this video. Good luck!
Thanks a lot Sir ... all the other tutorials are so complicated ... You explation things in a way that this software looks like so easy ... thanks a lot ... ♥🌻🌟
Thank you. If you take it one step at a time, it's straight forward to learn. Don't feel overwhelmed by what you can do and just work with what you know and it will all fall into place.
I don't have the gif/mp4 option but figured I need to download ffmpeg for that so I'll do that later I loved your tutorial! Could start right away with some tests :)
Definitely really helpful thank you for uploading this you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber. I’m new to using animation software in general & this really helped me thank you.
There's a lot to learn about OpenToonz, but I'm glad this got you started. (I've got another beginner guide out in a week or so, but I suspect that you'll be already be past needing that)
Thank you for saying so. OpenToonz is a powerful program and can be daunting to work with, but take it 1 step at a time and you'll soon pick it up. Good luck!
@@DarrenTAnims - I'm in the investigation phase, and went through your video list and I see that Tahoma2D is also very popular and based on the same engine. Another youtuber suggests that Tahoma2D is easier for a beginner such as myself. Would you agree? And is Tahoma2D as powerful as OpenToonz? I have these great ideas, a series of stories, that I would love to see animated. I'm probably a good bit older than yourself and so I'm looking at things from a time vs productivity angle. I've watched a few others of yours and similar youtubers, and again, I thank you for your clarity and honesty. Cheers!
@@Novalarke Tahoma2D is 95% the same as OpenToonz, but with the interface simplified, to make it more palatable to beginners, and with a few extra little features. I think it's slightly easier to learn, but it is almost identical. The good news is, you can use them alternately. So install OpenToonz and download Tahoma (it's a portable, so you don't install it, you just unzip and move the folder somewhere). Plus, so far, you can start work in one program and load it into the other if you change your mind. But before going ahead with your series, you should definitely work out the kinks with lots of experiments and smaller animations. There's lots to learn for yourself, to figure out the workflow that suits you.
Great video! Nice and clean explainations. Good paste and in general very inspirationally. Thanks a lot, looking forward to continue this path of learning animation :)
I'm not most people 😉 And the channel is all about a 2-way conversation. I love reading comments and questions on my videos. If you want more chat or to share your work and get feedback, join me and fellow animators on my Discord server. See you there 😀
I have another question, too. How can I navigate between different scenes in the same project? Also, what is the difference between a drawing level and a column?
You have to just switch between them by loading each one in turn. There is a new feature called the PreProduction Board that can help: th-cam.com/video/YrnjQ9h9y7k/w-d-xo.html A level is the set of drawings and the column is like a layer. That's where you expose drawings from the level. And drawings from your levels can be exposed in multiple columns.
how can i scale down the clickable stuff to see more of my tools at the same time without without having to look for them or move them around so much on the screen?
You can't easily scale the layout of the screen. But you can change your scale on your computer. I know lots of Windows users have their desktop scaling set to 150%. By dropping this to 100%, you'll see more in OpenToonz. Also, do have a go at building your own rooms with ONLY the panels that you want. I regularly create a "Large Drawing" room, with just the viewer, toolbar and toolbar options on it, so once I've chosen my frame and palette entry, I can just draw and switch tools easily. Finally, don't forget you can make any panel full screen temporarily using the toggle button ` (single backward quote - to the left of the number 1 key on US/UK keyboards)
Yes you can. I looked into this only the other day. I don't have video about it hey, but it's all listed in the online guide. I might try to put something out showing this soon.
I haven't animated in Krita, although I do use it for single images, so I wouldn't really be the best person to do so. however, I can recommend Munkaa for Krita animation tutorials. Just search for Munkaa on TH-cam. You'll find her.
I'd need to see what you're doing and what you're screen setup is. Join me on discord and share some screenshots or record a video of what you're doing. I'm sure we can sort it out.
