Over-The-Counter Software

Animatronic
Status: Version 1.0
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Ever wanted to create simple cut scenes in your Java games without having to import any large files or random formats? I did, so I created Animatronic, which can be described as a simplified version of Adobe Macromedia Flash. Draw out your scene, add motion and shape tweens, then save your animation to an incredibly tiny file. Finally, import the Animatronic JAR file into your project and play back your creation whenever you want. Great for tiny Java games. It's never going to look as good as a Quicktime movies or Flash, but if you want those low memory animations in your programs, this could be the solution.

Features

Allows drawing of shapes, freehand, or image importing.
Works sort of like a vector based drawing tool - all art is handled via objects, not pixels.
There are not multiple layers, but tweens can be applied separately to each object, or all together.
Grid based drawing is possible, allowing you to keep your art clean.
The JAR file can be imported into other projects, enabling for animations to be played back from any Java application.
Animation files take up an incredibly small amount of memory.

Usage
Open up the program and experiment, just like you would with a regular drawing application. It includes a very capable list of hot keys and a useful help menu.

Future
Finished project.