Readit Newstrangram commented on Show HN: I made a free online Adobe alternative for animation and design trangram.com/editor... · Posted by u/trangram
You can repost after a year or so but a few months is too soon after a big Show HN like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39675807. Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html under 'reposts' and https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html under 'features'
Thanks for the heads-up! I’m already aware, but I appreciate the reminder. These updates aren’t just small tweaks—I’ve been working hard every day for the past 6 months. I think visitors will find the new features, UI/UX improvements, tutorials, interactive tours, and community updates really useful. You can check out all my update posts from the past 6 months on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@TrangramMotion/community
Thanks again for the kind reminder!
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free online Adobe alternative for animation and design trangram.com/editor... · Posted by u/trangram
Below are key features of Trangram (Prefer visuals? Check out the landing page: www.trangram.com):
Special Features: - Shape morphing - Group animation - Dynamic parent links - Multiple trackers on motion paths - Edit styles and transforms across keyframes
Animation Features: - Motion paths - Trim paths - Parent links - Looping - Easing (Customisable with graph editor) - Number animation
Illustration Features: - Rounded corners - Boolean operations - Vector tool (aka Pen tool) - Layering and Grouping - Clipping masks - Compound paths
Import & Export: - Import .svg and .tg (project files) - Export project files (tg), videos (mp4, webm), GIFs, and images (png, jpg, webp, svg)
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation trangram.com... · Posted by u/trangram
Trangram indeed supports basic SVG import as well as importing Trangram files (tg). To import, simply navigate to the "Import" option under the main menu (Trangram logo) in the editor.
Regarding reusing shapes or groups, you can export them as tg files and import them into your new project. This feature allows for seamless reuse across projects. I hope this clarifies things for you!
In addition to exporting/importing tg files, logged-in users can easily reuse their existing designs by directly importing them from "My Designs".
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation trangram.com... · Posted by u/trangram
This is wonderful. I hope you are able to make this a full product.
Suggestion: - import SVGs? - create custom shapes and groups and add them to a "library" so you can reuse them across projects?
Trangram indeed supports basic SVG import as well as importing Trangram files (tg). To import, simply navigate to the "Import" option under the main menu (Trangram logo) in the editor.
Regarding reusing shapes or groups, you can export them as tg files and import them into your new project. This feature allows for seamless reuse across projects. I hope this clarifies things for you!
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation trangram.com... · Posted by u/trangram
Very impressive. I love it. How are you going to evolve it? Would you mind sharing your plan?
Thank you for your kind words! I'm continuously striving to improve Trangram. Currently, I'm focusing on enhancing existing features and ensuring a smoother user experience overall. Rest assured, I'll continue to add new features to Trangram in the future, as stated on the https://www.trangram.com/about page.
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation trangram.com... · Posted by u/trangram
This is super cool, gret job! How long did it take for you to reach this version?
Thank you! Well, it's hard to say, because the first version of Trangram differed significantly from what you see now. Additionally, I've been involved in various projects over the years.
trangram commented on Show HN: I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation trangram.com... · Posted by u/trangram
Excellent job! I recently fired up the latest version of Adobe flash and found myself entirely unable to remember how to even do a simple keyframe animation, your editor manages to let me do that intuitively!
I'm definitely going to have a closer look at this in the future!
Thank you! Delighted to hear that you find Trangram intuitive. Looking forward to having you explore it further in the future!
The broad criterion is 'is the discussion going to be substantially different' and feature updates typically don't do that so it's not a question of the size of the updates.