Thank you for this video it was super helpful! I am gonna animate a cat walk cycle on Open Toonz for an upcoming exam, can I send it to you when it's done for a feedback? :)
hey there! this seems like a great tutorial but iv been really frustrated maybe you could help me? i noticed your on the drawing tab so am i but instead of a white canvas there is just grey and I am not able to draw please let me know if you have any idea why this is happening
It sounds like you've clicked on the level strip. That gives you a gray background. Try clicking on an expert drawing on the timeline. The train you wouldn't be able to draw on it is if you hadn't selected a level or a drawing. If this isn't it then if you share a screenshot on my Discord (link in the description) I should be able to see what the problem is.
You can import some vector drawings from other program, but you're likely to not get 100% of the drawings. Ideally you'd redraw them in OpenToonz, but it's worth trying them. If they don't import, you can always try exporting them to png images first, then importing those.
If you're referring to the rooms in OpenToonz, you can use whichever room makes sense to you. The rooms are just a collection of windows and you can add & remove windows from any room. But if you mean that you can't see the same rooms as me, then try either resetting your rooms, from the Windows menu (and restarting OpenToonz) or reinstall lbs, remembering to rename your OpenToonz Stuff folder before installing. The stuff folder is where the settings are stored.
I’m having troubles with my opentoonz 1.6. Everytime I start import a scene or start a new project it just stops responding and Continues to load nonstop. I redownloaded it multiple times but that still doesn’t work. And I restart my computer and it still doesn’t fix the problem. Can you please help me.
If it downloaded correctly then re-downloading it won't help. It could be an issue work your anti virus. Try disabling it before you run OpenToonz and see if that helps. If so, add your OpenToonz stuff folder as an exception folder and all should be well.
I think it'd help to see a video of you creating a new project, to see what's happening. If you could share on on my Discord server I'd be able to take a look.
The easiest way is to change the size in Windows (if you're a Windows user). Either change the resolution or the scaling (to 150% or more). There's no easy way to change it in the program.
It's not a stupid question at all. It's much easier to use a drawing tablet when working with animation programs, but you can learn the software and techniques by using a mouse with it. Plus the program is free, so nothing lost to try it out ! 😀
@@ChrisAdventures. I use Huion tablet so I always recommend those. They make a great range of tablets, of all sizes, for all budgets. But I've also heard good things about xp pen tablets too.
my soft and no content plays, I would really appreciate so guidance on how to fix tNice tutorials problem so I can actually move pass tNice tutorials, thank
You can add an undo button onto the timeline toolbar or onto the command bar to make it easier. This will help: th-cam.com/video/5Ordu7ZqEUo/w-d-xo.html
Cheers buddy. It depends what format you render to. If you render to a format that allows transparency (gif or png) then the background will be transparent. Other formats (mp4, etc) will use the camera colour that you say in the scene settings (under the xsheet menu).
This happens to some users. The main tips I can share are: - Save regularly. - Update all of your drivers. In particular, your graphics card and drawing tablet. - Add OpenToonz to your High Performance settings (details on my Discord) - Close as many other programs as you can. - Try working for a while without your virus checker running and see if that makes a difference. - Consider adding more memory to your computer if you can. - I've heard that Alt-Tabbing to other programs can cause OpenToonz to crash from time to time.
I have been really wanting to make an animation but have no idea what to do now, since I believe I've messed up my files. Onion skin won't work and everything I try to draw or fill turns gray. Am I in a wrong mode?
I'd need to see more details of your exact options, but I assume that the problem is that you've changed some options for the brush. The most common option that causes drawing problems is selecting the option for frame range drawing. If you'd like to join my Discord (link in the description) you can share a screenshot or video showing what you're doing. I'll then be able to help further.
Hi darren sir i have took your udemy class as well as youtube classes for animation today a new update version 1.7 has arrived and i am not being able to import audio. since last 3 hrs i have been trying please help please sir 🙏
I think you're asking how to set up a vertical video. If so: When you create a scene, always use the Startup Popup. Then you can set the height and width. I always change this to work in pixels. It's much simpler. BEFORE you start drawing, open your preferences (File > Preferences), Drawing section, tick the option: "New levels default to the current camera size". And then when you create a new level, it will have the same resolution as the camera settings you set when you created your scene.
