SVG-in Tips and Limitations
Although Cartoon Animator can work with all major SVG tools for asset creation, it's highly recommended that you use a fully SVG-compatible graphics editor for complete compatibility with Cartoon Animator.
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By default, the Windows File Manager does not generate thumbnails for SVG and EPS image files. Besides making it more convenient for file management, auto-generating thumbnails for vector files can help to verify if the exported images are consistent with the working
project files.
SVG: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.56.2
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- Cause: If the canvas is too small, then contour lines can fall short of one pixel in thickness. This can cause a loss of detail in the image since CTA cannot display these excessively thin lines.
- Fix: Make sure the shortest side of the canvas is 1,500 to 2,500 pixels across.
Note: An artboard is essentially a canvas and it's referred to by different names depending on the software:
- Illustrator and Affinity Designer > "Artboard"
- CorelDraw and Inkscape > "Page"
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- Cause: Upon entering CTA, SVG images will convert to triangulated image planes. If the tesselation of a plane is too few then bone animations and FFDs will not deform smoothly.
- Fix: Make sure the shortest side of the canvas is 1,500 to 2,500 pixels across.
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- Cause: EPS is loaded differently among various software, i.e., Illustrator and Photopea tend to transform vector images into bitmaps, making it impossible to import into CTA.
- Workaround: Open the EPS file in the 3rd party vector editor, instead of using import.
Note I: Certain software, like Illustrator and Photopea, have two modes for drag-and-dropping images: When an EPS is drag-and-dropped onto an empty canvas it counts as an import, whereas if it is drag-and-dropped into the application backdrop, then it's equivalent to opening the file.
Note II: CTA does not support SVG bitmaps and vector font.
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- Cause: CTA does not support vector text.
- Workaround: Convert vector text to outline when exporting the SVG file.
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SVGs don't support freeform gradients only supports linear and radial gradients. Some 3rd party tools like Illustrator and CorelDRAW offer freeform gradients which are converted to bitmaps upon export.
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Some paintbrush tools are able to stencil bitmaps
but they are not supported.
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Most visual effects are converted to bitmap upon export,
therefore they are not supported.
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