

The reason I hadn’t previously purchased this program was that I have never used anything like this before besides Photoshop, and was afraid my noob status would result in me wasting my money on yet another application that boggles my mind and leaves me huddled and crying in the corner. Smith Micro also plans to expand the app to other countries and languages later this year.Being a piece of software that I had been meaning to try out for a while, I jumped at the chance to have a hands on review of Smith Micro Software’s Manga Studio Debut 4. AniMates for iOS will be available in late July. In the coming months, Smith Micro will begin offering content bundles that include theme-based characters and backgrounds. The app comes with five free characters and five free backgrounds, with premium content available for purchase. Our goal is to harness the talent of millions of users of our animation tools to create a content library that is unequaled in the industry."ĪniMates is available now on the Google Play store for mobile users in the U.S. "But the key to engaging communities globally is offering localized content, which we will achieve by opening up content creation to digital artists worldwide. These are people who design for Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and major retail brands, and they believe in our vision for AniMates as the ultimate in personalized, fun, easy-to-share mobile messaging," said Steve Yatson, Vice President of Productivity and Graphics Solutions at Smith Micro. "We're incredibly proud to have top-notch digital artists creating AniMates content using our animation products. We wanted to address that problem in two ways: first, AniMates users can send messages to anyone so your contacts don't have to install the app to view messages second, AniMates can be bundled into other messaging apps, allowing developers to provide a rich, diverse library of content from their own platforms so users can express themselves wherever and however they like," said Vinay Chandra, Vice President of Product Management at Smith Micro. "The problem with messaging apps today is you have to download a dozen of them to communicate with your entire network of friends, family, colleagues, etc., who are all using different apps with varying levels of personalization. Extend recording time to 2 minutes with premium upgrade.Easily access contacts through the phone address book.Share messages with anyone via email, SMS or Facebook.See and manage messages from other AniMates users through an inbox view.Optional voice effects with variable pitch control.Ability to use your own photo background from the phone gallery.Diverse content library offering dozens of characters and backgrounds, with new content added every week.Sending and receiving talking character messages for free.