@@DarrenTAnims I animated something in opentoonz. There are almost 4 vector layers. I drew a character and I fill the color in character using fill tool. And when I rendered this file to mp4 there are only color showing in mp4 video which color I filled in charecter. There are no border in the charecter. What is the problem plz help me..
@@मसधैंनेपाली it's really hard to tell without seeing the scene, but maybe you drew the lines with 0 width. They still sore on screen, so you know where they are, but they don't render. Try selecting each line and see if the width is bigger than 0 (on the options toolbar)
Great question. I must add a card to this body to direct others to the answer. The video I was referring to was my Top 5 Essential Tips for using OpenToonz: th-cam.com/video/WDj6qLqA0Xs/w-d-xo.html
@@DarrenTAnims First of all, thank you for answering me. In fact, it's time I saw a lot of videos that show how to export our animations to Mp4. But these videos are no longer current, because the indications and the famous site that it gives has changed in one way or another because the indications that it gives are no longer on the site and that I do not understand why.
@@DarrenTAnims Yes, but unfortunately, as I said there has been an update. What is in the site, is not at all the same as in your video. For example, you show us that we have to download a file that is called nothing like that is marked in the "BtbN" list. Maybe I misheard or missed a part in the video but all in all I'm stuck with it .__.
The ffmpeg site does change from time to time, which is why I tried to show what type of file to look for and that you have to just try them out until you find the right one that works.
I always recommend saving regularly. If that's what you've been doing, then consider what you've done since you last saved. That could be the issue. I know that some users have had issues where their anti-virus software prevents saving to the project folder. In that case, you'll want to add that folder as an exception to your anti-virus program.
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*Thanks for watching*
To learn more about animating traditionally with OpenToonz, check out my full course here: bit.ly/OpenToonzCourse
My timeline is disappeared in opentoonz . I don't know how to bring it back can you please tell
@@willbebetter5368 There's 2 ways. First you can show it from the Windows menu. Then drag and dock it somewhere.
2nd, you can reset your whole workspace. Windows > Workspace > Reset to Default Rooms.
Whichever method you chose, after you've set your rooms up, I recommend locking them with:
Windows > Workspace > Lock Room Panes
Then you can't accidentally undock any windows.
@@DarrenTAnims thanks for help
@@DarrenTAnims When import or load Psd files in opentoonz, I get an error that says Layer ID not exists. Is there a way to fix that?
Photoshop support has not quite been prefect for a while, but it has been improved since v1.6. So if you haven't upgraded to a nightly build for a while, that could fix your issue.
You've just got yourself an extra subscriber. Mister, you're a very great teacher. Most youtube videos don't take their time, but you are really great. Well structured and easy to understand. I love the whole thing.
Thank you my friend.
Welcome to the channel 😊
There is no better beginning for me than this in open Toonz... Thanks a lot.. sir
Thank you. I'm pleased it helped you 😀
Accidentally found a new addictive hobby here. Started researching this as a way to make a simple animation for a music video and I'm absolutely hooked!!
😁 Welcome to the club
I'm hoping that I can use this software to create a small clip of animation to show to someone who has more experience than I do that way I can find an animator for my fan series
This is exactly the knowledge that I need for a presentation that I need to do at work. The tutorial was well structure, informative and to the point. Thank you so much for this, I don't understand why your not getting more views!
Thank you, fellow Darren.
I really appreciate the support and am glad this helped.
Regarding views, OpenToonz is still quite a small niche, so I'm not surprised. We're growing slowly, but I'm trying to help get the word out, so feel free to shout about us wherever you hang out.
Happy animating 😃
This is a great starting point for anyone wanting to animate in this program. Hopefully, in the future, I’ll be able to make my own animated series.
Thank you.
I hope so too and can't wait to see what you make 😀
What a fantastic tutorial! I literally knew nothing about opentoonz before watching this and now I'm well on my way to creating. Thank you!
That's awesome. Congratulations and good luck animating. Feel free to share any work with us over on my Discord. I'd love to see it 😃
Thanks for the great tutorial. These are the very essential and basic knowledge every Opentoonz beginner needs.
Thank you.
It's great to hear that news viewers are still finding this video useful.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I've been watching so many open toonz tutorials but none of them explain the actual thing except for this one video 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 this video finally made it so easy to understand 😭
Thank you.
I'm glad this was useful.
OpenToonz is a great program and so powerful once you get past the first few learning hurdles. Good luck with your future animations!
I'm just confirming what everyone else is saying in the comments. Fantastic tutorial! Thanks 🙏🏼
Cheers Phil 😊
Hi Darren, I've been wanting to try a better animation software for a while now. Was doing it on Krita before. I saw your comment in a video and decided to check out your channel. This is a perfect guide for first timers. Sincere thanks!
Thank you. I'm pleased it was useful
The best thing in your tutorial is your beautiful british (?) accent ! 😄. Easy to understand, and relaxing. Thanks for your great work !
Thank you my friend
People like you are what makes the internet amazing! Awesome tutorial.
Thank you. I'm glad this helped.
Happy animating!!
You're too good with explaining complex things!! Thank you for the videos
Thank you. I'm glad you've found it useful
Thank you so much i really need this kind of tutorial ♥
Amazing. Thank you. I'm glad you found it 😀
Have a wonder around the channel. You might find more useful videos.
This was my first video that I have watched of yours and sir you have given the information in very well manner that anyone could understand as the beginner..
Thank you. I appreciate you saying so. I'm glad this helped you 😊
dawg its so understandable thank you i was so confused to use opentoonz
Great. Time to start animating then
Have fun 😀👍
Thank you sir for the tutorial! When I saw all the buttons it looked overwhelming, but you made it really digestible for me! I'll have lots of fun learning this software
That's great. Enjoy animating 😃
this man is a hero
🥰 Cheers
I had never found a good way to get into 2d computer animation until now
I'm pleased you've found a way in. It's a great hobby. It can take a while to start to feel like you're getting somewhere, not you can stay moving things and creating life really quickly.
You've got a fun time ahead of you 😃
this is amazing! Helped me a lot, thanks😁😁
Great! Happy animating 😀
absolutly loved learning, THANK YOU!
😀👍
Thank you Sir.
I hope you have fun with animation 😀
This is so helpful
Great. I'm pleased it helped.
Check out the other videos on the channel for details. I've organised them into useful playlists on my channel page.
thanks for this tutorial
Cheers 😀👍
Thank you! I've been trying to make animations for a bit now, but it is too difficult with the program I'm using currently, because I'm not the best at 3D animation.
OpenToonz can take a little getting used to, but you can pick up the basics really quickly. I've tried to cover the main points that you need, in this video.
Good luck!
thank you sir, great beginner video.
😀 Cheers
Thanks for this great tutorial. Just started using this app and it's amazingly awesome for a free app. Many thanks to all involved.
Hi.
Welcome to the OpenToonz world. It's a fantastic program. I'm glad you've found it and our little community.
So simple I love it!
Thanks 🙂
Thanks a lot Sir ... all the other tutorials are so complicated ... You explation things in a way that this software looks like so easy ... thanks a lot ... ♥🌻🌟
Thank you. If you take it one step at a time, it's straight forward to learn. Don't feel overwhelmed by what you can do and just work with what you know and it will all fall into place.
Thanks
Cheers 😀
impresive bro this tip is very useful for me thank you i am form indian
Hi. Thank you. I'm pleased it helped
I don't have the gif/mp4 option but figured I need to download ffmpeg for that so I'll do that later
I loved your tutorial! Could start right away with some tests :)
Thank you.
Have fun and good luck with your animations
Fantastic Video, thank you.
I'm so pleased it helped 😀
Thanks for watching
You're so nice thankyou for the tutorial It's very well done :]
Thank you, my friend
Definitely really helpful thank you for uploading this you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber. I’m new to using animation software in general & this really helped me thank you.
There's a lot to learn about OpenToonz, but I'm glad this got you started. (I've got another beginner guide out in a week or so, but I suspect that you'll be already be past needing that)
Excellent guide! Thank you.
Cheers
very good tutorial, thanks
Thank you
Great Video.
Thanks 😀
Thanks, GOD bless you.
Thank you. Much love.
Always great content Darin. Thanks much!
Glad you enjoy it 😀
A good revision, thank you..
Thanks Anand
Thiiis what i need thank youu so much
Cheers
Great video. Just got this program and this is a great vid with lots of relevant tips for beginners
Thank you my friend. I'm pleased you found it useful
Thank you
You're welcome. Glad it helped 😀
Great stuff man, ❤
Thank you.
I appreciate it
nice
Thanks
Thanks. You make this look simple, and worth using. Subscribed.
Thank you for saying so.
OpenToonz is a powerful program and can be daunting to work with, but take it 1 step at a time and you'll soon pick it up. Good luck!
@@DarrenTAnims - I'm in the investigation phase, and went through your video list and I see that Tahoma2D is also very popular and based on the same engine. Another youtuber suggests that Tahoma2D is easier for a beginner such as myself. Would you agree? And is Tahoma2D as powerful as OpenToonz? I have these great ideas, a series of stories, that I would love to see animated. I'm probably a good bit older than yourself and so I'm looking at things from a time vs productivity angle. I've watched a few others of yours and similar youtubers, and again, I thank you for your clarity and honesty. Cheers!
@@Novalarke Tahoma2D is 95% the same as OpenToonz, but with the interface simplified, to make it more palatable to beginners, and with a few extra little features.
I think it's slightly easier to learn, but it is almost identical. The good news is, you can use them alternately. So install OpenToonz and download Tahoma (it's a portable, so you don't install it, you just unzip and move the folder somewhere). Plus, so far, you can start work in one program and load it into the other if you change your mind.
But before going ahead with your series, you should definitely work out the kinks with lots of experiments and smaller animations. There's lots to learn for yourself, to figure out the workflow that suits you.
@@DarrenTAnims - Thanks! That's really good advice! Much appreciated!
thanks darren, give me more guide.. i'm on fire to make animation
Sure thing!
Thanks mate 👍
Glad it helped 🙂
Hey! Thanks so much for this video!
I'm pleased it helped 🙂
Thank you so much for this!
You're so welcome!
Thank you friend 👍👍❤❤
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Great video! Nice and clean explainations. Good paste and in general very inspirationally. Thanks a lot, looking forward to continue this path of learning animation :)
Thanks Pedro. I'm pleased you found this useful. OpenToonz is a great software once you start to use it. I can't wait to see what you produce 😀
love your vid brah
Thanks fam
Thanks for the helpful video!
Glad it helped 😀
We want more tutorial of opentooz
Please make some moves
Give me a shout when you've watched the 100 videos I've made so far 😉
Do you think they will ever add the ability to use the wacom express keys?
As far as I know, the Wacom express keys are just mapped to any keyboard shortcut, so they should work with OpenToonz.
@@DarrenTAnims thank you for responding most people do not respond anymore.
I'm not most people 😉
And the channel is all about a 2-way conversation. I love reading comments and questions on my videos. If you want more chat or to share your work and get feedback, join me and fellow animators on my Discord server. See you there 😀
HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT DRAWING A CIRCLE
Thank you, but I'm not good yet. I'm getting better, with practice.
Now I just need to figure out how to draw people better 😁
Also, I've got some animation exercises on my Discord server that will help with drawing them AND with understanding some basic animation principles.
I have another question, too. How can I navigate between different scenes in the same project? Also, what is the difference between a drawing level and a column?
You have to just switch between them by loading each one in turn. There is a new feature called the PreProduction Board that can help: th-cam.com/video/YrnjQ9h9y7k/w-d-xo.html
A level is the set of drawings and the column is like a layer. That's where you expose drawings from the level. And drawings from your levels can be exposed in multiple columns.
how can i scale down the clickable stuff to see more of my tools at the same time without without having to look for them or move them around so much on the screen?
You can't easily scale the layout of the screen. But you can change your scale on your computer. I know lots of Windows users have their desktop scaling set to 150%. By dropping this to 100%, you'll see more in OpenToonz.
Also, do have a go at building your own rooms with ONLY the panels that you want. I regularly create a "Large Drawing" room, with just the viewer, toolbar and toolbar options on it, so once I've chosen my frame and palette entry, I can just draw and switch tools easily.
Finally, don't forget you can make any panel full screen temporarily using the toggle button ` (single backward quote - to the left of the number 1 key on US/UK keyboards)
Really nice tutorial.
On mine I got tripped up by the lack of render setting in the top bar.
Turns out it was buried in the File options.
The render settings are in the render menu (output settings). They used to be in the file menu, but they moved in v1. 5, I think it was.
@@DarrenTAnims Yeah, I have 1.6 so I thought that was interesting.
Did you upgrade to 1.6 from an earlier version?
@@DarrenTAnims I did.
Hi Darren, great video as usual, one question can we merge columns to one in open toons? Do you have a video talking about that?👍😀
Yes you can. I looked into this only the other day. I don't have video about it hey, but it's all listed in the online guide. I might try to put something out showing this soon.
@@DarrenTAnims Thanks Darren I appreciate all the information you kindly share with the community.👍👍
Sir can you please also make Krita tutorials too? it is also free and open source! 🥰❤ It is one of the best choices for frame by frame animation...
I haven't animated in Krita, although I do use it for single images, so I wouldn't really be the best person to do so.
however, I can recommend Munkaa for Krita animation tutorials. Just search for Munkaa on TH-cam. You'll find her.
@@DarrenTAnims ♥️
I don’t have the gif or mp4 option in the drop down..
Check out the description for a link that explains how to setup ffmpeg to get those.
Where is last week's video you mentioned?
It's the bottom link in the description.
I tried clickin in the timeline and it didn't work. Any new color i try to add doesn't show up. It only shows up as black.
I'd need to see what you're doing and what you're screen setup is. Join me on discord and share some screenshots or record a video of what you're doing. I'm sure we can sort it out.
Thank you for this video it was super helpful! I am gonna animate a cat walk cycle on Open Toonz for an upcoming exam, can I send it to you when it's done for a feedback? :)
I'm glad it was useful.
I'd love to see it. You can send it to me on my Discord server (link in description)
hey there! this seems like a great tutorial but iv been really frustrated maybe you could help me? i noticed your on the drawing tab so am i but instead of a white canvas there is just grey and I am not able to draw please let me know if you have any idea why this is happening
It sounds like you've clicked on the level strip. That gives you a gray background. Try clicking on an expert drawing on the timeline.
The train you wouldn't be able to draw on it is if you hadn't selected a level or a drawing.
If this isn't it then if you share a screenshot on my Discord (link in the description) I should be able to see what the problem is.
When I click to select the format I want to save my animation as, mp4 and gif do not appear as available options. What can I do to fix this?
Follow the link in the description to set up ffmpeg.
Hey Darren, can I use the animation vectors that I created in Adobe animate in opentoonz?
You can import some vector drawings from other program, but you're likely to not get 100% of the drawings. Ideally you'd redraw them in OpenToonz, but it's worth trying them. If they don't import, you can always try exporting them to png images first, then importing those.
Hi sir ,sir u are doing this in basics option and in my laptop basic option is not coming pls suggest wht to do
If you're referring to the rooms in OpenToonz, you can use whichever room makes sense to you. The rooms are just a collection of windows and you can add & remove windows from any room.
But if you mean that you can't see the same rooms as me, then try either resetting your rooms, from the Windows menu (and restarting OpenToonz) or reinstall lbs, remembering to rename your OpenToonz Stuff folder before installing. The stuff folder is where the settings are stored.
nice viedo
Thanks
can yall tell me which time frame he tells us how to add a frame or if he did? edit:nvm my bad found it out if anyone wants to know its at 4:00
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I’m having troubles with my opentoonz 1.6. Everytime I start import a scene or start a new project it just stops responding and Continues to load nonstop. I redownloaded it multiple times but that still doesn’t work. And I restart my computer and it still doesn’t fix the problem. Can you please help me.
If it downloaded correctly then re-downloading it won't help.
It could be an issue work your anti virus. Try disabling it before you run OpenToonz and see if that helps. If so, add your OpenToonz stuff folder as an exception folder and all should be well.
@@DarrenTAnims I turned off my antivirus but it's still doing the same thing.
I think it'd help to see a video of you creating a new project, to see what's happening. If you could share on on my Discord server I'd be able to take a look.
Okay
Hello, do you know how to increase fontsize in the interface? cant see anything, its veryyyyy small
The easiest way is to change the size in Windows (if you're a Windows user). Either change the resolution or the scaling (to 150% or more).
There's no easy way to change it in the program.
i like it picasso
Merci
This might be a stupid question, but do you have to have any special drawing equipment or anything like that?
It's not a stupid question at all.
It's much easier to use a drawing tablet when working with animation programs, but you can learn the software and techniques by using a mouse with it. Plus the program is free, so nothing lost to try it out ! 😀
@@DarrenTAnims thank you so much! I found everything so helpful!
@@DarrenTAnims what drawing tablets do you recomend?
@@ChrisAdventures. I use Huion tablet so I always recommend those. They make a great range of tablets, of all sizes, for all budgets.
But I've also heard good things about xp pen tablets too.
my soft and no content plays, I would really appreciate so guidance on how to fix tNice tutorials problem so I can actually move pass tNice tutorials, thank
Thank you.
Is your problem that pressing play doesn't play your animation?
help the fonts and ui on mine r so humongous like theres barely any drawing space help
Usually this is because you've got scaling set on Windows. If you set it back to 100% OpenToonz should show normally.
So is there a redo/undo button on tablet? Its a pain to go to my keyboard and hold ctrl + z.
You can add an undo button onto the timeline toolbar or onto the command bar to make it easier. This will help: th-cam.com/video/5Ordu7ZqEUo/w-d-xo.html
@@DarrenTAnims Thank you!
Hello! Thanks for the amazing lessons!
If I don’t put a background picture will it be white or transparent when I render?
Cheers buddy.
It depends what format you render to.
If you render to a format that allows transparency (gif or png) then the background will be transparent.
Other formats (mp4, etc) will use the camera colour that you say in the scene settings (under the xsheet menu).
@@DarrenTAnims Thank you sooo much!
@@DarrenTAnims Is it impossible to render mp4 with the transparent background?
Can I render png or gif format a created animation ( cartoon) ?
Yes. It's impossible to render an mp4 with a transparent background. It's not supported.
Why do you need transparency?
@@DarrenTAnims I want to have a transparent cartoon to use it in different movies I make with IMovie. Like transparent background animated gifs.
Hello sir, i have problem whenever i start opentoonz after some time working it close automatically can u please help me?
This happens to some users. The main tips I can share are:
- Save regularly.
- Update all of your drivers. In particular, your graphics card and drawing tablet.
- Add OpenToonz to your High Performance settings (details on my Discord)
- Close as many other programs as you can.
- Try working for a while without your virus checker running and see if that makes a difference.
- Consider adding more memory to your computer if you can.
- I've heard that Alt-Tabbing to other programs can cause OpenToonz to crash from time to time.
@@DarrenTAnims thank you for the help sir 🙏❤️
how to make actual visually anime with these 😢😢😢 could you tell me
I'm not sure exactly what effect you're after, but yes, you can apply effects to create the washed out, blown out look that some anime has.
I have been really wanting to make an animation but have no idea what to do now, since I believe I've messed up my files. Onion skin won't work and everything I try to draw or fill turns gray. Am I in a wrong mode?
It sounds like you've clicked into your image in the level strip. Just click in a cell in the timeline to see the normal view.
@@DarrenTAnims I see. I'll try that. Thank you!
why doesnt gif and mp4 show up on the rendering tab?
You have to setup ffmpeg first to get them.
There's a link to a video in the description, showing how to do so.
@@DarrenTAnims thank you so much!
I have a question
Sure. What is it?
whenever I try to import one of my project it shows red on the column bar. Any idea what that is?
What are you trying to import?
And when does it show red? Immediately? or after saving/reopening?
Thank you for responding. I actually figured it out, Love your guide! Its great for study, Thank you very much
how to install dwango plugins?
I believe there's instructions on the OpenToonz site, but I've never tried
My warmest wishes and sweetest kisses on your special day. Grab your birthday suit and run around like a child!
Thanks Kevin
when i draw it doesent show the drawing, what do i do?
I'd need to see more details of your exact options, but I assume that the problem is that you've changed some options for the brush. The most common option that causes drawing problems is selecting the option for frame range drawing.
If you'd like to join my Discord (link in the description) you can share a screenshot or video showing what you're doing. I'll then be able to help further.
oh wait its not i figured it out
can't see my browser nu...please help
I don't understand the problem
@@DarrenTAnims me too
Hi darren sir i have took your udemy class as well as youtube classes for animation today a new update version 1.7 has arrived and i am not being able to import audio. since last 3 hrs i have been trying please help please sir 🙏
Have you re-set up FFMPEG?
What is the audio file type?
how to animate in vertical workspace in opentoonz
I think you're asking how to set up a vertical video. If so:
When you create a scene, always use the Startup Popup. Then you can set the height and width. I always change this to work in pixels. It's much simpler.
BEFORE you start drawing, open your preferences (File > Preferences), Drawing section, tick the option: "New levels default to the current camera size". And then when you create a new level, it will have the same resolution as the camera settings you set when you created your scene.
@@DarrenTAnims thank you❤️
@@DarrenTAnims I animated something in opentoonz. There are almost 4 vector layers. I drew a character and I fill the color in character using fill tool. And when I rendered this file to mp4 there are only color showing in mp4 video which color I filled in charecter. There are no border in the charecter. What is the problem plz help me..
@@मसधैंनेपाली it's really hard to tell without seeing the scene, but maybe you drew the lines with 0 width. They still sore on screen, so you know where they are, but they don't render. Try selecting each line and see if the width is bigger than 0 (on the options toolbar)
@@DarrenTAnimsthank you sir I already found this mistake. I drew lines with 0 width. I respect you because other TH-camrs don't reply like this.. 🥹😊
at 1:02 what was last weeks video?
Great question. I must add a card to this body to direct others to the answer. The video I was referring to was my Top 5 Essential Tips for using OpenToonz:
th-cam.com/video/WDj6qLqA0Xs/w-d-xo.html
@@DarrenTAnims thank you !!
this is so hard... i messed up so bad i need help
You can either ask for help here or on my Discord server, linked in the description.
@@DarrenTAnims thank you! But for someone reason I messed up and it only shows bigs line down the columns idk what I did
Hey I’ll join your discord once I’m on my pc right now I got my ipad
this software is so ez :D
Once you get past the first few steps, it really is 😀
Thanks sir ❤
Most welcome
and for MP4 ???
What about MP4?
@@DarrenTAnims First of all, thank you for answering me.
In fact, it's time I saw a lot of videos that show how to export our animations to Mp4.
But these videos are no longer current, because the indications and the famous site that it gives has changed in one way or another because the indications that it gives are no longer on the site and that I do not understand why.
Yes, I mentioned that in the video. There's a link in the description to my video showing how to set up ffmpeg, so that you can render to mp4 & gif.
@@DarrenTAnims
Yes, but unfortunately, as I said there has been an update. What is in the site, is not at all the same as in your video.
For example, you show us that we have to download a file that is called nothing like that is marked in the "BtbN" list. Maybe I misheard or missed a part in the video but all in all I'm stuck with it .__.
The ffmpeg site does change from time to time, which is why I tried to show what type of file to look for and that you have to just try them out until you find the right one that works.
Opentoonz couldn't save.
I always recommend saving regularly. If that's what you've been doing, then consider what you've done since you last saved. That could be the issue.
I know that some users have had issues where their anti-virus software prevents saving to the project folder. In that case, you'll want to add that folder as an exception to your anti-virus program.
Oh my God man
why is it always the bouncing ball 😭
atleast some guy carrying something
😁 I know what you mean.
But the bouncing ball is easy to understand and easier to replicate yourself when trying out new software.